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SJ30 Rebranded “SyberJet.”

The new owners of the SJ30 light jet program are renaming their company “SyberJet Aircraft,” shuttering the former owner’s Martinsburg, W.Va.

Bizjet Sales Boost Bombardier

Bombardier reported $4.7 billion in revenue for its first fiscal quarter (which ended April 30), a 9-percent year-over-year increase, thanks in part to a s

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ADS-B Marks Turning Point in Europe

This month will mark a turning point from the “pioneer” phase to the mandate phase of Europe’s implementation of automatic dependent surveillance-broadc

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Boeing Opens New 787 Vertical-fin Assembly Line in Salt Lake City

Boeing today celebrated the opening of a new 787 vertical-fin assembly line at its production facility in Salt Lake City.

AIN Blog: McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II Is Still Haunting the Courts

The McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II’s radical, wedge-shaped design still looks exotic, even in the 20 years since the program was cancelled after an outl

Paris Air Show 2011 Report

Organizers of the 2011 Paris Air Show (June 20-26) promised a feel-good factor that would leave the aerospace industry in no doubt that the long-awaited re

Jazz Flies Its First Q400

Air Canada regional subsidiary Jazz Aviation began operating its first 74-seat Bombardier Q400 turboprop on June 7 on a route linking Toronto Pearson Inter

ATR Wins EASA Approval for 72-600

ATR has gained EASA certification for its new ATR 72-600 following nearly two years of flight testing, the Franco-Italian manufacturer announced on May 31.

Bombardier Lands C Series Orders

The Bombardier C Series appears to have assumed some much overdue sales momentum recently, as the Canadian company announced two separate orders for the ne

Australia Finally Gets First Airbus A330MRTT Tankers

Airbus Military has delivered two of five A330MRTTs ordered by launch customer the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).

Bigger Falco Breaks Cover

At last week’s Paris Air Show Selex Galileo displayed a larger version of its Falco unmanned air vehicle, fitted with longer wings for greater endurance an

Gripen Keeps Watch Over Libya

Since April 22 the Swedish air force Gripens have been conducting operations over Libya as part of the NATO response to UNSCR 1973.

Superjet 100’s Appeal Spreads into Western Europe

The blizzard of order activity at this year’s Paris Air Show might have obscured a highly significant signing in the regional jet arena for one of the star

America is Getting Ahead of Air Transport’s Ecological Power Curve

At last week’s Paris Air Show strong examples of leadership in efforts to reduce air transport’s environmental footprint came from two sources that, at lea

RFID Provider Opens U.S. Subsidiary To Support A350 Suppliers

The French company chosen to provide radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags for the first major application on “flyable” aircraft components–the Airbus

Learjet 85 Composite Production Moving Forward

Bombardier is forging ahead with its Learjet 85 program, a company spokeswoman told AIN at the Paris Air Show.

Gulfstream Pilots Sign New Labor Pact

The Teamsters union announced in late May that its pilot members from Gulfstream International Airlines agreed to a new five-year labor contract with manag

Pinnacle Names New CEO

Former Frontier Airlines boss Sean Menke will succeed Phil Trenary as CEO of Memphis-based Pinnacle Airlines, the regional carrier announced in late May.

Bombardier Fattens Global Order Book

At the Paris Air Show, Bombardier announced it had received another order for the latest ultra-long-range Globals.

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