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Iberia conducts first V2500 overhaul
Iberia Maintenance has completed its first overhaul of an International Aero Engines V2500 powerplant.
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Joramco wins more MRO business from Flydubai
Flydubai has awarded Joramco a three-year maintenance contract covering C-checks, service-entry preparations for new aircraft, and lease-return checks.
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Mooney delivers first Chinese registered aircraft
Mooney International has delivered the first Chinese-built, “B” registered aircraft to an unnamed customer, opening up a new and potentially huge market for the high-performance, light aircraft manufacturer.
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Qatar Airways to begin Doha-Sofia flights
Qatar Airways will in March launch nonstop service from its Doha base to Bulgarian capital Sofia.
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MVP Aero freezes 'triphibian' light sport aircraft design
US start-up MVP Aero has frozen the design of its ”triphibian” light sport aircraft (LSA) and says it plans to fly the first prototype – dubbed the most versatile plane (MVP) because of its capacity to land on water, land and snow/ice – within 18 months.
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NewsRAF Typhoons arrive for Red Flag test
A squadron-strength detachment of Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons has arrived at Nellis AFB in Nevada, ahead of their participation in a three-week Red Flag-series exercise to be conducted from late this month.
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Ryanair to trial wireless IFE this summer
Ryanair will this year begin trialling a free-to-access wireless in-flight entertainment service that will stream content from an onboard server to passengers' own electronic devices.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: A380 enters maturity as overhauls accelerate
When Emirates last summer towed one of its Airbus A380s into its Dubai MRO facility for a 3C-check – an overhaul scheduled after six years of operation – this was not the type's first such event but marked the beginning of a heavy maintenance cycle for what is, by a ...
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NewsBig two will still dominate narrowbodies in 10 years: Bregier
The narrowbody airliner market will "still be dominated" by Airbus and Boeing in 10 years' time, predicts Fabrice Bregier, chief executive of the European airframer.
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Japan defence budget calls for 20 P-1s, 5 V-22s
Japan’s parliament has approved a Y4.98 trillion ($42 billion) defence budget for FY2015, with a strong emphasis on new airpower capabilities.
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Spring Airlines offers 100 million shares for subscription
China's Spring Airlines has offered 100 million shares up for subscription, as it gears towards a listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE).
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NewsSingle Reaper passes flight hour milestone
Following a 17-hour combat sortie in support of the US military’s operations in Afghanistan, a single US Air Force General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air vehicle surpassed a record 20,000 flight hours to date.
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NewsLockheed consolidates position to access civilian UAV market
New Years Eve came and went without the US Federal Aviation Administration publishing a set of rules governing the operation of unmanned air vehicles within the national airspace. It would be the first step toward opening US skies to commercial application of small UAVs.
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NewsDelta opens second phase of JFK terminal expansion
Delta Air Lines opened an 11-gate expansion to its facilities at New York John F Kennedy International airport today, allowing it to consolidate the majority of regional flights in terminal 4.
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Allegiant to begin new routes from Tulsa
Allegiant Air will add new routes from Tulsa in Oklahoma beginning in early April.
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NewsAirbus chief sets out priorities for 2015
Airbus chief executive Fabrice Bregier has identified the airframer's three new programmes as its priorities for 2015.
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NewsSelling current A380 remains priority: Airbus chief
Senior Airbus executives continue to hint that a re-engined A380 is being considered, but insist the "priority" remains securing orders for the current version of the superjumbo – something chief executive Fabrice Bregier sees as achievable this year, after Airbus finished 2014 with just 13 net orders for its biggest ...
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NewsGermany's Atlas hands over first Europe-based Citation M2
German business aviation service provider and Cessna dealership, Atlas Air Service has delivered the first European-based Citation M2 to a company in Forchtenberg, south west Germany. The handover on 12 January comes around six months after the light business jet received validation from the European Aviation Safety Authority ...
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NewsGreek police to acquire more BlueBird UAS
The Greek police force has purchased an additional number of unmanned air systems made by Israeli company BlueBird.
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NewsAl Jaber prepares Sky Limo for 15 January take-off
Al Jaber Aviation's (AJA) high-end air taxi service, Sky Limo will launch operations on 15 January when its sole aircraft - a Hawker 800XP - makes its first commercial flight.