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Jet Republic aims to dominate Europe's luxury fractional ownership market
A new fractional ownership and charter player has entered the European business aircraft arena in a bid to carve a significant share of the region's corporate...
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Turbulent take-off for taxis
VLJs inspired a host of start-ups aiming to revolutionise on-demand private aviation. But the credit crunch has claimed one major casualty - can the others survive?
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A pay cut by any other name
Never the shrinking violet, Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary has come up with another dictatorial wheeze for cutting costs. He's having to park some...
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A400M reveals new cracks between Airbus and customers, suppliers
Airbus Military 's revelation of further delays to the A400M's first flight obscures the timing of future deliveries...
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Business: Good Week - Bad Week
AIR INDIA India's government is looking into a proposal to provide a Rp10 billion ($219 million) cash injection for loss-making Air India, which is...
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Gulf Air sets sights on major Bahrain maintenance facility
Middle Eastern carrier Gulf Air has signed a deal with the Bahrain Real Estate Company (Edamah) to build a new hangar at Bahrain International Airport as...
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Controller experience under scrutiny in CRJ/Cessna near-miss
Questions are arising over the experience levels of air traffic controllers on duty at Lehigh Valley International airport in Pennsylvania on 19 September...
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Defendory air show set to see Olympian battle for Greek air force orders
The Greek air force is in urgent need of new combat and trainer aircraft, but a budget crisis means manufacturers must fight for orders ...
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Manufacturing ramp-up begins for Embraer Phenom family
Embraer aims to take the business aviation sector by storm just as it did with regional aircraft. But does the Brazilian airframer have the range to match its aspirations?
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FLIGHT TEST: Hawker 4000 - Beyond the horizon
Was the long wait for the Hawker 4000 worth it? We flew the super-midsize business jet and found an aircraft that gives real value for money in its market sector
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ATR seeks new VP of sales for expanding North America role
ATR is looking for a new sales head for its US office to replace former vice president of sales for North America John Buckley.
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Hawker 450 business jet poised for relaunch
Hawker Beechcraft appears to be poised to relaunch its Hawker 450 as new details emerge about the upgraded business jet. Few details are known about...
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Boeing 787 beats high pressure test
Boeing has completed the first of three major tests for the 787 static airframe before the programme can be cleared for first flight. Static tests...
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US fighter, airlifter production future muddled by spending bills
The US Congress has passed defence spending bills for fiscal year 2009 that encourage more Boeing F/A-18 production, but slash Lockheed Martin F-35 orders...
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Leaked Rand analysis questions USAF fighter strategy, sparks inadvertent F-35 crisis
A leaked briefing about a recent Taiwan Straits war game has developed rapidly into an international crisis for the F-35 Joint...
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Business aviation shows its safety weaknesses
The business aviation community has been slow to heed safety initiatives aimed at eliminating runway excursions, but there are signs the lessons are sinking in
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Alitalia investor deal nears full union support
Talks are continuing this morning to secure the support of the only two of nine unions representing Alitalia staff still to back Italian investor group Compagnia...
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Ryanair pilots set for some unpaid winter leave
Ryanair will make unpaid leave this winter compulsory for its pilots if insufficient of them volunteer to take it, confirms the airline's chief executive...