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  • News

    Epic selects Vision Systems' dimmable windows for E1000 turboprop

    2014-10-14T17:07:33Z

    ​Epic Aircraft has selected Vision Systems electronically dimmable windows for its E1000 single-engined turboprop. The six-seat, high performance aircraft is scheduled is scheduled for certification and first deliveries next year.

  • G500 & G600
    News

    Bullish Gulfstream unveils two new business jets

    2014-10-14T16:11:00Z

    Gulfstream is taking aim at new models in development by Dassault Falcon and at Bombardier’s Global 6000, with a pair of business jet launches on the eve of next week’s NBAA gathering in Orlando.

  • Flying Colours Challenger 850
    Analysis

    ANALYSIS: Flying Colours expands completions portfolio

    2014-10-14T00:00:00Z

    ​It’s difficult to tell the difference between Bombardier’s CRJ-200 regional jet and the Challenger 850 corporate aircraft. It’s equally difficult to tell the difference between Sean and Eric Gillespie, Vice Presidents of Flying Colours. Along with their father, John, the twin brothers are guiding the corporate jet completion ...

  • News

    US Army testing IAI hand-launched UAS

    2014-10-13T21:36:19Z

    ​Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has long sought a foothold in the US military unmanned air systems (UAS) market and is hoping that a play for small-UAS business could open a door to future contracts.

  • F-35 cockpit
    Analysis

    ANALYSIS: Rockwell Collins readies voice recognition for commercial cockpits

    2014-10-13T15:03:00Z

    Speech recognition technology is pervasive everywhere, it seems, except in the commercial cockpit. Voice commands now field customer service queries, dictate text messages and assist drivers. Cockpit avionics, however, are commanded exclusively by human fingers and feet, which interface with the computers and controls by tapping pedals, turning knobs, pushing ...

  • News

    Nextant mulls new aircraft launch

    2014-10-13T12:41:29Z

    ​Nextant Aerospace is hoping to launch a new product as early as next May’s European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition in Geneva, in partnership with engine supplier GE Aviation.

  • News

    FedEx orders another four 767-300Fs

    2014-10-10T21:47:14Z

    ​FedEx has placed orders for four additional Boeing 767-300 freighters, bringing to 46 the number of outstanding orders that the package delivery company has for the type.

  • MH370 memorial
    Opinion

    OPINION: Why flight tracking philosophies must align

    2014-10-10T16:01:39Z

    ​Another rift in the competitive landscape between Airbus and Boeing has appeared. Airbus is ready to move forward with a deployable flight data and voice recorder system for commercial aircraft. Boeing has installed deployable recorders on at least three ­military aircraft fleets, but disagrees that the technology is appropriate or ...

  • Qantas A380
    News

    Extra long-haul: The 10 furthest airline routes

    2014-10-10T11:18:00Z

    At 06:26 local time on 1 October, the first Airbus A380 to serve the world’s longest scheduled air route – Dallas Fort Worth to Sydney – touched down in Australia’s largest city

  • Opinion

    OPINION: Middle-sized jets mean business

    2014-10-10T00:00:00Z

    ​Looking at the amount of product innovation on the business aviation market, one might be tempted to think: “Crisis, what crisis?” To give the surviving airframers their due, they responded to the collapse in fortunes in 2008-09 not by hoping normal service would soon be resumed, but by aggressively pursuing ...

  • FLL T1
    Analysis

    ANALYSIS: US airports build for the future

    2014-10-09T20:57:18Z

    ​US airports are buzzing with construction activity. Everything from new runways and major terminal renovations are under way at airports from Chicago to Fort Lauderdale and Los Angeles.

  • Embraer Legacy 500 first flight
    News

    Embraer set to produce Legacy 450 and 500 in US

    2014-10-09T20:17:54Z

    ​Embraer has broken ground on a project that will add two production lines to its Melbourne, Florida, facility and nearly triple its business jet manufacturing footprint there.

  • F-16 SLEP 640
    News

    US Air Force moves ahead with F-16 service life extension

    2014-10-09T16:55:58Z

    ​The US Air Force is pushing ahead with an effort to extend the service lives of 300 Lockheed Martin F-16C/D fighters as a stopgap measure until the F-35 Lightning II is operational in sufficient numbers.

  • News

    American to launch Los Angeles-Atlanta flights in 2015

    2014-10-09T15:50:01Z

    ​American Airlines continues to expand its operation at Los Angeles International airport, announcing it will begin flights from the airport to the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International airport on 5 March 2015.

  • Leap 1-c
    News

    Maiden Leap-1C flight lasted nearly 3h

    2014-10-09T11:39:00Z

    ​CFM International has confirmed the maiden test flight of its Leap engine family, beginning with a configuration to be used exclusively by the Leap-1C on the Comac C919.

  • News

    EPCOR to maintain Air Canada's 787 APUs

    2014-10-08T15:11:49Z

    Air Canada has hired MRO provider EPCOR to maintain the auxiliary power units (APU) on the Toronto carrier's fleet of Boeing 787s, EPCOR announces.

  • News

    Air Lease places two more 777s with Eva Air

    2014-10-08T03:30:11Z

    ​Air Lease Corporation has placed two more Boeing 777-300ERs with Taiwan’s Eva Air.

  • News

    WestJet and China Airlines launch codeshare

    2014-10-07T20:29:23Z

    ​WestJet has launched a codeshare deal with Taiwan's China Airlines.

  • JetBlue analysis
    Analysis

    ANALYSIS: Can a new CEO fix JetBlue's problems?

    2014-10-07T16:48:07Z

    ​An incoming change of leadership at JetBlue Airways will dovetail with new revenue opportunities at the carrier in 2015, although analysts say the airline still needs to do more to fix its lagging margins.

  • News

    Indonesia still gung-ho on KFX participation

    2014-10-07T10:11:26Z

    Jakarta has reaffirmed its commitment to partnering with Seoul on the KFX indigenous fighter programme.