All Business Jets articles – Page 146
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OpinionCOMMENT: Business jet gamblers roll the dice again
Look around the business jet industry today and on the surface the view is quite impressive. The marketplace abounds with a flashy array of major product upgrades and clean-sheet designs in various stages of development, while stage whispers gossip of yet-unannounced aircraft launches still to come.
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NewsChinese group buys Mooney to revive production: report
Official Chinese news outlets report that Zhengzhou-based real east development company has agreed to acquire Mooney Aviation Company.
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Twin Commander crack checks reprieve
Some operators of Twin Commander 690A/B model twin turboprop business aircraft have been given a reprieve from being compelled to carry out immediate repair work in the area of the type's rear pressure bulkhead.
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NewsUS shutdown poses $1.5 billion in lost deliveries for general aviation
Nearly 150 general aviation aircraft deliveries worth $1.5 billion could be delayed if the week-old US government shutdown continues until mid-October, says the General Aviation Manufacturing Association (GAMA).
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NewsFirst Hawker 400XPr delivery in January: Beechcraft
Beechcraft expects to fully certificate the $2.9 million Hawker 400XPr by November and start deliveries of the re-engined and upgraded business jet by January.
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OpinionCOMMENT: Aviation industry must prepare for US financial shocks
Like the outbreak of a deadly virus in Southeast Asia, the eruption of a volcano in Iceland or a devastating tsunami in Japan, the global aviation industry faces another sudden and apparently uncontrollable financial shock.
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NewsSmall aerospace companies most at risk from US shutdown
Small aerospace suppliers are likely to be hardest hit if the US government shutdown that began on 1 October over a budgetary impasse continues for weeks or even months, according to industry officials.
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NewsEmbraer to unveil improvements across business jet platforms
Embraer will unveil several improvements to its midsize Legacy 500 and mid-light 450 business jets on 21 October at the NBAA Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (BACE) in Las Vegas where it will also reveal enhanced versions of its entry-level Phenom 100 and ultra-large Lineage 1000, it says.
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NewsGE unveils newest fuel-saving material for aircraft engines
General Electric has revealed that the Passport 20 engine will be partly made using a new form of ceramic matrix composite material with a wide range of potential applications in the aviation industry.
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NewsBeechcraft develops more powerful King Air 350ER for military market
Beechcraft has quietly developed and certificated a more powerful version of the King Air 350ER for military and other special missions customers.
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Cessna completes wing mate on Latitude jet
Cessna has completed another step in the assembly of the first mid-size Latitude business jet by mating the wing to the fuselage. Although pictures...
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NewsComac aims to deliver first ARJ21 by end-2014
Comac is targeting to get its ARJ21 regional jet certified next year, and thereafter, deliver the aircraft to launch customer Chengdu Airlines by the end of 2014.
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Finnair picks SR Technics for A321 components deal
SR Technics has been selected by Finnair to provide integrated component services for five new Airbus A321 narrowbodies.
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NewsJet Aviation prepares Basel completion centre for first VIP Boeing 787
Jet Aviation is preparing its Basel, Switzerland completions centre for the first Boeing 787 for a private customer.
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Aigle Azur selects SR Technics for A319 C-checks
French airline Aigle Azur Transport Aeriens has signed a contract with SR Technics for C-checks on two Airbus A319 aircraft.N/A
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ANALYSIS: Still no heir to Concorde is apparent
A decade after Concorde’s sudden retirement in 2003, why does the introduction of a supersonic successor seem further away than ever?
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NewsPICTURE: Cessna delivers first TTx to international owner
Cessna has clinched an order from Russian pilot training provider ViraZH for 79 Skyhawks. The order comes on top of another deal in 2011 for the eleven of...
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NewsConnectJets plans shared ownership programme for Piaggio Avanti II
ConnectJets - Piaggio's new Avanti II dealership for the UK and Ireland - is planning to set up a shared ownership programme for the twin-engined turboprop,...
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NewsEmbraer predicts strong demand for executive jets in China over the next decade
China will account for the sale of 805 executive jets over the next decade, with traditional top-end business jets accounting for over 50% of the demand...