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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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Finmeccanica’s Alenia Aermacchi division is launching a competition to find a nickname for its M346

Finmeccanica’s Alenia Aermacchi division is launching a competition to find a nickname for its M346.

Aircraft

August 5, 2008

Bureaucracy ends DC-3’s career

The need to protect passengers from terrorism was not uppermost in the mind of the Douglas Aircraft designers when they developed the DC-3, and they could

Aircraft

August 5, 2008

Sikorsky tooling up for CH-53K

Sikorsky has begun the tooling process for the U.S.

Aircraft

August 5, 2008

Rotax-powered Ellipse goes 200 knots

Dwarfed by other aircraft in the static display area, the LH-10 Ellipse is only 17 feet long and has a wingspan of just over 26 feet.

Aircraft

August 5, 2008

Videos

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

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

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

Finmeccanica’s Alenia Aermacchi division is launching a competition to find a nickname for its M346

Finmeccanica’s Alenia Aermacchi division is launching a competition to find a nickname for its M346.

Bureaucracy ends DC-3’s career

The need to protect passengers from terrorism was not uppermost in the mind of the Douglas Aircraft designers when they developed the DC-3, and they could

Sikorsky tooling up for CH-53K

Sikorsky has begun the tooling process for the U.S.

Rotax-powered Ellipse goes 200 knots

Dwarfed by other aircraft in the static display area, the LH-10 Ellipse is only 17 feet long and has a wingspan of just over 26 feet.

Videos

More Articles

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.

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

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