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Japan Moves Closer to Buying V-22s for Maritime Defense Upgrade

The country intends to acquire 17 tiltrotors to accompany the creation of an amphibious brigade.

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December 4, 2014

ICAO Recommends War Zone Database for Airlines

Task force to present plan at high-level safety conference in February

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December 3, 2014

Poland Pushes Back Deadline For Helicopter Contest

Contract award for the medium multirole helicopter has been postponed to next year’s second quarter.

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December 2, 2014

Air Berlin To Replace Niki’s E190s with Airbus Narrowbodies

Transition to occur by June.

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December 2, 2014

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Second Conforming Cirrus Jet Joins Flight-test Fleet

Dubbed C1, the jet will be used for an “array of certification efforts,” including flight into known icing testing.

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December 2, 2014

Light Bizjets Gaining Momentum, Say JPM Analysts

Steady growth of about 4 percent in U.S. business jet flight operations underlies the recovery.

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December 2, 2014

Rheinland Air Service Named Exclusive European Dealer for Quest Kodiak

RAS will also be an authorized service center for the turboprop single.

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December 2, 2014

Constant Aviation Installs Ovation in Global Express

Ovation Select provides onboard connectivity via smartphones, tablets or any of the installed passenger control units.

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December 2, 2014

Airbus Boosts Aerion’s AS2 Supersonic Business Jet

Airbus Boosts Aerion’s AS2 Supersonic Business Jet

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December 2, 2014

GAMA: Business Aircraft Deliveries on the Rise

Business jet makers are set to notch their second consecutive year of delivery increases.

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December 1, 2014

Ryanair, Boeing Finalize Max 200 Deal

Contract worth some $11 billion at current list prices

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December 1, 2014

Azul Orders 35 More A320neos

Direct order from Airbus adds to lease contracts with AerCap and GECAS

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December 1, 2014

NTSB Cites Deficient Safety Assessment by Boeing in 787 Fire

Safety Board issues 18 separate recommendations

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December 1, 2014

ATR Weighs Options as Lion Air Boosts Backlog

Turboprop Maker Would Consider Building Aircraft Abroad, New Engine Option

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November 30, 2014

Indonesian Regional Airliners Making Progress

N219 under construction while R80 enters detailed design

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November 29, 2014

Bombardier Global 7000 Aiming For 2015 First Flight

Suppliers and the OEM are ramping up assembly of the first flight test Global 7000.

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November 27, 2014

Indian Radar Buys Prompt Thales Joint Venture

BEL-Thales Systems will meet new offset and tech transfer rules

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November 26, 2014

Ukraine Has Lost 22 Aircraft to Rebel Forces

Official attributes loss rate to pilots’ lack of combat experience; insufficient training; and insufficient intelligence on the threat.

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November 26, 2014

F-35 Unit Costs Coming Down, But Still Well Over $100 Million

Engine costs are excluded from totals given by program officials.

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November 25, 2014

Europe's Clean Sky Program Proceeds with Demonstrators

Light helicopter to fly with diesel engine, Falcon 7X with active flow control for high-lift devices and AgustaWestland to flight-test new tiltrotor.

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November 25, 2014