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Business aviation in brief
Fractional ownership and charter company NetJets has launched a US advertising campaign designed to help rebuild its customer base across the country, where the economic downturn has hit sales.
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NewsLufthansa biofuel flights postponed by certification delay
Lufthansa has been forced to postpone its planned commercial biofuel flights by at least a month because the fuel will not be certified in time by regulators. The...
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NewsBaffled engineers left A320 to fly on after severe landing
Failure by ground engineers to understand data confirming an Airbus A320 had suffered a severe hard landing in the Azores allowed the aircraft to be cleared to continue flying
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PICTURES: Astraeus 757 gets unique livery as Iron Maiden 'tour bus'
One of Astraeus Airlines ' Boeing 757-200s has received a unique livery in support of an Iron Maiden tour ...
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Working Week: Geoff Gates
Geoff Gates, managing director of Securus Escrow, claims his company is Europe's only dedicated aviation escrow service, offering sympathetic time zones to clients in Asia, Europe and the Middle East
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EADS's German stakeholding under discussion in Berlin
The German government is this week expected to discuss a proposal that would see it buy a 15% stake in Airbus parent EADS: 7.5% from a consortium of German banks and 7.5% from Daimler, which would retain a 7.5% stake.
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ATSB investigates Qantas A380 partial power loss
A Qantas Airways A380 experienced a partial power loss during a flight on 15 February after encountering problems with a component in the aircraft's Rolls-Royce...
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NewsJapan's Skymark firms up order for up to six A380s
Japanese low-cost carrier Skymark Airlines has signed a firm agreement to order up to six Airbus A380s, becoming the first Japanese carrier to acquire the...
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NewsRaytheon reveals first glimpse of next-generation missile
Raytheon has offered the first peak into the company's approach to designing a next generation missile to replace both the AIM-120 AMRAAM and AGM-88 HARM. For...
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Qantas signs deal with biofuel firm Solazyme
Qantas Airways has signed a contract with US-based renewable energy company Solazyme to study the sustainability of algae-based aviation fuel.
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United to expand Economy Plus product to Continental fleet
United Continental Holdings has announced plans to retain 'Economy Plus' seating on United flights and expand the option to Continental aircraft, under a...
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United to begin deploying 757s on Dulles transatlantic routes
United-Continental has unveiled plans to begin using Continental-operated Boeing 757s on transatlantic routes from Washington Dulles as part of the next...
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Mirabel plant to undergo big expansion for CSeries
Bombardier is gearing up to expand significantly its Mirabel plant, outside Montreal, in preparation for assembly of its new CSeries aircraft.
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NewsEarly-build GTF to fly after positive testing
Pratt & Whitney is to send its second test example of the PW1524G geared turbofan to flight testing, rather than the third, such have been the positive results from newly completed ground testing.
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NewsSaudi Arabia seeks Tranche 3 capabilities for Typhoon fleet
Saudi Arabia could modify its Salam programme acquisition of the Eurofighter Typhoon to equip part of the fleet with Tranche 3 capabilities ...
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US House votes to cancel F-35's alternate engine, but debate continues
US lawmakers have voted to cancel the General Electric/Rolls-Royce F136 engine, but the debate about the alternate engine for the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter will resume in the Senate.
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Bombardier delivers 58 fewer aircraft during fiscal year
Bombardier delivered 58 fewer aircraft during its 2010/11 fiscal year compared to the year prior, but remains confident its fundamentals are strong in the...
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NewsManx2 disputes liability for casualties of Cork crash
The solicitor acting for airline Manx2 following the 10 February fatal crash at Cork airport in Ireland has claimed that the airline has no liability to the passengers involved in the incident.
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MS-21 heads for design freeze
United Aircraft's MS-21 is on track to pass the latest design gate in its development in April-May, the final selection of vendors and freezing of the airframe concept.
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BAE shelves 146 freighter conversions as market dries
BAE Systems is not intending to continue with speculative conversions of 146 regional jets into freighters, after poor take-up in the market.