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Japan AirAsia, Jetstar Japan rapped over A320 safety oversight
Japan’s Civil Aviation Bureau (CAB) has reprimanded Japan AirAsia and Jetstar Japan over an oversight related to routine inspections regarding the Airbus A320 aircraft.
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NBAA: Corporate Bombardier CSeries on the cards
Bombardier has confirmed there will likely be a corporate version of its CSeries aircraft.
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NBAA: Sharklets give bite to Airbus ACJ319
Airbus delivered the first A319 corporate jet (ACJ) equipped with sharklets to an undisclosed, private customer on the eve of the NBAA convention. The sharklet ACJ319 now matches the range of the Boeing 737-700-derived Boeing Business Jet, which is listed at 6,200nm (11,500km), Airbus says.
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NBAA: Bell Helicopter rolls out new upgrade for 429
Bell Helicopter has rolled in a new upgrade for the Bell 429 light twin helicopter: wheeled landing gear.
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NBAA: Eclipse Aerospace celebrate formal delivery of first EA550
Four years after reviving the brand and production system, Eclipse Aerospace today celebrated the formal delivery of the first EA550 very light jet to a customer. “We’re announcing not only that this is our first delivery, but our next delivery we can actually sell and fill in March [2014],” says ...
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Sikorsky-Boeing confident SB-1 Defiant won’t be the next Comanche
Boeing and Sikorsky expressed confidence today in SB-1 Defiant, their design for the US Army’s high-speed joint multi-role (JMR) technology demonstrator programme.
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Asiana 777 crash hearing postponed to December
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has postponed a hearing on the fatal July crash of an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777-200ER to December, due to the impact from the 16-day US government shutdown.
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NBAA: Rockwell Collins unveils EVS-3000 vision system
Rockwell Collins is unveiling at NBAA the EVS-3000, a new enhanced vision systems offering that features a multispectral sensor capable of detecting the LED lighting that airports have started using in greater numbers to illuminate runways.
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NBAA: Japan to ease restictions for foreign operators
Business aviation flying within Japan looks set to become less cumbersome for foreign operators following a decision by the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau to ease operational restrictions from the end of the month.
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NBAA: Flexjet's Learjet 85 double deal
Flexjet was in buying mood at NBAA, converting 30 of its 75 Bombardier Learjet 85 options into firm orders, and adding another 20 options for the midsize business jet, for which it is the launch customer.
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NBAA: Daher-Socata bares all with Vegas reveal of Elite design
Daher-Socata is showing a 2013 TBM 850 Elite with an eye-catching exterior finish applied following a customer request. The special treatment consists of a bare metal finish across most of the airframe, with gray metal paint on the lower fuselage and composite parts, with a matte black tail. Adding to ...
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Honeywell improves ‘synthetic vision avionics’
Honeywell Aerospace has completed testing of its “synthetic vision avionics backbone”, a system that can integrate data from multiple types of sensors intothree-dimensional images that helicopter pilots can use to fly safely in poor-visibility conditions.
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NBAA: Boeing set to Max out BBJ gross weight
Boeing Business Jets is analysing whether to introduce an increased gross weight (IGW), VIP version of the 737 Max 7 or Max 8 with 7,000nm (13,000km) range as early as 2021.
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Delta plans Pacific network restructuring in 2014
Delta Air Lines plans to restructure its Pacific network as it expands its international operations at Seattle Tacoma International airport in 2014.
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UK, French air forces hail success of Capable Eagle
British and French commanders have hailed the success of a bilateral air combat exercise staged from a UK base on 7-17 October for strengthening a so-called “entente cordiale” between the nations’ armed forces.
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NBAA: Comlux completes its widebody move
Five years after making its foray into the completions and refurbishment sector, Comlux is entering the green widebody completions market for the first time.
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Israel and Nigeria to sign first bilateral agreement
Nigeria and Israel are to sign their first ever air services agreement imminently.
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747 airprox crews' mix-up baffles UK probe
Investigators have been unable to explain why the crews of two Boeing 747s each apparently followed instructions meant for the other aircraft, resulting in an airprox event over Scotland.
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UK to push for liberalised air services to Russia
Possible liberalisation of the air services agreement between the UK and Russia will be on the agenda when the two sides meet later this month.
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Air New Zealand adds Armonia interior to ATR 72-500s
Air New Zealand is in the process of fitting the 11 ATR 72-500s with the Armonia interior developed for the -600 series of the turboprop family.