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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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Seattle to Jeddah nonstop: BBJ's longest flight

A recently delivered Boeing Business Jet on April 7 flew the farthest distance yet for a BBJ: 6,854 nm, from Seattle to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in 14 hr 12 m

Aircraft

May 16, 2008

Delivering "the perfect airplane"

“I hate calling problems on airplanes ‘squawks,’” Jim Schuster, chairman and CEO of Raytheon Aircraft Co., said last month.

Aircraft

May 16, 2008

Dassault is taking a fresh approach to Falcon 7X design

The Falcon 7X will be the first Dassault business jet to be designed in a “plateau” organization, with all risk-sharing partners working in the same office

Aircraft

May 16, 2008

Piaggio Aero president advocates a new Avanti

Piaggio Aero Industries, which emerged from receivership in 1998, found a new lease on life for its sleek P.180 Avanti business turboprop with the establis

Aircraft

May 16, 2008

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Hard times push Fairchild into arms of a new partner

A virtually stagnant market for new commercial airplanes and a rapidly eroding capital base have convinced German airframe builder Fairchild Dornier to pur

Aircraft

May 15, 2008

Sovereign prototype well into flight testing

The Citation Sovereign, Cessna’s newest aircraft, had completed 15 test flights at press time since its first flight on February 27.

Aircraft

May 15, 2008

In The Works: Air Tractor S-22 Surveyor

Air Tractor of Olney, Texas, better known for its line of Air Tractor agplanes, is working on an amphibious 10-passenger turboprop called the S-22 Surveyor

Aircraft

May 15, 2008

In The Works: Atlas Aerospace Liftmaster

Overnight-package carriers FedEx, UPS and Airborne Express use big jets to move cargo between major hubs and rely on smaller piston and turboprop airplanes

Aircraft

May 15, 2008

In The Works: Gippsland Aeronautics GA-10T

Gippsland Aeronautics, Australia’s only commercial aircraft manufacturer, is developing a 10-seat turboprop version of its eight-seat, GA-8 Airvan piston s

Aircraft

May 15, 2008

In The Works: Grob-Werke G-140

Grob Aerospace of Tussenhausen-Mattsies, Germany, has jumped on the turboprop-single bandwagon with a four-seat, Rolls-Royce 250-B17F-powered version of it

Aircraft

May 15, 2008

In The Works: Sino Swearingen SJ30-2

After 10 years in development, Sino Swearingen is now building the first customer SJ30-2 business jet, S/N 005, at the company’s 87,500-sq-ft Martinsburg,

Aircraft

May 15, 2008

An Apex for Spectrum’s Freedom

Carlsbad, Calif.-based Spectrum Aeronautical yesterday announced that it selected the Honeywell Primus Apex integrated avionics suite for the all-composite

Aircraft

May 15, 2008

Florida Plant To Increase Embraer Phenom Output

The 149,500-sq-ft Phenom 100/300 final assembly and completions facility that Embraer is building at Melbourne (Fla.) Airport will substantially increase t

Aircraft

May 15, 2008

Siberian airline to operate Gulfstream IV-SP

Surgut, Siberia-based TyumenAviaTrans (TAT) is scheduled to take delivery of a Gulfstream IV-SP in August and operate it on behalf of the owner, “one of th

Aircraft

May 15, 2008

Sales Up, Deliveries Down at Hawker Beechcraft

Hawker Beechcraft reported continued strong sales for its airplane offerings in the first quarter, though snags with the Hawker 4000 resulted in the Wichit

Aircraft

May 14, 2008

In The Works Analysis: Startup OEMs scratch for financing

This year and last were not kind to the startup airplane manufacturers, those OEM wannabes that are–or in some cases were–attempting to grab the brass ring

Aircraft

May 9, 2008

Big Jet Rolls Into Big Apple

Brazil’s Embraer celebrated the first anniversary of its listing on the New York Stock Exchange by taking its ERJ-190 road show to the Big Apple’s Rockefel

Aircraft

May 9, 2008

ERJ-140 Gets FAA Nod

Embraer’s new 44-seat ERJ-140 regional jet gained FAA certification on July 26, two weeks after launch customer American Eagle took the keys to the first p

Aircraft

May 9, 2008

Regionals Update: Bombardier signs new training deal in China

Bombardier announced during last month’s Zuhai Air Show that the Qingdao Fei Sheng International Aviation Technology Development Training Co.

Aircraft

May 9, 2008

RJX tests accelerate as jet No. 2 joins program

BAE Systems Regional Aircraft has completed four months of test flights in its new Avro RJX85, leaving officials “very confident” of meeting, if not exceed

Aircraft

May 9, 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

Seattle to Jeddah nonstop: BBJ's longest flight

A recently delivered Boeing Business Jet on April 7 flew the farthest distance yet for a BBJ: 6,854 nm, from Seattle to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in 14 hr 12 m

Delivering "the perfect airplane"

“I hate calling problems on airplanes ‘squawks,’” Jim Schuster, chairman and CEO of Raytheon Aircraft Co., said last month.

Dassault is taking a fresh approach to Falcon 7X design

The Falcon 7X will be the first Dassault business jet to be designed in a “plateau” organization, with all risk-sharing partners working in the same office

Piaggio Aero president advocates a new Avanti

Piaggio Aero Industries, which emerged from receivership in 1998, found a new lease on life for its sleek P.180 Avanti business turboprop with the establis

Videos

More Articles

Hard times push Fairchild into arms of a new partner

A virtually stagnant market for new commercial airplanes and a rapidly eroding capital base have convinced German airframe builder Fairchild Dornier to pur

Sovereign prototype well into flight testing

The Citation Sovereign, Cessna’s newest aircraft, had completed 15 test flights at press time since its first flight on February 27.

In The Works: Air Tractor S-22 Surveyor

Air Tractor of Olney, Texas, better known for its line of Air Tractor agplanes, is working on an amphibious 10-passenger turboprop called the S-22 Surveyor

In The Works: Atlas Aerospace Liftmaster

Overnight-package carriers FedEx, UPS and Airborne Express use big jets to move cargo between major hubs and rely on smaller piston and turboprop airplanes

In The Works: Gippsland Aeronautics GA-10T

Gippsland Aeronautics, Australia’s only commercial aircraft manufacturer, is developing a 10-seat turboprop version of its eight-seat, GA-8 Airvan piston s

In The Works: Grob-Werke G-140

Grob Aerospace of Tussenhausen-Mattsies, Germany, has jumped on the turboprop-single bandwagon with a four-seat, Rolls-Royce 250-B17F-powered version of it

In The Works: Sino Swearingen SJ30-2

After 10 years in development, Sino Swearingen is now building the first customer SJ30-2 business jet, S/N 005, at the company’s 87,500-sq-ft Martinsburg,

An Apex for Spectrum’s Freedom

Carlsbad, Calif.-based Spectrum Aeronautical yesterday announced that it selected the Honeywell Primus Apex integrated avionics suite for the all-composite

Florida Plant To Increase Embraer Phenom Output

The 149,500-sq-ft Phenom 100/300 final assembly and completions facility that Embraer is building at Melbourne (Fla.) Airport will substantially increase t

Siberian airline to operate Gulfstream IV-SP

Surgut, Siberia-based TyumenAviaTrans (TAT) is scheduled to take delivery of a Gulfstream IV-SP in August and operate it on behalf of the owner, “one of th

Sales Up, Deliveries Down at Hawker Beechcraft

Hawker Beechcraft reported continued strong sales for its airplane offerings in the first quarter, though snags with the Hawker 4000 resulted in the Wichit

In The Works Analysis: Startup OEMs scratch for financing

This year and last were not kind to the startup airplane manufacturers, those OEM wannabes that are–or in some cases were–attempting to grab the brass ring

Big Jet Rolls Into Big Apple

Brazil’s Embraer celebrated the first anniversary of its listing on the New York Stock Exchange by taking its ERJ-190 road show to the Big Apple’s Rockefel

ERJ-140 Gets FAA Nod

Embraer’s new 44-seat ERJ-140 regional jet gained FAA certification on July 26, two weeks after launch customer American Eagle took the keys to the first p

Regionals Update: Bombardier signs new training deal in China

Bombardier announced during last month’s Zuhai Air Show that the Qingdao Fei Sheng International Aviation Technology Development Training Co.

RJX tests accelerate as jet No. 2 joins program

BAE Systems Regional Aircraft has completed four months of test flights in its new Avro RJX85, leaving officials “very confident” of meeting, if not exceed

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