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ExecuJet extends Turkish airport partnership with Bilen Air Service
ExecuJet Middle East is extending the company's strategic partnership with Bilen Air Service in Istanbul to include...
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Air fares prompt unexpected rise in UK inflation
UK consumer prices rose unexpectedly between June and July as a surge in air fares lifted the annualised rate of inflation from 2.4% to 2.6% in June. According...
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Qatar Airways to launch passenger flights to Chicago
Qatar Airways will launch nonstop passenger services from Doha to Chicago O'Hare International airport on 10 April 2013. The carrier says it will deploy...
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Elbit boosts defence electronics sales to growth markets
Israeli defence electronics maker Elbit Systems reported a 4% rise in first-half revenue to $1.37 billion, although higher costs from research and development...
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Russia seeks An-2 modernisation without Antonov approval
Russia's trade and industry ministry is seeking clearance from the government to modernise Yakovlev Yak-40 regional jets and Antonov An-2 biplanes to circumvent authorisation
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Flying Colours completes Global Express refurb for Malaysian customer
Canadian engineering and completions specialist Flying Colours has completed and delivered its first Bombardier...
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Sikorsky sells 19 S-92s to leasing company Milestone Aviation
Sikorsky has sold 19 S-92s to helicopter leasing company Milestone Aviation, a deal which comes on top of a sale...
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Embraer cuts first metal for Legacy 450 business jet
Embraer has cut the first metal for its Legacy 450 business jet as it targets late 2014 for certification of the mid-light business jet. "Even as...
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Milestone closes on $400m of debt financing facilities
Helicopter leasing company Milestone Aviation has closed on a series of debt facilities totalling $400 million...
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Italy's 'punitive' business aircraft taxes hit industry hard
Controversial Italian private-aircraft levy proves to be a 'luxury' operators can ill-afford
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Sukhoi starts tests on PAK-FA’s radar
Sukhoi says it has started testing an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar on its fifth-generation T-50 PAK-FA fighter in a statement issued...
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JP Morgan closes Emirates’ 777 financing
JP Morgan has closed financing on a new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft for Emirates Airline. The bank acted as the Export-Import Bank of the United States...
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Working Week: Ian McDonald, of Robert Stuart
A holiday job at an electroplating company got Ian McDonald hooked on the technology, and he is now general manager...
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IN FOCUS: Civilian helicopters get in the line of fire in Afghanistan
Civilian helicopter companies are relied upon to support the war effort in Afghanistan by transporting supplies and troops - but must endure tough operating conditions
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Firefly may revive jet operations
Turboprop operator Firefly could revive plans to bring jets back to its fleet, says its chief executive officer Ignatius Ong. He adds that the carrier...
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MAS temporarily shelves plans for short-haul subsidiary
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) will revive plans for a new short-haul premium airline or budget carrier only after it returns to profitability. The airline...
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SIA to revamp seats and cabin interiors on 777-300ERs
Singapore Airlines (SIA) will introduce revamped seats and cabin interiors with a new inflight entertainment offering on its new Boeing 777-300ERs, starting...
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Thai drops low-cost carrier plans with Nok Air
A month after announcing their partnership with Nok Air to launch a new low-cost carrier by mid-2013, Thai Airways now says that the plans have been dropped. "Thai...
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Settlement reached in Haney F-22 crash lawsuit
The court case of the widow of US Air Force Captain Jeff Haney versus the contractors who built the F-22 Raptor and its life-support systems has been settled....
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F-35 flight training accelerates at Eglin AFB
Flight training on the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) continues to accelerate at the US Air Force's 33rd Fighter Wing. "During our...