Panama City To Host Second AEPP Business Aviation Show
Panama City will host the second annual Aero Expo Panama Pacifico (AEPP) business aviation show from April 20 to 21, 2017 at the Panama Pacifico International Airport. Organizers say they expect to...
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U.S. Air Force Requests Proposals for JStars Replacement
The U.S. Air Force on December 28 released a request for proposals (RFP) for the development phase of its program to replace the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JStars) hosted on the...
View Article2016 Chock-full of Airliner Milestones
Last year’s milestones in the air transport arena climaxed with the first flight of the Airbus A350-1000 on November 24 over southwestern France. The event marked the start of an intensive campaign of...
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T-X Trainer Program Under Way as U.S. Air Force Releases RFP
The U.S. Air Force on December 30 released a formal request for proposals (RFP) for the T-X advanced pilot training program to replace its aging Northrop T-38 Talon jet trainers. The service expects to...
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Canada Ponders CF-18 Fighter Replacement
The recent decision by Canada to purchase 18 Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft raises questions about the future role of Washington’s neighbor to the north in the Lockheed Martin F-35 program....
View ArticleIndia To Buy Six More C295s for Coast Guard
India is likely to sign a contract with Airbus Defence and Space for 56 C295 military transports within six months, according to the country's retiring chief of the air staff, Arup Raha. Meanwhile, the...
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Broker: Used G650 Inventory Declines, along with Prices
The inventory of pre-owned Gulfstream G650s/650ERs has been steadily decreasing since supply peaked at 21 aircraft for sale during the first quarter of last year, according to the just released...
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Boeing Inks Major Max Order from GECAS
Airliner leasing group GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has placed a new firm order for 75 Boeing 737 Max 8 narrowbodies, Boeing announced Wednesday.The manufacturer values the order, booked in...
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Sukhoi Promises Stabilizer Fixes on All Superjets in January
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) expects to complete work to resolve a tail stabilizer defect discovered in Sukhoi SSJ100s during a routine inspection on December 22 by the end of January, according to the...
View ArticleChina Developing Homegrown 'Blue Whale' Tiltrotor
Chinese state-owned aircraft company Avic is developing two variants of an “ultra fast” 270-knot tiltrotor code-named “Blue Whale,” English-language newspaper China Dailyreported late last month....
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Israel’s First F-35s Delivered to VIP Reception
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) is aiming to go operational on the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter by December next year. Its first two aircraft were delivered from Fort Worth, Texas, to...
View ArticleYoung Pre-owned Business Jet Inventory Stable, Says UBS
Pre-owned business jet inventory inched down by 0.1 points last month to 11 percent, below the historical average of 13 percent, according to the latest data from UBS Global Research. At 2,326, the...
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Sukhoi Promises Stabilizer Fixes on All Superjets in January
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) expects to complete work to resolve a tail stabilizer defect discovered in Sukhoi SSJ100s during a routine inspection on December 22 by the end of January, according to the...
View ArticleChina Developing Homegrown 'Blue Whale' Tiltrotor
Chinese state-owned aircraft company Avic is developing two variants of an “ultra fast” 270-knot tiltrotor code-named “Blue Whale,” English-language newspaper China Dailyreported late last month....
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Dassault Falcon Sales, Deliveries Fall in 'Difficult Market'
Net orders for Dassault Falcons stood at 21 aircraft as of the end of 2016, down from 25 in 2015 and 67 in 2014. Last year’s tally reflects gross orders for 33 aircraft offset by 12 Falcon 5X...
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French Choose Babcock and PC-21 for Future Pilot Training
The French subsidiary of Babcock, the British provider of defense services, confirmed its selection to provide future fast jet pilot and navigator training aircraft for the French air force under a...
View ArticleBoeing Fails To Meet 2016 Order Goal
Boeing on Friday issued year-end commercial airplane sales figures that fell short of its 2016 guidance of a 1:1 book-to-bill ratio, suggesting a somewhat less robust market for its airliners than...
View ArticleTriumph Sues Bombardier Over Global 7000 Delay Costs
Triumph Group has filed a lawsuit seeking $340 million from Bombardier for costs associated with the Global 7000 program. According to a January 5 notice to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,...
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Russian Air Power Prevails over Syria
Russia has now flown more combat air sorties over Syria than the U.S.-led Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) has flown over Syria and Iraq combined. The weight of Russian airpower has enabled the Assad...
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Malaysia Airlines To Order 25 Widebodies In 2017
Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) has returned to expansion mode and plans to order 25 widebody aircraft by the end of the year, according to chief executive Peter Bellew.Fifteen of the new batch of...
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