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Quest Aircraft Extends Sales Reach

Utility Air is New Kodiak dealer in South Pacific.

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November 18, 2015

JetNet: Bizjet Fleet To Grow by One-third, Retirement Wave Ahead

JetNet forecasts fleet will approach 27,000 by 2024, even with an anticipated retirement of nearly 3,000 aircraft.

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November 18, 2015

Thales To Develop Rudder-by-wire System for Longitude

Solution came from deploying a pair of Thales Smart Electronic Control Units (SECUs).

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November 18, 2015

Gulfstream Unveils a Redesigned G600 Business Jet Cabin Interior

Gulfstream Unveils a Redesigned G600 Business Jet Cabin Interior

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November 18, 2015

Gulfstream’s New G500 Jet Makes Debut at NBAA Show in Las Vegas

Gulfstream’s New G500 Jet Makes Debut at NBAA Show in Las Vegas

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November 17, 2015

Textron Aviation Announces Citation Longitude and Hemisphere Business Jets

Textron Aviation Announces Citation Longitude and Hemisphere Business Jets

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November 17, 2015

Textron Aviation Investing in New Products

The Wichita manufacturer expects to spend $200 to $300 million per year on new product development.

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November 17, 2015

Citation Longitude Arrives at NBAA

Textron Aviation brought a full-size Longitude ground-test article to the static display.

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November 17, 2015

Bell Showcases VIP Helicopter Options

Executive rotorcraft are warming up amidst an oil and gas slump.

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November 17, 2015

Daher Intros Support Package for TBM Charter Ops

“TBM Charter Pack” is response to increased use of the OEM’s turboprop singles in Part 135 flights.

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November 17, 2015

API & FlexSys Look to Market Wing Morph Technology

The partnership between Aviation Partners, Inc. and FlexSys could bring ground-breaking design technology to the industry.

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November 17, 2015

Study: Norwegian Is Most Fuel Efficient Transatlantic Carrier

The study by the International Council on Clean Transportation found that British Airways was the least fuel efficient carrier in 2014.

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November 17, 2015

Bombardier Completes CSeries Flight Testing

Program on schedule for year-end certification

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November 17, 2015

Second Pilatus PC-24 Flies

New PC-12NG revealed

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November 17, 2015

Flexjet Boosts Supersonic Bizjet Plan with Aerion AS2 Order

Flexjet has committed to buying 20 of Aerion’s AS2 supersonic business jets.

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November 17, 2015

Russia To Deliver Advanced Intercept Missiles to Iran by Year-end

S-300PMU-2 air defense systems that were intended for Syria are being diverted.

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November 16, 2015