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2010 Should Be Profitable Year for Cirrus Aircraft

Despite plummeting new aircraft sales and continuing challenges paying some bills, Cirrus Aircraft should return to profitability next year, according to p

December 22, 2009

After Its First Flight, Boeing 787 Faces Its Sternest Tests

With the first flight of its mold-breaking 787 Dreamliner final

December 21, 2009

Airbus A350 Makes Quiet Progress Amid 787 Hoopla

While Boeing enjoyed its long-deferred moment of triumph in achieving f

December 21, 2009

Pratt to Partner with Irkut on PW1000G-powered MC-21

Pratt & Whitney’s new PW1000G–formerly known as the Geared Turbofan–found its third application this month in the MC-21 narrowbody under development by Ru

December 21, 2009

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Big Bombardier CRJ Order Fails To Save Jobs, Halt Rate Cut

A conversion of a letter of intent into a firm order

December 21, 2009

U.S. Admits To Stealthy Recon Aircraft

The U.S.

December 17, 2009

India’s Two-Seat Tejas Trainer Takes Wing

The first prototype of two-seater trainer version of India’s single-seat <link ain-defense-perspective/single-publication-story/browse/0/article/india-issu

December 17, 2009

Boeing 787 Finally Flies

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner took to the air for the first time today from Paine Field in Everett, Wash., at about 10:25 a.m.

December 15, 2009

Boeing 787 ready to fly after completing taxi tests–perhaps tomorrow

Boeing completed high-speed taxi tests on the first 787 Dreamliner on Saturday, marking the last in a series of functional tests planned in preparation for

December 14, 2009

Boeing Validates 787 Mod Analysis, Completes Gauntlet Test

Boeing announced yesterday that it completed the review and analysis of the <link 1 _blank - "http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/boeing

December 11, 2009

Gulfstream G250 Makes Its First Flight

Gulfstream Aerospace and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) flew the G250 super-midsize business jet for the first time today, fulfilling a promise made ear

December 11, 2009

G250 First flight

Pratt & Whitney To Supply Geared Turbofan to Irkut for MC-21

Russia’s Irkut Corp.

December 10, 2009

Boeing Runs Engines on 747-8

Boeing announced this morning that it completed the first engine runs for the 747-8 Freighter as the program inches closer to first flight, expected next

December 9, 2009

United Splits Major Order for 787s, A350s

Following what UAL Corp.

December 8, 2009

Gulfstream G650 Resumes Test Campaign

On Friday, the wide-cabin Gulfstream G650 resumed flight testing, following the November 25 <link news/single-news-page/article/gulfstream-g650-makes-an-ab

December 8, 2009

Embraer Phenom 300 Certified by Brazil’s ANAC

Late yesterday, Embraer simultaneously received the type and production certificates for its Phenom 300 from Brazil’s civil aviation authority, Agência Nac

December 4, 2009

More Delays for CRJ1000

Bombardier’s CRJ1000 program now appears unlikely to receive Canadian and EASA certification before the second half of next year–a delay of at least anothe

December 3, 2009

Boeing Completes Static Testing on 787 Reinforcements

Boeing has finished the static tests needed to validate the side-of-body modification made to the 787 Dreamliner, the company announced yesterday.

December 1, 2009

Funding Problems Ground JetBird

Europe’s JetBird has once again delayed the launch of its air-taxi network, this time on the grounds that it needs to raise fresh capital to support the ne

Charter & Fractional

December 1, 2009

A380 Returns to JFK in Air France Colors

Air France officially joined the A380 operators club on November 20, when it took its first <link news/single-news-page/article/air-france-receives-its-fir

November 30, 2009

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