All Business Jets articles – Page 261
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PICTURE: Superjet completes water ingestion trials
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 has completed runway water ingestion trials at the company's test centre in Zhukovsky near Moscow.
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ILA: Airbus A320 P2F certification date slips into 2012
Airbus Freighter Conversion (AFC) has pushed back the target certification date for its A320 passenger-to-freighter conversion programme from late in 2011 to mid-2012 to provide more time to complete engineering work on the project.
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ILA: Ash-hunting Falcon a high flier in German research aircraft display
Fresh from its deployment to investigate Eyjafjallajökull's atmospheric impact, a Dassault Falcon 20E "ash hunter" aircraft belonging to German aerospace centre DLR is on display at the show - with "100 years of the ILA" emblazoned on its nose.
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ILA: All go for EADS algae demo
Airbus parent EADS (hall 7, stand 100) is to make an environmental breakthrough at ILA by flying an aircraft powered by a biofuel composed purely of algae.
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General aviation in brief
ARAMCO AW139s AgustaWestland has delivered three more AW139 medium twin-engine helicopters...
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Metrojet adds first BBJ to fleet
Hong Kong-based Metrojet has added its first Boeing Business Jet to its fleet of managed aircraft.
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Polish military continues expeditionary focus
Can Poland's military still fulfil its overseas commitments after losing so many high-ranking officers in April's Tu-154 disaster?
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NewsIATA AGM: JAL plans mindset transformation
Japan Airlines (JAL) aims to transform in the coming months from a bureaucratic-entity into a carrier focused on its commercial aims and profitability.
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NewsVirgin Nigeria rebrands again, this time as 'Air Nigeria'
Virgin Nigeria is to rebrand for the second time in nine months, adopting the name 'Air Nigeria' for its operation. The rebrand follows
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Aeroconseil touts role in fitting in-flight GSM to A330 VIP
French engineering and air transport services firm Aeroconseil is touting the role it played in fitting an AeroMobile GSM in-flight connectivity system to...
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NewsPICTURE: Gulfstream adds third aircraft to G650 test fleet
Gulfstream has added a third flight test aircraft to its G650 certification fleet, a vehicle that will be used primarily to measure aerodynamic loads and...
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Dawkins succeeds Debains as CEO of OnAir
Airbus/SITA joint venture OnAir has appointed Airbus executive Ian Dawkins as chief executive, succeeding Benoit Debains, ATI has learned.
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Landing gear mishap spurs NTSB recommendations for maintenance training
A retracted landing gear incident at Air Wisconsin Airlines has led the National Transportation Safety Board to conclude more on-the-job training is necessary...
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Polish Tu-154 crew ignored eight 'pull up' warnings
Newly released cockpit voice recorder transcripts from the crashed Polish presidential Tupolev Tu-154M show that the terrain-awareness system sounded a warning...
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Gulfsteam to provide support team to Deer Jet's fleet
Gulfstream has ramped up its support for Chinese business jet charter operator Deer Jet with an agreement to a support the Beijing-based firm's Gulfstream...
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Comlux, BHE complete STC for Aircell router on Challenger
Bombardier business jet maintenance centre Comlux Aviation Services and BHE & Associates have achieved US Federal Aviation Administration supplemental type...
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Avantair eyes international expansion
Piaggio P180 Avanti fractional operator Avantair is looking to add Dallas and Chicago to its Florida, California and New Jersey bases as it continued to...
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NewsPolish Tu-154 crew ignored eight 'pull up' warnings
Newly-released cockpit voice-recorder transcripts from the crashed Polish presidential Tupolev Tu-154M show that the terrain-awareness system sounded a 'pull...
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Opinion
Comment: Recorders on business jets - the debate should examine what type, not whether
Small business jets are not required to have flight recorders. The argument for this is simply that they do not carry many people, so the cost-benefit analysis does not add up.