October 14, 2013

October 14, 2013

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COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT UPDATE

Efficiency Is King

By Jens Flottau20 min

BUSINESS AVIATION

Phoenix Flagship

By Fired George10 min

BUSINESS AVIATION

Power Transfer

By Guy Norris10 min

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COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT UPDATE

Efficiency Is King

In what is an unusual set of circumstances, the commercial aircraft industry is flight testing three large passenger aircraft at the same time. The Airbus A350 has been flying since mid-June and according to all official accounts, all is going well in the program as the aircraft has exceeded the 250-hr. mark.

By Jens Flottau20 min

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BUSINESS AVIATION

Phoenix Flagship

King Air 350i exemplifies a smaller Beechcraft, back from bankruptcy with more modest ambitions

By Fired George10 min

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BUSINESS AVIATION

Power Transfer

Core technology from the latest commercial aircraft engines is set to power the next generation of business jets

By Guy Norris10 min

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BUSINESS AVIATION

Local Supply

China is buying into business-aircraft production, but buyers are favoring imports

By Bradley Perrett,Graham Warwick8 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Bucking the Trend

Indicators for the European regional airlines remain negative, but growth is a hot topic for many

By Jens Flottau7 min

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COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT

Wide Opening

JAL order for Airbus A350s breaks Boeing’s hold on Japan and raises stakes for the 777X

By Jens Flottau7 min

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DEFENSE

Ship-Killers

Raytheon angling to reignite U.S. Navy interest in Tactical Tomahawk upgrade

By Amy Butler,Jen DiMascio6 min

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ARMY AVIATION

Doubling Down

Fate of tiltrotor technology lies largely with Army’s FVL plans

By Amy Butler6 min

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BUSINESS AVIATION

Life After DayJet

Eclipse is back in production five years after air-taxi venture and very light jet market collapsed

By Graham Warwick6 min

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BUSINESS AVIATION

Proving The Impossible

Despite skeptics, VistaJet’s Thomas Flohr insists the company is for real

By Jens Flottau5 min

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