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General Aviation News May 4, 2011

EMBRAER DEFENSE AND SECURITY DECIDES ON AVIONICS OF KC-390 JET

Embraer Defense and Security has selected the Pro Line FusionTM avionics system, manufactured by Rockwell Collins, to equip the KC-390 military transport aircraft. â€œEmbraer has…

Military Aviation News April 6, 2011

KC-390 CARGO JET WILL HAVE LANDING GEAR BY ELEB

Embraer chooses Brazilian company to design and manufacture this system Embraer has chosen ELEB Equipamentos Ltda. (www.eleb.net) to develop and produce the landing gear of…

Civilian aviation news March 31, 2011

100th Bombardier Global 5000 Jet Enters Service

Bombardier today celebrated a significant program milestone with the entry into service of its 100th Global 5000 business jet. Heritage Aviation, a Vermont corporation, took…

General Aviation News March 24, 2011

Pratt & Whitney Completes First PurePower(R) PW1200G Engine for Mitsubishi Regional Jet

Pratt & Whitney completed assembly on the first PurePower PW1217G engine to test for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) aircraft. The engine, rated at 17,000…

Civilian aviation news March 22, 2011

EMBRAER DELIVERS FIRST EMBRAER 175 JET TO OMAN AIR

Embraer delivered the first EMBRAER 175 jet to Oman Air, today, at the Companyâ€™s headquarters in SÃ£o JosÃ© dos Campos, Brazil. The aircraft will serve…

Civilian aviation news March 11, 2011

GULFSTREAM ANNOUNCES ORDER FROM HAINAN AIRLINES GROUP

Five Large-Cabin Aircraft To Enter Service With Deer Jet In 2012 Â In ceremonies at the Asian Business Aviation air show in Hong Kong this week,…

Civilian aviation news March 9, 2011

Bombardier Delivers First China-Based Challenger 300 jet to Donghai Jet

Bombardier Aerospace today announced the delivery of the first Challenger 300 jet to be operated from China to Donghai Jet Co., Ltd. based in Shenzhen,…

General Aviation News February 8, 2011

Embraer certifies belted toilet for the Phenom 100 jet

With this flexibility feature, the aircraft can carry up to seven occupants Â Embraer received certification, last month, from Brazilâ€™s National Civil Aviation Agency (AgÃªncia Nacional…

Civilian aviation news January 13, 2011

IndiGo commits to 180 A320s, largest jet order in aviation history

Becomes a launch customer for the A320neo India’s largest low-cost carrier, IndiGo has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for 180 eco-efficient Airbus A320 aircraft of…

Military Aviation News August 9, 2010

Israel â€“ Unleaded Gasoline, JP-8 Aviation Jet Fuel, and Diesel Fuel

WASHINGTON, August 5, 2010 â€“ The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress today of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Israel of unleaded gasoline, JP-8…

Civilian aviation news July 19, 2010

Bombardier Confirms Sale of Two Global 5000 Jets to Qatar Airways

Bombardier today confirmed that in March 2010, Qatar Airways placed firm orders for two Global 5000 aircraft, valued at approximately $90 million US, based on…

General Aviation News June 28, 2010

SaM146 regional jet engine certified by EASA

Cologne, Germany, June 23, 2010 -Patrick Goudou, Executive Director ofthe European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), today presented the typecertificate for the SaM146 engine to Jean-Paul…