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News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

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Mitsubishi MRJ90 to fly in 2011

Mitsubishi will fly its new 86- to 96-passenger MRJ90 for the first time in 2011, the Japanese industrial giant said here.

Aircraft

August 5, 2008

Honda's 'research project' expected to fly by year-end

Under the cover of private funding, Honda has been secretly and very seriously developing its six- to eight-seat light turbofan twin.

Aircraft

August 5, 2008

Citations dogged by control problems

It has not been a good summer for the Cessna Citation 650 or 525.

Aircraft

August 5, 2008

First production Citation CJ3 enters flight test

The first production Citation CJ3 (S/N 001) entered flight test last month, three weeks ahead of schedule, according to Cessna.

Aircraft

August 5, 2008

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Challenger 300 awarded JAA approval

On July 31, less than two months after receiving FAA and Transport Canada certification, the new Bombardier Challenger 300 super-midsize business jet was a

Aircraft

August 5, 2008

Gulfstream 300 and 400 receive JAA validation

The recent validation by Europe’s Joint Aviation Authorities of the Gulfstream 300 and 400 enables these business jets to receive JAA-approved certificatio

Aircraft

August 4, 2008

Piaggio gets confirmation of Avanti speed records

The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale and National Aeronautic Association have certified five speed records set by a Piaggio Avanti.

Aircraft

August 4, 2008

SJ30-2 returns to flight following April crash

The number-two SJ30-2 flight-test aircraft (S/N 003) took off on July 21 from Sino Swearingen’s headquarters at San Antonio Airport.

Aircraft

August 4, 2008

Dassault admits to quiet work on Mach+ bizjet

Dassault is working quietly on the design for what could become a supersonic business jet (SSBJ).

Aircraft

August 4, 2008

G550 will require evac crewmember

Gulfstream, which has been engaged in a dispute with the FAA over whether its new Gulfstream 550 could be certified with the traditional four elliptical wi

Aircraft

August 4, 2008

Hybrids fill fractional-charter gap

At first glance, the fractional industry, like the alien menace in a sci-fi thriller, appears to be morphing into a menagerie of hybrids.

Charter & Fractional

August 4, 2008

Pilot Report: Embraer Legacy: Building upon a rich history

Embraer’s Legacy is an impressive corporate version of the company’s venerable ERJ-135/145

Aircraft

August 4, 2008

Don't tangle with this E-6B

In aviation’s early days, long-distance HF communications used wire antennas trailing behind the aircraft.

Aircraft

August 4, 2008

In The Works: Archedyne NauticAir 450

Archedyne Aerospace of Merritt Island, Fla., is still pursuing Lake Aircraft and Armand Rivard for a $1.4 million judgment, which Rivard has appealed, and

Aircraft

August 4, 2008

In The Works: Extra EA-500

Extra Flugzeugbau of Hunxe, Germany, has operated under insolvency (similar to Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S.) since January and has reportedly been in

Aircraft

August 4, 2008

In The Works: Intracom GM-17 Viper

First deliveries of the Intracom General Machinery GM-17 Viper 8 executive aircraft have been made in Russia, where the much-reworked Piper Pressurized Nav

Aircraft

August 4, 2008

In The Works: Sukhoi S-21 SSBJ

At best, a total of 300 to 400 supersonic business jets (SSBJs) could be sold over the next 30 years, according to Andrei Ilyin, general director at Sukhoi

Aircraft

August 4, 2008

In The Works: Ibis Aerospace Ae270 Spirit

With Czech certification of the Ae270 turboprop single now expected in the fourth quarter of this year (earlier anticipated in September) and FAA approval

Aircraft

August 4, 2008

Improving air safety by thinking inside the box

It is impossible to ignore the role technology has played in making the art of powered, heavier-than-air flight incrementally safer for the successive gene

Aircraft

August 4, 2008

Regionals Update: ALPA foils US Airways' plans for CRJ705

Unable to convince the Air Line Pilots Association to accept further regional-airline scope-clause concessions, US Airways has converted its firm order for

Aircraft

August 4, 2008

Aircraft

News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

Latest

Mitsubishi MRJ90 to fly in 2011

Mitsubishi will fly its new 86- to 96-passenger MRJ90 for the first time in 2011, the Japanese industrial giant said here.

Honda's 'research project' expected to fly by year-end

Under the cover of private funding, Honda has been secretly and very seriously developing its six- to eight-seat light turbofan twin.

Citations dogged by control problems

It has not been a good summer for the Cessna Citation 650 or 525.

First production Citation CJ3 enters flight test

The first production Citation CJ3 (S/N 001) entered flight test last month, three weeks ahead of schedule, according to Cessna.

Videos

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Challenger 300 awarded JAA approval

On July 31, less than two months after receiving FAA and Transport Canada certification, the new Bombardier Challenger 300 super-midsize business jet was a

Gulfstream 300 and 400 receive JAA validation

The recent validation by Europe’s Joint Aviation Authorities of the Gulfstream 300 and 400 enables these business jets to receive JAA-approved certificatio

Piaggio gets confirmation of Avanti speed records

The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale and National Aeronautic Association have certified five speed records set by a Piaggio Avanti.

SJ30-2 returns to flight following April crash

The number-two SJ30-2 flight-test aircraft (S/N 003) took off on July 21 from Sino Swearingen’s headquarters at San Antonio Airport.

Dassault admits to quiet work on Mach+ bizjet

Dassault is working quietly on the design for what could become a supersonic business jet (SSBJ).

G550 will require evac crewmember

Gulfstream, which has been engaged in a dispute with the FAA over whether its new Gulfstream 550 could be certified with the traditional four elliptical wi

Hybrids fill fractional-charter gap

At first glance, the fractional industry, like the alien menace in a sci-fi thriller, appears to be morphing into a menagerie of hybrids.

Pilot Report: Embraer Legacy: Building upon a rich history

Embraer’s Legacy is an impressive corporate version of the company’s venerable ERJ-135/145

Don't tangle with this E-6B

In aviation’s early days, long-distance HF communications used wire antennas trailing behind the aircraft.

In The Works: Archedyne NauticAir 450

Archedyne Aerospace of Merritt Island, Fla., is still pursuing Lake Aircraft and Armand Rivard for a $1.4 million judgment, which Rivard has appealed, and

In The Works: Extra EA-500

Extra Flugzeugbau of Hunxe, Germany, has operated under insolvency (similar to Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S.) since January and has reportedly been in

In The Works: Intracom GM-17 Viper

First deliveries of the Intracom General Machinery GM-17 Viper 8 executive aircraft have been made in Russia, where the much-reworked Piper Pressurized Nav

In The Works: Sukhoi S-21 SSBJ

At best, a total of 300 to 400 supersonic business jets (SSBJs) could be sold over the next 30 years, according to Andrei Ilyin, general director at Sukhoi

In The Works: Ibis Aerospace Ae270 Spirit

With Czech certification of the Ae270 turboprop single now expected in the fourth quarter of this year (earlier anticipated in September) and FAA approval

Improving air safety by thinking inside the box

It is impossible to ignore the role technology has played in making the art of powered, heavier-than-air flight incrementally safer for the successive gene

Regionals Update: ALPA foils US Airways' plans for CRJ705

Unable to convince the Air Line Pilots Association to accept further regional-airline scope-clause concessions, US Airways has converted its firm order for

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