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Remnants of Adam Aircraft See Final Shutdown

AAI Acquisition, the company formed to buy the assets of bankrupt Adam Aircraft Industries, is closing its doors at Centennial Airport in Englewood, Colo.

Cessna Looks at Spending, Program Deferrals

Cessna has “slowed down the Columbus program significantly,” company chairman, CEO and president Jack Pelton said during a Q&A session after giving the key

Phenom 100 Gets EASA Approval

Embraer’s Phenom 100 entry-level jet received EASA certification on Friday.

First Phoenix Exec CRJ Nears Delivery

Dubai-based Project Phoenix is the latest company to bring a corporate Bombardier CRJ variant to market, with its first example due to be accepted by owner

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Demise of Eclipse opens the field for mx service

The current status of the 259 Eclipse 500 very light jets that were delivered before the manufacturer went bankrupt in February remains tenuous.

Boeing Reveals Plans for Upgraded 737

Boeing yesterday announced a series of planned improvements to its 737 line the company says will result in a 2-percent decrease in fuel burn and a marked

Boeing Makes First Move To Slash Widebody Output

By early in the year it seemed obvious to all but the OEMs themselves that significant production rate cuts would have to happen, but it would take until t

Q1 Deliveries Stable, Net Orders Negligible for Airliner OEMs

First-quarter production activity essentially kept pace with last year’s rates at the major airliner manufacturers, as Boeing delivered <link http://www.ai

Downward Pricing Pressure Adds to OEMs’ Woes

Indices used by airframe manufacturers to adjust the prices of airplanes on order have proved unhelpful lately to the OEMs, as the global recession suppres

Bombardier Inks European Training Pact for C Series

Bombardier Aerospace, Lufthansa Flight Training (LFT) and Lufthansa Technical Training (LTT), yesterday signed the first authorized training provider (ATP)

Etirc Insolvency Signals End of Eclipse Europe Era

Roel Pieper’s European Technology and Investment Research Center (Etirc) has filed for bankruptcy, ending Etirc Aviation’s once-lofty plans to distribute E

Further Delay for 747-8 Intercontinental

Boeing CEO Jim McNerney today revealed a further delay of the 747-8 Intercontinental, from the second quarter of 2011 to the fourth quarter of that year.

Boeing Assembles First 747-8 Wingset

Boeing has completed major assembly of the first set of wings for the 747-8 Freighter, the company announced today.

Epic Launches Pair of Twins

Bend, Ore.-based Epic Aircraft today launched a pair of turbine twins at the Sun ’n’ Fun Fly-In in Lakeland, Fla.

Delta To Ground 30 CRJs

Delta Air Lines will ground at least 30 Delta Connection Bombardier CRJs this year as it moves to execute “synergies” associated with its merger with North

Flybe Takes 50th Q400, 1,000th Ultra Electronics ANC installation

The UK’s Flybe has taken delivery of its 50th Bombardier Q400 airliner, equipped with the 1,000th installation of Ultra Electronics’ active noise control (

American Reveals Extent of 787 Delays

American Airlines expects its first Boeing 787s to arrive about a year later than originally planned due to last year’s machinists’ strike at Boeing, accor

EASA Pilots Fly Superjet 100s

EASA pilots have performed the first familiarization flights on Sukhoi Superjet 100 S/Ns 95001 and 95003, Superjet International announced today.

Superjet International Gains EASA/ENAC Part 145 Maintenance Approval

The Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) has issued EASA/ENAC Part 145 certification to Venice, Italy-based Superjet International, allowing the regiona

Embraer Launches KC-390 Transport Jet

The new tactical transport jet that has been under development in Brazil for the past two years was formally launched this month.

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