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Dassault delivers first Falcon 8X to Greece's Amjet Executive
Dassault Aviation has delivered its first Falcon 8X ultra-long-range business jet to Greek business aviation services provider and long-time Falcon operator Amjet Executive.
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HK Express chief plots network growth
HK express plans to operate more services to Japan, as well as expand its presence in Southeast Asia, in the year ahead.
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HAECO Americas to exit line maintenance
HAECO Americas will exit its line maintenance services segment in the United States, by end-2016.
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Honeywell pitches upgraded T55 engine for Chinook
As the CH-47 Chinook’s prime manufacturer, Boeing, looks to a block 2 upgrade to reclaim the helicopter’s lost payload capability, Honeywell is improving the T-55 Turboshaft engine to increase its power efficiency by 25 percent.
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Hawaiian now selling lie-flat seats on refurbished A330s
After several months of trial flights, Hawaiian Airlines has started selling lie-flat seats on its refurbished Airbus A330s, the Honolulu-based carrier announces on 5 October.
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Blue Origin tests escape system, recovers booster rocket
Blue Origin’s suborbital rocket for space tourists completed a rare trifecta during a 5 October test flight by successfully reaching space, recovering the booster and performing a crew capsule escape test.
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Delta plans Los Angeles-Washington National flight in 2017
Delta Air Lines plans to use one of its two beyond perimeter slots at Ronald Reagan Washington National airport to launch new nonstop service to Los Angeles in April 2017.
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PICTURE: VivaAerobus receives first A320neo
Mexican low-cost carrier VivaAerobus has received its first Airbus A320neo, becoming the third airline in Latin America to take delivery of the re-engined narrowbody jet.
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First flight for Yak-152 trainer
Russian airframer Irkut has performed the first flight of its new Yakolev Yak-152 basic trainer.
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PICTURE: First braking parachute tests for Polish M-346
Leonardo’s aircraft division has conducted the first round of tests of the braking parachute system installed on the Aermacchi M-346s to be operated by the Polish air force.
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Turkey's leasing expectations mismatched: Novus
Turkey's airlines are widely predicted to fund new deliveries through leasing deals after the failed military coup in the country earlier this year made banks wary of lending to them – but a lessor has warned that carriers will have to revise their expectations as to the deal terms they ...
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ANALYSIS: Airports hunt for meaningful security improvements
Airport security has been thrust back into the spotlight several times over the past 12 months, following last year’s suspected bombing of a MetroJet Airbus A321 shortly after take-off from Sharm el-Sheikh and this year’s terrorist attacks at Brussels and Istanbul Ataturk airports.
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Poland ends H225M contract talks
Poland has pulled the plug on negotiations with Airbus Helicopters related to the acquisition of 50 H225M helicopters, claiming that industrial offset proposals are not sufficiently generous.
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VIDEO: Iran reveals newest RQ-170 attempt
Iran has revealed its newest attempt at reverse engineering the Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel unmanned air vehicle, which according to local media has been dubbed the Saeqeh, or "Lightning".
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Wow seals A330 component pact with LHT
Icelandic budget carrier Wow Air has sealed a component support pact with Lufthansa Technik covering its Airbus A330s.
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PICTURE: Lufthansa shows off painted A350
German flag-carrier Lufthansa has shown off its first Airbus A350, after livery painting of the aircraft was completed at Toulouse.
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ANALYSIS: Boeing looks to 3D-print thermoplastic aircraft parts
Making aircraft parts on 3D printers is becoming increasingly popular, despite several stubborn constraints. Among the most limiting features are the laptop computer-sized dimensions of the 3D printing machines. Coupled with a relatively plodding material lay-down rate, 3D printers are confined to making only the smallest and usually most intricate ...
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Poland's LOT to open link to Los Angeles
Polish flag-carrier LOT is broadening its long-haul network with services to Los Angeles from April next year.
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First US-assembled Legacy 450 flies in Florida
Brazil-based Embraer has now flown the third type of business jet assembled in a five-year-old factory in Melbourne, Florida.
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Army will not pursue AH-64F model Apache
As Boeing prepares for a possible F model Apache as a bridge between the legacy helicopter and the Future Vertical Lift aircraft, the US Army says it will not pursue the development of the AH-64F.