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NewsC295 makes splash in firefighting trial
Airbus Military has performed an initial test of the C295 transport's suitability as an aerial firefighting platform.
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NBAA: Flexjet sets its sights on international expansion
US fractional ownership company Flexjet is setting its sights on international expansion but will evaluate its customers’ missions and expectations before it selects long-range aircraft types and establishes partnership in key international locations.
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NewsIraqi government approves CS300 acquisition
Iraq's government has approved an agreement under which it will acquire five Bombardier CSeries jets rather than additional CRJ900s.
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NewsBoeing lifts full-year outlook after improved Q3 profits
Boeing’s operating profit climbed in the third quarter of 2013 thanks largely to more commercial aircraft deliveries.
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EasyJet to add 10 new UK routes in summer 2014
EasyJet will add 10 new domestic and international destinations from the UK as part of its 2014 summer schedule.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How consolidation has shifted US airport hubs
Think again if you thought you might see the inside of Pittsburgh International’s airmall or Lambert-St. Louis International’s Minoru Yamasaki terminal while transiting between flights in the USA.
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NewsPilots forgot to shut down engines before jet-blast incident
French investigators have cautioned against ground-handling procedures which assume that an arriving aircraft is safe to approach after the anti-collision beacon is switched off.
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Ethiopian to fly to Singapore
Ethiopian Airlines is to open a new route from Addis Ababa to Singapore on 3 December, marking the only direct service between the two countries.
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Japan AirAsia, Jetstar Japan rapped over A320 safety oversight
Japan’s Civil Aviation Bureau (CAB) has reprimanded Japan AirAsia and Jetstar Japan over an oversight related to routine inspections regarding the Airbus A320 aircraft.
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NewsNBAA: Corporate Bombardier CSeries on the cards
Bombardier has confirmed there will likely be a corporate version of its CSeries aircraft.
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NewsNBAA: Sharklets give bite to Airbus ACJ319
Airbus delivered the first A319 corporate jet (ACJ) equipped with sharklets to an undisclosed, private customer on the eve of the NBAA convention. The sharklet ACJ319 now matches the range of the Boeing 737-700-derived Boeing Business Jet, which is listed at 6,200nm (11,500km), Airbus says.
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NewsNBAA: Bell Helicopter rolls out new upgrade for 429
Bell Helicopter has rolled in a new upgrade for the Bell 429 light twin helicopter: wheeled landing gear.
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NewsNBAA: Eclipse Aerospace celebrate formal delivery of first EA550
Four years after reviving the brand and production system, Eclipse Aerospace today celebrated the formal delivery of the first EA550 very light jet to a customer. “We’re announcing not only that this is our first delivery, but our next delivery we can actually sell and fill in March [2014],” says ...
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NewsSikorsky-Boeing confident SB-1 Defiant won’t be the next Comanche
Boeing and Sikorsky expressed confidence today in SB-1 Defiant, their design for the US Army’s high-speed joint multi-role (JMR) technology demonstrator programme.
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NewsAsiana 777 crash hearing postponed to December
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has postponed a hearing on the fatal July crash of an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777-200ER to December, due to the impact from the 16-day US government shutdown.
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NewsNBAA: Rockwell Collins unveils EVS-3000 vision system
Rockwell Collins is unveiling at NBAA the EVS-3000, a new enhanced vision systems offering that features a multispectral sensor capable of detecting the LED lighting that airports have started using in greater numbers to illuminate runways.
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NewsNBAA: Japan to ease restictions for foreign operators
Business aviation flying within Japan looks set to become less cumbersome for foreign operators following a decision by the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau to ease operational restrictions from the end of the month.
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NewsNBAA: Flexjet's Learjet 85 double deal
Flexjet was in buying mood at NBAA, converting 30 of its 75 Bombardier Learjet 85 options into firm orders, and adding another 20 options for the midsize business jet, for which it is the launch customer.
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NewsNBAA: Daher-Socata bares all with Vegas reveal of Elite design
Daher-Socata is showing a 2013 TBM 850 Elite with an eye-catching exterior finish applied following a customer request. The special treatment consists of a bare metal finish across most of the airframe, with gray metal paint on the lower fuselage and composite parts, with a matte black tail. Adding to ...
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NewsHoneywell improves ‘synthetic vision avionics’
Honeywell Aerospace has completed testing of its “synthetic vision avionics backbone”, a system that can integrate data from multiple types of sensors intothree-dimensional images that helicopter pilots can use to fly safely in poor-visibility conditions.