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Bombardier considers further CRJ rate cuts

Bombardier Aerospace’s sales force will no doubt feel considerable pressure to boost CRJ transactions this month, as the company again considers cutting pr

More Delays Logged in HondaJet Program

The HondaJet program has once again been delayed.

Falcon 2000DX/EX/LX to land shorter

Dassault is about to receive certification for a “nose-up autobrake” feature to further cut Falcon 2000-series landing distances, chief test pilot Philippe

Buyers dipping more toes in pre-owned waters

Despite teetering over the abyss of economic collapse and having to overcome negative public perception surrounding corporate jet ownership, the used aircr

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Gulfstream – G650Test pilot John O’Meara and senior experimental test pilot Tom Horne flew Gulfstream’s G650 proto- type to its top operating

A400M Negotiations Continue; German Cuts Discussed

Germany is negotiating to reduce the number of A400M airlifters that it will receive from Airbus Military.

V-22 Tiltrotor Is Doing Fine, Say Officials

Pentagon and Bell-Boeing officials have countered media reports that the V-22 Osprey has performed poorly in deployment.

Stealthy Predator Promoted To U.S. Navy

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) chose the Navy League convention to introduce a carrier-capable version of its Predator C UAV.

New Payloads for ScanEagle UAV Revealed

Derivatives of the ScanEagle UAV are proliferating,

Flight Options Gets Its First Phenom 300

Cleveland-based fractional aircraft provider Flight Options took delivery of its first Embraer Phenom 300 on Tuesday.

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Grob Prototype Crash Caused by Stabilizer Failure

The November 2006 fatal crash of the Grob G180A SPn prototype was caused by failure of the twinjet’s horizontal stabilizer, according to the final report r

Airbus Delivers Lufthansa’s First A380

Lufthansa took delivery today of its first Airbus A380 during a handover ceremony in Hamburg, Germany, making it the fifth customer to have taken possessio

ExpressJet Confident in Its Position

Houston-based Continental Express regional affiliate ExpressJet congratulated Continental Airlines and United Airlines on their agreement to merge, pending

Dornier Seaplane Picks Montreal for Seastar Production

Dornier Seaplane yesterday selected the Montreal suburb of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu as the final assembly site for the company’s all-composite, Pratt & Whi

Airbus To Compress A350XWB Flight-test Schedule

Airbus appears to have exhausted all its A350XWB development “buf

Boeing Halts Delivery of 787 Dreamliner Parts

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner factory in Ever

Time Appears Right for United Airlines-Continental Merger

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‘Last Time’ DC-3 Mass Flight Planned for AirVenture’10

The world’s largest reunion organization of Douglas DC-3s since World War II, dubbed “The Last Time,” is one step closer with the appointment of eight indu

Alternative F-35 JSF Engine Program Lives To See Another Day

The U.S. House armed services seapower and air-land forces subcommittees this week included $485 million in continued funding for the GE/Rolls-Royce F136.

Lot to operate Embraer 195s

Embraer has signed a contract with Lot Polish Airlines to convert firm orders on four E175s to the same number of E195s.

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