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Qatar Airways to begin Doha-Sofia flights
Qatar Airways will in March launch nonstop service from its Doha base to Bulgarian capital Sofia.
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MVP Aero freezes 'triphibian' light sport aircraft design
US start-up MVP Aero has frozen the design of its ”triphibian” light sport aircraft (LSA) and says it plans to fly the first prototype – dubbed the most versatile plane (MVP) because of its capacity to land on water, land and snow/ice – within 18 months.
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NewsRAF Typhoons arrive for Red Flag test
A squadron-strength detachment of Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons has arrived at Nellis AFB in Nevada, ahead of their participation in a three-week Red Flag-series exercise to be conducted from late this month.
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Ryanair to trial wireless IFE this summer
Ryanair will this year begin trialling a free-to-access wireless in-flight entertainment service that will stream content from an onboard server to passengers' own electronic devices.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: A380 enters maturity as overhauls accelerate
When Emirates last summer towed one of its Airbus A380s into its Dubai MRO facility for a 3C-check – an overhaul scheduled after six years of operation – this was not the type's first such event but marked the beginning of a heavy maintenance cycle for what is, by a ...
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NewsBig two will still dominate narrowbodies in 10 years: Bregier
The narrowbody airliner market will "still be dominated" by Airbus and Boeing in 10 years' time, predicts Fabrice Bregier, chief executive of the European airframer.
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Japan defence budget calls for 20 P-1s, 5 V-22s
Japan’s parliament has approved a Y4.98 trillion ($42 billion) defence budget for FY2015, with a strong emphasis on new airpower capabilities.
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Spring Airlines offers 100 million shares for subscription
China's Spring Airlines has offered 100 million shares up for subscription, as it gears towards a listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE).
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NewsSingle Reaper passes flight hour milestone
Following a 17-hour combat sortie in support of the US military’s operations in Afghanistan, a single US Air Force General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air vehicle surpassed a record 20,000 flight hours to date.
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NewsLockheed consolidates position to access civilian UAV market
New Years Eve came and went without the US Federal Aviation Administration publishing a set of rules governing the operation of unmanned air vehicles within the national airspace. It would be the first step toward opening US skies to commercial application of small UAVs.
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NewsDelta opens second phase of JFK terminal expansion
Delta Air Lines opened an 11-gate expansion to its facilities at New York John F Kennedy International airport today, allowing it to consolidate the majority of regional flights in terminal 4.
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Allegiant to begin new routes from Tulsa
Allegiant Air will add new routes from Tulsa in Oklahoma beginning in early April.
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NewsAirbus chief sets out priorities for 2015
Airbus chief executive Fabrice Bregier has identified the airframer's three new programmes as its priorities for 2015.
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NewsSelling current A380 remains priority: Airbus chief
Senior Airbus executives continue to hint that a re-engined A380 is being considered, but insist the "priority" remains securing orders for the current version of the superjumbo – something chief executive Fabrice Bregier sees as achievable this year, after Airbus finished 2014 with just 13 net orders for its biggest ...
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NewsGermany's Atlas hands over first Europe-based Citation M2
German business aviation service provider and Cessna dealership, Atlas Air Service has delivered the first European-based Citation M2 to a company in Forchtenberg, south west Germany. The handover on 12 January comes around six months after the light business jet received validation from the European Aviation Safety Authority ...
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NewsGreek police to acquire more BlueBird UAS
The Greek police force has purchased an additional number of unmanned air systems made by Israeli company BlueBird.
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NewsAl Jaber prepares Sky Limo for 15 January take-off
Al Jaber Aviation's (AJA) high-end air taxi service, Sky Limo will launch operations on 15 January when its sole aircraft - a Hawker 800XP - makes its first commercial flight.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Widebodies power Boeing's 2014 output lead
A double-digit increase in Boeing's output drove a 6% rise in mainline airliner production last year to a record 1,352 aircraft, with the US airframer's widebody deliveries significantly outstripping Airbus's.
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Nextant readies G90XT for first flight
Nextant Aerospace is readying its G90XT twin-engined turboprop for first flight this week and says it hopes to secure US certification for the remanufactured Beechcraft King Air C90 - in the first in the first half of the year.
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NewsFAA teams up with CNN to explore future role of UAVs in journalism
The US Federal Aviation Administration has teamed with news network CNN to explore the integration of more sophisticated unmanned air vehicles into news gathering.