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A Dassault Falcon 50 carrying actor Donnie Wahlberg and seven others went off the runway at Harry Reid International Airport on Oct. 18 after an aborted takeoff, striking an airport perimeter fence. The incident prompted a temporary ground stop; Wahlberg said the pilots saved everyone aboard, and all eight were reported safe.
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Rolls-Royce has kicked off serial production of the Pearl 10X, the newest member of its business-jet engine family. The propulsion specialist is closing in on certification for the engine, which is selected to power Dassault’s Falcon 10X.
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A Dassault Falcon 50 carrying actor Donnie Wahlberg and seven others went off the runway at Harry Reid International Airport on Oct. 18 after an aborted takeoff, striking an airport perimeter fence. The incident prompted a temporary ground stop; Wahlberg said the pilots saved everyone aboard, and all eight were reported safe.
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With the Franco-German-Spanish FCAS project stalled, France is pursuing a domestically developed successor to the Rafale targeted for 2040 and advancing the Rafale F5 as an interim step. At the same time, the French Air and Space Force says it is flying its combat fleet above planned levels and wants fighter numbers reviewed in the next military programming law.
French Air and Space Force Rafale fighters and CN235 transports operated from civilian airports in Pau and Dinard in an exercise testing the service’s ability to disperse aircraft. The trial explores how military aircraft can continue operating when access to their usual bases is constrained.
AXIS Aviation has added a Dassault Falcon 6X in Austria and a Cessna Citation CJ in San Marino. The brief report provides no further details on the aircraft, timing or intended operations.
France intends to continue work on a next-generation combat aircraft without Germany and Spain, following the collapse of the three-country Future Combat Air System partnership. The government is targeting a new demonstrator development phase in 2027, though funding and industrial arrangements remain unresolved.
France is leasing a Falcon 8X to provide coverage while its government fleet undergoes maintenance. The available report does not specify the lease duration, cost or which aircraft are being maintained.
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