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NewsNBAA: Sabreliner moves into aircraft remanufacturing
US maintenance repair and overhaul company Sabreliner Aviation is making its foray in to aircraft remanufacturing and hopes to launch its first programme next year.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: What next for Europe's airlines?
CTAIRA analyst and summit speaker Chris Tarry examines the economic and strategic headaches that legacy airlines face amid faltering growth and market uncertainties
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NewsWorld Airliner Directory: Airbus v Boeing is a war on two fronts
The campaign for market share between Airbus and Boeing is being fought on two fronts. In single-aisles, both airframers have adopted similar gameplans by re-engining existing models and – with bulging backlogs and plans to ramp up monthly production between now and the end of the decade – are in ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: NBAA: Cessna unveils new interior design with Latitude debut
Cessna enthusiastically launched what was then described the “light-midsized" Latitude programme three years ago, but was really playing catch-up. Rival Embraer had already stolen a scheduling lead in 2008 by unveiling the Legacy 500 and 450 jets. The Brazilian airframer had targeted the fat middle of the business jet market ...
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NBAA: Bohlke, IGY sign partnership
Charter operator Bohlke International Airways has been selected to be the preferred aviation service for IGY Marinas in the Caribbean.
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ST Aero secures new contracts worth S$450M in Q3
ST Aerospace has secured S$450M (US$354M) in contracts during the third quarter of 2014, down from the S$520M in the second quarter.
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LHT modifies Luftwaffe A310 as zero-gravity aircraft
Lufthansa Technik is converting a former German air force Airbus A310 into a test and research aircraft for French national space centre CNES.
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NewsVnukovo runway incursion kills Total oil chief and three Falcon 50 crew
The driver of a Moscow Vnukovo airport snow clearing machine hit by a Falcon 50 jet taxiing for takeoff was drunk at the time of the accident that killed Total oil chief executive Christophe de Margerie and the aircraft’s three crew.
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NewsFLIGHT TEST: Citation X+ marks Cessna's bid for the high-speed crown
When Flight International last flew the Citation X in 2002, Boeing was still wrestling with the Sonic Cruiser concept, an effort to field a nearly supersonic transport aircraft. In the intervening 12 years, much has happened. The Sonic Cruiser was shelved in favour of the successful 787.
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Korean Air to codeshare with LAN Peru
Korean Air (KAL) has signed a codeshare agreement with LAN Peru, covering the Seoul Incheon-Los Angeles-Lima route.
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NewsPICTURE: Qantas unveils new A330 business seat
Qantas Airways has unveiled its new business class seat that will be progressively rolled out on its Airbus A330s from later this year.
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Thai Airways adjusts network for winter schedule
Thai Airways International will adjust a number of services for the upcoming winter scheduling period, which commences on 26 October.
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Dragonair contracts CASL for line maintenance
China Aircraft Services Limited (CASL) has signed a contract with Dragonair to begin line maintenance services in Hong Kong from 1 December.
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NewsMitsubishi lays out plans for MRJ certification campaign
Getting its MRJ regional jet certificated is the biggest challenge Mitsubishi Aircraft expects to have to overcome for its in-development aircraft programme.
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NewsMitsubishi gets busy with tests in lead up to MRJ first flight
Mitsubishi Aircraft has rolled out its first flight test aircraft for the MRJ regional jet programme and will be conducting a series of tests on the aircraft, leading up to its first flight.
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NBAA: With Legacy 450, Embraer unites entire family of business jets
With the Embraer Legacy 450 making its NBAA debut this week, the airframer’s entire business jet family is finally together in one place.
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NewsNBAA: GE Aviation to acquire HondaJets for internal transport
GE Aviation plans to acquire two HondaJets to launch an internal shuttle service for non-executive employees moving between the company’s 42 US manufacturing sites, says Brad Mottier, president and chief executive.
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NBAA: JSSI expands reach of maintenance services
After 25 years in the business of tip-to-tail private jet maintenance, Jet Support Services Inc. (JSSI) is expanding in several sectors, including the helicopter service market.
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NewsNBAA: GE Honda launches Cessna jet engine retrofit programme
GE Honda is partnering with Sierra Industries to retrofit Cessna CitationJet, CJ1 and CJ1+ models with its newly developed HF120 turbofan engine.
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NewsNBAA: Dassault reports strong performance in 2014
Sales are rebounding strongly for Dassault Aviation, with the French airframer notching up 67 firm Falcon orders in the first three quarters of 2014, more than in the whole of last year, says president Jon Rosanvallon.