All Business Jets articles – Page 324
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NewsJAL completes biofuel flight using flowering plant
Today Japan Airlines (JAL) completed a flight in which a JAL Boeing 747-300 used a mix of biofuel and kerosene to power one of its four engines. JAL...
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NewsCessna releases 2,000 more employees as Textron cuts jet production 20%
Textron chairman and CEO Louis Campbell today said Cessna will cut its 2009 production target by 20%, down from a record high 467 Citation jet deliveries in 2008 to 375 this year.
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NewsGrob SPn handed lifeline
The Grob SPn has been thrown a lifeline following a surprising move by the company's lead creditor to acquire...
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NewsNBAA cancels Light Business Airplane Conference
The National Business Aviation Association has cancelled its inaugural Light Business Airplane Conference - earmarked...
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HondaJet spools up for certification programme
Some of the most qualified engineers at Cessna, Gulfstream and Hawker Beechcraft are being offered jobs at Honda Aircraft, which is ramping up in anticipation...
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Business aviation in brief
Hawker Beechcraft has opened a new 7,620m² (25,000ft²) paint facility at its Chester, UK base. It is designed to provide a "multifunctional...
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NewsNTSB: Evidence of soft-body damage on second A320 engine
Initial visual examination of the newly-recovered left-hand engine from the ditched US Airways Airbus A320 has revealed evidence of soft-body impact damage...
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NASA probes shockwaves with F-15s
NASA pilots and engineers are completing flight tests using twin Boeing F-15 supersonic jets to probe the effects of wing lift and exhaust plume shapes on...
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Ocean Sky keeps growing despite downturn
UK business aviation services provider Ocean Sky is expanding rapidly and aggressively despite the economic crisis...
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EASA acts on Fokker jet wing-icing
European regulators are mandating the fitting of on-ground wing leading-edge heating systems on Fokker 70s and Fokker 100s following a series of icing-related...
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Dassault 2000LX business jet nears certification
Dassault Aviation is hoping to clinch certification for its Falcon...
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NewsVirgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo has rocket motor test success
Virgin Galactic's Rocket Motor Two propulsion system for SpaceShipTwo has successfully completed hot firing tests...
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NewsEclipse sold to Pieper spin-off
A federal bankruptcy judge in Delaware on 20 January approved the sale of Eclipse Aviation to EclipseJet Aviation,...
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New Moscow hangar nearly complete
Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport is close to completing a new hangar facility...
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Teal Group pours doubt on CSeries' prospects
US aerospace consultancy the Teal Group remains sceptical about prospects for Bombardier's CSeries jetliner, despite publicized assurances from Lufthansa...