All news – Page 2014
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News
MEBA: Show opens with record exhibitor numbers
Middle East Business Aviation takes off today with a record number of exhibitors – 422 compared with 385 two years ago – and in its permanent new home for the first time at Dubai World Central.
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MEBA: Iacobucci brings Italian flair to show
Italy's Iacobucci has brought a touch of Italian style and elegance to MEBA with a pair of its seats making their show debuts.
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Air NZ to exercise options on two more 787-9s
Air New Zealand (Air NZ) will exercise options on two Boeing 787-9s, taking its total commitment of the type to 12.
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India taps S-70B for MRH negotiations
India will enter negotiations with Sikorsky for 16 S-70B Seahawk helicopters for the country’s long-running Multi-Role Helicopter (MRH) requirement.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: French Guiana increases air surveillance network
The air base at French Guiana has become the first French site to bolster its air defence and surveillance capability following the inauguration of the ThalesRaytheonSystems Ground Master 400 radar on 27 November.
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Opinion
OPINION: Where next for Rolls-Royce?
London investment bank Investec has called for a thorough strategy review at Rolls-Royce. The company’s directors may not take up the suggestion but, if they do, they may well conclude that their strategy is just fine as it is. But to propose other options is to raise serious questions for ...
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MEBA: GainJet keen on growing Gulfstream fleet
GainJet, the Athens, Greece-based charter specialist, arrives at MEBA riding high on the back of a recent delivery of a brand-new Gulfstream G650.
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MEBA: Jet makes plans for DWC transition
Jet Aviation is already in discussions with both Dubai airports in preparation for an eventual transition of its operations to the Dubai World Central (DWC) site.
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MEBA: Collins is all ears for IFE sound upgrade
Rockwell Collins has come up with a unique way of improving the sound quality of in-flight entertainment on business jets – and it’s all down to a chance encounter.
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MEBA: Textron Aviation makes MEBA show debut
Textron Aviation – formed in March this year when the Cessna and Beechcraft brands were brought together - is making its MEBA show debut and is out to prove that bigger isn’t always better.
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MEBA: Airbus hints at ACJ320neo launch in 2015
Airbus has given the strongest hint yet that it could launch a re-engined version of its airliner-derived ACJ320 family as early as next year.
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MEBA: Show appearance caps Bell 429's regional tour
Despite the considerable popularity of the Bell Helicopter 429 as an emergency medical services (EMS) platform the airframer is not ignoring its potential for VIP transportation either.
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MEBA: Big three Gulf airlines showcase VIP products
For the first time, all three of the Gulf’s big airlines are exhibiting at MEBA as they increasingly expand their brands into the top end of premium travel.
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MEBA: XJet to open two Middle East FBOs in 2015
US FBO operator XJet is taking its membership model to the Gulf with two new facilities due to open next year – one in Saudi Arabia’s oil capital Dammam and one here at Dubai World Central.
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MEBA: Business aircraft industry calls for regulations to be eased
The Middle East's business aviation community is calling on the region’s rule-makers to ease the regulatory burden on local providers and remove the costly “one size fits all” policy that currently applies to both commercial and business aircraft operators.
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MEBA: For Ascend, VIP airliners are big business
Consultancy Ascend, owned by Flight Daily News publisher Flightglobal, is seeing increased valuations and appraisal business from owners and operators of VIP airliners.
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Endangered species: Our Top 10 rare military aircraft
Ahead of the publication of our annual World Air Forces directory, our Top 10 feature looks at some of the rarest aircraft still to be found in active military service around the globe. The selection draws on just some of the data contained within our global fleet listing, which details ...
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PICTURES: Etihad's Heathrow 787 models back on display
If you like your runways to feature models of an aviation sort, take a trip to the “Etihad roundabout” at the entrance to London Heathrow’s Terminal 4.
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NASA Ikhana UAV to monitor Orion test module's descent
NASA will deploy its General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Ikhana unmanned air vehicle to survey the descent of the Lockheed Martin Orion Exploration Flight Test 1 (EFT-1) module after its first planned 4.5h space mission that is expected to take place on 5 December.
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MEBA: Vertis partners with K5 to launch aircraft brokerage
Swiss aircraft services provider Vertis Aviation and German charter operator K5 Aviation have launched a new international aircraft brokerage at MEBA targeting buyers and sellers of top-end business jets.