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.

More Articles

Gulfstream Adds In-flight Internet to G200

After adding high-speed Internet capability late last year to the optional upgrade menu in a number of its large-cabin airplanes, Gulfstream is now offerin

Aircraft

February 5, 2007

Airbus, Boeing intensify competition for market

Battle lines are being drawn as Boeing Business Jets, which saw sales of its BBJ series slow to a trickle over the past couple of years, now faces the seri

Aircraft

February 5, 2007

Learjet 45 Approved for London City

Bombardier’s Learjet 45 has completed certification to fly into London City Airport– the downtown facility with a 5.5-degree steep approach and a single 4,

Aircraft

February 5, 2007

Saab 2000 Returns to Lugano

Swiss International Air Lines may again fly its Saab 2000 turboprops into Switzerland’s Lugano Airport under a new indirect IFR approach procedure proposed

Aircraft

February 2, 2007

Embraer considers developing new aircraft for bizav

Embraer’s corporate aviation division is preparing to present the business case for one or more new aircraft programs, with the hope of getting a developme

Aircraft

February 2, 2007

‘Lula’s’ government flies new Airbus ACJ

In early January, after years of controversy, the Brazilian government took delivery of a new head-of-state aircraft that will be used primarily to carry P

Aircraft

February 2, 2007

Gulfstream makes progress toward first flight of G150

The Gulfstream G150, which the Savannah, Ga.-based company describes as the first wide-cabin, long-range, midsize business jet, rolled out January 18 in el

Aircraft

February 2, 2007

SJ30-2 program on target for certification in third quarter

Sino Swearingen insists that the 2,500-nm-range SJ30-2 will be certified in the third quarter of this year, despite numerous program delays and the crash o

Aircraft

February 2, 2007

OEMs using new technology to speed up aircraft assembly

With the Falcon 7X, French-based manufacturer Dassault has cut in half the time it takes it to build the first example of a new top-end business jet.

Aircraft

February 2, 2007

328JET Production To Restart This Year

AvCraft Aviation announced it will restart the former Fairchild Dornier 328JET production line in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany.

Aircraft

February 1, 2007

RVSM Avionics STC’d for Citation 500

Honeywell has obtained FAA certification of an avionics package that enables Citation 500s to meet the requirements for operating in RVSM airspace, includi

Aircraft

February 1, 2007

Pilatus PC-12 and PT6A-60 Subject of NTSB Concern

The NTSB wants the FAA to require Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60 starter-generators to be electrically isolated from the rest of the engine, a modifica

Engines

February 1, 2007

Gulfstream 500 gets EASA OK

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the JAA have both now validated the FAA’s type certificate for the Gulfstream 500.

Aircraft

February 1, 2007

Serious questions loom over GM-17 Viper project

The GM-17 Viper project is in serious jeopardy following several recent developments.

Aircraft

February 1, 2007

First SM-2000T Delivered

Moscow-based Tekhnoavia, an aircraft design house, delivered two piston SM-2000s in December and one turboprop SM-2000T last month.

Aircraft

February 1, 2007

What’s next for the HondaJet?

When it comes to trying to determine what plans Honda has for its HondaJet project, a lot of the seemingly obvious evidence could be misleading.

Aircraft

February 1, 2007