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Global 5000 advances with flight of final test aircraft

The second and final test Bombardier Global 5000 took its first, four-hour flight northwest of Toronto on January 8.

Aircraft

February 1, 2007

Dassault unveils first assembled 7X trijet

Dassault last month spectacularly bridged the gap between virtual reality and reality when it unveiled the first assembled Falcon 7X business jet at its Bo

Aircraft

February 1, 2007

NTSB Reveals History of SJ30-2 Stability Issues

In the year before April 26, 2003, when Sino Swearingen’s number-one SJ30-2 prototype crashed after entering an uncommanded and unrecoverable right roll du

Aircraft

February 1, 2007

Soloy offering turboprop single for under $700,000

For its first major new product since being purchased last year by a team headed by Elling Halvorson, Soloy is developing a more powerful follow-on to its

Aircraft

February 1, 2007

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20th-Anniversary Malibu Meridian

Piper Aircraft has announced 20th-anniversary models of its Malibu Mirage piston single and Malibu Meridian turboprop-single.

Aircraft

February 1, 2007

Eyebrows Shaved Off New Boeing 737s

Boeing has cut a familiar feature of Boeing 737s with its new-production aircraft.

Aircraft

February 1, 2007

In The Works: American Utilicraft FF-1080

American Utilicraft (AWC) last month said that WSI Hong Kong had signed a letter of intent in November last year “to facilitate on-going discussions and ne

Aircraft

February 1, 2007

In The Works: Safire Jet

Early last month, Safire Aircraft of Opa-Locka, Fla., announced it had filed a type certificate application with the FAA for its very light Safire Jet, the

Aircraft

February 1, 2007

In The Works: Sino Swearingen SJ30-2

After almost a year without a stated estimate of a certification target date for its SJ30-2, San Antonio-based Sino Swearingen now says it expects to recei

Aircraft

February 1, 2007

Laid-off airline pilots start successful Euro charter firm

Scores of professional pilots found themselves unemployed after the fallout from 9/11.

Charter & Fractional

February 1, 2007

Max-Viz EVS Gains First Global Express Certification

Canadian authorities have approved the installation of a Max-Viz EVS-1000 enhanced vision system (EVS) aboard a Global Express.

Aircraft

February 1, 2007

Avanti and PC-12 Deliveries Increased

Pilatus and Piaggio were among the first business aviation OEMs to disclose 2004 deliveries, and the numbers show an improvement over 2003.

Aircraft

January 31, 2007

Bombardier Delivers 1,000th CRJ

Delta Air Lines subsidiary Comair took delivery of the 1,000th production regional jet built by Bombardier Aerospace during a December 9 ceremony at the co

Aircraft

January 31, 2007

FAA awards provisional approval for Embraer 170

Brazilian jet manufacturer Embraer has secured a so-called provisional certification from the FAA for the Embraer 170, allowing launch customer US Airways

Aircraft

January 31, 2007

Pilot incapacitation eyed in Brit Air crash

Pilot incapacitation at the end of the approach phase might have caused a Brit Air CRJ100 to crash about a mile-and-a-half short of the runway at Brest Gui

Aircraft

January 31, 2007

Airbus A380 unveiled at French plant

Airbus last month unveiled its first complete A380 double-decker, making the European consortium the builder of the world’s biggest passenger airplane.

Aircraft

January 31, 2007

In The Works: ATG Javelin

Aviation Technology Group of Englewood, Colo., said last month that the Javelin demonstrator prototype is undergoing final assembly at ATG’s research and d

Aircraft

January 31, 2007

In The Works: Sino Swearingen SJ30-2

On March 10 Sino Swearingen received from the FAA type inspection authorizations (TIA) for systems and high-speed upsets.

Aircraft

January 31, 2007

New appointment at RSK MiG could doom Tu-334 RJ project

Appointing a Sukhoi man to the top position at RSK MiG is becoming a tradition.

Aircraft

January 31, 2007

In The Works: Citation CJ1+ and CJ2+

Last month Cessna said it had begun production line flow of its new Citation CJ2+ and would soon start production of the Citation CJ1+.

Aircraft

January 31, 2007