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News737 Max 7 review could lead to 7,000nm BBJ: Boeing
Boeing Business Jets is already considering the potential longer-range version of the 737 Max 7 to fill a pre-existing gap in the VIP version of the single-aisle family, even as the airframer's Commercial Airplanes unit studies the proposed redesign.
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EBACE: First Legacy 450 with full interior lands in Geneva
An Embraer Legacy 450 has touched down at Geneva Airport, carrying the first full production interior for the mid-size jet to display at the EBACE convention.
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EBACE: Comlux makes widebody move
Comlux is undaunted by the slump in the completion market that has coincided with the unveiling in April of a widebody extension to its Comlux America centre in Indianapolis.
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NewsEBACE: Gulfstream accelerates first flight of G600
Gulfstream announced today that the scheduled first flight the G600 business jet should come a few months early in the fourth quarter of 2016.
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Opinion
OPINION: Is aviation close to environmental breakthrough?
As a solution to our energy and pollution crises, open-rotor aircraft engines have long been akin to nuclear fusion – promising, but 30 years away. But as our special environment report in this issue reveals, breakthroughs may be imminent.
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EBACE: NetJets Europe takes Latitude on tour
As EBACE begins, fractional ownership giant NetJets Europe has launched a demonstration tour of its latest midsize offering – the Cessna Citation Latitude – and says the jet is already proving “extremely popular” with customers.
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VietJet orders 100 Boeing 737 Max 200s
Vietnamese low-cost carrier VietJet Air has signed an order for 100 Boeing 737 Max 200s, making it the second customer to commit to the high-density variant.
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Authorities yet to locate main MS804 wreckage
Egyptian authorities are still searching for the main wreckage of the Airbus A320 that operated EgyptAir flight MS804, with a focus on retrieving the flight data and cockpit voice recorders.
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NewsFlexjet demonstrates London steep approach with Legacy 500
On the eve of the EBACE convention, Flexjet demonstrated its newly-acquired Embraer Legacy 500 business jet has mastered the steep approach required to land at London City airport.
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NewsRAF Voyager begins F-35B refuelling certification
The Royal Air Force’s Airbus A330 Voyager will become the fourth non-US aerial refuelling tanker to be certified to fill up the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II following recent tests with an F-35B at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland.
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NewsSikorsky HH-60W team moves into detailed design phase
The latest variant of the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk is moving into the detailed design phase after successfully passing an air vehicle preliminary design review (PDR) by the US government.
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NewsBell's Venom and Viper helos court foreign sales interest
This is not your grandfather’s Huey. That is the message H-1 programme officials at US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) want potential foreign and domestic customers to know as they consider the latest UH-1Y and AH-1Z models, named Venom and Viper.
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EBACE: The Business of Safety
Long-term business aviation accident rates are on a gentle downward trend, but there are areas of weakness that keep showing up
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: The rise of the China operating lessor
The operating lease is a key part of the commercial aircraft industry – accounting for nearly 42% of today’s commercial jet fleet. After seeing continuous growth since the late 1970s, the operating lease fleet share has stagnated since 2008. However, that period of apparent stabilisation witnessed the rise of a ...
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NewsAirbus Helicopters wins UK rotary MFTS deal
Airbus Helicopters has won the UK Ministry of Defence’s rotary-wing training contract under the Military Flying Training System (MFTS) framework, defeating a rival bid from Cobham using AgustaWestland rotorcraft.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Jets getting tanked up on alcohol
A specific type of alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) fuel recently became the latest kerosene alternative to be approved for use in commercial aviation – a milestone that its only producer hopes will light the touchpaper for the explosion in airline demand needed to economically scale up production.
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Opinion
OPINION: McCain takes aim at F-35
A single organisation based in a monochrome office complex across a motorway from the Pentagon manages a global supply chain with a projected 35-year value of roughly $450 billion; more than the GDP of Austria. Its name is the bureaucratic-sounding Joint Program Office (JPO), and it manages, of course, the ...
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NewsUK F-35 commander highlights training challenge
The Royal Air Force’s Lockheed Martin F-35 force commander has emphasised the importance of allied partner testing to ensure that operators make the most of the fifth-generation aircraft.
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Egyptian forces claim to have located EgyptAir debris
Egyptian armed forces are claiming to have located wreckage and other debris from the missing EgyptAir Airbus A320.
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Disappearance a further setback for vulnerable EgyptAir
As inquiries into the loss of a Cairo-bound EgyptAir Airbus A320 continue, Egypt’s beleaguered tourism industry is bracing for the potential effects of the event.