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Italy’s 767 Tankers Finally Enter Service; Australia’s A330 Tankers Yet To Be Accepted

There was news last week of two long-delayed air-refueling tanker contracts.

Turkey Joins EADS Talarion Team

During the 2011 International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF), held in Istanbul on May 10 to 13, EADS Cassidian signed a memorandum of understanding with Turk

Hawker Beechcraft Delivers First Export T-6 to Morocco

Hawker Beechcraft has dispatched the first export version of the current variant of its T-6 turboprop trainer, delivering 12 aircraft to the Royal Moroccan

Airbus, BEA Deny Reaching Conclusions about Air France Flight 447

Both Airbus and the French BEA (Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses) have denied reaching any conclusions about the <link news/single-news-page/article/ntsb-ch

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Unfazed by 787 Woes, Safran Touts More-electric Aircraft Benefits

Despite the well documented complications arising out of the Boeing 787’s “more electric” architecture, French engine and equipment manufacturer Safran ear

CitationAire Recalls All of Its Furloughed Pilots

CitationAir last month asked all of its remaining 32 pilots on furlough to return to work.

EBACE 2011: VistaJet orders 18 Bombardier jets

VistaJet put itself back in full-blown growth mode yesterday, placing a major order with Bombardier for 18 jets in a move that will take its fleet to more

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CEO Boisture Cautiously Optimistic about Future of ‘Smaller More Agile’ Hawker Beechcraft

“Cautious optimism” for the current business aviation market likely describes the consensus of opinion of the business aviation industry here at EBACE.

EBACE 2011: Argentina Police Take Socata TBM

Daher-Socata has delivered a TMA-MMA, a multi-mission version of the TBM850 turboprop single, to Argentina’s airport security agency.

EBACE 2011: Hawker 800 flies with scimitar-tip Blended Winglets

Aviation Partners (Stand 674) of Seattle, Washington, said the first certified scimitar-tip blended winglets are now flying on a Hawker 800.

Piaggio Aero P1XX Jet Could Have 3,900-nm Range

New Piaggio Aero general manager Eligio Trombetta was in bullish form at EBACE this week as he outlined plans for the new <link news/single-news-page/artic

Gulfstream G250 Soars Ever Closer To Certification

Three super-midsize G250 flight-test airplanes have flown more than 1,150 hours and 400 flights, and the jet remains on schedule for certification later th

Learjet 85 On Track for 2013 Entry, Says Bombardier

Bombardier Aerospace’s all-composite Learjet 85 is on track for entry-into-service in 2013, the Canadian aircraft manufacturer said this week at EBACE.

EBACE 2011: Citation CJ4 Earns EASA Ticket

Cessna announced today that its newest Citation, the $9 million CJ4, has earned its European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification.

EBACE 2011: Honda Aircraft well on way to HondaJet certification

As the HondaJet enters the final phases of FAA and EASA certification, Honda Aircraft employees are preparing for volume production and first deliveries, s

EBACE 2011: Large Cabin or Extra Tanks? What Will the New Piaggio Aero P1XX Look Like?

New Piaggio Aero general manager Eligio Trombetta was in bullish form at EBACE as he outlined plans for the new <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/news/sing

EBACE 2011: Ruag Showcases Business Aviation Industry

Swiss-based aerospace technology group Ruag is justifiably proud of a recent blitz project.

HBC Nears Certification on 800XPR

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Learjet 85 has deep European roots

Bombardier’s all-composite Learjet 85 is progressing toward a first flight in 2012 with heavy engineering and manufacturing input from the company’s facil

New EVS on Falcon 7X yields operational credits

The Dassault Falcon 7X is among the first business jets to benefit from the better quality of LCD imaging for the <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/news

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