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News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

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Russia May Slow T-50 Production for Economic Reasons

Six prototypes are flying, with four more to come.

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March 31, 2015

First Poland-based Learjet 75 Handed Over

Twinjet sports Garmin G5000 integrated avionics, redesigned winglets and more efficient Honeywell TFE731-40BR engines.

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March 31, 2015

Cheap Oil Barely Affecting Airliner Deliveries, Retirements

Statistics show little movement in average retirement age as new airplane shipments continue at record pace

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March 30, 2015

Indian Official Describes Latest AEW&C Plans

Joint venture with Embraer sought to export converted EMB-145s, while A330 will meet IAF's requirement for a larger platform

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March 27, 2015

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HondaJet Receives Provisional FAA Certification

Provisional certification from the FAA paves the way for full type certification "in the next few months."

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March 27, 2015

Nextant's G90XT Prepares to Enter Service

Nextant's G90XT Prepares to Enter Service

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March 26, 2015

Airbus to Sell 17.5-Percent Stake in Dassault Aviation

In a process to be concluded by April 24, Airbus will reduce its holding in Dassault Aviation to 24.5 percent.

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March 25, 2015

Daher Opens New North American TBM Headquarters in Pompano Beach

Building includes two hangars for the TBM Service Center that can accommodate eight aircraft simultaneously and storage for spare parts inventory.

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March 23, 2015

Exhibitors Praise LIMA Show Despite Few Contracts

Pilatus sold five more PC-7s to Malaysia, but C-130 and S-61 upgrades were not confirmed, and the MRCA remains unfunded.

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March 20, 2015

Pentagon Revises Down Estimated Cost of F-35 Fighter

The Department of Defense lowered its projected cost of procuring the F-35 by $7.5 billion due to reduced labor costs and inflation estimates.

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March 19, 2015

VistaJet Transitions to All Challenger and Global Fleet, Plots U.S. Expansion

Company retired its last remaining Learjet 60—the aircraft type that its started with in 2004.

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March 18, 2015

Advanced Hawkeye Deploys, as NG Unveils Export Version

Northrop Grumman is developing a longer endurance version that does not rely on in-flight refueling.

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March 17, 2015

Malaysian Show Opens with Crash, Few Announcements

Nonfatal collision between Indonesian turboprops during practice for LIMA

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March 17, 2015

FAA Predicts Strong Growth for Bizjet Fleet

Piston aircraft fleet predicted to decline, but new piston models will increasingly be used for business.

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March 17, 2015

Bombardier Lands First CSeries Customer in Southeast Asia

Startup airline named Flymojo to launch services next year

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March 17, 2015

Mesa Orders Seven More CRJ900s

The order will take Mesa’s CRJ900 fleet to 64 airplanes.

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March 17, 2015

Superjet Financing for Interjet Untouched by Sanctions

Russian bank VEB omitted from EU sanctions list

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March 16, 2015

First Italian F-35A Rolls Out as International Activity Builds

Manufacturers rolled out the first F-35A built at the Cameri Final Assembly and Check-Out facility in Italy.

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March 16, 2015

Sikorsky’s New S-76D Evaluated by Former North Sea Helicopter Pilot

Sikorsky’s New S-76D Evaluated by Former North Sea Helicopter Pilot

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March 16, 2015

Certification Crunch in China

Western companies face some challenges in certifying their products in the country.

Aircraft

March 14, 2015