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SyberJet readies SJ30i for third-quarter maiden flight
SyberJet Aircraft says engineering work on the new cockpit of its SJ30i business jet is “95% complete” and the revamped light twin should make its maiden sortie in the third quarter.
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United moves up 747 retirement to this year
United Airlines is speeding up the retirement of its Boeing 747 fleet, moving the timeline forward by nearly a year to the fourth quarter.
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Lufthansa issues JOLCO equity RFP
Lufthansa has issued a request for proposals to JOLCO equity providers for a proposed refinancing of one Airbus A350 and five A320neos via Japanese operating leases with call options, FlightGlobal understands.
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PICTURE: Iran Air receives first A321
Iran Air has formally taken delivery of an Airbus A321, the first in a batch of 100 jets ordered by the flag-carrier under a landmark fleet-renewal deal with the airframer.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Aerospace manufacturers target factory emissions
Aircraft emissions are often the centre of attention when considering aviation’s impact on the environment, but airframe and engine production facilities are also significant greenhouse gas emitters and sources of industrial waste.
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Airbus/Boeing see slight output rise but 25% fall in net orders
Between them, the big-two aircraft manufacturers achieved a slight rise in overall output last year, to 1,436 aircraft, but their combined net orders declined by almost a quarter.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Airline insurance market continues to soften
The average hull and legal liability insurance rate for a typical airline's risk is lower now than in any year since 1990. Carriers have come to expect a reduction in annual renewal, but there are questions around how long this can be maintained.
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Rafale output rose in 2016, Dassault says
Dassault delivered nine newly-built Rafale fighters in 2016, according to a financial update issued by the company on 5 January. The total was in line with plans for the year, and represents an increase of one unit over the eight shipped in 2015, it adds.
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Wizz to serve Tel Aviv from Varna
Wizz Air will launch flights between Bulgarian city Varna and Tel Aviv in Israel this summer.
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Airbus aims shortly to 'upsize' stalled Qatar A320neo deal
Airbus is hoping to finalise shortly a rejig of Qatar Airways’ problematic A320neo order, which will include scaling-up to the A321neo.
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Qinetiq outlines basic trainer, helicopter purchase plans
Qinetiq will build on its recent order for two Pilatus PC-21s by finalising deals in 2017 for new basic trainers and single-turbine helicopters to be used by the Empire Test Pilots’ School (ETPS).
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Rolls-Royce a 'little bit late' with A330neo engine: Bregier
Airbus has cited a slight delay in the development of the A330neo powerplant following the shift in entry into service to early 2018.
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Airbus edges ahead of Boeing with 731 net orders
Airbus recorded net orders for 731 aircraft last year, compared with Boeing’s figure of 668.
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ACG orders 35 more A320 family aircraft
Aviation Capital Group has ordered 35 Airbus A320 family aircraft, bringing its total firm commitments for the type to 158.
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Azerbaijan starts producing Zarba armed UAV
Azerbaijan’s Azad Systems has begun manufacturing Aeronautics Defense Systems’ Orbiter 1K armed loitering unmanned air vehicle under licence as the locally named “Zarba”.
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Israel bids farewell to Sea Scan maritime patrol aircraft
Israel’s air force has officially phased out its Israel Aerospace Industries Sea Scan 1124 Shahaf maritime patrol aircraft, ending a service life which began in 1978.
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Dassault Falcon shipments fall again in 2016
Dassault Falcon business jet deliveries continued to slide in 2016, showing another year-on-year fall as a result of prolonged weakness in the large-cabin business jet market.
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Gama Aviation secures special mission contracts, as revenues rise
UK business aviation services provider Gama Aviation has secured two long-term special mission contracts, which it says will help to bolster revenues by more than £10 million ($12.2 million).
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Airports eye carbon-neutral operations
A growing number of pioneering airports are proving that becoming carbon neutral is an achievable, not just an aspirational, goal.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Capt Kate McWilliams, airline captain at 26 years old
Capt Kate McWilliams, Easyjet's youngest airline captain at 26 years old