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Business aviation in brief
US air taxi company and training provider Linear Air has teamed with High Performance Aircraft Training - provider of unusual attitude...
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Jet Aviation plots US expansion
Jet Aviation is seeking to double its US management fleet over the next three years and expand its network in a...
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US business aviation safety improves in 2009
Despite a marked reversal in 2007-08, the accident figures for US business aviation seem to have resumed their gradual long-term improvement. This is indicated...
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Ambeo poised for commercial launch of Mustang
UK air taxi start-up Ambeo has received its aircraft operator's certificate from the UK Civil Aviation Authority...
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Aeronautics to produce unmanned DA42
Aeronautics Defense Systems will manufacture the Dominator, an unmanned version of the twin-engined Diamond DA42 light aircraft, at its facility in Israel,...
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NewsVirgin cancels remaining A340-600s after firming A330s
Airbus' latest order and delivery figures show that Virgin Atlantic has cancelled six of the A340-600 aircraft it had on order. Virgin Atlantic firmed...
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Tiger launches IPO to raise S$246.8 million
Singapore's Tiger Airways launched its initial public offering (IPO) today to raise S$246.8 million ($177.7 million), as it seeks to quadruple its fleet...
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Bangkok Airways mulls delay in delivery of A319
Bangkok Airways could delay the delivery of an Airbus A319 that it is scheduled to receive in February 2011. The privately owned Thai carrier will...
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Urban prepares to let AirMule UAV off the tether
Urban Aeronautics is planning untethered hover flights in March for its vertical take-off and landing AirMule unmanned air vehicle, having achieved more...
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Viva Macau suspends Sydney service; increases Melbourne flights
Viva Macau is suspending its thrice-weekly Sydney service, but plans to increase services to Melbourne.
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Mitsubishi Aircraft signs Heath Tecna as MRJ supplier
Mitsubishi Aircraft has signed up US firm Heath Tecna as a supplier for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet.
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China to build world’s highest airport in 2011
China plans to build a commercial airport at an altitude of 4,436m (14,544ft) in Tibet, making it the world's highest airport.
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ADS-B goes live in the Gulf of Mexico
Houston air traffic controllers have begun using automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) technology to separate and manage aircraft flying over...
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FAA firms up proposed rule prompted by Southwest fuselage hole
The US FAA has finalised a rule it proposed in September 2009 requiring structural inspections of Boeing 737 classics for cracks after Southwest Airlines...
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NewsBoeing outlines 747-8F certification plan
Boeing has outlined details of the 747-8F flight test campaign that is due to start early this year after a long delay. Three aircraft will complete...
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Embraer commercial aircraft deliveries drop 25% in 2009
Embraer delivered 122 commercial aircraft in 2009, a 25% decrease compared to the 162 delivered in 2008.
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USAF invests to design new Tier II unmanned aircraft
The US Air Force plans to invest $18.5 million to develop a new, low-altitude unmanned air system called the Sand Dragon ...
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FAA to issue massive sole-source contract to Mitre
The US FAA in early August plans to award Mitre Corporation's centre for advanced aviation system development (CAASD) a sole-source contract valued at close...