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By Thierry Dubois
French manufacturer Daher has inaugurated a new aerostructures manufacturing and logistics site in Queretaro, Mexico.
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By Molly McMillin
Harlow Aerostructures and Verocel have earned FAA certification for an auto throttle system designed for general aviation aircraft.
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By Graham Warwick
The idea of a low-altitude airspace management system for unmanned aircraft is spreading rapidly around the world.
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By Molly McMillin
Seeker Aircraft America has formed a partnership with KAHA Aviation Solutions, based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as it expands into a new market.
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By Molly McMillin
Pilatus is ceasing production of its PC-6 Porter multirole aircraft—which has been produced without interruption since 1959.
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By Kirby Harrison
Crystal Skye, a VIP Boeing 777-200L, was delivered Aug. 1 to Crystal AirCruises, a subsidiary of Crystal Cruises.
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By Bradley Perrett
Taiwan-based aerospace manufacturer Aerospace Industrial Development Corp. (AIDC) sees its considerable engineering force as a way to sidestep competition with manufacturers in developing countries.
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By Guy Norris
The Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) test fleet has been temporarily grounded pending investigations into the engine problem on one of the prototypes.
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By Michael Bruno
“As the FAA’s authorization quickly approaches its expiration, Congress appears likely to pass another short-term reauthorization extension,” according to a new analysis by the American Action Forum center-right think tank.
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By Molly McMillin
Despite a recent flameout on a Global 7000 flight test aircraft, chances are “realistic” that Bombardier Aerospace’s long-range jet will enter service as planned in the second half of 2018.
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By Bradley Perrett
A spin-off from the push to develop self-driving cars will improve the efficiency of future drones from Taiwanese manufacturer Geosat.
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By Molly McMillin
General aviation accident rates declined in 2014 although flight activity rose, according to the just-released 26th Joseph T. Nall Report.
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By Molly McMillin
VistaJet, a private aviation provider, has received a $150 million cash investment into the business from Rhone Capital, an investment management firm.
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By Molly McMillin
The assets of Pacific Aerospace Resources & Technologies, a maintenance, repair and overhaul facility based at the Southern California Logistics Airport, are being offered in a sealed bid turnkey sale.
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By Guy Norris, Joe Anselmo
Flight tests of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9B SkyGuardian Predator B variant have expanded to encompass longer-range excursions including initial flights through non-restricted airspace.
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By Graham Warwick
Airbus’s Silicon Valley outpost A3 (“A-Cubed”) has selected Near Earth Autonomy to provide landing zone assessment technology as part of the sense-and-avoid suite on its Vahana autonomous single-seat electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) demonstrator.
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By Tony Osborne
German defense electronics firm Hensoldt has acquired avionics supplier EuroAvionics GmbH from its owners, Equistone Partners Europe.
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By Molly McMillin
Jet Aviation says it will exit its St. Louis Downtown Airport maintenance operations. As business winds down, Gulfstream Aerospace Services Corp. will launch maintenance operations at the site.
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By William Garvey
Surf Air, the California membership carrier, is expanding to Texas and Europe and is looking beyond those destinations.
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By Molly McMillin
Michael Lemaire, CEO of Stratos Aircraft in Redmond, Oregon, has had a lifelong interest in aviation.
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By Molly McMillin
Winglet Technology has received the FAA’s Supplemental Type Certificate for transitional winglets for the Citation Sovereign business jet.
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Gulfstream Aerospace has announced the creation of its Connectivity Service programme, a comprehensive, bundled suite of in-flight internet, voice and entertainment offerings customised to meet the needs of each Gulfstream operator.
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By Graham Warwick
Brazil has asked the Word Trade Organization (WTO) to rule whether Canadian federal and provincial government support for Bombardier’s C Series constitute illegal subsidies.
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By Graham Warwick
Brazil has asked the Word Trade Organization (WTO) to rule whether Canadian federal and provincial government support for Bombardier’s C Series constitute illegal subsidies.
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By Kirby Harrison
With firm orders for 12 of its new SKYe SH09 rotorcraft in hand and letters of interest for about 100 more, Marenco Swiss Helicopters recently began flying its third prototype.
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