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In The Works: Pilatus Aircraft PC-12 Next Generation

Originally scheduled for certification by the end of last year, the newest version of the Pilatus PC-12 is now slated for certification early this year, wi

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February 8, 2008

In The Works: Maverick Jets SmartJet

Maverick Jets has not had much public activity lately and didn’t exhibit at last year’s NBAA Convention as it has in the past.

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February 8, 2008

Program under review, LM halts Marine One development

Pentagon sources confirmed to AIN that Lockheed Martin has been ordered to stop work on the development of a second block of AW-101-varian

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February 8, 2008

Sukhoi aims to fly SSJ by month’s end

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company has found completion of the first Superjet 100 a major challenge, after missing a year-end target for first flight that now a

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February 8, 2008

ARJ21 Makes Public Debut

Chinese aerospace conglomerate AVIC I unveiled the ARJ21-700 regional jet during a December 21 rollout ceremony in Shanghai for a select group of official

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February 8, 2008

Cessna Sets Sail with Long-awaited Columbus

Yesterday, Cessna chairman, president and CEO Jack Pelton revealed the name of the company’s newest and largest business jet, the large-cabin CE-850 Citati

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February 7, 2008

Crossair Executives Indicted for Homicide by Neglect

A Swiss federal prosecutor indicted six executives of the former regional airline Crossair for homicide and injuries by neglect.

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February 6, 2008

New investor secured, Eclipse adds manufacturing facility

Eclipse Aviation secured a new source of financing from Etirc Aviation that resulted in sale of a minority stake in Eclipse to the new investors.

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February 5, 2008

Upgraded TBM 850 Makes Debut

EADS Socata unveiled an upgraded TBM 850 turboprop single last month during a “discovery show” held at the company’s factory in Tarbes, France.

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February 5, 2008

Cessna launches large-cabin Citation

Cessna Aircraft received the go-ahead from parent company Textron for development of a large-cabin, intercontinental aircraft that would expand the upper e

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February 5, 2008

Newest Learjet will be all composite

Bombardier’s Learjet division surprised the aviation world on January 22 when it announced that the airframe of the new Learjet 85 will be built entirely o

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February 5, 2008

EADS Proposes ‘Faster, Longer-range’ Aircraft

EADS Socata chairman and CEO Jean-Michel Léonard announced last month that the France-based manufacturer is evaluating production of a new turboprop or bus

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February 5, 2008

In The Works: Adam Aircraft A500 and A700

Rick Adam, CEO of Adam Aircraft, told AIN at last month’s Sun ’n’ Fun airshow in Lakeland, Fla., that the A700 very light twinjet would make its fir

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February 4, 2008

In The Works: Alberta Phoenix Fanjet

In late 2001, successful Canadian oilman Don Jewitt, then principle investor in Alberta Aerospace of Calgary, decided the OEM start-up company had spent to

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February 4, 2008

In The Works: Explorer Aircraft 500T

The search for financing continues to be Australian-born Explorer Aircraft’s primary focus.

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February 4, 2008

In The Works: Maverick Jets Leader

Last month, the Melbourne, Fla.-based builder of the Maverick Leader, a four-place, twin-engine kit plane, announced that it would, effective immediately,

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February 4, 2008