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Republic buys more Embraer E-Jets

Republic Airways late last month exercised purchase options on 30 Embraer E175s, bringing the total number of E-Jets ordered by the Indianapolis-based regi

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September 12, 2006

Falcon 7X splish-splashes closer to certification

Calculation and theory go only so far in an aircraft development program, and last month it was time for Dassault’s Falcon 7X S/N 003 to jump in and get it

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September 12, 2006

Watch for CJ4 at NBAA show

Expect Cessna at the NBAA Convention next month to announce the Citation CJ4, a stretched version of the CJ3 with a slightly swept wing based on the Sovere

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September 12, 2006

Hawker 4000 exemptions OK’d with conditions

The FAA has granted, with conditions, Raytheon Aircraft’s request that the Hawker 4000 be temporarily exempted from certain Part 25 amendments to enable th

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September 12, 2006

Eclipse, Cessna race to VLJ certification

Not to rain on Eclipse’s parade, but…the July 27 waving of the checkered flag in the very light jet (VLJ) race might have been premature.

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September 12, 2006

Need to Find or Unload a Hangar?

A new Web site called HangarTrader.com seeks to bring together hangar owners and potential buyers or renters.

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September 12, 2006

Honda’s new aircraft division shifts into gear

Two weeks after Honda revealed its long-anticipated commercial plans for the HondaJet, the Japanese company on August 8 established a wholly owned subsidia

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September 12, 2006

Business Aviation in Latin America

For years the business aviation market in Latin America was distinguished by little more than wishful thinking as manufacturers watched signs of interest t

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September 12, 2006

Business Aviation in Latin America

Brazil’s largest business aviation services company, Líder Aviação, continues to spread its wings into new areas and anticipates a revenue increase of 40 p

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September 12, 2006

New Turboprops

Turboprop-powered aircraft will continue to be effective business tools, though their role is likely to be eclipsed to an as yet unknown degree wi

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September 12, 2006

Embraer’s bizav no longer a one-trick pony

Two years ago Embraer had one product for the business aviation market, with the Legacy, an executive/VIP or corporate shuttle version of its ERJ 135 regio

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September 12, 2006

Challenger APU Retrofit Available

Bombardier has published a Service Bulletin for a Honeywell GTCP36-150 APU retrofit for Challenger 601s and 604s.

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September 12, 2006

LABACE 2006 cancelled, but ‘07’s in the works

LABACE 2006 would have been the fourth Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition.

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September 12, 2006

OceanAir gains turboprop market share

OceanAir Táxi Aéreo has grown, is still growing and expects better things to come. OceanAir was launched by Grupo Maritime oil’s controlling

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September 12, 2006

Gulfstream Begins Fly-by-wire Flights

Flight testing is scheduled to begin this month of a Gulfstream V modified with a fly-by-wire system for controlling the spoilers.

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September 12, 2006

Upstarts favor electric while establishment sits on fence

Business jet manufacturers do not agree on the virtues of electric power for onboard systems.

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September 12, 2006