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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.

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Bombardier Ends Historic Chapter, Pursues New Purposes in Wichita

Learjet production has ceased, but the airframer has had little trouble filling its former manufacturing space with growing units.

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October 14, 2022

Jetex Eyes Growing Air Charter Opportunities and World Cup Finals

Business aircraft service provider Jetex aims to build the largest FBO network outside of the U.S.

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October 14, 2022

VistaJet Continues Strong Growth with Unified Fleet

Amidst robust 2022 sales, global charter fleet operator VistaJet is highlighting its newly expanded and unified fleet and new service options.

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October 14, 2022

Beechcraft Hands Over 1,000th T-6 Texan II Trainer

The primary flight trainer that produces pilots for the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps has also passed five million flying hours.

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October 14, 2022

Videos

Dassault Cancels Falcon 5X Business Jet Program

Dassault Cancels Falcon 5X Business Jet Program

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December 15, 2017

Bombardier Offers Perspective on Airbus C Series Airliner Partnership

Bombardier Offers Perspective on Airbus C Series Airliner Partnership

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December 14, 2017

See How a FedEx MD-10 Has Been Transformed into a Flying Eye Hospital for Orbis Int'l

See How a FedEx MD-10 Has Been Transformed into a Flying Eye Hospital for Orbis Int'l

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December 11, 2017

Fly Aboard the World’s First Boeing 787 BBJ 'Dream Jet' for $70,000 Per Hour

Fly Aboard the World’s First Boeing 787 BBJ 'Dream Jet' for $70,000 Per Hour

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December 5, 2017

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Western Aircraft, Gogo Partner on Pilatus PC-24 5G STC

Western Aircraft's Pilatus PC-24 STC for Gogo's 5G air-to-ground connectivity service should be available later this year.

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October 14, 2022

SEA Prime Sees YTD Aircraft Movements Climb

SEA Prime's immediate expansion plans put infrastructure at the focus of development.

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October 13, 2022

Airbus Corporate Helicopters Turns Five

Marking its fifth anniversary, Airbus Corporate Helicopters displays its top-selling yacht-friendly helicopter and a cabin mockup of its new ACH160.

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October 13, 2022

Lufthansa Technik Advances Cabin Systems and Technology

German mega-MRO Lufthansa Technik makes “nice” as cabin management system and interiors evolution are shown at NBAA-BACE.

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October 13, 2022

Boeing Business Jets Emerges Energized from Max Grounding

Boeing witnessed record demand for its BBJs early this year, and values have skyrocketed for the minimal used inventory.

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October 13, 2022

Wheels Up Highlights Charter Growth, Tackles Losses

Reporting strong growth, Wheels Up looks to continue expansion while consolidating recent acquisitions in the charter market.

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October 13, 2022

Elbit Highlights Support and Technology for Bizav Market

The international aerospace and defense conglomerate shows the business aviation side of its capabilities.

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October 13, 2022

EASA Certifies ATRs Powered by Latest Pratt Turboprop Variant

ATR 42s and 72s powered by the recently certified PW127XT-M burn 3 percent less fuel and cost 20 percent less to maintain.

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October 13, 2022

Meet Hideto Yamasaki, Honda Aircraft’s New CEO

The new president and CEO of Honda Aircraft, Hideto Yamasaki, aims to build on his predecessor's success.

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October 12, 2022

LHT adds VIP and Government Customers in the Americas Market

Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine have not led to any decrease in demand for LHT’s services.

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October 12, 2022

Hadid Aims To Further Streamline International Trip Planning

A shortage of spare parts, transportation bottlenecks, and labor shortages have all impacted the bizav industry.

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October 12, 2022

Daher Delivers 1,100th TBM Turboprop Single

Some 32 years after the TBM 700's service entry, Daher has handed over the 1,100th TBM turboprop single—a Model 960.

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October 12, 2022

Cargolux Finalizes Boeing 777-8 Freighter Order

Boeing’s 777-8 order book exceeds 50 airplanes with a firm order for 10 from Cargolux.

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October 12, 2022

What It’s Like to Fly on Xwing’s Experimental Self-flying Cessna Airplane

What It’s Like to Fly on Xwing’s Experimental Self-flying Cessna Airplane

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October 12, 2022

American Airlines, Delta Commit to Substantial AAM Investments

American Airlines has tendered an equity investment in Universal Hydrogen while Delta Air Lines said it would invest in Joby’s eVTOL project.

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October 11, 2022

Surf Air Signs $450M Funding Commitment with Jetstream

Jetstream Aviation Capital is providing $450 million in funding for Surf Air Mobility to expand its fleet.

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October 11, 2022