All Business Jets articles – Page 636
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Europe's BIG 3
Lufthansa, Air France and Swissair have built their repair and overhaul facilities into some of the most competitive in the world, but profit margins remain slim. Europe cannot claim to be a world leader in many sectors, but when it comes to commercial aircraft and engine maintenance, it is ...
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Avionics on the front line
The move towards preventative maintenance has sparked a fierce battle between two major avionics vendors to supply the dominant operating system. Avionics manufacturers in the USA are poised on the threshold of a new technology that could have major implications for maintenance in the airline industry. But just as ...
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PAL pays and wins time
Philippine Airlines (PAL) bought more time from its creditors' lawsuit in January with its first payment to lenders since June. The carrier made the $37.9 million payment to fully secured aircraft creditors on 29 January to avoid having 19 aircraft seized. In doing so, it won agreement that there ...
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Kitty Hawk beats 727F weight limit
US cargo carrier Kitty Hawk says the US Federal Aviation Administration has approved its alternative means of compliance on an FAA airworthiness directive (AD). The directive imposes severe payload limits on Boeing 727s that were converted into freighters by a number of third-party maintenance organisations. The AD affects ...
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AS900 update extends RJ lifespan
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON British Aerospace has selected AlliedSignal's AS900 turbofan to power its new Avro RJ family, as it moves forward with plans to introduce the updated RJX model in mid-2001 (Flight International 17-23 February). The company has received approval to conditionally offer the new aircraft, subject to a full launch ...
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Piston power gets a boost in Asia
Australian light utility aircraft manufacturer Gippsland Aeronautics believes that it could increase production of its new utility passenger and agricultural aircraft to around 200 a year by 2002. Managing director George Morgan says assessments suggest an unexpectedly large market for piston-powered commercial utility aircraft. Morgan believes "bush operators" have ...
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News in Brief
Jet Aviation first Jet Aviation of Basle Switzerland, has begun work on the first Boeing Business Jet to be outfitted in Europe. It will have an 18-passenger interior, nine auxiliary fuel tanks and a Flight Dynamics head-up display. Delivery is due in the third quarter. Service centre ...
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Airborne Conference PictureTel and the German Aerospace Centre have completed live airborne videoconferencing trials in Italy. They are expected to have a significant impact on the future of multimedia in aviation. According to Slough, UK-based PictureTel, "-the event was set up to prove the feasibility of future multi-media communications ...
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LoPresti captures SwiftFury rights
LoPresti Speed Merchants has obtained the production rights and tooling for the two-seat SwiftFury sports aircraft, developed nearly 10 years ago by the former Piper Aircraft. LoPresti, which designs and manufacturers a host of after-market kits for improving the aerodynamics of factory airplanes, launched the SwiftFury with Piper in ...
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Augsburg eyes Dash 8-Q400
Andrew Doyle/TORONTO Lufthansa franchisee Augsburg hopes to secure deal for larger aircraft by April Augsburg Airways has entered negotiations with Bombardier Aerospace for five Dash 8-Q400 turboprops after selecting the type for its 70-seater requirement. Meanwhile, the fast-growing German regional has converted options into firm orders for ...
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Pan Am Academy snaps up SimCom
Continuing its rapid expansion, Pan Am International Flight Academy (PAIFA) is to acquire training company SimCom International. SimCom, which operates simulator centres in Orlando and Vero Beach, Florida, and Scottsdale, Arizona, will become a wholly owned subsidiary of privately owned PAIFA. Miami-based PAIFA, which is building new simulator ...
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Embraer reveals additions to regional jet family
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Embraer has unveiled plans for 70 and 90-seat additions to its family of regional jets. The surprise move is designed to signal to potential customers and risk-sharing partners the Brazilian manufacturer's firm intent to compete in this market. The company has announced the "pre-launch" of ...
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CAE snaps up SimuFlite order and gains Aer Lingus custom
Graham Warwick/Washington DC SimuFlite Training International has ordered four business jet simulators from CAE Electronics, as part of a major expansion announced last year. The Canadian manufacturer will supply two Cessna Citation and two Gulfstream full-flight simulators for delivery within the next two years to SimuFlite's expanded raining ...
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GAMCO Gulf Air deal launches expansion
Max Kingsley-Jones/ABU DHABI Gulf Aircraft Maintenance (GAMCO) is pushing forward with a programme to become a major force throughout the Gulf region, setting up regional maintenance divisions and absorbing Gulf Air's line maintenance worldwide. Abu Dhabi-based GAMCO is 60% owned by the local government, with the remainder held ...
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Boom in business aircraft sales is set to continue
Graham Warwick/Washington DC Worldwide business aircraft deliveries rose by almost 15% in 1998, and manufacturers are projecting a further increase this year based on record order backlogs. Piston aircraft deliveries jumped by almost 70% last year, as the US industry continued its recovery. The US General Aviation ...
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SEC clears Philippine Airlines asset sale
The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given Philippine Airlines (PAL) the green light for a sale of assets to help clear the carrier's huge debts. The carrier will sell 442 million pesos' worth ($11.2 million) of assets, with the proceeds used in part to pay Chase Manhattan ...
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Boeing to test BBJ winglets
Guy Norris/Seattle Load tests on winglets for the Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) are due to begin this month. Boeing believes that the addition of winglets could result in a 5% improvement in performance on the long-range corporate jet. A BBJ prototype is being instrumented for the trials. If ...
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Falcon delivery - Executive Jet has taken delivery of the first Dassault Falcon 2000 business jet for its Netjets fractional ownership programmes. The Woodbridge, New Jersey-based company has ordered 38 Falcon 2000s in total - 26 aircraft for the US programme and 12 for the European operation - and ranks ...
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Marketplace
Gemini Air Cargo has acquired three British Airways Boeing DC-10-30s in a deal arranged by Curtis and Xavian. The aircraft will be converted by Alenia's Aeronavali facility in Naples. The Italian company is also expected to convert an ex-Varig DC-10-30 acquired by Belgium-based Skyjet from Mitsui. Aerospatiale's Sogerma Maintenance ...
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FAA to issue directive on 777-200 tail corrosion
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE The US Federal Aviation Administration is expected to issue an airworthiness directive in March, recommending inspections to 18 Boeing 777-200s affected by a potential tailplane corrosion problem. Aircraft line numbers 15 to 33, excluding 18, are affected. The aircraft involved are in service with All Nippon Airlines ...