All Business Jets articles – Page 677
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Chek Lap Kok is 'on target' despite railway concerns
Hong Kong's Airport Authority (AA) remains confident that the new airport at Chep Lap Kok will open as planned in April 1998, despite concern that the new airport express railway line and cargo-handling centre may not meet this schedule. With 12 months remaining before the $6.38 billion airport ...
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Doing the business
As France's only business-jet manufacturer, Dassault Aviation, is competing in a market that has become particularly hard fought. Not only are manufacturers in the USA introducing new products across-the-board, but others elsewhere in the world are knocking on the door of the traditional suppliers. The business decisions made ...
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AR/Bombardier join on international-operations training
AR GROUP HAS signed an agreement with Bombardier Business Aircraft to provide international-procedures training for operators of Canadair Challenger and Global Express business jets. The course will be integrated with crew instruction at the Bombardier Aerospace Training Centre in Montreal, Canada, in July. The training will be provided ...
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American restructures Boeing fleet deal after delays
American Airlines has restructured its massive fleet-replacement deal with Boeing, following the delay caused by the recent pilots' dispute and the ratification of the agreement on its regional-jet operations. The biggest impact of the nearly six-month delay has been on next-generation 737 deliveries, the first of which have ...
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AASI begins revised Jetcruzer stretch
Advanced Aerodynamics and Structures (AASI) has begun work at its Long Beach factory in California on the stretched Jetcruzer 500P, a pressurised high-speed version of the original Jetcruzer 450. "It will be pressurised to 30,000ft [9,150m] with a good high-altitude engine," says AASI executive vice-president Gene Comfort. "We're ...
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Corporate EHPWS
K-C Aviation claims to have installed the first AlliedSignal enhanced ground-proximity warning system to be certificated for a corporate aircraft, in a Bombardier Challenger 601-3A. The Dallas, Texas-based company plans more installations in Challenger 601s, Dassault Falcon 900s and Hawker 800s. Source: Flight International
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Regional jets find a home
LABOUR TURMOIL and strike threats spawned by the introduction of new-generation "regional jets" have diverted attention away from an evolution that is taking place in both the airline and aircraft manufacturing industries. This is the opinion of aircraft manufacturers, airline-industry pundits and air-carrier officials who say that the ...
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Third Global Express joins flight-test programme
BOMBARDIER HAS flown the third Global Express long-range business jet. Aircraft 9003 was flown for the first time on 22 April, from the de Havilland final-assembly plant in Toronto, Canada. It is scheduled to join the first two Global Expresses at Bombardier's Wichita, Kansas, fiight-test centre in early May. ...
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Two UK freight carriers prepare for widebodies
HeavyLift Cargo Airlines, and Hunting Cargo are working towards the introduction of widebodied freighters later this year to meet possible express-parcels carriers' requirements and their own needs. HeavyLift is finalising plans to introduce two Airbus A300B4 freighters this year, while Hunting says that it is considering the acquisition ...
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A return to business
With confidence in the UK economy on the rise, it seems fitting that the 1997 European Business Air Show (EBAS) should be hosted at London's Stansted Airport for the first time. The sixth annual EBAS will run from the 13-15 May, and will feature all aspects of business aviation. "EBAS ...
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Operators alerted on Cessna-twin fire risk
OPERATORS OF CESSNA turbocharged piston-twins have been urged to inspect the exhaust systems, while the US Federal Aviation Administration considers action to prevent leaks which could cause in-flight fires. The Cessna Pilots Association (CPA) has advised operators of 300- and 400-series turbocharged twins to inspect the exhaust systems ...
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Boeing hopes for more from China despite Airbus
Boeing is hoping to secure follow-on orders for a large number of 737s and 757s from Chinese operators, despite a push by Airbus Industrie to place up to 100 new jet airliners with China Aviation Supplies (CASC). According to Boeing, a series of different proposals have been made ...
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Lufthansa 747 'Classic' digital cockpit retrofit is certificated
The first Boeing 747 "Classic" to be retrofitted with a digital cockpit has been certificated by the German civil aviation authority. The aircraft, an ex-United Airlines 747SPbelonging to the Brunei royal family, was modified by Lufthansa Technik in Hamburg, Germany (Flight International, 26 June-2 July, 1996). It has ...
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LOTs of luck at third try?
The management at LOT has got its hands full. Not only is this year crucial for the third attempt at a partial sell-off but the Polish carrier is also introducing five new aircraft, resulting in the biggest single capacity hike ever. After the government blocked the first attempt ...
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Lessors look to go it alone
Leading aircraft lessors are seeking outside capital in unprecedented amounts to fund their aggressive portfolio expansions. Boullioun Aviation Services typifies the new trend. In the past it would occasionally privately place part of a single plane transaction with an outside financier. Otherwise it relied on parent Sumitomo Trust ...
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Kansai nears saturation after only three years
Japan's new Kansai International Airport is already near maximum capacity, less than three years after opening, but the construction of second runway and passenger terminal cannot be completed until 2007 at the earliest. The $13 billion airport, built 5km (3nm) offshore on reclaimed land in Osaka Bay, is ...
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Aurigny searches for successor to Trislander
Aurigny Air Services, the UK Channel Islands-based regional airline, is seeking bids for a replacement within the next few years for its ageing fleet of nine Pilatus Britten-Norman BN2A-III Trislanders. The airline wants a new, rugged, 19-passenger aircraft able to cruise at around 160kt (300km/h), offer a range ...
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KLM switches to Boeing for 747 SUD freighter-conversion work
KLM has signed a contract with Boeing for the freighter conversion of two 747-200 stretched-upper-deck (SUD) combi aircraft, having previously signed a commitment for Israel Aircraft Industries' (IAI) Bedek division to conduct the modification. KLM values the contract at DFl80 million ($42 million). The two 747-200 SUDs, which ...
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Parker hydraulics
Parker Aerospace has been selected to supply the complete hydraulic system for the Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet Series 700. The aircraft is due to have its first flight in 1999, and gain certification the following year. Source: Flight International
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Bombardier and Raytheon expand maintenance
The world's two largest corporate-aircraft makers have moved to reinforce their maintenance capabilities in Europe. Bombardier Aerospace has teamed with Lufthansa Technik, while Raytheon Aircraft is expanding its UK service centre. The Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Center at Berlin Schonefeld Airport will be responsible for the maintenance, repair and ...