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ACCC approves SIA-Virgin Australia alliance
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has approved a proposed alliance between Virgin Australia and Singapore Airlines.
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Qantas grounds five aircraft as engineers' strike bites
Qantas Airways will ground five aircraft and cancel around 100 domestic flights a week with union industrial action causing a shortfall in required maintenance...
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Japan's Solaseed picks ST Aero for CFM56 engine MRO
Japanese low-cost carrier Solaseed Air has signed up for ST Aerospace's CFM International CFM56-7B/7BE engine maintenance services. The maintenance...
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NewsR-R stands by development strategy after signing GTF joint venture
Rolls-Royce is joining forces with Pratt & Whitney to apply geared turbofan (GTF) technology on next-generation engines, but the core of the UK-based manufacturer's...
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Rolls-Royce forms new partnership with P&W, exits IAE
Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney (P&W) have unveiled plans to form a new joint venture for the development of new engines powering future mid-size aircraft...
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NBAA: More jets for wounded vets
Wounded warriors are getting more lift from business aviation thanks to a donated Eclipse 500 very light jet and the continued charity of Universal Weather and Aviation.
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NewsPICTURE: Boeing delivers first 747-8F
Boeing delivered its first 747-8 Freighter on 12 October to Cargolux, ending a month-long stand-off over a contractual dispute.
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NBAA: PWC ponders progeny of PT6
Pratt & Whitney Canada says it is conducting paper analysis and hardware tests related to a next-generation PT6 turboshaft engine.
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NBAA: MEBA to stay in Dubai
The world's third largest business aviation show, MEBA, will take place at the Dubai Airport Expo next December.
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NewsNBAA: CAE adds G450 and G550 capability at Dallas
CAE is installing a new full-flight simulator at its CAE SimuFlite training center in Dallas, Texas, to provide Gulfstream G450 and G550 training for pilots and maintenance technicians starting in 2012.
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NewsNBAA: PT6A helps Skydive Las Vegas drop its human payload
When you think of business aviation, a fleet of a plush leather cabins and twin turbofans pushing you through the sky come to mind.
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NBAA: SimCom extends Mu-2 and Twin Commander pilot training
SimCom Training Centers has signed an agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to extend the provision of Mu-2 twin-turboprop pilot simulator training for another 10 years. SimCom had originally taken over Mu-2 training from FlightSafety International in 2001.
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NewsNASA confirms final design of the Space Launch System
After months of speculation, NASA has confirmed the final design of the Space Launch System (SLS) - a heavy lift launch vehicle expected to be launch NASA...
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NewsNBAA: Piaggio Avanti gets thumbs up from China
Piaggio Aero has clinched the highly conveted Chinese validation for its P.180 Avanti and Avanti II, paving the way for the twin engine turboprop to begin commercial operations throughout the People's Republic of China and Hong Kong.
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NewsGulf Air takes delivery of first connectivity-enabled aircraft
Gulf Air has taken delivery of its first aircraft retrofitted with Panasonic Avionics' in-flight, high-speed broadband Internet.
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Laser threat to cockpits on the rise: Eurocontrol
Eurocontrol has raised concerns over the growing number of laser attacks on aircraft cockpits, and is calling for a "harmonised approach" to tackle the threat.
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AirAsia drops plans for Vietnamese joint venture
Bureaucratic hurdles have scuppered Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia's plans to bring its franchise to Vietnam via a joint venture with start-up airline...
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NBAA: Pacific Precision acquired by its CEO
Pacific Precision Products (booth N4326) has been acquired by its president and CEO, Francois Vigier.
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NewsNBAA: Dassault clinches Falcon MOU from Minsheng
Dassault has received a memorandum of understanding (MoU) from China's Minsheng Financial Leasing for ten Falcon 7X and ten Falcon 2000S business jets which it hopes will be converted into a firm order "soon."
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NBAA: Briley acquires Assessment Compliance
Briley Aviation is expanding its private aviation interests by acquiring the Assessment Compliance Group