All articles by Dominic Perry – Page 125
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NBAA: P&WC buoyed by Gulfstream win
Pratt & Whitney Canada enters NBAA riding high on the back of its exclusive position on the Gulfstream G500 and G600 with its 15,000lb-thrust-class PW800-series engines.
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NBAA: Lufthansa Technik unveils lower-cost VIP conversion concept
Keen on a narrowbody-sized VIP aircraft but still watching the pennies? Well then, Lufthansa Technik might have a solution to your dilemma.
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NBAA: VistaJet's double dozen deliveries
Swiss luxury charter firm VistaJet enters NBAA in buoyant mood having taken delivery of 12 brand new aircraft so far this year, with another dozen due to arrive by the end of the fourth quarter.
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NBAA: Signature to continue on acquisition path
Signature Flight Support intends to press ahead with its aggressive acquisition strategy as it continues to expand its network footprint.
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NBAA: Rolls-Royce happy in pole position
Rolls-Royce is at NBAA in confident mood, despite the setback of losing out on long-time customer Gulfstream’s two new platforms to rival Pratt & Whitney Canada.
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NBAA: VistaJet's double dozen deliveries
Swiss luxury charter firm VistaJet enters NBAA in buoyant mood having taken delivery of 12 brand new aircraft so far this year, with another dozen due to arrive by the end of the fourth quarter.
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NBAA: Jetcraft eyes improving second-hand market
Aircraft trader Jetcraft sees the market for second-hand jets regaining some its former vigour as the Raleigh, North Carolina firm forecasts business up to 30% up on last year.
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NBAA: Hawthorne outlines FBO acquisition plans
Hawthorne Global Aviation plans to further boost its network of fixed base operation (FBO) facilities by the end of the year with a further three set to be snapped up – including its first on the West Coast of the USA.
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Jordan picks Robinson R44 as MD500 replacement
Jordan has selected the Robinson R44 Raven II to replace its fleet of aged MD Helicopters MD500Ds which have been in service since 1981.
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Italian air force continues AW149 evaluations
Italy's air force is continuing operational evaluations of the AgustaWestland AW149 super-medium helicopter as it weighs up an order for the 8.3t rotorcraft.
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ANALYSIS: Super-medium rotorcraft demand to sustain values
Deliveries of super-medium helicopters will climb to around 170 per year by 2023, reaching a total of 1,200 rotorcraft over the period, predicts Flightglobal's insight report into the emerging weight class.
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Turbomeca pushes forward with new developments as first flights near
Turbomeca continues to make progress with a number of its current helicopter engine developments while also working towards the launch of a family of next-generation rotorcraft powerplants.
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Alenia picks FJ44 for M-345 trainer, mulls SF-260 replacement
Alenia Aermacchi has selected the Williams International FJ44-4M turbofan to power its M-345 intermediate trainer, with the engine supplier having beaten rival proposals from Honeywell and Pratt & Whitney.
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Marenco upbeat on SKYe SH09's prospects after first flight
Marenco Swisshelicopter maintains it is on track to achieve EASA certification for its developmental SKYe SH09 light-single within 12-16 months after the type’s maiden sortie on 2 October.
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ANALYSIS: Airbus Helicopters revamps range for the future
At an as-yet undisclosed point in the fourth quarter, likely to be October or early November, Airbus Helicopters will deliver its most important new model, the clean-sheet EC175.
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ANALYSIS: Heli Offshore chief Gretchen Haskins puts safety first
Offshore helicopter operators have clearly been hurt by events over the past few years. A series of accidents, mostly but not exclusively, on the UK side of the North Sea, culminating in the August 2013 fatal crash of a CHC Scotia-operated Super Puma near Shetland, have led to unprecedented scrutiny ...
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Rotorcraft rivals trade blows over US Army trainer buy
Airbus Helicopters has defended the US Army’s decision to purchase 155 of its rotorcraft to operate as trainers without running an open competition, despite a rival’s bid to stop the proposed $1.16 billion acquisition.
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Offshore helicopter firms join forces for safety push
Five of the world's biggest offshore helicopter operators are to join forces in a new safety initiative to share best practice throughout the industry.
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Kongsberg plans JSM flight tests in 2015
Kongsberg will next year begin flight testing its new Joint Strike Missile (JSM) aboard a Lockheed Martin F-16 as it aims to complete the development of the munition by 2017.
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Nigerian AW101 makes debut flight
AgustaWestland on 19 September performed the maiden flight of the first of two VIP transport-roled AW101 helicopters for the Nigerian air force from its Yeovil manufacturing facility in Somerset.