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Dassault Beats Falcon Delivery Forecast, Backlog Rises

Dassault Aviation delivered five more Falcons than it forecast last year while backlog grew for the French-made business jets grew to 55 aircraft.

Aircraft

January 6, 2022

Flashback: Diamond Aircraft Joins the Small-jet Fray

We look back at some memorable events and coverage from AIN's half-century-old archives.

Aircraft

January 6, 2022

All-Airbus Operator Allegiant Orders New Boeing Max Jets

Las Vegas-based Airbus A320-family operator Allegiant chooses Boeing Maxes over A220/A320-family jets as it abandons its Airbus-only fleet model.

Aircraft

January 5, 2022

Autonomous Flight Opening Orderbook for Y6S Plus

Autonomous Flight is preparing for a Series C fundraising round as it prepares to complete the assembly of the Y65 Plus production version in 2023.

Aircraft

January 4, 2022

Videos

NetJets Unveils First Bombardier Challenger 350 Signature Series

NetJets Unveils First Bombardier Challenger 350 Signature Series

Aircraft

June 30, 2014

Lockheed Martin F-35 Fighter International Debut Preview

Lockheed Martin F-35 Fighter International Debut Preview

Aircraft

June 25, 2014

Inside the Dassault Falcon 5X Cabin

Inside the Dassault Falcon 5X Cabin

Aircraft

June 19, 2014

Business Jets Fly Athletes to the 2014 Special Olympics

Business Jets Fly Athletes to the 2014 Special Olympics

Aircraft

June 17, 2014

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Airbus Launches Reconstituted Aerostructures Division

Airbus Atlantic—the new aerostructures subsidiary of Airbus—started operations on January 1.

Aircraft

January 3, 2022

Sabca Morocco Plant To Build PC-12 Components in 2022

Sabca and Pilatus struck an agreement to build PC-12 wing, fuselage, and flight controls in Casablanca.

Aircraft

December 29, 2021

AINsight: The Appropriate Missed Approach

Missed approaches can come in numerous forms but the pilot must be prepared and manage the aircraft and flight path to ensure safe clearance.

Aircraft

December 29, 2021

Russian Researchers Mull Stratospheric Supersonic Bizjet

Russion researchers have proposed the stratolet—an intercontinental supersonic aircraft designed for flights in the stratosphere.

Aircraft

December 28, 2021

K-State Salina Receives First of 17 New Aircraft

K-State Salina took delivery of its first of five Cirrus SR20 piston singles.

Aircraft

December 27, 2021

Dassault Completes First Round of 6X Cold Soak Trials

Dassault Aviation's 6X performed well as it underwent a series of test sequences in Northern Canada's cold environment.

Aircraft

December 27, 2021

Bizjet Deliveries To Reach Near 700 in 2021

JetNet's forecast of business jet deliveries for 2021 and 2022 remain optimistic, despite clouds on the horizon.

Aircraft

December 21, 2021

UPS Orders 19 More Boeing 767 Freighters

Boeing’s widebody freighter sales tally reached 80 this year with a 19-aircraft order from UPS for 767Fs.

Aircraft

December 21, 2021

Airlines Back Embraer eVTOL Subsidiary's Plans to Go Public

With new airline orders in hand, Eve is merging with Zanite and intends to float share on the New York Stock Exchange in the second quarter of 2022.

Aircraft

December 21, 2021

How New eVTOL Aircraft Could Expand Business Aviation’s Horizons

How New eVTOL Aircraft Could Expand Business Aviation’s Horizons

Aircraft

December 21, 2021

Qatar Airways Takes Airbus to Court over A350 Dispute

The High Court in London will hear Qatar Airways’ complaint against what the airline characterizes as lack of response by Airbus to safety concerns.

Aircraft

December 20, 2021

Aery Aviation Acquires 12 Special-missions Learjets

The additional aircraft will support Aery Aviation's U.S. Navy High Endurance Electronic Warfare Jet contract.

Aircraft

December 17, 2021

Qantas Chooses to Rebuild Narrowbody Fleet With Airbus

The Australian carrier announced potential orders for up to 134 A321XLR and A220 airliners after a competition between Airbus, Boeing, and Embraer.

Aircraft

December 16, 2021

Honda Aircraft Delivers 200th HondaJet

The HondaJet is certified in more than 13 countries and the fleet has accumulated more than 98,000 flight hours.

Aircraft

December 16, 2021

Nine Killed in Dominican Republic GIV-SP Crash

Seven passengers and two crewmembers were killed yesterday evening when a GIV-SP crashed shortly after takeoff while attempting a diversionary landing.

Accidents

December 16, 2021

Air France-KLM Boosts Airbus’s Ample December Orderbook

Airbus signed its third major aircraft deal in two days following the Air France-KLM board’s approval of a contract for 100 A320/A321neos and four A350Fs.

Aircraft

December 16, 2021