All Business Jets articles – Page 242
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Bigger is better with China's business jet buyers
With Asia's business aviation market still in its nascent stage, Gulfstream believes that many potential owners, in particular in China, are still working...
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NewsZhuhai10: ARJ21 flight test programme completes 900h
The Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (Comac) says its ARJ21 regional jet flight test programme has completed 900 flight hours, and it aims to receive Chinese...
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Business Aviation In brief
GAMA CHAIRMAN The US General Aviation Manufacturers Association has elected John Rosanvallon, Dassault Falcon president and Dassault Aviation executive...
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Gulfstream boosts R&D, production capacity
Buoyed by positive trends in the large-cabin market, Gulfstream has kicked off a $500 million, seven-year programme to renovate and expand its business jet...
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NewsZhuhai10: Donghai Jet orders five Bombardier Challenger 300s
Shenzhen-based Donghai Jet has placed a firm order for five Bombardier Challenger 300 business jets.
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Italy special report: Italy unleashed
For this year's special on Italy's aerospace sector, we focus on the often overlooked south. Although the provinces around Genoa, Milan and Turin are the country's industrial heartland, cities such as Naples, Bari and Brindisi are becoming important aerospace centres. We look at what the Campania and Apulia regions are ...
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Zhuhai10: CFM and Comac near completion of C919 joint-definition phase
CFM International and the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) are close to completing the joint definition phase for the C919 single-aisle narrowbody.
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Zhuhai10: Boeing positive about Chinese narrowbody market despite C919 challenge
Boeing's narrowbody chief remains confident about the company's prospects in China, on the same day that five of the company's customers ordered the Chinese...
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Zhuhai10: Shenzhen's Donghai orders five Challenger 300s
Shenzhen-based Donghai Jet has placed a firm order for five Bombardier Challenger 300 business jets.
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NewsZhuhai 10: Comac announces launch C919 order for up to 100 jets
The Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (Comac) has announced a launch order of up to 100 aircraft for its C919 narrowbody.
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Italy special: Engineering strength in depth at Aerosoft
Evidence of the strength in depth of the aerospace sector in southern Italy can be found at Aerosoft, a design engineering house based in Naples, but with offshoots in Toulouse, Turin and Turkey and a sales office in Seattle, USA
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Chile's Sky signs biofuel pact with PetroAlgae
Chile's Sky Airline has signed an agreement with Florida-based renewable energy company PetroAlgae to purchase biomass feedstock for conversion into jet...
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International markets will drive business aviation recovery, say airframers
International demand will make an important contribution to the business jet market's gradual recovery and account for an increased proportion of future sales, according to Cessna's vice-president for international sales Trevor Esling.
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787 electrical fire raises prospect of further delay
Boeing again finds itself face-to-face with the prospect of delays to its 787 Dreamliner following an in-flight electrical fire that grounded its test fleet. The...
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NewsPICTURE: Turkish reveals depth of rebranding effort with new interiors
Turkish Airlines' massive rebranding effort is starting to become evident, with the carrier revealing new interiors on two new widebodies as well as a fresh...
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Business aviation - In brief
NetJets made a $158 million pre-tax profit in the first nine months of 2010 compared with a $531 million loss for the first three-quarters...
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Business aviation - In brief
Embraer's new large Legacy 650 executive jet demonstrator has completed a nonstop 6,480km (3,500nm) flight from Dubai to London Farnborough.
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Private jets make their mark on the Isle of Man
Isle of Man-based VIP business aviation services provider The Private Jet is gearing up to expand its operation and global reach to exploit the demand for bespoke aircraft management from a growing niche of very high-net-worth individuals.
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GAMA: Third time’s not a charm
Third-quarter general aviation shipment figures released by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) on 9 November reveal that the health of the business-aviation market is not yet on the mend.