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Qatar Airways targets 2012 for switch to GTL kerosene
Qatar Airways aims to fuel all flights from its Doha hub with a 50% blend of gas-to-liquid (GTL) kerosene from 2012, following its successful first GTL revenue...
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Bisignani calls for government investment to meet ICAO climate change goals
The airline industry's ability to meet ICAO's fuel efficiency targets will be contingent upon governments modernizing air traffic management systems and...
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Biofuel certification process nears starting point
A key step to starting the certification process for bio-derived jet fuels is nearing completion. Testing of bio-derived blends of generic synthetic...
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US Army eyes STUAS drones for battalions
US Army officials have identified a gap for a battalion-level unmanned aircraft system that could be addressed by platforms such as the Boeing/Insitu Scan...
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NewsQatar Airways makes world’s first gas-to-liquid-fuelled revenue flight
Qatar Airways has achieved a world first today by operating an Airbus A340-600 on a revenue flight powered by gas-to-liquid (GTL) kerosene. The A340-600...
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NBAA 09: Fractional failures
These are tough times for the fractional ownership industry, which has become another casualty of the global financial hurricane that has swept through...
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NBAA 09: Business aviation safety: In a rush
Stricter corporate flying regulations are on the way. Will the changes improve business aviation safety?
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Lufthansa expects full long-haul broadband fit in two years
Lufthansa expects its long-haul fleet to be fully equipped with its FlyNet broadband service within two years, following the carrier's confirmation of Panasonic...
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NBAA 09: Wichita woes
The Wichita aerospace cluster is the story of a city transformed by a global economic downturn that saw near-collapse in the credit market, slowing corporate...
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South Korea's fighter requirements come to the fore
Seoul faces a decision between developing its own product and importing off-the-shelf aircraft as it seeks to update its combat fleet
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NBAA 09: Swift deployment
A down market has not tempered enthusiasm for in-flight connectivity on business jets
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FLIGHT TEST: Emivest SJ30 - Long-range rocket
The SJ30 owes it origins to Ed Swearingen, designer of the Metroliner twin-engined turboprop. His studies for a long-range, high-speed light business jet...
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NBAA 09: Believing the dream
Did last year's death of DayJet - the Florida start-up that was going to tempt America's suit and briefcase brigade from airlines and automobiles into frequent,...
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Business Aviation Census: Used aircraft market reaches a trough
The used aircraft market has been suffocated by the economic downturn. Since the start of the crisis a year ago a substantial portion of the world's business...
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NewsLufthansa connectivity to return in second half of 2010
German flag-carrier Lufthansa aims to have at least 50 widebody aircraft offering on-board broadband Internet and mobile services when it revives its FlyNet...
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NewsNBAA 09: Say hello to BOB, LiveTV's new Blackberry on-Board system
ONE COMPANY that is not ready to give up its market share in the US general aviation community to Aircell is JetBlue Airways subsidiary...
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NewsBolden's plan: no evolved expendable launch vehicles, heavylift mandatory
A new heavy lift rocket and the International Space Station are winners - and Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles are among the losers - in proposals that NASA administrator...
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NBAA 09: Business Aviation Census: Recessionary rebound?
It has been an agonising 12 months for business aviation. The financial meltdown across leading international markets triggered last year the worst economic...
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HK airport to help manage Shanghai Hongqiao airport
Hong Kong and Shanghai's airport authorities have established a joint-venture that will manage part of the expanded Shanghai Hongqiao and assist the Shanghai...
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NewsNBAA 09: Business Aviation, Ready to climb? Again
Last year's National Business Aviation Association convention in Orlando took place as the industry - and the world economy on which it depends - was falling...