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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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Embraer establishes dedicated sales team for business aircraft

Just months after announcing plans to manufacture two new business jets, Embraer has begun modifying its sales department to sharpen its focus on the execu

Aircraft

October 2, 2006

ExecuJet Aviation extends its reach with Grob SPn program

ExecuJet Aviation Group has successfully pursued its ambitions of becoming a truly global business aviation services group while maintaining a relatively l

Aircraft

October 2, 2006

Epic forges ahead with jet and turboprop programs

Epic Aircraft parent company Aircraft Investor Resources (AIR) and Republic of Georgia-based Tbilisi Aviation Machine (TAM) in late July further cemented a

Aircraft

October 2, 2006

Mesa takes on Dornier 328s, seeks lessees

Mesa Air Group has taken responsibility for part of the lease payments on some 30 idle Fairchild Dornier 328Jets as a condition of its new code-share contr

Aircraft

October 2, 2006

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RRJ Passes Critical Design Reviews

The Sukhoi-led consortium building the Russian Regional Jet got some good news when the RRJ-95B/LR and RRJ-75B/LR passed their critical design reviews (CDR

Aircraft

October 2, 2006

Bombardier Fault Isolation Tool Available For Learjet 60

Learjet 60 operators are the latest to benefit from the Learjet Electronic Technician (e-Tech) troubleshooting tool.

Aircraft

October 2, 2006

Hawker 400XP ok'd for steep approach

Raytheon Aircraft has received an STC from the European Aviation Safety Agency approving the Hawker 400XP (crewed by suitably qualified pilots) to fly the

Aircraft

September 29, 2006

Eclipse Receives First Frax VLJ Order

With a firm order for 10 Eclipse 500s and an option for 10 more, London, Ontario-based OurPlane became the first fractional customer for the very light jet

Charter & Fractional

September 29, 2006

TBM 700 and Avanti Training Expands

SimCom now offers Socata TBM 700 training at both its Orlando, Fla.

Aircraft

September 29, 2006

Eclipse plays with fire and doesn’t get burned

Halon fire-extinguishing agents have been used for many years to protect valuable electronics, oil and gas production facilities, military systems, aircraf

Aircraft

September 29, 2006

SJ30-2 Moves Closer to Type Certification

Sino Swearingen said it has received the last of a series of 13 FAA type inspection authorizations for its SJ30-2.

Aircraft

September 29, 2006

Williams-powered Citation Conversion Gets STC

Citation modification specialist Sierra Industries of Uvalde, Texas, last month received an STC for its Stallion conversion, a Citation 500/501 powered by

Aircraft

September 28, 2006

China Orders Numbers 145 and 190 from Embraer Menu

Brazilian manufacturer Embraer recently announced the sale of 50 ERJ 145s and another 50 Embraer E190s to HNA Group, the fourth largest airline company in

Aircraft

September 28, 2006

Northwest Moves To Cut RJ Costs

Bankrupt Northwest Airlines has turned the financial screws on its existing Airlink partners by asking for bids from several regional airlines to fly RJs c

Aircraft

September 27, 2006

ERJ 145 Opens Link to Kurdistan

A 48-seat Embraer ERJ 145 leased by Turkey’s Fly Air on December 9 opened twice-weekly scheduled service to Erbil, the administrative capital of Iraqi Kurd

Aircraft

September 27, 2006

Lufthansa Signs for a Dozen CRJ900s

Lufthansa signed a firm order last month for 12 Bombardier CRJ900 regional jets.

Aircraft

September 27, 2006

Aeroflot board divided on RRJ

Sukhoi would have loved to announce an RRJ launch order from Aeroflot last month out from under the shadow of intrigue that seems to hang over every Russia

Aircraft

September 27, 2006

C Series reprieve reflects more than mere patience

Perhaps the most compelling aspect of the Bombardier C Series has less to do with technological ambitions and funding plans than with the sheer dog

Aircraft

September 27, 2006

Air Canada takes first Embraer 190

Air Canada became the first North American airline to take delivery of two different models of Embraer’s new E-Jet series, when on December 12 its first 93

Aircraft

September 27, 2006

Eclipse 500 still chasing full TC

At press time, FAA type certification continued to elude Eclipse Aviation for its very light jet, while Cessna confirmed speculation that it would be first

Aircraft

September 27, 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

Embraer establishes dedicated sales team for business aircraft

Just months after announcing plans to manufacture two new business jets, Embraer has begun modifying its sales department to sharpen its focus on the execu

ExecuJet Aviation extends its reach with Grob SPn program

ExecuJet Aviation Group has successfully pursued its ambitions of becoming a truly global business aviation services group while maintaining a relatively l

Epic forges ahead with jet and turboprop programs

Epic Aircraft parent company Aircraft Investor Resources (AIR) and Republic of Georgia-based Tbilisi Aviation Machine (TAM) in late July further cemented a

Mesa takes on Dornier 328s, seeks lessees

Mesa Air Group has taken responsibility for part of the lease payments on some 30 idle Fairchild Dornier 328Jets as a condition of its new code-share contr

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RRJ Passes Critical Design Reviews

The Sukhoi-led consortium building the Russian Regional Jet got some good news when the RRJ-95B/LR and RRJ-75B/LR passed their critical design reviews (CDR

Bombardier Fault Isolation Tool Available For Learjet 60

Learjet 60 operators are the latest to benefit from the Learjet Electronic Technician (e-Tech) troubleshooting tool.

Hawker 400XP ok'd for steep approach

Raytheon Aircraft has received an STC from the European Aviation Safety Agency approving the Hawker 400XP (crewed by suitably qualified pilots) to fly the

Eclipse Receives First Frax VLJ Order

With a firm order for 10 Eclipse 500s and an option for 10 more, London, Ontario-based OurPlane became the first fractional customer for the very light jet

TBM 700 and Avanti Training Expands

SimCom now offers Socata TBM 700 training at both its Orlando, Fla.

Eclipse plays with fire and doesn’t get burned

Halon fire-extinguishing agents have been used for many years to protect valuable electronics, oil and gas production facilities, military systems, aircraf

SJ30-2 Moves Closer to Type Certification

Sino Swearingen said it has received the last of a series of 13 FAA type inspection authorizations for its SJ30-2.

Williams-powered Citation Conversion Gets STC

Citation modification specialist Sierra Industries of Uvalde, Texas, last month received an STC for its Stallion conversion, a Citation 500/501 powered by

China Orders Numbers 145 and 190 from Embraer Menu

Brazilian manufacturer Embraer recently announced the sale of 50 ERJ 145s and another 50 Embraer E190s to HNA Group, the fourth largest airline company in

Northwest Moves To Cut RJ Costs

Bankrupt Northwest Airlines has turned the financial screws on its existing Airlink partners by asking for bids from several regional airlines to fly RJs c

ERJ 145 Opens Link to Kurdistan

A 48-seat Embraer ERJ 145 leased by Turkey’s Fly Air on December 9 opened twice-weekly scheduled service to Erbil, the administrative capital of Iraqi Kurd

Lufthansa Signs for a Dozen CRJ900s

Lufthansa signed a firm order last month for 12 Bombardier CRJ900 regional jets.

Aeroflot board divided on RRJ

Sukhoi would have loved to announce an RRJ launch order from Aeroflot last month out from under the shadow of intrigue that seems to hang over every Russia

C Series reprieve reflects more than mere patience

Perhaps the most compelling aspect of the Bombardier C Series has less to do with technological ambitions and funding plans than with the sheer dog

Air Canada takes first Embraer 190

Air Canada became the first North American airline to take delivery of two different models of Embraer’s new E-Jet series, when on December 12 its first 93

Eclipse 500 still chasing full TC

At press time, FAA type certification continued to elude Eclipse Aviation for its very light jet, while Cessna confirmed speculation that it would be first

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