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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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NTSB Issues Preliminary Report on G650 Crash

The flight-test Gulfstream G650 that crashed in Roswell,

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April 7, 2011

Eclipse Completes Fatigue Testing of Eclipse 500

Eclipse Aerospace has completed fatigue testing of the Eclipse 500 and is in the process of getting this data together to submit to the FAA, company execut

Aircraft

April 7, 2011

Mitsubishi Starts Assembly of First MRJ

Assembly work on the Mitsubishi Regional Jet officially began today with a ceremonial rivet-driving celebration at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Tobishima p

Aircraft

April 5, 2011

Gulfstream Suspends G650 Flight Tests in Wake of Crash

The NTSB is leading the investigation into <a href="“http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/gulfstream-g650-test-airplane-crashes-in-new-me

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April 5, 2011

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Southwest Returns To Full Schedule, Finds Cracks in Two More 737-300s

Southwest Airlines returned to its regular schedule today after finishing <link news/single-news-page/article/hole-in-southwest-jet-to-prompt-boeing-servic

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April 5, 2011

AIN Blog: Warning: Airliner Lavatories no Longer Have O2 Supply

The FAA is abdicating its safety responsibility.

Aircraft

April 5, 2011

Hole in Southwest Jet To Prompt Boeing Service Bulletin

Boeing plans to issue a Service Bulletin to describe inspection techniques for Boeing 737s similar to the Southwest Airlines 737-300 whose fuselage skin ru

Aircraft

April 4, 2011

FAA To Mandate Fuselage Fatigue Inspections for Certain 737s

The FAA plans to issue an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) tomorrow that will require operators of specific early Boeing 737 models to conduct initia

Aircraft

April 4, 2011

Southwest Grounds 79 Jets after Emergency Landing

Southwest Airlines has grounded 79 (not 81 as was previously reported) of its Boeing 737s as it began working with Boeing and the NTSB to determine the cau

Aircraft

April 2, 2011

AIN Blog: Weather Takes Sun ‘n’ Fun Fly-In by Storm, Quite Literally

If I were to experience a tornado, or a near-tornado, my guess would have been while visiting one of the aircraft manufacturers in Wichita.

Aircraft

April 1, 2011

EBACE Preview

With Europe’s economy facing another year of uncertainty, the 2011 European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (Ebace) will open to a business aviat

Aircraft

March 31, 2011

Rules, Safety and Access Dominate EBACE Agenda

As usual, the Ebace conference agenda will be packed with topical deliberations on key issues facing Europe’s business aviation community.

Aircraft

March 31, 2011

Europeans To Honor Bizav Leaders

Nominations have opened for the European Business Aviation Award, which is presented each year during the Ebace show.

Aircraft

March 31, 2011

Cessna Ending Citation CJ1+ Production This Summer

Cessna Aircraft has confirmed to AIN that it will end production this summer for the Citation CJ1+, the light jet that descends directly from the or

Aircraft

March 31, 2011

GA Industry: FAA Must Meet Certification Requirements

Cessna Aircraft chairman, president and CEO Jack Pelton told a congressional panel last month that the general aviation industry is concerned the FAA will

Aircraft

March 31, 2011

Shanghai Bizav Show Makes Debut

The Shanghai International Business Aviation Show, hosted by the Shanghai Association for Science & Technology and Shanghai Society of Aeronautics, is maki

Aircraft

March 31, 2011

Embraer Sees Slower Bizjet Recovery

Embraer is more convinced that business aviation is facing a slow recovery than it was last year, when it last issued its forecast for the executive aviati

Aircraft

March 31, 2011

Conforming HondaJet Reaches Top Speed

Honda Aircraft announced this week that its first production-conforming HondaJet achieved the m

Aircraft

March 31, 2011

In the Works: Gulfstream G250

As engineers design more structural components using composite materials, the resin transfer molding (RTM) process is seeing increased use in business jets

Aircraft

March 30, 2011

Dassault drops DX models

Dassault has ceased production of its Falcon 2000DX and Falcon 900DX, CEO Charles Edelstenne revealed at the company’s annual press conference on March 17.

Aircraft

March 30, 2011

Aircraft

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.

Latest

NTSB Issues Preliminary Report on G650 Crash

The flight-test Gulfstream G650 that crashed in Roswell,

Eclipse Completes Fatigue Testing of Eclipse 500

Eclipse Aerospace has completed fatigue testing of the Eclipse 500 and is in the process of getting this data together to submit to the FAA, company execut

Mitsubishi Starts Assembly of First MRJ

Assembly work on the Mitsubishi Regional Jet officially began today with a ceremonial rivet-driving celebration at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Tobishima p

Gulfstream Suspends G650 Flight Tests in Wake of Crash

The NTSB is leading the investigation into <a href="“http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/gulfstream-g650-test-airplane-crashes-in-new-me

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Southwest Returns To Full Schedule, Finds Cracks in Two More 737-300s

Southwest Airlines returned to its regular schedule today after finishing <link news/single-news-page/article/hole-in-southwest-jet-to-prompt-boeing-servic

AIN Blog: Warning: Airliner Lavatories no Longer Have O2 Supply

The FAA is abdicating its safety responsibility.

Hole in Southwest Jet To Prompt Boeing Service Bulletin

Boeing plans to issue a Service Bulletin to describe inspection techniques for Boeing 737s similar to the Southwest Airlines 737-300 whose fuselage skin ru

FAA To Mandate Fuselage Fatigue Inspections for Certain 737s

The FAA plans to issue an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) tomorrow that will require operators of specific early Boeing 737 models to conduct initia

Southwest Grounds 79 Jets after Emergency Landing

Southwest Airlines has grounded 79 (not 81 as was previously reported) of its Boeing 737s as it began working with Boeing and the NTSB to determine the cau

AIN Blog: Weather Takes Sun ‘n’ Fun Fly-In by Storm, Quite Literally

If I were to experience a tornado, or a near-tornado, my guess would have been while visiting one of the aircraft manufacturers in Wichita.

EBACE Preview

With Europe’s economy facing another year of uncertainty, the 2011 European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (Ebace) will open to a business aviat

Rules, Safety and Access Dominate EBACE Agenda

As usual, the Ebace conference agenda will be packed with topical deliberations on key issues facing Europe’s business aviation community.

Europeans To Honor Bizav Leaders

Nominations have opened for the European Business Aviation Award, which is presented each year during the Ebace show.

Cessna Ending Citation CJ1+ Production This Summer

Cessna Aircraft has confirmed to AIN that it will end production this summer for the Citation CJ1+, the light jet that descends directly from the or

GA Industry: FAA Must Meet Certification Requirements

Cessna Aircraft chairman, president and CEO Jack Pelton told a congressional panel last month that the general aviation industry is concerned the FAA will

Shanghai Bizav Show Makes Debut

The Shanghai International Business Aviation Show, hosted by the Shanghai Association for Science & Technology and Shanghai Society of Aeronautics, is maki

Embraer Sees Slower Bizjet Recovery

Embraer is more convinced that business aviation is facing a slow recovery than it was last year, when it last issued its forecast for the executive aviati

Conforming HondaJet Reaches Top Speed

Honda Aircraft announced this week that its first production-conforming HondaJet achieved the m

In the Works: Gulfstream G250

As engineers design more structural components using composite materials, the resin transfer molding (RTM) process is seeing increased use in business jets

Dassault drops DX models

Dassault has ceased production of its Falcon 2000DX and Falcon 900DX, CEO Charles Edelstenne revealed at the company’s annual press conference on March 17.

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