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Business aviation - In brief
Comlux Group has acquired an Embraer Legacy 650 business jets for its Fly Comlux charter and management operation in Kazakhstan and has an option to acquire four more of the large-cabin aircraft
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Fortress snaps up BAE's leasing arm
Defence specialist sells non-core business, including 151 regional aircraft, to Aircastle investor in $187 million deal
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Aer Lingus pilots threaten industrial action
Irish carrier Aer Lingus faces the prospect of more industrial disruption following the decision by its pilots to vote for industrial action over new duty...
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China Southern orders six 777 freighters
China Southern Airlines has placed an order with Boeing for six 777 freighters.
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VIDEO: Australia's first KC-30A lands in Amberley
The Royal Australian Air Force's first KC-30A tanker has touched down at Amberley air base in Queensland ...
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Business briefs
Training specialist CAE said its results for the year ended 31 March were buoyed by a recovering civil aviation market and robust defence revenues.
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Saab mounts American push
Swedish firm believes now is perfect time to launch aggressive US sales campaign
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MTU wins Pluna maintenance contract
MTU Maintenance Berlin-Brandenburg is to provide repair and overhaul services to Uruguayan carrier Pluna's General Electric CF34-8CF engines. The contract...
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Upgraded flight management system approved for CRJ1000
Rockwell Collins' FMS-4200 flight management system has been certificated for the Bombardier CRJ1000 as well as the CRJ700/900, enabling the type to fly...
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Comment: A clash over ash
Opinion may be divided on how to cope with volcanic eruptions. But caution is the only option until Europe has scaled a steep learning curve - which it must, given rising seismic activity
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VIDEO: EasyJet scrutinises capacity growth plans, mulls over A320neo
EasyJet is in the middle of a major fleet planning exercise that could result in a rescheduling of its Airbus orders, as it examines how to adjust capacity growth in the face of near-term market uncertainties.
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PowerJet could increase SaM146 production rate in October
Russia's United Aircraft has concluded an agreement with engine manufacturer PowerJet covering the supply of its SaM146 engines for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft.
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Investigators look to pre-crash activation of locator beacons
The BEA investigation agency has inquired as to whether emergency locator transmitters could be developed to signal ahead of impact rather than activate on shock or water contact.
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Bombardier to deliver two-class cabin in Q400
Bombardier has revealed plans to deliver the first dual-class Q400 turboprop this summer, to a current customer. The airframer has "a customer that...
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787 test aircraft flies Package B Trent 1000
Boeing's 787 test aircraft ZA004 returned to flying on 21 May with the first Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 Package B engine hung under its right wing. It...
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Boeing shows off latest 787-10X concept
Boeing has revealed a new rendering of a larger-variant 787, designated the 787-10X, during an investor presentation. It appears shorter than the last rendering...
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AF447 inquiry: distress-triggered data could minimise search
French investigators are to advise development of technical methods to reduce the search zone for missing aircraft, after the expensive two-year hunt for...
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Revised stall procedures centre on angle-of-attack not power
Investigators have been left attempting to explain why the crew of Air France flight AF447 failed to recover the Airbus A330 from a high-altitude stall,...
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Boeing appoints cost czar for new airplanes
Boeing has appointed Terry Beezhold Commercial Airplanes vice president of process, tool and affordability, a move that brings the development of a new commercial...