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Japan Will Be First International Customer for Boeing KC-46A
Japan plans to acquire three Boeing KC-46A aerial refueling tankers for its Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF), becoming the first international customer of the new aircraft. Japan’s defense ministry...
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U.S. Lessor Seeks To Create 100-Aircraft Twin Otter Portfolio
Addressing a persistently healthy market for both de Havilland Canada and Viking Twin Otters, North Carolina-based aircraft lessor and trader CAAMS aims to create a leasing portfolio of 100 of the...
View ArticleJinggong Named Eclipse 550 Distributor for China
One Aviation named Jinggong (Beijing) General Aviation the exclusive distributor for the Eclipse 550 very light jet in China. Eleven-year-old Jinggong offers sales, training and service for each of the...
View ArticleWith Deliveries Up, Cessna Preps for Longitude's NBAA Debut
Third-quarter revenue at Textron Aviation rose $79 million, to $1.159 billion, from a year ago, thanks to more Cessna Citation shipments, while profits jumped by $45 million, to $107 million. The...
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U.S. Air Force Taps Northrop Grumman To Build New Bomber
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to begin development of the closely guarded Long Range Strike-Bomber (LRS-B), a program expected to eventually cost some $80 billion. The...
View ArticleEx-Im Moves to Senate after House Vote
Efforts to renew the Export-Import Bank’s charter took a step forward when the House voted 313-118 yesterday to reauthorize the institution. Despite strong support in the House, the vote encountered...
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Gulfstream Aerospace Climbs Ever Higher in 3Q
Gulfstream Aerospace continues to be a star performer at parent company General Dynamics, with the aerospace segment reporting its highest-ever quarterly revenue and the fifth consecutive quarterly...
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Sukhoi Lands Second Western Customer for SSJ100
[Updated on October 14 to include additional information from Superjet and CityJet]Irish regional airline CityJet announced Tuesday at the ERA General Assembly in Berlin that it has signed an agreement...
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Gulfstream Aerospace Climbs Ever Higher in 3Q
Gulfstream Aerospace continues to be a star performer at parent company General Dynamics, with the aerospace segment reporting its highest-ever quarterly revenue and the fifth consecutive quarterly...
View ArticleReports: BBD To Receive CSeries Bailout, Shelve Lear 85
Bombardier is believed to be nearing an announcement that it will receive an investment in its CSeries program from the Quebec government and that it is officially ending the Learjet 85 program....
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Quebec Government Throws Lifeline to CSeries
The province of Quebec has committed to investing $1 billion in the beleaguered Bombardier CSeries program, giving it a 49.5-percent stake in a new limited partnership in which the Canadian company...
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Learjet 85 Axed; Bombardier Bizjet Deliveries Flat
Bombardier Business Aircraft confirmed today that it has canceled the Learjet 85 program, citing “lack of sales following the prolonged market weakness” and ending months of speculation that the...
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Airbus, Boeing Ink Major New Orders
Airbus and Boeing each announced significant new order commitments today, as persistently strong sales in the commercial airplane sector continue to boost the balance sheets of the world’s top airframe...
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New Unmanned Version of MD 500 Displayed in Korea
A new unmanned version of the MD Helicopters MD 500 was a surprise at the recent Seoul International Aerospace and Defence Exhibition (ADEX 2015). It was displayed by Korean Air Aerospace Division...
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Airbus To Boost A320 Rate to 60 a Month in Mid-2019
Eight months after announcing its last rate increase for its A320 family, Airbus said on Friday it plans another production hike, this time to 60 aircraft a month starting in mid-2019. Currently...
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Airbus Proves More A400M Capabilities, and Eyes Exports
Airbus Defence & Space reported substantial progress in the flight-testing of functions and capabilities for the A400M airlifter. But negotiations with the seven launch partner nations about...
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Embraer Legacy Midsize Jet Assembly To Start in U.S. in June
Expansion of Embraer Executive Jets' assembly facility in Melbourne, Fla., to accommodate Legacy 450 and 500 production, in addition to the existing Phenom 100 and 300 lines, is well under way and on...
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Get Sneak Previews of Dubai's Flying Display Stars
The roster of aircraft to be displayed at the 2015 Dubai Airshow is still taking shape, but early list released by show organizers gives plenty to whet the appetite of aviation enthusiasts. Many of the...
View ArticleCirrus Breaks Ground on Vision Center
Cirrus Aircraft broke ground on its $15 million, 11-acre “Vision Center” in Knoxville, Tenn. on Thursday. The company announced plans in May to build a national customer center for all Cirrus aircraft,...
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Iran Studying an Indigenous 70-seat Jet
Iran is studying the feasibility of producing a regional jet using technologies, and even airframe parts, acquired and mastered during the IrAN-140 program using national resources and in-house...
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