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Gulfstream rolls back G150 development

The current and projected soft economy and related depressed sales market for business jets has result-ed in a nearly one-year schedule extension of the Gu

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October 17, 2007

Another Program Aims To Move Caravans

Buyers of certain Cessna Caravans can receive a $75,000 saving over the turbine single’s price of approximately $1.5 million.

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October 16, 2007

Diamond Now Taking Orders for its Light Jet

A $20,000 deposit will secure a delivery slot for the D-Jet, a proposed five-seat, all-composite single-engine jet that Diamond Aircraft hopes to fly next

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October 16, 2007

Britten-Norman Evaluating Islander Diesel Retrofit

UK-based Britten-Norman, which is set to resume manufacturing its piston-powered Trislander regional/utility airplane, production of which was suspended in

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October 16, 2007

Airbus Hands Over First A380

Airbus and Singapore Airlines marked delivery of the first A380 today at the airframer’s headquarters in Toulouse, France, in front of 500 well-wishers, co

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October 15, 2007

Citation CJ3 flexes its wings

Cessna’s newest light business jet, the Citation CJ3, completed its first two flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport on April 17.

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October 15, 2007

Challenger 300 certification slips to 2Q

Certification of the 3,100-nm super-midsize Challenger 300 was scheduled for the first quarter of this year, but Bombardier said last month that this appro

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October 12, 2007

In The Works: Fairchild Dornier Envoy 3 and 7

Based on the facts that no company has yet emerged with Fairchild Dornier’s 728JET program more than one year after the beleaguered German-American OEM dec

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October 12, 2007

In The Works: Raytheon Hawker Horizon

According to a statement by Raytheon Aircraft chairman and CEO Jim Schuster last month, certification of the super-midsize Hawker Horizon is still expected

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October 12, 2007

In The Works: Safire Aircraft Safire Jet

Miami-based Safire Aircraft announced in late April that it would not build the in-development all-composite S-26 very light jet it had announced in Februa

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October 12, 2007

In The Works: Grob G160 Ranger

The four-seat G-140TP made its first flight just last December and is now under flight test, but the German light airplane manufacturer is already developi

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October 12, 2007

Safire set to choose engine for S-26

Last month West Palm Beach, Fla.-based Safire Aircraft said it would soon reveal the engine supplier for its S-26 very light twinjet.

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October 12, 2007

Global 5000 prepped for maiden flight

Bombardier was planning to fly the Global 5000 for the first time late last month from its Toronto Downsview facility before ferrying the new long-ra

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October 11, 2007

Premier Is Being Delivered with RVSM Approval

Starting with S/N 70, Premier Is being delivered are approved for operation in RVSM airspace.

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October 11, 2007

March landing for Greek 'air Force One'

• The Hellenic Air Force was expected to take delivery in late February or early March of a new Gulfstream V contracted for in late March last year.

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October 11, 2007

Socata considering light jet

• France’s EADS’ Socata, builder of the TBM 700 turboprop single, has confirmed that it may develop a light twinjet.

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October 11, 2007