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Pelton: Cessna will build SSBJ 'sooner or later'

Cessna president Jack Pelton said it is inevitable that his company will design and manufacture a supersonic business jet (SSBJ), although when it will hap

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October 1, 2007

Russia puts CRJ900 on ice

Transport Canada and Canadian government officials in Moscow have appealed to Russian authorities to issue certification for the Bombardier CRJ900, two of

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September 27, 2007

Antonov, Xi’an To Collaborate on MA700

Ukraine’s Antonov has signed a memorandum of understanding with Xi’an Aircraft (XAC) to help develop a new 70-seat turboprop dubbed the MA700, the Ukrainia

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September 27, 2007

Cessna ’Ready To Go’ on Large Cabin Bizjet

Cessna Aircraft chairman, president and CEO Jack Pelton said his company is internally moving on the Large Cabin Concept airplane as if it’s a “go program,

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September 27, 2007

Honda says it will ramp up production to 100 jets a year

Honda Aircraft plans to ramp up to an annual build rate of 100 HondaJets within two years of starting its production line, company CEO Michimasa Fujino ann

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September 26, 2007

Embraer unveils concepts for two new midsize aircraft

Embraer has made moves to plug gaps in its young but growing lineup of corporate aircraft, announcing at last month’s NBAA Convention two new concept jets

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September 26, 2007

SPn certification date could slip again

Grob Aerospace is facing the possibility of a further delay to the certification of its new SPn light jet.

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September 26, 2007

Progress continues apace on new Falcon

Dassault is inching closer to the launch of its new super-midsize business jet, the latest in its Falcon line.

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September 26, 2007

First Mustang arrives in Europe

Cessna’s Citation Mustang entered service in Europe earlier this month when British-based entrepreneur Jane Howell arrived at the London-area Farnborough A

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September 26, 2007

Bizjets take Dassault to new heights

Dassault Aviation posted strong financial numbers for the first six months of this year.

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September 26, 2007

Dassault Nearing Launch of New Bird

Dassault Falcon’s upcoming super-midsize (SMS) business jet, already known to have fly-by-wire flight controls and Rolls-Royce engines, remains an otherwis

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September 26, 2007

Where Will Piper Land?

“No, I haven’t,” said Piper Aircraft president and CEO Jim Bass, when asked if he has placed his house on the market as Piper grapples with the decision on

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September 26, 2007

Australia grounds some Cessna 441s

Australia’s Civil Aviation Authority (CASA) has grounded several Cessna 441 Conquest IIs, citing the potential for in-flight structural failures on aircraf

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September 26, 2007

Comp Air believes t-prop single’s time has arrived

If you’re looking for evidence the single-engine turboprop is an aircraft whose time has come, Comp Air Aviation (Booth No.

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September 26, 2007

Florida firm to service Avanti

With the addition of new partners, the Italian aircraft manufacturer Piaggio Aero (Booth No.

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September 26, 2007

Second Phenom 100 Makes Maiden Flight

The second Phenom 100 VLJ took flight yesterday, departing from Embraer headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil.

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September 26, 2007