All Business Jets articles – Page 199
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NewsBAA soars on Chinese desire for business jets
Aircraft management company Business Aviation Asia (BAA) expects its fleet of privately-owned business jets to increase to 43 by the end of 2012, as the appetite for executive aircraft in its core Chinese market continues to swell.
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ANA completes 787's maiden service
All Nippon Airways' (ANA) first Boeing 787 Dreamliner has completed its maiden revenue service from Tokyo's Narita Airport, arriving at Hong Kong's Chep...
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NewsPanasonic taps MRO firm SR Technics to install Internet system
MRO company SR Technics said it has become a turnkey solution provider for the installation of Panasonic Avionics' new Ku-band satellite-supported global...
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NewsChina, Russia make inroads with narrowbodies
Manufacturers behind China and Russia's emerging narrow-bodies are progressing full steam ahead with development of their aircraft programmes, although it remains to be seen whether they will be viable competitors against a new breed of re-engined narrow-bodies from Boeing and Airbus.
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NewsSouthwest ponders retrofitting its fleet with Boeing’s Sky Interior
Southwest Airlines is studying retrofitting a portion of its fleet with elements of Boeing's Sky Interior featured on its new 737-700s. Carrier chief...
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Empire plans to double business jet fleet with two years
Empire Aviation Group , the Dubai-based business aviation charter and management company is aiming to double the size...
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NewsHondaJet picks up flight testing with modified HF120 engines
The GE Honda Aero Engines team has shipped two HF120 turbofan engines with modified fan blisks for Honda's F2 flight test aircraft in North Carolina following a redesign of the titanium components after icing tests earlier this year.
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NewsRockwell Collins: Reining fusion in Vegas
Rockwell Collins dominated the avionics game at Las Vegas, scoring forward-fit applications for its Pro Line Fusion integrated fight deck on the Bombardier Global 7000 and 8000, retrofit selection on Hawker Beechcraft's King Air line and signing its first dealer in the emerging China market.
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Brussels Airlines signs up for LHT Malta maintenance
Belgian carrier Brussels Airlines has entered into a maintenance contract with Lufthansa Technik (LHT) Malta for its services on the carrier's fleet of Airbus...
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NewsAltaire personal jet at stake after Piper shake-up
Piper Aircraft has ousted the senior management team at its Vero Beach headquarters in Florida and launched an internal review of its flagship Altaire single-engine jet, a project that was aiming at a 2014 certification.
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NewsBoeing plots 787 line ramp up
Opening of second Dreamliner assembly line in Charleston to bring 10-a-month production target within airframer's sights
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ASDE-X now complete at 35 US airports
Deployment of the Airport Surface Detection Equipment (ASDE-X) ground-movement surveillance system has been newly completed following commissioning of the...
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NewsOrders flow in at NBAA
Manufacturers chalked up a welcome string of orders during the three-day event, with the bulk of the activity for new business jet sales coming from the vibrant Chinese market.
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NewsHawker Beechcraft looks to take back global market
With an installed fleet of 32,000 aircraft globally, there is a lucrative aftermarket business for Hawker Beechcraft products worth almost $2 billion a year. Unfortunately for Hawker Beechcraft itself, it is failing to see much of that.
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NewsVirgin Atlantic to source fuel from industrial waste gas
Virgin Atlantic aims to support demonstration flights within 18 months using synthetic fuel derived from a process involving the capture of vented gases...
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Boeing completes final assembly of first United-Continental 787
Boeing has finished final assembly of the first 787 to be delivered to North American launch customer United-Continental.
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News747-8I delivery goal drops to one
Boeing Business Jets president Steve Taylor says the first and only delivery of the 747-8I in 2011 will be "right at the end of the year", citing change...
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NewsSikorsky boost gives birth to Eclipse 550
One year after Sikorsky took a minority ownership in Eclipse Aerospace, the company has announced a "new" aircraft called the Eclipse 550.
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Chinese, Indian business aviation held back by bureaucracy and infrastructure
Indian and Chinese visitors to NBAA all tell the same story about the pent-up demand for business aviation in their countries. The pressure is building up...
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NewsNBAA: Split winglets latest evolution from Aviation Partners
Aviation Partners revealed its new blended split winglet design at NBAA, which it said is 40% more efficient than today's blended winglets.