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Cessna Aircraft Company completed the first Citation XLS+ retail delivery to an undisclosed customer based on the East Coast of the United States. First announced in October 2006, the Citation XLS+ achieved Federal Aviation Administration certification on May 30; European Aviation Safety Agency certification is in process and expected to be complete in early 2009.

Qantas took delivery of its second A380 aircraft in Toulouse, France. The aircraft will arrive in Sydney in the morning of December 17, and begin operating services between Melbourne and Los Angeles and Sydney and Los Angeles from December 22. Qantas’ third aircraft is scheduled to be delivered on December 27. Its arrival will allow

Avantair has taken delivery of its 50th Piaggio Avanti P.180 aircraft. This delivery is in-line with Avantair’s steady fleet expansion since the Company was founded in July of 2003. Today, Avantair operates the youngest fleet in the fractional aircraft industry, at approximately 3.7 years, according to the JetNet Fractional Ownership and Aircraft Report.

Embraer’s Phenom 100 entry level executive jet was certified by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). All design goals were met or even surpassed. First deliveries begin next week.

Embraer achieves a significant milestone with the delivery of its 500th E-Jet

Embraer delivered the first EMBRAER 195 jet to Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras, which will be the first Brazilian airline to operate the E-Jets. The contract is for 36 firm orders: 31 EMBRAER 195s and five EMBRAER 190s. The deal was announced in March of this year, and also includes options for another 20 aircraft and

Vietnam Airlines and ATR inked a contract for the purchase of 6 new ATR 72-500s, valued at over $ 112 million. With these additional aircraft, and including the aircraft already on order, Vietnam

Boeing announced an updated schedule for its all-new 787 Dreamliner program that moves the commercial jet’s first flight into the second quarter of 2009 and first delivery into the first quarter of 2010. The new schedule reflects the impact of disruption caused by the recent Machinists’ strike along with the requirement to replace certain fasteners

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