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Business aviation demand hits three-year low in first half
Global demand for fixed-wing business and general aircraft dropped to a three-year low through the first half of 2016, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association reported on 5 August.
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Tamarack looks to expand winglet applications
Tamarack Aerospace is looking to expand the application of a new active winglet system as it waits for the US Federal Aviation Administration to validate a European airworthiness certificate.
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Bombardier rethinks Learjet 75, holds off on Global 8000
Bombardier expects soft demand in the near-term for its wide-ranging portfolio of business jets, as executives re-assess the positioning of the Learjet 75 and put off making any decisions about the Global 8000 for at least a few years.
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Opinion
OPINION: How to exit a burning airliner
You have to wonder what sort of incentive is needed to spur passengers to evacuate a crashed airliner, if a burning wing is not sufficient.
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VIDEO: Amazon releases video of branded 767F
Online retailer Amazon has released an image of its first branded Boeing 767-300ER freighter, an aircraft that is being operated for Amazon by Atlas Air.
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Waypoint places two ex-CHC helicopters
Waypoint Leasing has managed to place two of the rotorcraft being returning early as part of CHC Group's Chapter 11 restructuring.
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Gulfstream flies production-fit G500 test aircraft
Nearly 1.5 years ahead of a scheduled first delivery, Gulfstream has started flying the first test aircraft equipped with a production-rated configuration and interior.
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Bombardier slides to second-quarter loss
Bombardier made a $490 million net loss in the second quarter, after a positive figure of $125 million in the same period of 2015, on 7% lower revenue – but points to a more profitable future after closing a series of "pivotal" deals with two airlines on the CSeries aircraft ...
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UK probes stabiliser jam on EasyJet A320
Investigators are looking into an incident involving a jammed horizontal stabiliser which occurred during an EasyJet Airbus A320 service to London Gatwick.
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Opinion
OPINION: Why US Air Force needs a low-cost gun-slinger
Roll the clock back six years to 2010. The US Air Force had just shelved a proposal to stand up a new wing of fighters based on the OA-X, a concept for a propeller-driven, light-attack fighter – reviving the role played by the Vietnam-era Douglas A-1 Skyraider.
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ASL 737 substantially damaged in Bergamo accident
Italian authorities have opened an inquiry into the Boeing 737-400 overrun at Bergamo Orio al Serio which seriously damaged the aircraft.
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ASL 737 freighter involved in Bergamo overrun accident
Northern Italy's Bergamo airport is subject to disruption after a runway excursion accident involving a Boeing 737-400 freighter.
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Singapore restructures its air accident investigation unit
Singapore’s ministry of transport has restructured its Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) into the Transport Safety Investigation Bureau (TSIB), effective 1 August.
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MH370: Southern Ocean route confirmed on captain’s simulator
Malaysia’s transport minister has confirmed that a route to the Southern Ocean was found on the personal flight simulator of MH370 captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah.
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Honeywell partners Wuhan Hangda for component MRO
Honeywell has signed a new licensing agreement with Chinese MRO firm Wuhan Hangda for aircraft parts in China.
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Astronautics prepares first EFB upgrade since 787 EIS
Astronautics will supply Boeing 787s with the first electronic flight bag (EFB) update since the type entered service five years ago.
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USAF pilots add electronic warfare mission capability to UAV training
As the US Air Force faces both pilot shortages and increased demand for its unmanned air vehicle operations in contested environments, the service is offering operators new training to allow them to continue carrying out their missions while under electronic attack.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Will new secondary transatlantic routes survive?
Airlines have added a slew of new routes to secondary points across the Atlantic, recalling the days before the 2008 credit crunch when such routes were last in vogue.
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Italian coastguard orders two more AW139s
Italy’s coastguard has added to its order book of 10 AgustaWestland AW139 intermediate twin-engined helicopters with a commitment for two additional examples, plus two options.
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Virgin Galactic to resume flight testing "soon"
Virgin Galactic is set to resume flight testing following the October 2014 accident near Mojave that destroyed its rocketplane and killed one of the pilots.