All Business Jets articles – Page 653
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-US cargo carrier Atlas Air has signed a long term contract to operate Boeing 747-200 freighter services for Alitalia, with an ex-Philippine Airlines 747-200F being converted by Boeing. -Stansted, UK based AB Airlines has leased two ex-Jet Airways Boeing 737-300s from Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services (AWAS). -Air Malta has concluded ...
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Dee Howard sell-off looms
Andrea Spinelli/GENOA Alenia is considering the sale of part of its US maintenance business, Dee Howard, while the Italian group's Venice-based Aeronavali unit has received a huge order from a leasing company for converting McDonnell Douglas DC-10s into freighters. Maintenance represents around 65% of Dee Howard's annual $100 million sales. ...
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BA cadets start US training
Paul Richfield/BATTLE CREEK The first class of British Airways cadets has begun training at Western Michigan University (WMU) as part of the airline's drive to take on some 2,500 pilots over the next decade. A second group of BA trainees will arrive at Michigan in May under the ...
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Boeing enters UPS bidding with 767 'Special Freighter'
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELS A "special Freighter"(SF) conversion of the 767-200, along with the MD-10, is being offered by Boeing to UPS for its ongoing McDonnell Douglas DC-8 replacement competition. Boeing is offering these aircraft against freighter conversions of the Airbus Industrie A300B4 and Lockheed L-1011 TriStar for the ...
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FSI plans two more ERJ-145 simulators
FlightSafety International (FSI) has announced plans to build two additional full flight simulators for the Embraer RJ-145 regional jet. The US company is the official training organisation for the ERJ-145 and has so far completed two simulators. One ERJ-145 simulator has entered service at FSI's Houston, Texas, centre, where ...
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EBAA presses for ICAO change
Kate Sarsfield/Brussels The European Business Aircraft Association (EBAA) is pushing for corporate aviation to be included by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)as part of the air transport sector, in an attempt to raise the status of business flying and aid the fight for greater airport access. The ...
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Embraer converts RJ-145 to -135 prototype
The prototype ERJ-135 is being created by the conversion of an ERJ-145 Embraer has begun modification of an RJ-145 prototype at its Sao Jose dos Campos plant to create the first ERJ-135 37-seater. The first ERJ-145 prototype (PT-ZJA), which originally launched flight testing of the regional ...
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Shares programme extends eastwards
A group of Middle Eastern investors has agreed to purchase 12 Gulfstream IV-SP business jets, worth $335 million, for a fractional ownership programme in the region. The scheme, announced last November at the Dubai air show, will be managed by Executive Jet International (EJI) as an extension of its Gulfstream ...
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Fishbed flight test
The Lahav division of Israel Aircraft Industries has completed a series of test flights of an upgraded Mikoyan MiG-21Bis Fishbed. The MIG-21-2000 includes an Elta EL/M-2032 advanced multimode radar, two multifunction liquid crystal colour displays and other new avionics. The upgrade is being offered to several MIG-21Bis operators. ...
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Light aircraft may escape from new rules
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC European and US airworthiness authorities may exempt general aviation aircraft under 2,700kg from new regulations intended to harmonise the certification standards applied to derivatives of existing designs. The International Certification Procedures Task Force (ICPTF), which includes the European Joint Aviation Authorities and US Federal Aviation ...
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Airbus/Boeing pin hopes on China orders
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Airbus Industrie and Boeing are hoping that forthcoming visits of US and European leaders to Beijing will produce follow-on aircraft purchases, as China Aviation Supplies (CASC) completes the final allocation of the 80 airliners ordered last year. Boeing is believed to be working on the sale ...
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AlliedSignal aims for mid-year launch of centreline turbofan
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES AlliedSignal could launch the full scale development of its new centreline turbofan by mid-1998 if negotiations with unidentified regional and business aircraft manufacturers succeed. The engine, if launched, will be based on a technology validation test (TVT) core now running at AlliedSignal's site in Phoenix, ...
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Air Canada expands fleet hushkit plans
Air Canada is to expand its hushkitting programme to keep its older and noisier aircraft in service beyond the USA's final Stage 3 noise compliance deadline of 31 December, 1999. The carrier will use the refurbished McDonnell Douglas (MDC) DC-9s to expand services to the USA. When the airline ...
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Chile flight
Kitchener Aero Avionics and Mid-Canada Mod Center are installing a flight inspection system in a Cessna Citation for the Chilean Government. The Ontario, Canada based companies are also equipping a Cessna 337 for news gathering and a de Havilland Dash 7 for geophysical survey, for other customers. Source: Flight International
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Raytheon offers King sized deal with Beechjet
Raytheon Aircraft has unveiled a novel alternative to rival Cessna's Citation light business jets. The company's new SmartFlight programme offers buyers a Beech King Air B200 business turboprop and a one-eighth share in a Beechjet 400A business jet for $4.65 million - "less than the price of competing straight-wing jets", ...
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General aviation flying hours rise in USA for third consecutive year
Hours flown on US-registered private aircraft increased from 26.1 million in 1996 to 26.5 million in 1997, according to the US Federal Aviation Administration. The agency is forecasting an average annual growth rate of 1.4% to 31.3 million hours in 2009. The FAA uses the number of flying hours ...
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China joins worldwide trend for outside airport investors
China is looking overseas for investors in its airports Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Kevin O'Toole/LONDON The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) is to release investment guidelines later this year to enable foreign companies to take up to a 49% stake in the country's airports. The move follows ...
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Crossair and CityLine move closer to 728JET launch order
Andrzej Jeziorski/BASLE Crossair and Lufthansa CityLine have signed letters of intent (LoI) with Fairchild Dornier to continue work on the manufacturer's proposed 55-90 seat family of regional jets. Swiss-based Crossair may place a major launch order by the end of this year (Flight International, 25-31 March). According to ...
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FAA approves cargo 747 conversion fix
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES GATX-Airlog is preparing to "re-enter" the Boeing 747 freighter conversion market after the USFederal Aviation Administration approved company-developed service bulletins (SBs) which will finally allow operators to revive the prospects of several grounded 747Fs. The event marks a major breakthrough for Airlog, which has been ...
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Jet dealership
Honeywell has awarded an avionics dealership to Jet Maintenance Singapore, a subsidiary of business aviation company Jet Aviation. The contract covers warranty and support services on the company's avionics. Source: Flight International