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Sale Closed, AAI Preps To Reopen Adam Aircraft

The sale of Adam Aircraft’s assets took place as scheduled on Tuesday, according to Jan D’Angelo, the former senior vice president for international and fl

Third Diamond D-Jet Joins Flight-test Fleet

The third flight-test D-Jet completed a one-hour 25-minute maiden flight on Tuesday from Diamond Aircraft’s London, Ontario facility, with chief test pilot

Toyota mum on plans for GA aircraft

So far, Toyota is downplaying the significance of its TAA (Toyota Advanced Aircraft) proof-of-concept airplane.

Fairchild’s fortunes fading fast as Bombardier bails

Another truss fell from Fairchild Dornier’s tenuous financial footing last month, as potential suitor Bombardier Aerospace declared that it no longer harbo

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In The Works: Bombardier Continental

Four of five test aircraft planned for the Continental flight-test program are now flying, with the fourth (dedicated to proving the reliability and mainta

In The Works: Bombardier Global 5000

First flight of the Global 5000, a shortened version of the Global Express, is still scheduled for first quarter next year, and type certification by Trans

In The Works: Gulfstream IV-X

Playing its cards close, Savannah, Ga.-based Gulfstream Aerospace is still officially saying little about its “mystery” follow-on to the G-IV, but there ar

In The Works: Gulfstream V-SP

Gulfstream rolled out the first fully conforming GV-SP in a ceremony for employees on June 19.

In The Works: Sukhoi SSBJ

Officials at Sukhoi have revealed next to nothing about the company’s proposed supersonic business jet program over the last 12 months.

War of Words over KC-X Continues; UK Seals Deal for Airbus Tankers

The intense debate over the U.S.

Saab Staging Rollouts for New AEW and Gripen Fighter Developments

Within the span of a month, Saab is rolling out two new developments with export potential.

F-22 Raptor To Make European Debut at Royal International Air Tattoo

The Lockheed Martin/U.S.

Airbus A400M Won’t Fly Before September

The first Airbus A400M airlifter is set to be rolled out from the final assembly line at Seville, Spain, in June, but it won’t make its first flight until

More Cold-weather Limits for Bombardier Challengers

The FAA yesterday issued an Airworthiness Directive for all Bombardier Challenger business jets, as well as the derivative CRJ100 and 440 regional jets, th

Light jet to be announced by Bombardier

Watch for Bombardier to announce a new light business jet, possibly as soon as the Farnborough Air Show this month.

Toyota experimental single is carbon fiber

Toyota confirmed that the fuselage of its experimental four-seat piston aircraft is a one-piece co-cured (single-molded) unit of a carbon fiber and resin c

Embraer Touts Legacy Price and Size

Midway through its 14-city U.S.

Will Nimbus even get off the ground?

June 30 was a critical date for Nimbus Jets, the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., startup that last December agreed to buy 1,000 Eclipse 500 jets (a sale valued at n

Eclipse 500 on a diet for Aviace ‘jet clubs’

Swiss startup company Aviace is to get a special, lower-mtow version of the Eclipse 500 twinjet for its European “jet club” operation.

Raytheon Working on Quieter Premier I Cabin

Raytheon Aircraft is working on an in-house sound-reduction package that aims to lower the noise levels by about 5 db in the Premier I cabin.

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