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  • Comlux widebody hangar
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    Comlux America breaks ground on widebody completions facility

    2015-04-09T11:04:05Z

    Comlux America, the US completions and service centre arm of the Comlux Group, has broken ground on an extension to its VIP completion hangar. The new construction is expected to be completed in six months, and will raise the footprint of the hangar to 14,600m² (160,000ft²) – large enough to ...

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    Virgin Australia expands Etihad codeshare to Edinburgh, Madrid

    2015-04-09T09:59:21Z

    Virgin Australia expanded its codeshare relationship with Etihad Airways on 9 April, adding Edinburgh and Madrid to its network.

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    Business Aviation Safety Losses 2014

    2015-04-09T09:56:00Z

    ​The year 2014 was another disappointing one, with business jet aircraft experiencing the worst fatal accident rate in recent years.

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    Singapore clears Boeing-SIAEC MRO joint venture

    2015-04-09T04:54:26Z

    ​Singapore’s competition regulator has cleared the proposed MRO joint venture between Boeing and SIA Engineering (SIAEC).

  • Bombardier CSeries flight
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    Bombardier risks losing third-largest CSeries customer

    2015-04-08T18:34:44Z

    ​Repeated delays and a new financing problem could drive Bombardier’s third-largest customer for the CSeries to cancel the order within a few months.

  • Germanwings crash
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    IATA expresses concerns on Germanwings investigation

    2015-04-08T16:52:02Z

    ​IATA director general Tony Tyler has called for aircraft accident investigations to be conducted in a “non-punitive” manner, in the aftermath of a Germanwings Airbus A320 crash which was found to be intentionally caused by the flight’s co-pilot.

  • Honda Aircraft HondaJet
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    HondaJet powers up for worldwide demo tour

    2015-04-08T16:50:48Z

    ​Honda Aircraft is preparing to begin a world tour with its HondaJet light business aircraft, ahead of planned US type certification and service entry of the $4.5 million twinjet in the coming months.

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    Wizz boosts Polish links

    2015-04-08T15:03:08Z

    Budget operator Wizz Air has added 10 new routes from four Polish airports as part of its summer schedule.

  • JAL 777-200
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    JAL debuts Apple Watch app

    2015-04-08T14:21:33Z

    Early adopters of the Apple Watch will be able use it to check live flight-status updates from Japan Airlines.

  • SAS A330
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    SAS offers virtual tours of refurbished cabins

    2015-04-08T14:05:45Z

    SAS is showcasing its refurbished Airbus A330 and A340 widebodies by offering virtual cabin tours via Google Street View.

  • Cessna Citation CJ3
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    EASA simplifies PBN preparations

    2015-04-08T13:22:58Z

    ​European operators can expect a less bureaucratic transition to performance-based navigation (PBN) procedures because EASA is simplifying the preparation and approval process.

  • MRJ
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    Mitsubishi to delay MRJ first flight: report

    2015-04-08T11:25:49Z

    Mitsubishi Aircraft will hold a press briefing on 10 April, which could see it announce yet another delay to its MRJ regional jet programme.

  • BE-3 acceptance test
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    Blue Origin 'one step closer' to suborbital space flights

    2015-04-08T11:00:17Z

    ​US rocket developer Blue Origin is preparing to start test flights “later this year” of a human-rated suborbital spacecraft following completion of acceptance tests of a reusable engine for vertical launches.

  • Novaer
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    ANALYSIS: Novaer develops new trainer, utility aircraft for world market

    2015-04-08T10:09:00Z

    ​Privately-owned Novaer Craft’s thirty-odd employees temporarily operate from rented offices in a rather rundown office park positioned at the very edge of the São José dos Campos aerodrome. The location – adjacent to Embraer headquarters – is appropriate. Founded and managed by ex-Embraer employees, Novaer trusts that its new side-by-side, ...

  • Opinion

    OPINION: Why US Army aviation plans are in a spin

    2015-04-08T09:18:00Z

    ​Helicopter manufacturers, here is your challenge: build a machine that can pick up a critically wounded soldier at the top of a 6,000ft mountain on a hot day in July, dash at 220kt (407km/h) or faster to a medical ­facility hundreds of kilometres away, then land the vehicle easily in ...

  • SoSITE graphic - DARPA
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    DARPA strives to maintain relevance of US air systems

    2015-04-08T05:33:00Z

    ​In an effort to avoid new airborne technology becoming obsolescent as a result of expensive and slow integration, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched a project to explore the quicker integration of new systems with existing technology.

  • Airlander 10 - HAV - FS
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    Airlander receives environmentally-friendly transport funding

    2015-04-08T05:23:17Z

    ​Furthering its campaign to raise the required funds to bring its Airlander 10 airship to flight, Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) has received a €2.5 million ($2.7 million) EU grant that is awarded to environmentally-friendly transport projects.

  • Grob SPn
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    Grob SPn owner prepares to revive light business jet

    2015-04-08T05:08:02Z

    ​The owners of the Grob SPn are looking to resurrect the light business jet programme, seven years after the project was halted following the insolvency of its developer, Grob Aerospace.

  • F135 stand - P&W
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    P&W to re-evaluate interim fix for F135 engine problem

    2015-04-08T04:33:39Z

    ​An interim fix for a critical safety problem in the F135 engine for the Lockheed Martin F-35 could soon become permanent or be replaced by a redesigned system, Pratt & Whitney says.

  • USMC F-35B - AirTeamImages
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    F-35 JPO details P&W engine block-buy

    2015-04-08T04:23:04Z

    ​The F-35 joint programme office (JPO) has revealed the first details of a three-year, block-buy proposal for the Pratt & Whitney engine that powers the Lockheed Martin fighter.