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Dassault Nearing Launch of New Bird

Dassault Falcon’s upcoming super-midsize (SMS) business jet, already known to have fly-by-wire flight controls and Rolls-Royce engines, remains an otherwis

Aircraft

September 26, 2007

Where Will Piper Land?

“No, I haven’t,” said Piper Aircraft president and CEO Jim Bass, when asked if he has placed his house on the market as Piper grapples with the decision on

Aircraft

September 26, 2007

Australia grounds some Cessna 441s

Australia’s Civil Aviation Authority (CASA) has grounded several Cessna 441 Conquest IIs, citing the potential for in-flight structural failures on aircraf

Aircraft

September 26, 2007

Comp Air believes t-prop single’s time has arrived

If you’re looking for evidence the single-engine turboprop is an aircraft whose time has come, Comp Air Aviation (Booth No.

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September 26, 2007

Florida firm to service Avanti

With the addition of new partners, the Italian aircraft manufacturer Piaggio Aero (Booth No.

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September 26, 2007

Second Phenom 100 Makes Maiden Flight

The second Phenom 100 VLJ took flight yesterday, departing from Embraer headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil.

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September 26, 2007

Cessna’s Pelton proclaims LCC is ready for launch

“Had the show been later in the year, we definitely would have launched the Large Cabin Concept [LCC] airplane here at the NBAA Convention,” Cessna chairma

Aircraft

September 26, 2007

Falcon’s new super-midsize remains fluid

Dassault’s upcoming super-midsize business jet, already known to have fly-by-wire flight controls and Rolls-Royce engines, remains an otherwise fluid proje

Aircraft

September 26, 2007

Eclipse still waits on major ramp up

“This high-rate production stuff is hard.

Aircraft

September 25, 2007

Pilatus Showing its Next Generation PC-12 This Morning

Making good on its promise made last year at the NBAA Convention in Orlando when it announced the program, Pilatus Business Aircraft will today present a r

Aircraft

September 25, 2007

Epic Elite visits NBAA’07

The Epic Elite made its public debut at EAA AirVenture this summer after achieving its first flight on June 7.

Aircraft

September 25, 2007

Premier Aircraft shows two Falcon 50 Dash4s

Premier Aircraft brought two of its newly certified Dassault Falcon 50 Dash4s to the NBAA static display, the first time the modified Falcon 50 has been sh

Aircraft

September 25, 2007

Honda Plans To Build 100 HondaJets Per Year

Honda Aircraft plans to ramp up to an annual build rate of 100 HondaJets within two years of starting its production line, company CEO Michimasa Fujino sai

Aircraft

September 25, 2007

Avanti sells 22 Avanti IIs to frax firm Avantair

Italian aircraft manufacturer Piaggio Aero (Booth No.

Charter & Fractional

September 25, 2007

Pilatus shows PC-12 singles next-generation upgrade

Pilatus Aircraft (Booth No.

Aircraft

September 25, 2007

Embraer pockets VLJ orders of at least $22M

Embraer booked more orders here yesterday.

Aircraft

September 25, 2007