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Regional conversions are good for business
The demand for corporate aircraft, bottled-up by surging orders and long delivery times, has led to a revival in the fortunes of regional jets, now being converted for VIP use
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Business Briefings
GREEN TAXES 'SHOULD FAVOUR TURBOPROPS' EMISSIONS VLM Airlines chief executive Johan Vanneste is calling for the green credentials...
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Urban plans April 2009 Mule UAV hover test
An April 2009 first hover test for Israeli company Urban Aeronautics' prototype "Mule" ducted fan unmanned air vehicle is being planned following the selection...
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NewsOfficial opening for China's A320 line in Tianjin
China's Airbus A320 final assembly line at Tianjin was due to be officially opened on 28 September, as production of the first locally built airframe gathers...
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Venezuela close to confirming deal for Chinese K-8 trainers
Venezuela hopes to confirm a deal for 24 Hongdu K-8 trainers from China during president Hugo Chavez's...
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P&W prepares to launch second engine PMA parts programme
Pratt & Whitney is confident that it will next year launch a second programme to provide spare parts for a competitor's engine following the successful launch...
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Flybe will be the first UK airline to train pilots to the MPL
Europe's largest regional airline, UK-based Flybe ,...
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NewsHazy ponders tactics as Fed hands AIG breathing space
Hazy ponders tactics as Fed hands AIG breathing space
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Cargo conversion sales continue to struggle despite improvement in feedstock
With passenger carriers rapidly pulling back capacity and in several cases shutting down entirely, the pool of available aircraft for freighter conversions...
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NewsAeroflot-Nord pulls 737 over instrument familiarity concerns
Russian carrier Aeroflot-Nord has temporarily suspended operations with a Boeing 737-300 because its instrument panel includes indicators similar to those...
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Boeing to sell ANA nine 767-300ERs in response to 787 delays
(Changes details of delivery schedule in seventh sentence to read per year) All Nippon Airways (ANA), the launch customer for the Boeing 787 programme,...
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Second phase of SaM146 testing to start in November
Franco-Russian joint venture PowerJet is planning to begin a second phase of flight tests of the SaM146 turbofan in November, The SaM146 has undergone...
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NewsPICTURE: Airbus goes public with A350 XWB design
Airbus has initiated a new A350 XWB publicity campaign that features for the first time an illustration of the amended nose design of the twinjet. The...
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Qantas reveals connectivity plans for A380s, A330s and 767s
A clearer picture of what in-flight connectivity services will be offered to Qantas passengers emerged this week with the revelation that the carrier's Airbus...
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Boeing strike to delay Air Canada's 777 deliveries
Star Alliance member Air Canada expects to take its final batch of 777s later than originally scheduled due to the current strike at Boeing, but says it...
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ExelTech eyes more customers for E-Jet heavy maintenance
After securing Republic Airways Holdings as the launch customers for its Embraer E-170/190 heavy maintenance Canadian MRO ExelTech Aerospace is seeking to...
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Qantas pushes Boeing on 787-10 stretch
Qantas is pressing Boeing to commit to developing the proposed 787-10 "double stretch", as the airline evaluates its long-term widebody needs. Speaking...