Aircraft

News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

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Leggier jets from Bombardier key to Gold Air’s growth plans

Gold Air International has ordered two new Bombardier Global 5000s in a deal valued at close to $80 million.

Charter & Fractional

November 30, 2006

India’s airlines confident but wary

Remember the days not too long ago, when any aspiring young computer whiz with a domain name and a smile could convince a venture capitalist to invest six

Aircraft

November 30, 2006

Asia/Pacific Forms Bedrock of ATR’s Good Year

Customers from the Asia/Pacific region played a big part in the banner year European airframer Avions de Transport Regional posted in 2005.

Aircraft

November 30, 2006

Aussies will need quick decision on C-17 buy

Australia is mulling the acquisition of four Boeing C-17s, but will probably have to make its mind up by the end of June.

Aircraft

November 30, 2006

Videos

USAF Counts the True Cost of B-2 Stealth

Brian Kilburn of the Boeing B-2 System Program Office presented insights into the true cost of a stealth operation at the Stealth Conference conducted rece

Aircraft

November 30, 2006

Spain’s second-largest charter firm expanding

Executive Airlines, Spain’s second-ranking executive charter operator, has increased its fleet from four aircraft to seven and expects to add five more in

Charter & Fractional

November 30, 2006

Kingfisher Airlines brews up ‘value-added’ recipe for flying

Aviation International News traveled from Delhi to Mumbai for the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) conference on Kingfisher Airlines, because

Aircraft

November 30, 2006

Raptor in the running for Japan’s next fighter

Japan’s Air Self Defence Force (JASDF), which is accustomed to having the most modern variants of U.S.

Aircraft

November 30, 2006

Pilatus PC-12 world’s best selling business turboprop

Swiss airframer Pilatus last year achieved a sales record for its PC-12 single turboprop aircraft, logging 80 orders.

Aircraft

November 30, 2006

Boeing speeds into AA06 on a road to redemption

Boeing employees who remember the sorry state of the airline industry and, frankly, their company during the last Asian Aerospace exposition in 2004 should

Aircraft

November 30, 2006

China regional jet market remains on slow simmer

Last month’s order for five ERJ 145s placed by China Eastern Airlines no doubt came as welcome news to the management of the Brazilian-Chinese joint manufa

Aircraft

November 30, 2006

Cessna sells three bizjets here

Cessna sold three Citation business jets here at Asian Aerospace yesterday. First, Japan Aerospace Corp.

Aircraft

November 30, 2006

UAVs bring their own set of stealth challenges

Four decades after the first truly stealthy air vehicles were secretly flown in the U.S., the technology has matured and proliferated.

Aircraft

November 30, 2006

European air-taxis join VLJ revolution

German charter operator Cirrus Aviation is to operate Eclipse 500s on behalf of UK-based group JetSet Air, which ordered up to 50 of the new very light jet

Aircraft

November 29, 2006

Avanti II Offers Generous Space and Jet-like Speed

Piaggio markets the P180 Avanti as offering close to jet speed and a generously proportioned cabin that can seat up to nine passengers (but more typically

Aircraft

November 29, 2006

Cessna Sells Eight Caravans

Cessna Aircraft (Booth No.

Aircraft

November 29, 2006

SJ30-2 took a long, circuitous flight path to EBACE 2006

Twenty years after it was conceived by legendary aircraft designer Ed Swearingen, the Sino-Swearingen SJ30-2 is making its European debut here at EBACE.

Aircraft

November 29, 2006

Midcoast Delivers Corporate Global 5000

Midcoast Aviation has delivered the first corporate Global 5000 to be completed outside Bombardier’s own factory completions center.

Aircraft

November 29, 2006

For A318, standard cabins mean faster completions

Airbus has found a ready market for its latest corporate jet, and exclusive cabin outfitter Lufthansa Technik (Booth No.

Aircraft

November 29, 2006

The Spectrum 33 may be light, but its also surprisingly roomy

The recently unveiled Spectrum 33 business jet can be categorized as “very light” in terms of weight and yet its cabin is roomier than that of a Cessna Cit

Aircraft

November 29, 2006

Aircraft

News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

Latest

Leggier jets from Bombardier key to Gold Air’s growth plans

Gold Air International has ordered two new Bombardier Global 5000s in a deal valued at close to $80 million.

India’s airlines confident but wary

Remember the days not too long ago, when any aspiring young computer whiz with a domain name and a smile could convince a venture capitalist to invest six

Asia/Pacific Forms Bedrock of ATR’s Good Year

Customers from the Asia/Pacific region played a big part in the banner year European airframer Avions de Transport Regional posted in 2005.

Aussies will need quick decision on C-17 buy

Australia is mulling the acquisition of four Boeing C-17s, but will probably have to make its mind up by the end of June.

Videos

More Articles

USAF Counts the True Cost of B-2 Stealth

Brian Kilburn of the Boeing B-2 System Program Office presented insights into the true cost of a stealth operation at the Stealth Conference conducted rece

Spain’s second-largest charter firm expanding

Executive Airlines, Spain’s second-ranking executive charter operator, has increased its fleet from four aircraft to seven and expects to add five more in

Kingfisher Airlines brews up ‘value-added’ recipe for flying

Aviation International News traveled from Delhi to Mumbai for the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) conference on Kingfisher Airlines, because

Raptor in the running for Japan’s next fighter

Japan’s Air Self Defence Force (JASDF), which is accustomed to having the most modern variants of U.S.

Pilatus PC-12 world’s best selling business turboprop

Swiss airframer Pilatus last year achieved a sales record for its PC-12 single turboprop aircraft, logging 80 orders.

Boeing speeds into AA06 on a road to redemption

Boeing employees who remember the sorry state of the airline industry and, frankly, their company during the last Asian Aerospace exposition in 2004 should

China regional jet market remains on slow simmer

Last month’s order for five ERJ 145s placed by China Eastern Airlines no doubt came as welcome news to the management of the Brazilian-Chinese joint manufa

Cessna sells three bizjets here

Cessna sold three Citation business jets here at Asian Aerospace yesterday. First, Japan Aerospace Corp.

UAVs bring their own set of stealth challenges

Four decades after the first truly stealthy air vehicles were secretly flown in the U.S., the technology has matured and proliferated.

European air-taxis join VLJ revolution

German charter operator Cirrus Aviation is to operate Eclipse 500s on behalf of UK-based group JetSet Air, which ordered up to 50 of the new very light jet

Avanti II Offers Generous Space and Jet-like Speed

Piaggio markets the P180 Avanti as offering close to jet speed and a generously proportioned cabin that can seat up to nine passengers (but more typically

Cessna Sells Eight Caravans

Cessna Aircraft (Booth No.

SJ30-2 took a long, circuitous flight path to EBACE 2006

Twenty years after it was conceived by legendary aircraft designer Ed Swearingen, the Sino-Swearingen SJ30-2 is making its European debut here at EBACE.

Midcoast Delivers Corporate Global 5000

Midcoast Aviation has delivered the first corporate Global 5000 to be completed outside Bombardier’s own factory completions center.

For A318, standard cabins mean faster completions

Airbus has found a ready market for its latest corporate jet, and exclusive cabin outfitter Lufthansa Technik (Booth No.

The Spectrum 33 may be light, but its also surprisingly roomy

The recently unveiled Spectrum 33 business jet can be categorized as “very light” in terms of weight and yet its cabin is roomier than that of a Cessna Cit

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