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NBAA: Nextant introduces baseline 400XTe
Nextant Aerospace has introduced here a baseline version of the 400XTi, aimed at operators who are not looking for a high-specification version of the remanufactured Beechcraft and Hawker 400-series business jet.
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Kopter recovering from supplier-driven delay
Switzerland-based Kopter will fly the third prototype of its SH09 light-single by the end of October, as the manufacturer looks to recover from a supplier-driven programme delay.
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Qatar begins transpacific freighter flights
Qatar Airways has started operating freighter flights from Doha to Macau and onward to Los Angeles and Mexico City.
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Racer high-speed helicopter accelerates towards first flight
Airbus Helicopters remains on track to perform the first flight of its Racer high-speed rotorcraft in 2020 having achieved an initial development milestone earlier this year.
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VIDEO: Switching onto electrics, and keeping ATC in public hands
The prospect of supersonic business travel dominated the news agenda as NBAA prepared to kick off on Monday. On Tuesday, as the show formally began, the focus switched to the other end of the spectrum, with the potential for electric power technologies.
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NBAA: Quest eyes special missions roles for Kodiak
Quest Aircraft is seeking to broaden the customer base for its Kodiak 100 single-engined turboprop with the expansion into the special missions market.
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Poor component assembly caused GoAir A320neo in-flight shutdown
An in-flight shutdown of a GoAir operated Airbus A320neo on 8 February 2017 has been traced back to the improper assembly of a component in one of its Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines.
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Vermillion refinances secured facility for 41 aircraft
Vermillion Aviation Holdings, the joint venture between CK Asset Holdings and MC Aviation Partners, has refinanced a $950 million secured finance facility covering 41 Boeing and Airbus aircraft.
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NBAA: Safran to test Silvercrest compressor redesign
Safran Aircraft Engines will undertake a crucial test next year on a redesigned high-pressure (HP) compressor for its Silvercrest engine as it works to tackle performance issues discovered during early flight trials.
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NBAA: Business aviation urged to join electric power revolution
Key speakers at today’s opening sessions at NBAA forecast that electric power is set to become a key technology in the business aviation sector.
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NBAA: Safran shows off electric power technology
A Safran-designed electric motor could be flight-tested on an advanced demonstrator within two years, as the company seeks potential applications for the technology.
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F-16CM Thunderbird investigation of fatal crash released by US Air Force
The US Air Force concluded in an accident investigation report that a fatal Lockheed Martin F-16CM Thunderbird crash on 4 April was the result of the pilot suffering loss of consciousness, caused by an 8.56-G manoeuvre.
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ANALYSIS: Low-cost carriers stake claim in Argentina
The launch today of domestic services by Norwegian's new Argentinian unit is the latest result of the continued opening-up of one of South America's biggest potential aviation markets, which is now attracting low-cost carriers.
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Embraer's Praetor 600 flight test
Brazilian airframer Embraer will celebrate its 50th anniversary next year. Its first three decades were focused on military and civil transport offerings, but the beginning of the 21st Century saw it test the business jet market waters with the Legacy Executive, later renamed the Legacy 600.
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Delta A220 introduction breaks with sworn statements
Delta Air Lines is preparing to introduce its first Airbus A220-100 in January, a year after a US trade commission ruled that the aircraft did not compete with Boeing's 737 line.
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NBAA: JSSI announces acquisition, Conklin & de Decker platform relaunch
Jet Support Services (JSSI) is continuing to grow, with the maintenance support and financial services company announcing another acquisition this morning.
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NBAA: Pilot shortages and airspace improvements become focus following regulatory victory
Having recently secured one of its most-notable regulatory victories in decades, NBAA is turning fuller attention toward addressing longstanding, industrywide issues like US airspace modernisation and easing of a pilot shortage.
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NBAA: Daher looks to dispel single-engine scepticism
Daher has returned to NBAA, and is using the event to push sales of its TBM 910 and 930 single-engined turboprop family within the US charter community.
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NBAA: Next-gen narrowbodies boost completion centres
They are the ultimate status symbols – Airbus and Boeing widebodies, purpose-built as residences in the sky for some of the world's most powerful plutocrats and leaders. Almost every business aviation show sees the unveiling of the latest cabin concepts for these twin-aisle types, with boardrooms, bedrooms and bathrooms fit ...
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ANALYSIS: Satcom Direct launches agnostic end-to-end solution
Satcom Direct is aiming to become a one-stop shop for business aviation in-flight connectivity services through the launch of SD Xperience, a new self-branded, technology-agnostic product portfolio. The company says this will enable it to deliver an end-to-end solution that combines data, airtime and communications services, aircraft connectivity hardware and ...