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ANALYSIS: Business aviation 'can wake sleeping giant' of Nigerian economy
For a hint of Africa’s potential as a business aviation market, look to Nigeria. The country is home to 174 million people and has a landmass of 923,768km² but only 35,900km of often-dangerous roads. This vast oil-rich nation has an installed fleet of 140 business aircraft, surpassed on the continent ...
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OpinionOPINION: How Perlan mission evokes spirit of adventure
Riding a mountain wave is a lifelong dream for many glider pilots. Once detected, these invisible, oscillating wind currents streaming down from the tops of mountain ranges can loft unpowered aircraft high into the stratosphere. Later this year, the partly Airbus-sponsored Perlan project plans to reach 90,000ft with a two-member ...
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Xiamen Airlines to serve US from September
Xiamen Airlines will begin serving the United States from 26 September onwards.
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Oman Air to serve second UK destination
Middle Eastern carrier Oman Air is to open services to another UK destination, with flights to the city of Manchester.
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Virgin Australia’s new 777 premium seats enter service
Virgin Australia has finally launched its revamped business and premium economy class seats on its Boeing 777-300ERs, initially starting on the Sydney-Los Angeles route.
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Restructuring VLM to strive for profit in 2017
European regional carrier VLM Airlines will seek to use six months of creditor protection to pursue a restructuring programme aimed at cutting its losses this year and returning the carrier to profit in 2017, chief executive Hamish Davidson says.
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'No fatigue failure' found so far in Norway H225 crash
Investigators probing the fatal 29 April crash of an Airbus Helicopters H225 on the Norwegian coastline are continuing to dismiss pilot actions as a likely cause and also say they have so far found no evidence of "fatigue failure".
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Locally-built MA700 among Russian regional aircraft options
Russian authorities are still grappling with a plan to produce regional aircraft for the domestic market, with four options presented to the country’s government.
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NewsDelta launches automation trend for TSA lanes
Delta Air Lines may have started a new trend by acquiring automated security checkpoints to install at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International airport and be operated by the US Transportation Security Administration.
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LHTEC aims for Turkish assembly of CTS800 engine
Helicopter engines joint venture LHTEC is negotiating with Turkish industry as it attempts to localise production of its CTS800 engine to support the nation’s developmental light utility helicopter programme.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Boeing calls out USAF's sole-source EC-37B Compass Call plan
Boeing Defense has called for an open competition to replace the EC-130H Compass Call electronic attack turboprop, saying the requirement for a business jet airframe to re-host that equipment should not automatically go to Gulfstream, which will supply its G550 conformal airborne early warning type to create the EC-37B.
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FLIGHT TEST: 8X, a Falcon formidablé
By the time Flight International publishes this article on the eve of the EBACE show, Dassault’s new flagship business jet, the ultra-long-range Falcon 8X, will be just days away from its planned joint European Aviation Safety Agency (CS 25) and US Federal Aviation Administration (FAR 25) certification. Its entry into ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Why Denmark is holding formation with F-35
The Danish government’s 12 May decision to hold formation with the Lockheed Martin F-35 is a welcome boost for the multinational programme in what will be a pivotal year, but is unlikely to have surprised rival bidders Boeing and the Eurofighter consortium.
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Opinion
OPINION: Why business jet makers are turning to the military
Spare a thought for the small handful of large-cabin business jet manufacturers, because times have been pretty tough of late, with sales taking a tumble.
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Tired controller missed conflict between SIA A330, Jetstar A320
Controller fatigue contributed to a loss of separation assurance incident between a Singapore Airlines Airbus A330-300 and a Jetstar Airways A320 over Australia.
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Hong Kong Airlines investigating A330 engine slip incident
Hong Kong Airlines is investigating an engine chain slip incident, which happened during a scheduled engine change at Hong Kong International airport.
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Embraer bullish on more E-Jet orders in Asia-Pacific
Embraer says the company is confident of more commercial orders from Asia-Pacific, as the region’s carriers cash-in on the low fuel prices and grow their fleet size.
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Batik 737 in Jakarta collision had been cleared for take-off
A preliminary report into a take-off collision at Jakarta’s Halim Perdanakusuma airport on 4 April shows that the flight crew of a Batik Air Boeing 737-800 had been cleared for take-off as another being towed was on the runway.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: 787 conquers China's Big Four
China Eastern Airlines signed for 15 787-9s in April, becoming the last of the big four Chinese carriers to commit to the type.
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NewsUSAF abandons sole-source UH-60M Black Hawk plan
The US Air Force has decided against sole-sourcing a portion of its Bell UH-1N replacement requirement to Lockheed Martin-Sikorsky for the UH-60M Black Hawk, instead reverting back to an earlier plan for a “full and open competition” to replace all 62 Vietnam War-era Hueys.