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Four Business Jets Make First Appearance at EBACE

The Cessna Citation Latitude, Bombardier Challenger 650, Embraer Legacy 450 and HondaJet appeared at this week's EBACE.

Dassault Rolls Out First Falcon 5X; Set To Fly This Summer

Entry into service was once pegged for mid-2017, but engine snag could cause delay of up to eight months.

Approval Nears for 400XTi's Safe Flight Autothrottles

Production deliveries scheduled to begin by the end of this month.

Sikorsky S-97 Raider Enters Flight-test Phase

Prototype is representative of a multimission, high-speed helicopter for the U.S. Army, manufacturer says.

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Boeing Starts Assembly of First 737 Max

Mechanics load first wing panels and stringers into new assembly tool

Airbus Ships First Parts for U.S.-built A320s from Hamburg

Wings, tail, cockpit among components bound for Mobile, Alabama

Harris Completes $4.6 Billion Acquisition of Exelis

Spun off from ITT Corp. as an independent company in 2011, Exelis is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Harris Corp.

Sierra Nevada Unveils Plans to Build Dornier 328 in Turkey

Plans also call for development of larger variants

Bombardier Creates Position Focused On Cutting Costs

Former Pratt & Whitney executive Jim Vounassis will be tasked with studying operations and implementing a strategy to improve performance.

Delta Air Lines Takes First Heavyweight A330-300

Eleven airlines have ordered the higher-takeoff-weight variant

Airbus May Build 60 A320neos A Month By 2020

Pratt & Whitney-powered test aircraft awaits resolution of technical glitch

Qatar To Send Five Airliners to Paris Show

Display to include Airbus A350, Boeing 787

Alliance Teams With Chinese Firm on New Aircraft

Aviation veteran Earl Robinson is leading development of StarLiner, which will first reach market as regional airliner and then as corporate jet.

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Gulfstream Sees Steady Mid- and Large-Cabin Market

Activity remains solid on the G650 with smaller wait times, while the G280 provided a bump in mid-cabins, company executives say.

ACMG Sees Freighter Demand Accelerating

Twenty-year forecast predicts need for 125 additional freighters a year

Boeing Chases F-16 Upgrades; Proposes A-10 Refurbishment

The manufacturer's "Off-Boeing" program unit in St. Louis is vying to supply a new mission computer for U.S. and international F-16s.

Preowned Market Awaits rebound Iannarelli says

Houston-based broker says small- to mid-cap companies hold the key to revived sales activity

Gulfstream Execs See Steady Market

Deliveries will remain flat, but North America and Europe has improved for manufacturer, incoming president Mark Burns said.

Piaggio Aerospace Realigns Organizational Structure

Four Piaggio Aerospace executives have taken on new positions as part of the restructuring.

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