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First Conforming HondaJet Powered On

Honda Aircraft in late July said that power was switched on for the first time in its first conforming flight-test HondaJet light jet, while the fuselage a

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August 31, 2010

Boeing Leaning Away from 737 Re-engining

Chances that Boeing will fit new engines on the existing 737 appear slimmer now than at any time since the company began talking publicly about the prospec

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August 31, 2010

G650 Slips the Surly Bonds at Mach 0.995

Gulfstream Aerospace on Friday evening said its G650 S/N 6001 skirted the speed of sound on August 12, reaching Mach 0.995 during flutter testing as part o

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August 30, 2010

Boeing Pushes First 787 Deliveries into Mid-First Quarter

Boeing today announced yet another delay to the 787 program, following “an assessment of the availability of an engine needed for the final phases of fligh

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August 27, 2010

Airbus-led Aire2 Trials To Spearhead Green Trajectories with A380

An Airbus-led partnership with Air France and the air navigation service providers from the UK, Canada and the U.S.—respectively, NATS

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August 26, 2010

Spectrum Aeronautical Slows Its Jet Programs

Spectrum Aeronautical has slowed development of the lightweight high-performance S.40 Freedom and S.33 Independence jets due to resource constraints.

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August 26, 2010

Al Jaber Offers First ACJ in ME Charter Market

Following the recent delivery of its first A318 Elite, Al Jaber Aviation (AJA) yesterday became the first Middle East customer to offer an Airbus for VIP c

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August 24, 2010

New F-35 Fire-Control System Begins Flight Testing on CATBird

Lockheed Martin has begun flight testing a new sensor for the F-35's targeting system, developed by the company's missiles and fire-control division.

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August 20, 2010

Huge U.S. Arms Deal with Saudi Arabia Pending

Reports from Washington suggest that a new arms package being assembled for Saudi Arabia could reach record proportions, as much as $60 billion.

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August 20, 2010

More Hawks for India, as BAE Eyes Iraq and Poland

India signed a contract for 57 more <link news/single-news-page/article/bae-hawk-marketing-refocused-after-jet-trainer-eliminated-in-singapore-17134/ _blan

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August 20, 2010

Oman To Buy More F-16s, and Switch Recce Pod Provider

Oman is set to buy a further 18 Lockheed Martin F-16 Bloc

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August 20, 2010

Israel Confirms F-35 JSFs, Despite Local Opposition

Israel has agreed to acquire 20 Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.

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August 20, 2010

Raytheon's Latest King Air Mod Comes Out of the Shadows

Raytheon Systems Ltd.

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August 20, 2010

IAM Reopens Negotiations with Hawker Beechcraft

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers began contract negotiations with Hawker Beechcraft (HBC) today.

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August 19, 2010

NTSB Team Assisting Investigation of Aires Boeing 737 Crash on San Andrés Island

The NTSB has dispatched a team of investigators to assist the government of Colombia with its investigation of yesterday's airplane accident on the Caribbe

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August 17, 2010

Gippsland Set To Enter GA Turboprop Market

Australia’s Gippsland Aeronautics is receiving a $20 million infusion from its new owner, India’s Mahindra Group, to develop a 10-seat variant of its GA8 A

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August 14, 2010