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NBAA: VIDEO - Gulfstream boosts G650 range at high-speed cruise by 20%
Gulfstream has increased maximum range of the ultra-large-cabin G650 by 20% to 6,000nm (11,112km) at the Mach 0.9 high-speed cruise setting.
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NBAA: Citation X sets new speed and distance record
A Cessna Citation X fitted with elliptical winglets from Winglet Technology established a new speed record between Anchorage, Alaska, and Miami while at the same time exceeding the published maximum range of the aircraft by more than 100 miles.
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NBAA: Boeing unveils BBJ version of 737 Max
Boeing today revealed the 737 Max will be converted into a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ), with deliveries starting to the VIP market almost as quickly as the re-engined and updated narrowbody enters commercial service in 2017.
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Bombardier seeks approval for CSeries high-altitude cruise
Bombardier is formally seeking approval to operate its new CSeries twinjet at altitudes above 40,000ft, as the airframer approaches first flight of the prototype.
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Lion Air invests $200m in Batam MRO facility
Lion Air is investing $200 million to build a 20 acre (8.09ha) MRO facility in Batam, Indonesia. Groundbreaking for the site was held some weeks ago...
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ST Aero's Aeria to modify 767-200ER into VIP configuration
Aeria Luxury Interiors, the VIP completions firm owned by ST Aerospace, has been selected to complete the interior modification and heavy maintenance of...
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United 787 deliveries delayed further
United Airlines will receive its next few Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners later than it expected, as it faces further delays to delivery of the aircraft since receiving...
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Pratt & Whitney completes first PW1100G test engine
Pratt & Whitney has completed assembly of its first PW1100G test engine that will eventually power the Airbus A320neo. The geared turbofan will undergo...
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Korea delays KSLV launch
South Korea has delayed the third attempted launch of its Korea Space Launch Vehicle (KSLV) due to a faulty seal in the vehicle's Russian-built first stage....
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IN FOCUS: Boeing's departure fails to break cluster's Spirit
More than any other company, Boeing made Wichita the "Air Capital of the World". Beech, Cessna and Lear certainly played their part, but Boeing brought the...
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IN FOCUS: STOL twin-props show enduring appeal
The continued success of the resurrected Twin Otter in particular has confirmed the need for economic and rugged aircraft capable of operating in diverse environments
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IN FOCUS: Business aviation OEMs prepare for a delayed recovery
Bombardier's Learjet factory complex in Wichita's southwest quarter is growing - in size, if not yet in output. Production of Learjet's super-light category...
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China launches 16th Beidou satellite
China has launched its 16th Beidou navigation satellite from the Xichang launch site in central China. The launch was successful, according to Chinese state...
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IN FOCUS: Training centre tackles skilled labour shortage
In a moment of feverish brainstorming in 2002, Cessna executives desperate for trained aviation mechanics considered taking over an abandoned Wichita hotel...
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Irish Air Corps seeks EC135 simulator access
The Irish Air Corps is seeking to place a two-year contract covering the provision of simulator-based training services in support of its Eurocopter EC135s ...
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IN FOCUS: Recession woes continue at small end of cargo conversion market
The cargo market is only slowly emerging from the doldrums of the global recession, which has also had a negative effect on the conversion of smaller passenger types into cargo feeder aircraft
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Operators return some Super Pumas to work as EASA widens safety ruling
North Sea operators have begun returning some Super Puma helicopters to work following the extension of EASA's emergency airworthiness directive for the type.
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Russian air force eyes L-410NG for training use
Russia's air force is interested in acquiring Aircraft Industries' modernised Let L-410NG as a multi-engined trainer suitable for crews of its future transport...
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Boeing extends 777X timeline range to early 2020s
Boeing chief executive James McNerney on 24 October extended the length of the timing range for introducing a new version of the Boeing 777 by at least a...
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ANALYSIS: Tough climate drives new push for Greek merger
Fresh attempts by Aegean Airlines to merge with Olympic Air illustrate the continued tough conditions facing the Greek market. Aegean renewed attempts...