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Avocet gets boost with order for 105 ProJets

UltraJet, a membership-based charter company, has ordered 105 ProJets, the proposed very light twinjet from Westport, Conn.-based startup Avocet Aircraft,

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November 26, 2007

NBAA 2003 Convention Report

The 2003 NBAA Convention celebrated the centennial of manned powered flight with some powerful and exotic hardware, including three new derivative airplane

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November 26, 2007

Eclipse Inks Deal on Wing Assembly

Eclipse Aviation signed a contract with Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) of Japan for the manufacture of complete wing assemblies for the Eclipse 500 very light

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November 26, 2007

Piaggio Backlog Now Stretches to 2006

The little company that almost didn’t has proved it can.

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November 26, 2007

Cessna Changes Parts Inventory System

Cessna announced a new satellite-based, centrally managed parts inventory system for its Citation service centers.

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November 26, 2007

Winglet STC for Hawker 800 delayed

Aviation Partners expects to obtain an STC early this month on its blended winglets for the Hawker 800 series.

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November 26, 2007

Beech stretches King Air’s legs

Hawker Beechcraft has obtained FAA certification for the King Air 350ER (ER for extended range), which adds nacelle fuel tanks to raise the aircraft’s fuel

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November 26, 2007

Is Gulfstream Gearing Up for a G600?

Although Gulfstream Aerospace has repeatedly denied speculation that it is working on a G600, thought to be a composite-fuselage, long-range widebody busin

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November 26, 2007

UAE Decision on Future Trainers Imminent

While record-breaking orders for airliners were announced, the just-completed Dubai Air Show, held from November 11 to 15, offered no big news for the defe

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November 20, 2007

Another Eclipse 500 Auctioned on eBay

Eclipse Aviation has placed a second Eclipse 500 very light jet, S/N 082, on the auction block.

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November 20, 2007

Another Supplier Scuffle at Eclipse Aviation

On Tuesday, Eclipse 500 empennage assembly supplier Hampson Aerospace filed a lawsuit</

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November 15, 2007

Flying machines flock to cash oasis

In recent years on the international airshow circuit, the Airbus A380 super-large airliner has dominated static displays.

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November 13, 2007

Dubai Debutant: Eclipse 500

&nbsp;Dubai Aerospace Enterprise is considering buying Eclipse 500s very light jets (VLJs) for its new flight academy, a deal that might reach fruition dur

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November 13, 2007

Dubai Debutant: Sino Swearingen SJ30

UK-based Action Aviation serves as a distributor for the Sino Swearingen SJ30 light business jet–in fact, it is the exclusive worldwide distributor and soo

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November 13, 2007

Safran subsidiaries also are aboard the Russian RJ

Snecma’s half share in the PowerJet SaM146 turbofan may represent the Safran Group’s biggest contribution to the Sukhoi Superjet project.

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November 13, 2007

Better, lighter targeting sought for air strikes against Taliban

A senior air force officer serving with NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan has challenged the defense industry to produce

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November 13, 2007