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AnalysisANALYSIS: Gulfstream G600 technical description
When Gulfstream sent out invitations to a public event in Savannah, Georgia, on 14 October 2014, everyone expected to see the unveiling of a new aircraft. Rumours and internet mentions of Gulfstream’s secretive P42 project had been swirling for several years, suggesting a replacement for the G450/550 was already deep ...
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Fatal Malta accident involved US-registered Merlin IV
Maltese authorities have identified the aircraft which crashed at Malta airport as a US-registered Fairchild Merlin IV.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Where next in the hunt for MH370?
More than two and a half years after Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 went missing, none of the search organisations trying to locate the main area of the Boeing 777-200’s wreckage is voicing confidence. So where does the multinational search effort for the aircraft – and the 239 people lost with ...
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Opinion
OPINION: Why America still needs business aviation
As the industry prepares to gather for the annual National Business Aviation Association convention in Orlando, the US economy is seven years into a post-2008 upswing – but facing the uncertainty of a presidential election in which there is a chance that the most maverick and unpredictable candidate of modern ...
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Malta operations restricted after accident
Operations at Malta airport have been restricted after a serious aircraft accident.
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Rockwell Collins pursues $8.3 billion deal for B/E Aerospace
Rockwell Collins has announced an agreement to acquire aircraft interiors supplier B/E Aerospace for $6.4 billion in cash and the assumption of $1.9 billion in net debt.
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PICTURE: Kuwait Airways unveils new livery on 777-300ER
Kuwait Airways has unveiled a modernised livery on the Gulf carrier’s first Boeing 777-300ER.
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Textron Aviation stays steady in 'challenging' market
Textron Aviation – the Beechcraft and Cessna parent – delivered 41 jets in the third quarter, up slightly on the 37 it handed over in the same period last year, in a market that executives describe as “challenging”.
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NewsSikorsky CH-53K meets objectives in key test
The Sikorsky CH-53K met all test objectives in a key evaluation scheduled months before a decision on launching low-rate initial production of the heavy-lift helicopter, according to Lockheed Martin and US Navy officials.
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Gulfstream to cease GIV-series production after three-decade run
Gulfstream announced on 21 October the company will cease production of the G450 large cabin business jet in 2018 after a 14-year run for the product and a market segment-defining, 35-year manufacturing life for the aircraft type.
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OpinionOPINION: Should the search for missing MH370 be extended?
The shock disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in March 2014 is one of the most keenly debated and puzzling aviation mysteries of our time.
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NewsFLIGHT TEST: Cessna strengthens Citation pedigree with CJ3+
Before the economic meltdown in 2008, very light jets were all the rage. Manufacturers such as Eclipse were going to revolutionise air travel with air taxis, and their designs would also be frugal enough for owner-operators to enjoy the speed and reliability of jet propulsion.
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Belgian authority probes 'near collision' at Brussels
Belgian investigators have opened a probe following an airprox incident at Brussels in which a flight apparently departed without clearance.
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MAS to use A380s for pilgrimages, up seats to 700
Malaysia Airlines will transfer its six Airbus A380 aircraft to a subsidiary carrier focused on religious pilgrimage flights, and greatly boost total seating capacity.
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MTU formally opens A320neo engine line
Airbus has taken delivery of the first Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engine assembled on the line of German manufacturer MTU Aero Engines.
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Malaysia S-61 upgrade gathers pace
MRO firm Heli-One has detailed the upgrades to be applied to Malaysia’s fleet of Sikorsky S-61 ‘Nuri’ transport helicopters.
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Alaska pushes back 737 Max deliveries until 2018
Alaska Airlines has pushed back delivery of its first Boeing 737 Max from late 2017 to early 2018, says the carrier's chief financial officer Brandon Pedersen.
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NewsPICTURE: GECAS delivers Azul's first A320neo
Lessor GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS) has delivered Azul’s first Airbus A320neo.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: ST Aerospace makes big step into interiors
Known mainly as a maintenance, repair and overhaul player, ST Aerospace is making a concerted effort to diversify into other aircraft-related businesses, including cabin modification.
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Ukraine's Anda Air to start operations with Jordan flight
Ukrainian privately owned start-up Anda Air is set to become operational with charter flights to the Middle East.