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In The Works: Utilicraft Aerospace FF1080-300ER

Design of Utilicraft’s prototype FF1080-200 twin-engine freight-hauling turboprop has been finalized, and the airplane is scheduled to fly in January, acco

In The Works: Comp Air 12

Comp Air is firming up plans to certify the single-engine turboprop Model 12, having agreed to work with Downing Aviation Associates “to secure funding, en

Embraer Rolls Out First Phenom 100

Two years after it announced the launch of its Phenom 100 very light jet program (at EBACE 2005), Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer celebrated the ro

Aerion tweaks supersonic bizjet

Aerion, the U.S.

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Falcon 2000DX makes first flight

The Falcon 2000DX made its first flight late last month with little fanfare.

Cirrus Unveils “The-Jet”

Cirrus unveiled the mock-up of its long-awaited “personal jet” this afternoon at company headquarters in Duluth, Minn.

Sino Swearingen Seeking Funds To Boost Production

Recent news reports from Taiwan suggesting that the Taiwanese government is unwilling to continue funding Sino Swearingen Aircraft’s SJ30 program are not a

F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program Proceeds Apace

All systems go! That was the message from the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter briefing at the Paris Air Show last week.

Easy-to-fly AeroQuad uses a coaxial rotor

The AN-1 AeroQuad produced in Spain by Aeris Naviter Aeronautical Technologies is on display in the light aircraft static park.

Orsi wants to speed up BA609 program

“Why don’t my Bell colleagues take this question?” AgustaWestland CEO Giuseppe Orsi suggested when asked why Bell would not accept his company’s additional

Saudi NAS buys four Falcon 2000LX bizjets

Saudi Arabia’s National Air Services (NAS) signed an agreement yesterday to buy four Dassault Falcon 2000LX business jets plus options for an additional 16

Embraer says airline deal could could net $1.26B

Embraer yesterday said it has signed a “preliminary commercial agreement” with a Brazilian airline for dozens of airliners in a deal potentially worth $1.4

Air France-KLM admits to previous Boeing 777, 737 order

The Air France-KLM Group revealed itself yesterday as the customer that placed a previous order for nine Boeing 777-300ERs and seven 737-700s.

Bombardier: NextGen RJ will have lower costs

Bombardier Aerospace is showing its CRJ900 NextGen regional-jet here in 76-seat guise and the uniform of Northwest Airlines subsidiary Mesaba Airlines less

Use of winglets are growing on world airlines

Seattle, Washington-based Aviation Partners Boeing is racking up sales of its efficiency-enhancing Blended Winglets, with new orders from Air China and She

Hawker Beechcraft signs with Indian software firm

Hawker Beechcraft has signed a multi-year contract with Satyam Computer Services, India’s fourth-largest software exporter, to provide design and other ser

Next Gen V-22 Interface Units Nearing Flight Testing

GE Aviation’s Systems division expects to complete testing the interface units for the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey some time in the next few weeks, after which

IS&S lands big Boeing retrofit deal

Be sure to glance left the next time you step aboard an American Airlines Boeing 757 or 767.

Sukhoi draws first Western Superjet buy

Sukhoi has secured its first Western customer for the Superjet 100 regional jet with a $283 million order for 10 firm aircraft from Italian low-cost carrie

Chile’s LAN takes new PW6000 aloft in A318

The first Pratt & Whitney (P&W) PW6000-powered A318 aircraft has been delivered to engine-launch customer LAN Airlines, and marked the powerplant’s entry i

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