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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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Pratt’s PurePower geared turbofan family takes off

Clouds of dry ice swirled around onlookers as Pratt & Whitney revealed a full-scale model of its new “PurePower” PW1000G geared turbofan (GTF) on its stand

Aircraft

July 14, 2008

BAeRA Places First 146QT Freighter

Austrian all-cargo carrier Amerer Air plans to become the first customer for the re-launched British Aerospace Regional Aircraft BAe 146QT (Quiet Trader) f

Aircraft

July 14, 2008

Piaggio Developing Special Mission Avanti for Italy

Piaggio Aero Industries is developing a special version of the P.180 Avanti for the Italian air force intended for navaid flight inspections.

Aircraft

July 14, 2008

Cessna Taps Eaton for Columbus Fuel System

Cessna Aircraft has selected Eaton to supply the fuel system for the Citation Columbus, a $28 million large-cabin business jet due to enter service in 2014

Aircraft

July 14, 2008

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ASTOR passes big test, formal acceptance next

The advanced stand-off radar (ASTOR) ground surveillance system produced by Raytheon has passed a major operational test, and will be officially accepted b

Aircraft

July 14, 2008

Northrop X-47B UCAS undergoing system checks

Northrop Grumman’s X-47B UCAS-D carrier-borne unmanned combat air system demonstrator is currently undergoing sub-system checks before final assembly for a

Aircraft

July 14, 2008

Embraer makes splash with raft of E190 orders

Embraer rolled up to the show with a raft of E-Jet orders, including five firm positions plus five options for 190s from Niki Lauda’s low-fare airline Niki

Aircraft

July 14, 2008

AEW debutantes

IAI’s Conformal Airborne Early Warning aircraft, top right, arrives at Farnborough for its first public appearance.

Aircraft

July 13, 2008

At long last, Bombardier makes C-Series official

Bombardier announced here yesterday the long-anticipated launch of its C-Series family of single-aisle airliners.

Aircraft

July 13, 2008

Boeing’s P-8 gets its wings

With the attachment of its wings and the hanging of the engines last month, Boeing’s first P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft is right on schedule and c

Aircraft

July 12, 2008

MiG juggles its fighter upgrade options

As Anatoly Belov contemplates his new joint role as RSK MiG’s new general designer and general director, he faces a situation in which the famous Russian f

Aircraft

July 12, 2008

Bombardier’s CRJ1000 not just another stretch

Bombardier expects the largest airplane it has ever built–the 100-seat CRJ1000–to take to the skies for the first time this month, on schedule and on budge

Aircraft

July 12, 2008

Boeing hopes for happy end to 787 schedule nightmare

More than a year after predicting at last year’s Paris Airshow that the new 787 twin-aisle twinjet would fly within three months, Boeing is no closer to ac

Aircraft

July 12, 2008

Rolls still bullish despite climbing jet-fuel prices

Given the skyrocketing price of oil, the global financial crisis and gloomy forecasts from the travel industry, one might be forgiven for anticipating a me

Aircraft

July 12, 2008

ATR mulls options for larger turboprop

French-Italian regional turboprop manufacturer Avions de Transport Régional (ATR) is considering a new aircraft to complement its 46/50 passenger ATR 42 an

Aircraft

July 12, 2008

In The Works: CMC Leopard Six

Nailing down financing continues to be the focus of the Leopard Six project at Chichester-Miles Consultants in England.

Aircraft

July 11, 2008

In The Works: Eclipse 500

The FAA on January 29 issued a notice of proposed special conditions for the Eclipse 500, which, if implemented, would require the twin-engine super-light

Aircraft

July 11, 2008

In The Works: Raytheon Hawker 450

Raytheon Aircraft Corp.

Aircraft

July 11, 2008

In the Works: Cessna Citation Columbus

Engineers at Cessna are finishing architecture and layout planning for the Wichita OEM’s largest jet, the fly-by-wire Columbus, and the company revealed ne

Aircraft

July 8, 2008

In the Works: Bombardier Learjet 85

Bombardier has chosen its facility in Querétaro, Mexico, to manufacture the composite structure for the Learjet 85.

Aircraft

July 8, 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

Pratt’s PurePower geared turbofan family takes off

Clouds of dry ice swirled around onlookers as Pratt & Whitney revealed a full-scale model of its new “PurePower” PW1000G geared turbofan (GTF) on its stand

BAeRA Places First 146QT Freighter

Austrian all-cargo carrier Amerer Air plans to become the first customer for the re-launched British Aerospace Regional Aircraft BAe 146QT (Quiet Trader) f

Piaggio Developing Special Mission Avanti for Italy

Piaggio Aero Industries is developing a special version of the P.180 Avanti for the Italian air force intended for navaid flight inspections.

Cessna Taps Eaton for Columbus Fuel System

Cessna Aircraft has selected Eaton to supply the fuel system for the Citation Columbus, a $28 million large-cabin business jet due to enter service in 2014

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ASTOR passes big test, formal acceptance next

The advanced stand-off radar (ASTOR) ground surveillance system produced by Raytheon has passed a major operational test, and will be officially accepted b

Northrop X-47B UCAS undergoing system checks

Northrop Grumman’s X-47B UCAS-D carrier-borne unmanned combat air system demonstrator is currently undergoing sub-system checks before final assembly for a

Embraer makes splash with raft of E190 orders

Embraer rolled up to the show with a raft of E-Jet orders, including five firm positions plus five options for 190s from Niki Lauda’s low-fare airline Niki

AEW debutantes

IAI’s Conformal Airborne Early Warning aircraft, top right, arrives at Farnborough for its first public appearance.

At long last, Bombardier makes C-Series official

Bombardier announced here yesterday the long-anticipated launch of its C-Series family of single-aisle airliners.

Boeing’s P-8 gets its wings

With the attachment of its wings and the hanging of the engines last month, Boeing’s first P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft is right on schedule and c

MiG juggles its fighter upgrade options

As Anatoly Belov contemplates his new joint role as RSK MiG’s new general designer and general director, he faces a situation in which the famous Russian f

Bombardier’s CRJ1000 not just another stretch

Bombardier expects the largest airplane it has ever built–the 100-seat CRJ1000–to take to the skies for the first time this month, on schedule and on budge

Boeing hopes for happy end to 787 schedule nightmare

More than a year after predicting at last year’s Paris Airshow that the new 787 twin-aisle twinjet would fly within three months, Boeing is no closer to ac

Rolls still bullish despite climbing jet-fuel prices

Given the skyrocketing price of oil, the global financial crisis and gloomy forecasts from the travel industry, one might be forgiven for anticipating a me

ATR mulls options for larger turboprop

French-Italian regional turboprop manufacturer Avions de Transport Régional (ATR) is considering a new aircraft to complement its 46/50 passenger ATR 42 an

In The Works: CMC Leopard Six

Nailing down financing continues to be the focus of the Leopard Six project at Chichester-Miles Consultants in England.

In The Works: Eclipse 500

The FAA on January 29 issued a notice of proposed special conditions for the Eclipse 500, which, if implemented, would require the twin-engine super-light

In The Works: Raytheon Hawker 450

Raytheon Aircraft Corp.

In the Works: Cessna Citation Columbus

Engineers at Cessna are finishing architecture and layout planning for the Wichita OEM’s largest jet, the fly-by-wire Columbus, and the company revealed ne

In the Works: Bombardier Learjet 85

Bombardier has chosen its facility in Querétaro, Mexico, to manufacture the composite structure for the Learjet 85.

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