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Transport Canada Gives Nod to Challenger 650
Bombardier Business Aircraft’s large-cabin Challenger 650 received Transport Canada certification, the Canadian aircraft manufacturer announced today. Customer deliveries are expected to start by...
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Singapore Show Set to Kick of Aerospace Year in 2016
The first major international aerospace and defense event of 2016 will run from February 16-21 when the next biennial Singapore Airshow is staged at the purpose-built Changi Exhibition Centre. Back in...
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Sukhoi And SJI Keep Sharp Eye On Mideast Market For Superjet
Characterizing the Middle East as “one of the most important regions for Superjet 100 promotion,” Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) and Western sales and support arm Superjet International have each made...
View ArticleEmbraer To Take Delivery of First Engines for E-190 E2 Next Week
Brazil’s Embraer expects to receive the first pair of Pratt & Whitney PW1900G turbofans for its new E190-E2 within roughly a week, as the company nears full assembly of the first prototype,...
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Vietjet Places $3.6B Order With Airbus for 30 New A321s
Vietnamese low-cost carrier Vietjet helped break an order logjam at the Dubai Airshow on November 10 by announcing a firm order with Airbus valued at $3.6 billion to purchase 30 A321 narrowbody...
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UAE Command Selects AW609 Tiltrotor for Search and Rescue
The UAE Joint Aviation Command (JAC) will acquire three AgustaWestland AW609 tiltrotors for search and rescue missions, the command announced on November 10 at the Dubai Airshow. The JAC will be the...
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Mitsubishi Regional Jet Makes First Flight
The Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) made its long-awaited first flight today, taking off from the Japanese manufacturer’s Nagoya Airport base at around 9.30 a.m. local time. According to a statement from...
View ArticleGulfstream Opens Parts Distribution Center in Dubai
Gulfstream Aerospace recently opened a regional parts distribution center near Dubai Al Maktoum International Airport. The facility, located in Dubai South (formerly Dubai World Central), houses...
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Arab Air Forces Switch Focus from Syria to Yemen
Arab air forces that were participating in the U.S.-led air campaign against ISIS forces over Iraq and Syria have almost entirely switched their combat jets to the Saudi-led military intervention in...
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Heavier Twin Otter STC Expected in 2016
NBAA exhibitor Ikhana Group (Booth N4410) expects the FAA to award it a supplemental type certificate (STC) in the first half of 2016–and perhaps as early as the first quarter–for its new...
View ArticleAversan Aiding “WheelTug” Taxiing System
SEQCHAPTER \h \r 1Aversan, an engineering firm based in Mississauga, Canada, is building the control interface for the WheelTug no-engines-required, self-propelled aircraft taxiing system. Using...
View ArticleAv-Base Systems Had Long History in Aviation Software
Av-Base Systems developed the initial version of its aviation management software when DOS was the reigning personal computer operating system. Released more than 25 years ago, Av-Base was one of the...
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Falcon 8X Completion Work Underway
Dassault Aviation has begun completion work on the first customer-bound Falcon 8X long-range trijet as the company progresses toward certification and deliveries next year. The aircraft, S/N 04,...
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Dassault Design Philosophy Evident in 5X, 8X
Dassault has never been one to follow the pack when it comes to business jets: it has been at the forefront of innovation when it comes to the use of three-engine designs, 3-D design software, metal...
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Latitude Calls At BGAD, Biggin Hill
Arriving at the BGAD event at London Biggin Hill Airport by car was somewhat of a letdown–especially as it was Battle of Britain Day, 75 years since Spitfires famously fought off the Nazi hordes. Our...
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Rare Vintage Bizliner Hits The Market
The maze of amazing aircraft on static display at NBAA conventions always highlights the cutting edge of business aviation technology, but one of stars of the ramp on the market this year at Henderson...
View ArticleC919 Control Panels Get China’s OK
SEQCHAPTER \h \r 1Toronto’s Firan Technology Group (FTG) announced that the cockpit control panel assemblies that it developed for the Shanghai Avionics Corporation (Savic) C919 flight deck display...
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Viking Logs Orders for Two Twin Otters
Viking Air will deliver two Twin Otter Series 400s to Beijing-based Reignwood Aviation Group before the end of this year. Viking said it firmed the initial purchase contract for the two aircraft from a...
View ArticleCitation Jet Pilots Assn. Rolls Out Online Information Resource
A team of dedicated volunteers with the Citation Jet Pilots Owner/Pilots Association (CJP) recently celebrated the official introduction of the Russ Meyer Citation Library (RMCL), a vast online...
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Aviation Employees Feeling Growing Demand
If you’ve been around business aviation for a few decades you know that the hiring climate we are entering is rare and, well, for some, sweet. That is, if you are in the market for a career in...
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