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Daher-Socata TBM 850 deliveries up 5% in 2013
Daher-Socata delivered 40 of its TBM 850 high-speed single-engined turboprops in 2013 – a 5% increase over the previous year's total.
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Airbus A330-300 gains Japanese certification
The Japan Civil Aviation Bureau has issued certification for the Airbus A330-300 aircraft, paving way for the type to enter service in Japan.
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PICTURES: Hong Kong Express unveils new brand identity
Hong Kong Express unveiled a new brand identity on 21 January, which was made at a press conference.
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Bank syndicate closes 777-300ER financing on Thai Airways
A consortium of three banks has closed a commercial loan facility covering one new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft for Thai Airways.
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Bombardier yields to cost pressure, cuts workforce by 4.4%
A week after announcing a new delay for the CSeries programme, Bombardier Aerospace announced on 21 January plans to cut 1,700 positions in Canada and the USA within the next three weeks.
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California start-up readies first flight of roadable, VTOL vehicle
California-based Advanced Tactics plans to attempt the first flight test in a few weeks of the Black Knight Transformer, an unmanned vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft designed for the medical evacuation mission.
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Bombardier misses 2013 business jet delivery forecast
Fragile demand for business jets, coupled with the "sluggish" global economy, resulted in falling orders and lower than expected deliveries for Bombardier in 2013.
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Innocon hones Spider UAS design
Innocon has unveiled an advanced version of its Spider unmanned air system, with the lighter-weight version having been designed to conduct military and homeland security missions.
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Ascend named appraiser of the year
Flightglobal advisory service Ascend has once again been voted appraiser of the year at the Aviation 100 awards.
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Delta posts $3.4bn operating profit in 2013
Delta Air Lines reports a $3.4 billion operating profit in 2013, meeting industry expectations of strong performance during the year.
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Kamov works to secure further export deals for Ka-62
Russian Helicopters is to start work this year on a Rb1.15 billion ($34 million) effort to certificate its developmental Ka-62 utility helicopter to ICAO standards, in a bid to increase its export sales prospects, says Sergei Mikheyev from the Kamov design house.
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Heathrow chief refuses to support rival expansion plan
London Heathrow airport chief executive Colin Matthews has refused to endorse an independent proposal to extend its northern runway to 6,000m as an alternative to building a new runway, saying it presents “too many technical challenges”.
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ANALYSIS: More funding sources on tap for airlines in 2014
Global airlines will have more sources of financing available to them, thanks to the expansion of some existing lessors and financiers, and the emergence of others, when they set out to finance their $112 billion worth of expected aircraft deliveries this year.
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ANALYSIS: Commercial aircraft funding must hit new high
Commercial aircraft financing surpassed the $100 billion mark for the first time ever in 2013 and the level of financing required to cover this year’s deliveries is set to be even higher.
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ANALYSIS: LCC battle heats up in Asia Pacific
Growth in the low-cost sector continues to be strong in Asia Pacific, with at least 10 new players planning to launch operations in the region this year. Their entrance will mainly affect the markets in the Greater China region, Thailand, Japan and India.
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GECAS orders 40 737s: Boeing
Boeing has named GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) as the unidentified buyer of 20 737 Max 8s and 20 737-800s.
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Italian Predator Bs start Afghan duty
The Italian air force has begun using its General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Predator B unmanned air system in Afghanistan, following successful check flights.
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VIDEO: NTSB reports on fatal Aspen crash
The private Bombardier CL600 business jet which crashed at Aspen-Pitkin county airport, Colorado, on 5 January landed with a high, gusting tailwind, bounced and turned over, killing one of the pilots and seriously injuring the sole passenger and the other pilot.
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PICTURE: Eurofighter gets airborne with Taurus cruise missiles
Flight-test activities to support the full integration of at least one European cruise missile design with the Eurofighter Typhoon have been expanded, with the 15 January debut sortie of the combat aircraft carrying a pair of Taurus KEPD 350 weapons.
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Israeli Westwind maritime patrol fleet to fly on
The Israeli navy will continue to rely on a mix of manned and unmanned systems for maritime patrol missions.