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Comac’s ARJ21 Regional Jet Enters Service in Indonesia

TransNusa Aviation operated the first revenue flight of the ARJ21outside China with service from Jakarta to Bali.

Comac ARJ21-700

Daher's TBM 960 Makes European Airshow Debut

The TBM 960 is the latest in Daher's line of TBM turboprop singles and is making its Eurpopean airshow debut this week at Aero Friedrichshofen in Germany.

Daher TBM 960 at Aero Friedrichshafen

Bombardier Smart Link Plus OK'd for Challengers, Globals

Transport Canada, EASA, and the FAA have OK'd installation of Smart Link Plus health monitoring systems on most Bombardier Challengers and Globals.

Bombardier Smart Link Plus aircraft health monitoring system

Diamond Aircraft To Begin SAF Testing in Diesel Engines

Austrian aircraft manufacturer Diamond Aircraft along with sister company Austro Engine will soon begin testing engines on sustainable aviation fuel.

Various models of Diamond Aircraft flying in formation above cloud layer

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Saab JAS 39 Gripen Fighter Flies Over Farnborough

Saab JAS 39 Gripen Fighter Flies Over Farnborough

Boeing’s 737 Max 8 Narrowbody Debuts at Farnborough Ahead of 2017 Service Entry

Boeing’s 737 Max 8 Narrowbody Debuts at Farnborough Ahead of 2017 Service Entry

Airbus’s A380 Airliner Impresses Crowds at Farnborough Airshow

Airbus’s A380 Airliner Impresses Crowds at Farnborough Airshow

Power, Control and Poise: the F

Power, Control and Poise: the F

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Attendance Soars at 2023 King Air Gathering

Attendance was up by 70 percent and vendor count nearly doubled at the 2023 King Air Gathering, marking a new era for the annual event.

King Airs parked in a row on grass at an airfield during King Air Gathering 2023

Brazil Seeks More Gripens as Saab/Embraer Strengthen Ties

Further Gripen fighter purchases for Brazil were discussed at the start of the program, but now serious evaluations are getting under way.

Saab Gripen F fighter

C&L Aero Clinches Sale of VVIP Bizliner to Argentina

C&L Aerospace has completed the sale of a VVIP Boeing 757 to the secretary general of the presidency of Argentina for presidential travel.

Argentina VVIP Boeing 757 for presidential travel in flight

VietJet Expands Service to Australia amid SE Asian Rebound

VietJet A330-300 debuts in Sydney as Vietnamese authorities project traffic recovery to 2019 levels by year-end.

VietJet's expansion into Australia has seen its Airbus A330-300s debut in Sydney.

SkyDrive Signs First Preorder for Private-use eVTOL

SkyDrive opened the order book to private individual customers for its SD-05 two-seat eVTOL, and Drone Fund director Kotaro Chiba was the first to order.

Venture capitalist Kotaro Chiba (left) views a model of SkyDrive's SD-05 eVTOL aircraft.

Boeing Confronted with Another Max Delivery Disruption

Aft fuselages for the 737 Max supplied by Sprit Aerosystems are the source of another delivery disruption.

Boeing 737 Max family on airport ramp

Gulfstream G400 Cabin Tour Launches, First Flight Nears

Gulfstream is launching a G400 cabin mockup tour in the U.S. as it prepares to fly the first of the twinjets later this year.

Gulfstream G400 cabin

Dutch Start-up Maeve Unveils All-Electric Regional Airliner

The company claims battery technology will be sufficient to carry 44 passengers over 250 nm by 2029, with range and payload to increase in the future.

Developers expect the Maeve 01 all-electric regional airliner to enter service in 2029.

Demand for Business Jets of Sanctioned Russians Remains High

Demand for Russian business jets remains high despite sanctions.

Honda Aircraft Settles Lawsuit Against Jet It

Honda Aircraft and business jet operator Jet It have reached a confidential resolution in their legal dispute.

Jet It HondaJet on display

Liebherr Developing Air Supply System for Airbus ZeroE Program

Toulouse-based Liebherr-Aerospace has entered the second phase of study into an air supply demonstrator for Airbus’s hydrogen fuel-cell system.

Airbus ZeroE fuel cell

Boeing Reports Nearly Half of Chinese Max Fleet in Service

Eleven Chinese airlines have returned 43 Boeing Max jets to service as of April 10, accounting for 45 percent of the fleet.

An Air China 737 Max 8 sits parked at Beijing Capital International Airport on March 11, 2019, the day after Chinese authorities grounded the model.

AINsight: 1 in 60 Rule and Why Accuracy Matters

Aircraft specification on aircraft listings need to be extremely accurate since buyer deals are often predicated on installed equipment per the specs.

AINsight: Matching Words with Action

With the preowned business aircraft market normalizing, it's important to right-size pricing rather than overprice and assume the market will correct it.

Airbus To Build Second Assembly Line at Chinese A320 Site

An agreement to expand Airbus’s production capacity in China came during an official visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to Beijing.

Airbus A320 under assembly in Tianjin

Wichita's Clemens Aviation Buys Rival Midwest Corporate

Clemens Aviation has cornered the FBO market at Colonel James Jabara Airport with its purchase of Midwest Corporate Aviation.

Clemens Aviation Beechjet 400As parked on airport ramp in front of facility at Wichita's Colonel James Jabara Airport

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