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Honeywell TFE731-50 to enter service on new Hawker 900XPs

Honeywell has delivered the first batch of 32 TFE731-50R engines destined for Hawker’s new 900XP midsize business jet.

Eclipse wins kudos for ‘green’ fire suppression

Eclipse Aviation (Booth No.

Bombardier Expands Completions Network

Midcoast Aviation and Savannah Air Center were selected as factory authorized preferred completion centers to conduct interior completions for the Bombardi

Eclipse Buyers Bite the Price-increase Bullet

An Eclipse spokesman told AIN that "very few, if any" Eclipse 500 buyers asked to have their deposits refunded after learning of

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Dassault Aviation to study greener airframe designs

Dassault Aviation is about to start researching more ecologically friendly aircraft designs as part of the European Commission-funded CleanSky joint techno

Falcon 7X: from Catia screen to certified reality

Dassault Aviation comes to Geneva this week on a wave of exhilaration generated by having achieved simultaneous European and U.S.

Gulfstream Delivers Milestone G200

Savannah, Georgia-based Gulfstream Aerospace delivered its 150th G200 super-midsize business jet last month.

Business, military products keep Pilatus flush with orders

For the first time in many years, Pilatus Aircraft has full order books for both its general aviation business unit–with the PC-12 executive/utility

UAVs get warm welcome in Swiss civilian airspace

Don’t be alarmed if you see some unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) going about their business in the skies over Switzerland.

With ground tests under way, 2000DX ready for flight tests

Dassault’s Falcon 2000DX is slated to fly next month.

Very Light Jets

Of more than 30 new business jet designs now in various stages of development, no fewer than seven are very light jet (VLJ) projects represented here at th

PrivatAir flies high with large jets

In the 30 years since its founding, PrivatAir (Booth No.

Socata’s speedy TBM 850 takes on VLJ competitors

A couple of years ago, the imminent arrival of the new-generation very light jets posed a real threat to EADS Socata’s (Booth No.

Cessna Expands Product Line, Delivers First Encore+

The first Cessna Citation Encore+ was delivered last week, nearly five months after receiving FAA type certification.

Dassault Falcon 7X EASA and FAA Certified

At a ceremony Friday in Bordeaux-Mérignac, France, Dassault Aviation received type certification for the Falcon 7X from the EASA and the FAA.

Two Airframers Celebrate Major Anniversaries

This year will be an eventful one in Wichita as local corporate icons Cessna and Hawker Beechcraft mark big anniversaries.

Welcome back, Twotter

British Columbia-based Viking Air, which purchased a number of de Havilland Canada type certificates from Bombardier last year, announced last month it was

Cirrus to unveil jet next month

At the Sun ’n’ Fun show in Lakeland, Fla., Cirrus Design cofounder and CEO Alan Klapmeier said that on June 27 the company will unveil its new single-engin

Comp Air 12 flies to Sun ’n’ Fun

Meanwhile, just steps away from the Cirrus display, Ron Lueck, president of Comp Air, proudly showed off his latest creation, the prototype Comp Air 12 sin

In the Works: Embraer Phenom 100

Embraer has begun construction of its second Phenom 100 airframe and is on schedule for planned first flight in the middle of this year and entry-into-serv

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