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Japanese Stealth Demonstrator To Fly This Year

“Shinshin” future fighter demonstrator is a few months behind schedule but set to be revealed–then fly–this year.

F-35 Will Make International Debut in UK This Summer

The UK is a first-tier partner on the aircraft, which it views as a major boost to British combat air power.

Piaggio Names Freesky In China Service Role

Freesky Aviation, which also offers aircraft charter and management services, introduced the first Avanti II twin turboprop to China in 2012.

Vulcanair Delivers First P68 Observer 2 In China

Vulcanair delivered the first P68 Observer 2 in China on March 17, just 12 days after the high-wing piston twin received CAAC approval.

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Pilatus PC-12 Highlights Race-team Transports

Pilatus brought its PC-12 painted in Sauber F1 race team colors to ABACE, a few days before this weekend’s Grand Prix in Shanghai.

China Buying Into World GA Market, Says Rand

Acquisition of, and partnerships with, Western aircraft manufacturers ease the nation’s entry into the aviation market.

Embraer Posts Strong First Quarter Delivery Totals

Embraer delivered 20 business jets during the first three months of 2014.

Selex ES Advances Gripen Systems

The BriteCloud digital radio frequency memory jamming decoy is an option on the Gripen.

Avic Becomes Nextant Sales Rep For Greater China

Nextant Aerospace is currently developing the G90XT, a modified King Air 90 twin turboprop with new GE H80 engines and Garmin G1000 avionics.

Avjet Negotiates First Purchase of Boeing’s BBJ Max

The BBJ Max 8 is planned to have a range of more than 6,300 nm, in large part due to itsnew CFMLeap engines.

Dassault Plans Bigger Falcon Family

Strong Falcon Sales In China Are Due To Large Investments In Product Support.

Textron AirLand Scorpion Logs 50 Flight-Test Hours

The prototype has flown to 30,000 feet and at 120 to 310 knots calibrated airspeed, with a maximum airspeed tested of 430 ktas.

JetNet Shows Asia The Power Of Data

JetNet is at ABACE 2014 demonstrating the latest capabilities of its database tool and continues to lead the way in analyzing the market, including Asia.

Airbus Simplifies Luxury Jet Buying With “Elegance”

Airbus Launches New ACJ319 Derivative Aimed at Simplifying the Buying Process

Nextant Pacific Preps for Growing 400XTi and G90XT Sales

Nextant Aerospace has expanded its marketing reach with the appointment of Sydney-based Nextant Pacific as its dealer in the Asia Pacific region.

Embraer Executive Jets Looks To Grow in China

There is a shortage of professional staff and pilots to meet the needs of the business aviation market.

Airbus Showcases Airliner-Size Business Jet

With its ACJ319 on display at ABACE, Airbus hopes to lure Asian customers looking for a large VIP cabin.

Cirrus Steps Up Flight Tests for Vision SF50 Jet

The first production conforming Cirrus Vision SF50 very light jet, “C-Zero” (C0), made its maiden flight in March from Duluth International Airport.

Pre-owned Aircraft Trade Now Spans Asia Pacific Region

Aircraft broker Jetcraft is positioned to exploit opportunities for business and private aviation in Greater China.

Charter & Fractional

Navy's 'Unfunded' Order Would Extend EA-18G Growler Line

Current plans call for Boeing to deliver the final EA-18Gs in 2016, but the 22 Growlers the Navy requested would extend that through 2017.

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