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FAA Type Certificate Issued for HA-420 HondaJet

A celebration of issuance of the HondaJet's type certificate was held December 9 at Honda Aircraft headquarters in Greensboro, N.C.

Aircraft

December 10, 2015

Third Series of Test Flights Completed by All-British UCAV

The Taranis program has met all objectives, according to a senior BAE Systems manager.

Aircraft

December 10, 2015

Porter “Assessing” Rejected Toronto City CSeries Proposal

Order for 12 of the new Bombardier jets imperiled

Aircraft

December 10, 2015

Wall Street Improves Outlook on Textron

Ratings agency Moody's cites new bizjet lineup and Beechcraft integration in upgrade of outlook to Positive.

Aircraft

December 10, 2015

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U.S. Files WTO Proceedings against China over Aircraft Taxes

Cites failure to disclose VAT exemption for Chinese aircraft manufacturers

Aircraft

December 9, 2015

Pilatus Registers The Latest Win for PC-21

Australia chose contractor team led by Lockheed Martin for training revamp

Aircraft

December 9, 2015

Boeing Completes 'Peace Eagle' AEW&C Deliveries to Turkey

Turkey originally planned to receive the four AEW&C aircraft based on the Boeing 737-700 commercial airframe by 2008.

Aircraft

December 9, 2015

Boeing Rolls Out First 737 Max

Preparations underway for first flight early next year

Aircraft

December 8, 2015

Daher Delivers 100th TBM 900 Turboprop Single

Milestone TBM 900 was handed over to Dale Schneider, a North Carolina businessman and 3,000-hour-TT airplane and helicopter pilot.

Aircraft

December 8, 2015

ATR 72-600 Wins EASA Nod for High-density Cabin

Turboprop’s maximum capacity increases to 78 seats

Aircraft

December 8, 2015

Russia Upgrades Airborne Command Post

The Ilyushin Il-80 is a modified Il-86 airliner for the control of the armed forces.

Aircraft

December 7, 2015

Actor Morgan Freeman Unhurt in SJ30 Incident

Reports indicate that one of the SJ30’s tires blew shortly after takeoff from Fletcher Field in Clarksdale, Mississippi, at 3:04 p.m.

Accidents

December 7, 2015

U.S. Aerospace Industry Hails Ex-Im Bank Reauthorization

The U.S. House and Senate by wide margins passed highway legislation containing a four-year reauthorization of the Ex-Im Bank.

Aircraft

December 4, 2015

12 Years After First Flight, HondaJet Certification within Grasp

Dec. 13, 2003, marked the announcement of the first flight of the experimental HondaJet, a milestone reached after decades of research.

Aircraft

December 3, 2015

Airbus Helicopters Improves German Reputation With H-145M

Deliveries of the new light military support helicopter are on time and budget.

Aircraft

December 3, 2015

Three Years On, Gulfstream G650 Fleet Nears 150

Some 145 of the ultra-long-range business jets—105 G650s and 40 G650ERs—are currently flying.

Aircraft

December 2, 2015

Air New Zealand 777 Makes First 330-Minute ETOPS Flight

The carrier completed the first approved 330-minute ETOPS flight by flying a 777-200ER from Auckland to Buenos Aires.

Aircraft

December 2, 2015

Boeing Completes Detailed Design of 787-10 Dreamliner

The stretched version of the 787-9 will seat 300-to-330 passengers and fly up to 6,430 nautical miles.

Aircraft

December 2, 2015

Upgrade for Singapore’s F-16 Fleet Goes Ahead

The island nation will spend more than $1 billion to modernize 60-70 F-16C/D combat aircraft.

Aircraft

December 2, 2015

Report: Multiple Failures Led To Afghan Hospital Attack

The U.S. military is taking disciplinary action after the AC-130 gunship attack on the MSF hospital that killed 30.

Aircraft

December 2, 2015