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PiperJet Deliveries Delayed to Mid-2013

Vero Beach, Fla.-based Piper Aircraft said it is delaying first deliveries of the single-engine PiperJet from the fourth quarter of 2012 until the second q

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November 23, 2009

Indonesia Chooses Russian and Chinese Trainers

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November 20, 2009

UAE Selects Basic Trainer and “Interim” AEW&C Aircraft

Breaking with a tradition that has seen major military procurements signed and announced only in Abu Dhabi, the UAE government sealed deals for new trainin

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November 20, 2009

‘Complex’ UAE Plan To Buy Rafale Jets Proceeds

Although the supply of French Rafale combat jets to the UAE was not finalized at the Dubai Airshow, there were plenty of indications that negotiations are

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November 20, 2009

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Boeing Markets Yet Another AH-6 Helicopter Derivative

The debut of the Boeing AH-6i light attack/reconnaissance helicopter at the Dubai Airshow this month was just the latest iteration in this aircraft’s long

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November 20, 2009

Bombardier Maritime Patrol Aircraft for UAE Passes Critical Milestone

The Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) for the UAE passed its critical design review phase, keeping the program on schedule.

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November 20, 2009

Forecast International Hints at Shift in Jet Market

In its latest business jet market prediction covering the next 10 years, Forecast International calls for worldwide production of 11,277 business jets wort

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November 19, 2009

Bombardier Planning G650 Competitor?

Although a spokeswoman confirmed last week that Bombardier has no imminent plans to announce a larger jet to compete with Gulfstream’s G650, CEO Pierre Bea

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November 17, 2009

Middle East Falcon Fleet To Grow 50% in Three Years

With 50 of its aircraft currently operating in the Middle East, Dassault expects that total to swell by 50 percent over the next three years, according to

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November 17, 2009

Cessna Delivers Four; Sees Demand for More

As evidence of the continuing demand for new aircraft in the Middle East, Cessna handed over four Citations to four separate customers at the Dubai Air Sho

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November 17, 2009

Navy puts next-gen Hawkeye through its paces at Patuxent

Northrop Grumman’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye is currently undergoing carrier compatibility tests at the U.S.

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November 16, 2009

ABJ is a right royal success

The BAE Systems Avro Business Jet (ABJ), which is based on the venerable BAe146/Avro RJ four-engine regional jet, is making its Dubai Airshow debut this we

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November 16, 2009

Airbus’ A320 replacement likely to be larger, slower

Future passenger aircraft might not be as exotic as some research projects and artist renderings have suggested, according to Philippe Jarry, a member of A

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November 15, 2009

Scrappy F-15 still turns heads

The U.S.

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November 15, 2009

Royal Moroccan Air Force kicks off first T-6C sale

In late September the Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF) became the latest customer for the Hawker Beechcraft T-6 Texan II trainer and the first for the weapo

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November 15, 2009

ISAF adopts UK air rules

Responding to mounting criticism of civilian casualties caused by air strikes, the NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) tightened the rules

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November 15, 2009

U.S. Navy deploys Fire Scout

The Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout, a vertical takeoff unmanned air system (VTUAS), began its first operational deployment with the U.S.

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November 15, 2009

Saab AEW&C flight trials start

The Saab 340 AEW&C aircraft with Erieye radar, which is destined for the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF), took to the skies for the first time on Friday, f

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November 15, 2009

Citation X with winglets lands at Wallan Aviation

Here at the Dubai Airshow yesterday, Cessna delivered the first Citation X business jet retrofitted with Winglet Technology’s elliptical winglets to Wallan

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November 15, 2009

Talon on target for UAE’s Apaches

Raytheon has successfully completed a series of firing tests in both hot and cold temperature extremes of the Talon laser-guided rocket for the UAE army’s

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November 15, 2009