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F1 Champ Niki Lauda Thinks Bigger, Orders Global 7000

Lauda, a rated commercial pilot with more than 18,000 hours, has a long history with Bombardier products.

Embraer Legacy 450 Wings Its Way To Europe

The airplane made the journey here from the company’s base in São José dos Campos, Brazil, in 12 hours 36 minutes.

NetJets Europe Accepts First Challenger 350

European fractional will have four of the super-midsize jets in its fleet by year-end.

HondaJet Debuts In Europe With Certification Close

European tour follows six-airport visit in Japan that attracted 10,000 people.

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Gulfstream G500, G600 Development On Track

Company plans to use ground testing and greater flight test approval authority to optimize certification

Cessna Boosts Latitude Performance Again

Initial fabrication begins on Longitude as Cessna awaits Latitude certification in next few weeks.

API Split Scimitar Winglets Now Standard on BBJ

The U.S FAA approved the new BBJ winglets following a nearly four month flight-test program.

Euro-Male Study Endorsed by Defense Ministers

France, Germany and Italy signal intent to fund project definition of an all-European medium-altitude, long-endurance UAS.

Flying the New Legacy 500

Embraer’s new fly-by-wire Legacy 500 brings a new level of capability to the midsize jet market.

PC-12 Tops 5 Million

More than 1,300 Pilatus PC-12 are accumulating more than a half a million hours per year, culminating in the 5 million flight-hour mark.

Engine Delay May Impact Falcon 5X Program, Says Dassault

French bizjet manufacturer sees 2015 sales get off to a good start

Bombardier Challenger 650 Makes Debut at EBACE 2015

3,200-nm twinjet will feature the Bombardier Vision flight deck and GE CF34-3BMTO engines.

Gulfstream G500 Logs Maiden Flight

The Gulfstream G500 took flight on May 18 at 10:39 a.m. local time, with test pilots Scott Martin and Kevin Claffy at the helm.

Boeing Business Jets confident as it studies Combi

Last year the company sold 13 aircraft, including four widebodies. This year it will deliver four 747s and a 787, or two.

Daher Reports Good Financials, Focuses on Aerostructures

The manufacturer of the TBM 900 has dropped the Socata name and enjoying good financial performance supported by aerostructures work.

India Approves Airbus-Tata Bid To Supply 56 C-295s

The twin-turboprop military transport will be manufactured in India but not by state-owned HAL.

Global 5000/6000 Output Cut To Affect 1,750 Workers

Aviation analyst Rollie Vincent predicts Global 5000 and 6000 production will drop from the current 80 per year to about 55 next year.

AirTanker Explores Alternative Leases for Refueling Fleet

Provider of tankers to UK Royal Air Force has placed only one A330 with an airline to date.

UAC Starts China Leasing Group To Boost Superjet Sales

A Russian-Chinese joint venture leasing group aims to take on Superjet's Chinese rival, the ARJ-21, in its domestic market.

Textron Aviation Joint Conference Marks Next Integration Step

More than 500 turned out for Wichita customer conference for Beechcraft, Cessna and Hawker aircraft

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