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Honda Aircraft Commits To 2600 Production in Greensboro

The state of North Carolina is providing incentives to help Honda Aircraft establish a production line for the HondaJet 2600 in Greensboro.

aerial view of Honda Aircraft’s manufacturing plant in Greensboro, North Carolina.

FAA OKs McCauley C780 Propeller for King Air B300s

McCauley Propeller Systems’ newest propeller for the Beechcraft King Air B300 series wins FAA approval.

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McCauley C780 propeller on King Air B300

Textron Sells King Airs for Saudi Cloud Seeding Program

AvMet International has purchased a King Air 360CHW and four King Air 260s to equip with cloud seeding equipment for use by Saudi meteorologists.

Front view of Beechcraft King Air 360 on takeoff from grass strip backdropped with mountains

Argus: June Bizav Activity Down, but Improving in Europe

June business aviation activity showed a slight decline from the previous year, and was nearly flat from May.

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July 11, 2023

Gulfstream G650ER in flight over coast

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Mitsubishi Aircraft Rebrands MRJ as SpaceJet

Mitsubishi Aircraft Rebrands MRJ as SpaceJet

Boeing Next Tests Future eVTOL Air Mobility Concepts

Boeing Next Tests Future eVTOL Air Mobility Concepts

Eviation’s All-Electric Alice Regional Airliner Secures a Major Launch Order

Eviation’s All-Electric Alice Regional Airliner Secures a Major Launch Order

Dassault and Airbus’s New Generation Fighter Program Gets a Boost

Dassault and Airbus’s New Generation Fighter Program Gets a Boost

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July 4th Holiday Spurs North American Business Aircraft Traffic

Industry data tracker WingX Advance noted a surge in business aviation traffic in the U.S. leading up to the Independence Day holiday.

Dassault Falcon 8X in flight over Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California.

Group Looks To Bring First Delivered Learjet Back To Flight

The Classic Learjet Founding is working to acquire and restore Learjet 23-003, the first of iconic aircraft to be delivered.

Lear 23-003 in Wichita at its delivery in October 13, 1964.

AINsight: Two Down, Two To Go

The preowned business aircraft market is doing well in mid-2023, but shop availability for pre-purchase inspections could dampen transactions.

Aircraft arriving NBAA Convention 2019

AINsight: Two Down, Two To Go

The preowned business aircraft market is doing well in mid-2023, but shop availability for pre-purchase inspections could dampen transactions.

NASA's Supersonic X-59 Prepping for Ground Tests

NASA's X-59 supersonic demonstration aircraft move to the flight line as it prepares for ground tests to ensure its safety for first flight this year.

NASA's X-59 supersonic demonstration aircraft in Palmdale, California on flight line (Photo: Lockheed Martin))

Cessna Citation Longitude Reaches a New Latitude

Textron Aviation delivered the first Mexican-registered Cessna Citation Longitude and soon plans to hand over the 100th production copy of the twinjet.

Cessna Citation Longitude

Embraer Chases Military Export Orders for Versatile C-390 Millennium Multirole Aircraft

It is offered to replace aging C-130 aircraft

Daher Boosts Manufacturing Bandwidth with AAA Buy

French aircraft manufacturer Daher is adding to its aerostructures and support capability by taking over the Assistance Aéronautique et Aérospatiale group.

Assistance Aéronautique et Aérospatiale is a specialist in multiple aspects of aircraft manufacturing and support.

Bombardier Completes Acquisition of Wiring Business

Bombardier's purchase of Latécoère's EWIS operation in Querétaro, Mexico, helps reinforce its supply chain, the manufacturer said.

Latécoère wiring manufacturing for aircraft

Legacy Tails: The Premier Stands 'Outside its Time'

The Great Recession sealed the fate for the Beechcraft Premier family but its fans remain faithful.

Premier I aircraft

Pilatus PC-12 NGX Fleet Expands to Japan

OpenSky, a private membership company that added a Pilatus PC-24 to its fleet earlier this year, has taken delivery of the first Japan-bound PC-12 NGX.

OpenSky Pilatus PC-12 NGX (Pilatus Aircraft)

Honda Launches Certified Preowned Aircraft Program

Following the lead of Canada’s Bombardier, Honda Aircraft has established a CPO program to aid entry into business jet ownership.

HondaJet on airport ramp

NASA Wraps Up X-57 Program without a Flight

NASA's experimental electric airplane, the X-57 Maxwell, will not achieve a first flight before the agency cuts the program in September.

NASA's all-electric X-57 "Mod II" prototype in hangar

Safran Turbogenerator To Power Electra's HeSTOL

Safran Helicopter Engines is developing the 600-kilowatt turbogenerator propulsion system for Electra Aero’s hybrid-electric STOL prototype aircraft.

Safran turbogenerator

Patriot Proves Counter-hypersonic Capability

Two batteries of the Raytheon SAM system sent to Ukraine immediately proved their worth, shooting down Russia’s vaunted Kinzhal hypersonic missile.

Rayhteon Patriot

Georgia HS Takes Top Honors in GAMA Design Challenge

Georgia’s McIntosh High School is the first-place winner and Gonzaga College High School in D.C. is the second-place winner of GAMA's design challenge.

GAMA Aviation Design Challenge First place team from Peachtree City, Georgia's McIntosh High School. From left: Marc van Zyl, Emily White, Matthew Villiger, Aaron Maeder, and Jada Reeves.

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