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EBACE: Inmarsat 'open for business' on Jet ConneX
Inmarsat is poised to announce the service entry of its Jet ConneX Ka-band broadband connectivity solution for the business aviation market, and hopes to be able to offer the solution as a linefit option on aircraft manufactured by all of the main OEMs by the end of the year.
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UAE deal drives interest in Saab's GlobalEye
Saab has begun work to modify a pair of Bombardier Global 6000 business jets to its “swing-role” GlobalEye configuration for lead customer the United Arab Emirates.
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Norwegian leases 787-9s and firms 737 Max 8 options
Norwegian has again adjusted its fleet plans to take an additional two Boeing 787-9s by 2020.
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EBACE: Dassault to fit Falcon 8X with ViaSat broadband service
Dassault Aviation has become the third business jet OEM to add ViaSat’s Ku-band in-flight connectivity system to its catalogue as a linefit option, and the satellite company is “in discussions” with other business aviation manufacturers with a view to adding them to the fold.
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EBACE: IASO launches as new aviation services umbrella body
A new umbrella organisation for the world of aviation services was launched in Geneva last night.
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PICTURES: RAAF’s first P-8A conducts maiden flight
The first Boeing P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft due for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has completed its maiden sortie.
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PICTURES: Embraer completes first flight of E-Jet E2
Embraer completed the first flight of its E-Jet E2 family today months ahead of schedule, in a milestone that it says is a sign of the programme’s maturity.
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USAF picks Coulson Aviation to outfit HC-130Hs for firefighting
The US Air Force has picked the Coulson Aviation USA retardant aerial delivery systems (RADS-XXL) to outfit seven former Coast Guard Lockheed Martin HC-130H search-and-rescue turboprops into firefighting assets for the Forest Service.
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PICTURE: Embraer’s E-Jet E2 takes to the air
Embraer began flight-testing of the re-engined E-Jet E2 family earlier today, when the first E190-E2 took to the skies from the company’s plant in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil.
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Global Hawk testers using 3D-printed nylon for ice shape testing
Weapon testers at Edwards AFB in California have taken a unique approach to ice shape testing of the remotely pilot Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk by laser printing simulated ice on the leading edges of the aircraft’s wings and V-tail to characterise buildup.
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PICTURES: Two Dutch F-35s arrive at Leeuwarden Air Base
Two Lockheed Martin F-35s belonging to the Royal Netherlands Air Force have departed North America on the first eastbound transatlantic crossing of the fifth-generation fighter type, touching down at Leeuwarden Air Base in the Netherlands at approximately 8:45pm local time.
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EBACE: 'Tough decisive action' saves Bombardier
Bombardier says “tough decisive action last year to reduce production rates” has saved it from the worst of the collapse in new orders and residual values of large-cabin jets.
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EBACE: G500 stays home with eye on early delivery
Gulfstream ditched a plan to fly the G500 business jet to display at EBACE in order to focus on completing flight tests as quickly as possible, with an eye on delivering the first aircraft ahead of schedule, says chief executive Mark Burns.
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Israel reveals defensive boost for CH-53 fleet
The Israeli air force has confirmed for the first time that an advanced missile approach warning system was incorporated as part of the 2025 upgrade programme for its Sikorsky CH-53 transport helicopters.
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Brussels Airports details traffic hit from closure
Brussels Airports handled 1.2 million and 1.1 million passengers in March and April respectively, figures sharply down on the same months in 2015 as a result of the disruption that followed the bomb blasts at the Belgian capital's main gateway.
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Lufthansa Technik bags VIP 787 modification deal
Lufthansa Technik has won a modification and support contract for a Boeing 787 that will be completed as a VIP aircraft.
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EBACE: PW800 performing in line with expectations: P&WC
Pratt & Whitney Canada says its PW800 breakthrough engine in the 10,000lb-20,000lb-thrust segment is performing in line with expectations on Gulfstream’s four G500 test aircraft, with total flight hours now “well past” 2,000 and “climbing rapidly”.
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737 Max 7 review could lead to 7,000nm BBJ: Boeing
Boeing Business Jets is already considering the potential longer-range version of the 737 Max 7 to fill a pre-existing gap in the VIP version of the single-aisle family, even as the airframer's Commercial Airplanes unit studies the proposed redesign.
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EBACE: First Legacy 450 with full interior lands in Geneva
An Embraer Legacy 450 has touched down at Geneva Airport, carrying the first full production interior for the mid-size jet to display at the EBACE convention.
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EBACE: Comlux makes widebody move
Comlux is undaunted by the slump in the completion market that has coincided with the unveiling in April of a widebody extension to its Comlux America centre in Indianapolis.