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NewsNBAA: Nextant signs for 50 TMC 400XPs
Nextant Aerospace announced a multimillion dollar contract this afternoon from US charter operator Travel Management Company (TMC) to convert its fleet of 50 Hawker 400XP business jets to the upgraded XTi variant.
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NewsNBAA: Aircell introduces Gogo Vision to business aviation market
Aircell is introducing its Gogo Vision streaming in-flight entertainment system for the business aviation market after rolling it out on hundreds of American Airlines over the past two years.
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NewsNBAA: UTC Aerospace systems unveil new VIP seat
UTC Aerospace Systems has unveiled a new VIP seat called the Model 1 that uses Bluetooth technology to allow passengers to wirelessly control seat functions.
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NewsNBAA: Phenom 100 gets a "2014 edition" facelift
Embraer is launching a new “2014 edition” of its Phenom 100 at this year’s NBAA show that includes interior options and aircraft handling improvements.
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NewsNBAA: Thales unveils electrical system to power Falcon 5X
Thales is providing a bespoke electrical system to convert and generate power for the new Falcon 5X.
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Boeing works to improve 787 dispatch reliability
Boeing continues to address problems affecting the dispatch reliability of its 787 aircraft, including issues caused by faulty messages from the aircraft computer systems.
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NewsNBAA: True Blue release new line of lithium ion batteries for aviation market
Wichita, Kansas-based True Blue Power has released a new line of lithium ion batteries for the aviation market. The subsidiary of Mid-Continent Instruments also will host a series of seminars to explain lithium ion battery technology, and reassure skeptics created by the four-month grounding of the 787 earlier this year ...
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NewsNBAA: Beechcraft's CEO Boisture sees jet sale soon
The sale of Beechcraft’s legacy jet assets – the type certificates, tooling and intellectual property for the Hawker 4000 and Premier types – is “dangerously close to being finished”, CEO Bill Boisture said at the show.
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NewsNBAA: Deer Jet announces strategic alliance with Starbase Jet
Chinese business aviation services provider Deer Jet announced at NBAA it is forming a strategic alliance with Starbase Jet to dry lease Gulfstream 200s to the US-based private charter company.
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Israel to transform air force command structure
The Israeli air force is to make the most significant change to its command structure in four decades, in a move which it says will allow it to better prepare for future challenges.
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Alcoa set to be heavy player in Russian titanium
Many aerospace companies are trying to make a big noise in titanium these days, but workers at Alcoa’s parts fabrication plant at Samara, in southeastern Russia, had best tighten up their ear protectors. From 2016, their 75,000-ton forging press – until recently the world’s biggest – will be going to ...
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NewsC295 makes splash in firefighting trial
Airbus Military has performed an initial test of the C295 transport's suitability as an aerial firefighting platform.
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NBAA: Flexjet sets its sights on international expansion
US fractional ownership company Flexjet is setting its sights on international expansion but will evaluate its customers’ missions and expectations before it selects long-range aircraft types and establishes partnership in key international locations.
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NewsIraqi government approves CS300 acquisition
Iraq's government has approved an agreement under which it will acquire five Bombardier CSeries jets rather than additional CRJ900s.
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NewsBoeing lifts full-year outlook after improved Q3 profits
Boeing’s operating profit climbed in the third quarter of 2013 thanks largely to more commercial aircraft deliveries.
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EasyJet to add 10 new UK routes in summer 2014
EasyJet will add 10 new domestic and international destinations from the UK as part of its 2014 summer schedule.
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ANALYSIS: How consolidation has shifted US airport hubs
Think again if you thought you might see the inside of Pittsburgh International’s airmall or Lambert-St. Louis International’s Minoru Yamasaki terminal while transiting between flights in the USA.
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NewsPilots forgot to shut down engines before jet-blast incident
French investigators have cautioned against ground-handling procedures which assume that an arriving aircraft is safe to approach after the anti-collision beacon is switched off.
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Ethiopian to fly to Singapore
Ethiopian Airlines is to open a new route from Addis Ababa to Singapore on 3 December, marking the only direct service between the two countries.
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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.