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MEBA: Gama Aviation adds Global XRS in Dubai
Business aviation services provider Gama Group is this month adding a fifth widebodied business jet - a privately owned Bombardier Global XRS - under management at its recently launched UAE operation.
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NewsMEBA: Comlux adds three more managed business jets
Comlux The Aviation Group has signed contracts to manage three additional VIP aircraft: one Bombardier Global 5000, one Dassault Falcon 900LX and one Airbus ACJ, from three different undisclosed customers.
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NewsMEBA: Embraer celebrates fact that Phenom 100 leads the deliveries league for 2010
Embraer is at MEBA celebrating that more of its Phenom 100 very light jets are likely to be delivered this year than any other business jet type.
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NewsMEBA: Jet Aviation secures first 747-8 completion contract
Jet Aviation has secured the first deal to outfit a VIP version of the 747-8I, one of seven of the latest-generation Boeing jumbos ordered by...
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MEBA: Jet Aviation Basel launches 'Jet Falcon' upgrade
Jet Aviation Basel has chosen MEBA to launch its "Jet Falcon" cabin interior refurbishment programme for the Dassault Falcon 2000
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MEBA: Rizon Jet to manage ACJ for Gulf-based owner
Rizon Jet has become the latest Middle Eastern operator to take on an Airbus Corporate Jetliner, under a management contract with the aircraft's Gulf-based owner.
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MEBA: Briefs
Vision Systems (stand C714) is at the show offering for the first time complete in-flight entertainment system installations
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NewsMEBA: ExecuJet to open in Qatar
ExecuJet is kicking off a venture in Qatar next year - with the goal of tapping the emirate's burgeoning business aviation sector in the run-up to the 2022...
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MEBA: Organiser evaluates potential hosts for 2012 show
The venue for the next MEBA show in 2012 is uncertain as the organisers evaluate several locations to accommodate the burgeoning event.
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Proton crash set back for Russian GLONASS programme
The Russian government has formed an investigative committee to review the 5 December launch failure of a Proton rocket that ultimately destroyed three navigational...
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Simulator vendors vie for T-X trainer order
The US Air Force's T-X contest is the biggest prize by far in the global military trainer industry - and as well as 350-500 aircraft, the service will need a lot of simulators
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Synthetic fuelling
Is airborne refuelling more difficult to accomplish in a simulator than in the air? We flew CAE's training system being developed for Australia's A330 MRTTs to find out
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Aeromedical simulators: probing the weakest link
Certain aspects of piloting - such as visual illusions and motion sickness - continue to baffle scientists. But amusement park-like rides could provide researchers with some answers
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SpaceX-NASA launch postponed
The maiden flight of SpaceX's Dragon capsule originally planned for 7 Decemeber has been postponed due to a crack in the engine nozzle on the rocket's second...
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NewsUSAF welcomes home X-37B space plane
The U.S. Air Force is evaluating the performance and condition of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-1), the reusable space plane that lifted off in April...
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Larger CSeries CS500 would be "ideal" for Southwest: AirInsight
Bombardier should add a 150-seat, single-class CS500 with 32in pitch to its CSeries family, as such an aircraft would be "highly competitive" and provide...
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NewsVIDEO: Images reveal battle to set down crippled Dagestan Tu-154
Extraordinary video images have emerged of the emergency landing by a crippled Dagestan Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 which illustrates the crew's battle to put...
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Volaris plans to add four to five US gateways in 2011
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris is planning to boost capacity to California this month and add four to five new US gateways next year, including Fort Lauderdale...
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NewsContinental to appeal 'absurd' verdict in Concorde trial
Continental Airlines will appeal today's verdict by a French court that holds both the airline and a mechanic guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the July...
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NewsMEBA: Bombardier opens Dubai support office
Bombardier Aerospace has opened a new regional support office in Dubai, increasing service levels for its Learjet, Challenger and Global aircraft customers in the Middle East and Africa.