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Stratos Begins Taking Deposits for Its VLJ Single

Bend, Ore.-based Stratos Aircraft on Tuesday began taking refundable escrowed $50,000 deposits for its single-engine Stratos 714 very light jet.

UK Takes Hardest Line Over A400M Airlifter

As negotiations to secure a future for Europe’s troubled A400M a

Boeing Unveils Aussie Super Hornet, Eyes More Exports

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Boeing Decides on 787 Fix, but Still Can’t Commit to Timetable

Boeing has identified a remedy to the 787 Dreamliner’s wing-to-side-of-body stress p

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Romania Receives First C-27J

The Romanian air force took delivery of its first <link ain-defense-perspective/single-publication-story/browse/0/article/boeing-opts-out-of-c-27j-producti

Boeing Assembles First 747-8

Boeing announced today that it has assembled the major sections of the first 747-8 Freighter this week, as mechanics at the factory in Everett, Wash., load

VASO Launches An-148 Flight Trials

The first Antonov An-148 built by Russia’s Voronezh Aircraft Plant (VASO), regist

Learjet 85 Program Moving Along Smoothly

Bombardier Aerospace yesterday said its Learjet 85 program is quickly progressing, having reached several product development milestones, including fabrica

First ARJ21 Transferred to Xi’an Flight Test Center

Test pilots yesterday flew the first ARJ21-700 regional jet from its production site in Shanghai to China’s Flight Test Establishment in Xi’an, the capital

Boeing Lands Order for 13 737-800s

Panama’s Copa Airlines has placed an estimated $1 billion firm order for 13 Boeing 737-800s, in a deal consisting of a mixture of option conversions and ne

Iranian Airliner Crashes, 168 Presumed Dead

A Tupolev Tu-154 operated by Iran’s Caspian Airlines crashed today near the city of Qazvin in northwestern Iran, killing all 168 people on board, according

Textron ‘Formally Cancels’ Cessna Citation Columbus

The large-cabin Cessna Citation Columbus program has been “formally cancelled,” according to a Form 8-K report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commi

Textron ‘Formally Cancels’ Cessna Citation Columbus

The large-cabin Cessna Citation Columbus program has been “formally cancelled,” according to an Form 8-K report parent company Textron filed late last week

Epic Kit Turboprop Buyer Suing Over Engine Delay

Rich Lucibella, the buyer and builder of an Epic Aircraft LT single-engine turboprop under the corporate name Blue Sky Avgroup, filed a lawsuit against Epi

Boeing Moves To Take Over Vought

Boeing announced today that it has agreed to acquire the business and operations conducted by Vought Aircraft Industries at its North Charleston, S.C.

GIV, GV Reach Flight-hour Milestones

The Gulfstream GIV and GV fleets recently achieved significant flight-hour milestones, with both airplane fleets logging more than 4.6 million hours combin

Airbus Launches Program To Improve Flight Data Recovery

Airbus has launched a study for improving flight data recovery, including extended data transmission for commercial airliners, the company announced last w

French Investigators Conclude Air France Flight 447 Did Not Break Apart in Flight

The condition of the wreckage recovered from that Ai

Embraer embarks on next phase of 450/500 program

Embraer engineers have begun the next phase in development of the Legacy 450 midlight and Legacy 500 midsize jets, having completed the joint definition ph

Yemenia A310 Crashes, 152 Feared Dead

A Yemenia (Yemen Airways) Airbus A310-300 crashed into the Indian Ocean, just north of the Comoros Island

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