Icon Aircraft Delivers 100th A5
July 27, 2019, 5:45 PMIcon Aircraft's production rates are accelerating as the 100th A5 is delivered.
View ArticleTamarack Returns To Installing Active Winglets
July 29, 2019, 9:22 AMTamarack says it has taken three deposits and scheduled two installations in as many weeks for its Atlas active winglets.
View ArticleWichita Bank Expands Into Business Aircraft Financing
Equity Bank's new division will finance new and pre-owned piston, turboprop and jet aircraft purchases.July 29, 2019, 4:20 PMA regional bank based in Wichita with $4 billion in assets is expanding into...
View ArticleBBA To Sell Ontic To Private Equity Firm
CVC Capital Partners to pay $1.37 billion for the BBA unit that manufactures OEM-licensed parts for legacy aircraft.July 30, 2019, 12:08 PMBBA Aviation plans to sell its Ontic unit for $1.37 billion to...
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Honda Aircraft Breaks Ground on Wing/Parts Facility
Honda Aircraft's new $15.5 million facility in Greensboro, North Carolina, will speed up lead time between order and delivery.July 30, 2019, 12:11 PMAt a groundbreaking ceremony held today, Honda...
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Air France To Renew Short- and Medium-haul Fleet with A220s
The French airline also confirms it will dispose of its entire fleet of 10 A380s by 2022.July 30, 2019, 2:39 PMFollowing months of speculation about the replacement of its short- and medium-haul fleet,...
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Arrow Aviation Obtains China CAAC Mx Approval
Louisiana-based Arrow Aviation is a service center for helo OEMs Leonardo, Bell, Airbus and Sikorsky.July 30, 2019, 10:28 AMHelicopter MRO provider Arrow Aviation has been approved as a Part 145...
View ArticleSkyWest To Lease ACI Jet Hangar for New Mx Base
ACI Jet is also working with community colleges in the San Luis Obispo area to develop an aviation maintenance program.July 30, 2019, 4:46 PMACI Jet will lease a 17,000-sq-ft hangar at San Luis Obispo...
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Tariffs, Brexit Threaten Airbus as A321 ACF 'Challenge' Persists
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury raises the likelihood of a no-deal Brexit and the prospect of tariffs leveled by the U.S.July 31, 2019, 11:37 AMAirbus warned of continuing global trade tensions and...
View ArticleAustrian Firm Selected For Challenger, Global Radomes
FACC already supplies wing-to-body fairings, rudders, and bypass ducts to Bombardier Business Aircraft's Challenger 350 and Global 7500.July 31, 2019, 4:38 PMAustria-based FACC has been awarded a...
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AIN Product Support Survey Part I: Aircraft
Dassault Falcon takes the top spot for jets, while Mitsubishi maintains that position among t-props.August 1, 2019, 6:00 AMIn a tight race for the top spot in the 2019 AIN Product Support Survey,...
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F-16s Ordered for Slovakia; Bulgarian Buy Reinstated
Lockheed Martin has received the go-ahead to begin the construction of 14 F-16Vs for Slovakia, while the “on-off” Bulgaria deal is back on againAugust 1, 2019, 11:46 AMOn July 31, the U.S. government...
View ArticleBombardier Bizjet Deliveries, Revenues, Sales Climb
Second-quarter revenues at Bombardier Business Aircraft increased 6 percent year-over-year to $1.38 billion as the company delivered 35 business jets.August 1, 2019, 12:40 PMSecond-quarter revenues at...
View ArticleHow Spirit Is Dealing with Max Grounding
Spirit AeroSystems has been storing completed 737 Max fuselages for 10-20 days before shipping them off to Boeing.August 1, 2019, 3:53 PMThe top executive of Boeing’s largest 737 Max supplier, Spirit...
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Leonardo Logs First Order for the M-346FA
An undisclosed “major international customer” has ordered six of the fighter/attack derivative of the M-346 Master advanced jet trainerAugust 2, 2019, 4:05 AMLeonardo booked an order in July for six...
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Russia Begins Wind Tunnel Testing on SSBJ
Russian company Tupolev has targeted a 2027 first flight.August 2, 2019, 10:10 AMRussia is getting closer to developing its own supersonic business jet, including beginning tests in the supersonic wind...
View ArticleIAG Looking To Bring Max Deliveries Forward
The group inked a letter of intent with Boeing for 200 units at the Paris Air Show in July .August 2, 2019, 10:16 AM International Airlines Group (IAG) CEO Willie Walsh hit out again at Airbus over...
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India Expected To Sign for More MiG-29s and Su-30MKIs in October
New fighter aircraft and air-to-air missiles are at the heart of a procurement effort based on re-engineered arms purchasing processes with Moscow August 3, 2019, 3:04 AMNew Delhi is expected to commit...
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Airbus Starts Building First A220s in Mobile
The European manufacturer expects Delta Air Lines to take the first U.S.-built A220 in the third quarter of 2020. August 5, 2019, 10:48 AMAirbus has begun manufacturing the A220 at its U.S. assembly...
View ArticleHondaJet Elite Gets China CAAC Nod
HondaJet Elite deliveries will begin as scheduled in China later this year via in-country HondaJet dealer Honsan General Aviation Co., Ltd.August 5, 2019, 11:25 AMThe HondaJet Elite has received type...
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