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NewsNBAA: Boeing set to Max out BBJ gross weight
Boeing Business Jets is analysing whether to introduce an increased gross weight (IGW), VIP version of the 737 Max 7 or Max 8 with 7,000nm (13,000km) range as early as 2021.
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Delta plans Pacific network restructuring in 2014
Delta Air Lines plans to restructure its Pacific network as it expands its international operations at Seattle Tacoma International airport in 2014.
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NewsUK, French air forces hail success of Capable Eagle
British and French commanders have hailed the success of a bilateral air combat exercise staged from a UK base on 7-17 October for strengthening a so-called “entente cordiale” between the nations’ armed forces.
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NewsNBAA: Comlux completes its widebody move
Five years after making its foray into the completions and refurbishment sector, Comlux is entering the green widebody completions market for the first time.
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Israel and Nigeria to sign first bilateral agreement
Nigeria and Israel are to sign their first ever air services agreement imminently.
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News747 airprox crews' mix-up baffles UK probe
Investigators have been unable to explain why the crews of two Boeing 747s each apparently followed instructions meant for the other aircraft, resulting in an airprox event over Scotland.
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UK to push for liberalised air services to Russia
Possible liberalisation of the air services agreement between the UK and Russia will be on the agenda when the two sides meet later this month.
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Air New Zealand adds Armonia interior to ATR 72-500s
Air New Zealand is in the process of fitting the 11 ATR 72-500s with the Armonia interior developed for the -600 series of the turboprop family.
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Vietnam Airlines temporarily grounds ATRs after landing gear issue
Vietnam Airlines grounded its fleet of ATR 72-500s on 21 October after technicians found a missing wheel on one of its turboprops' front landing gear after a flight.
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Artificial insect eye may open path to sense-and-avoid UAVs
While they cannot match the resolution that humans and other vertebrates get from our single-lens eyes, the multi-lens compound eyes carried by insects are much better at providing a panoramic view with very fast image processing in a small package.
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NewsFlight recorder of crashed Lao ATR 72 located
Lao Airlines says it has located a flight recorder from its crashed ATR 72-600, but that strong currents are preventing rescuers and investigators from retrieving it.
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Mars cars need to be self-drivers
Field trials in what may be Earth’s most Mars-like terrain have flagged up some of the challenges that the European Space Agency scientists will face when their 2018 ExoMars mission puts a rover on the Red Planet – and software being developed for the project may also help develop fully ...
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NewsAerolineas signs for 20 737-800s
Aerolineas Argentinas has formalised an agreement for 20 Boeing 737-800 aircraft in a deal valued at $1.8 billion at list prices.
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NewsAeroVironment’s Puma gets 3.5h endurance
AeroVironment has made design improvements that extend the endurance of its RQ-20A Puma AE unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) by 75%, to 3.5h.
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NewsNBAA: Nextant Aerospace announces Beechcraft King Air C90 upgrade
Nextant Aerospace has announced a partnership with GE Aviation to launch a comprehensive upgrade programme for the Beechcraft King Air family, starting with the C90 version.
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NewsNBAA: Embraer adds legs to new-look Lineage 1000E
Embraer is showing off its range at this year’s NBAA by launching a new interior and performance upgrades for its mid-light Legacy 450 offering and its ultra-large business jet, which will be shown on the static as a new version known as the Lineage 1000E.
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NewsNBAA: Silvercrest powers up Safran's show presence
Safran is ramping up its presence at NBAA as it gains major traction in the business aviation propulsion market with its new-generation Silvercrest engine.The Snecma powerplant has scored a major breakthrough following its selection by Dassault Aviation for the French airframer’s all-new long-range, large-cabin Falcon 5X.
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NewsNBAA: Dassault takes wraps off all-new Falcon 5X
Dassault Aviation has stolen the limelight on the eve of this year's NBAA convention by taking the wraps off the biggest Falcon business jet yet. The long range, large cabin Falcon 5X twinjet boasts a wider fuselage cross-section than the three-engined 7X and is capable of accomodating up to 16 ...
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NewsLycoming to overhaul, improve Aerosonde engines
Lycoming Engines has begun overhauling the heavy-fuel powerplants in AAI’s Aerosonde Mk 4.7 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and will make design changes intended to improve the engines’ reliability, say executives.
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NewsNBAA: Honeywell predicts robust business aviation market for next decade
Rising demand for large cabin aircraft, a strong pipeline of new business jets and a resurgent North America will combine to create a robust business aviation market over the next decade, according to Honeywell Aerospace.