Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. company, today announced the eagerly anticipated Citation Latitude mid-size business jet is on schedule for its first prototype flight in the first quarter of 2014. An enhanced Citation Latitude mock-up will be on display throughout the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Business and Aviation Convention and Exhibition in Las […]

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  Sales of business jets are expected reach $18.4 billion this year, up about 8 percent from last year, a sign of further economic strengthening despite some pockets of weakness notably in Asia, according to a forecast by Honeywell Aerospace.The forecast expects continued recovery from the economic low of 2009, and for growing demand for […]

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(Reuters) – Flight trials for Airbus’s latest passenger jet, the A350, are going well and it is sticking to its target of delivering the first of the lightweight jets in the second half of 2014, programme chief Didier Evrard said. The A350, designed to compete with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and the larger Boeing 777, […]

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* Etihad in talks for 25-30 Boeing 777X jets -sources * Etihad may expand 787 Dreamliner order by 30 -source * Emirates expected to place large order at Dubai Airshow (Reuters) – Etihad Airways is close to placing an order that could kick off a $50 billion jet-buying spree from the Gulf as the region’s […]

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World-renowned amphibious aircraft to join Spain's forest firefighting fleet Bombardier Aerospace confirmed today that, after months of negotiations, the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment signed a firm purchase agreement for one Bombardier 415 amphibious aircraft at a ceremony in Madrid, Spain on October 17, 2013. Based on the list price, the contract is […]

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Mexican low-cost airline to renew fleet with order for 52 A320 Family aircraft 21 October 2013 The VivaAerobus Group has signed a purchase agreement for 52 Airbus A320 Family aircraft (40 A320neo and 12 A320ceo), representing the biggest Airbus aircraft order by a single airline in Latin American history. VivaAerobus, a Mexican low-cost carrier, will […]

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