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H225 crash investigators focus on three possible causes
Investigators probing the 29 April fatal crash of an Airbus Helicopters H225 on Norway’s west coast have narrowed their focus to three possible causes for the main rotor separation that doomed the rotorcraft.
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Leap-powered A320neo certified by EASA and FAA
European and US authorities have granted type certification to the Airbus A320neo powered by CFM International Leap-1A engines.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Stuart Mulholland - Chief executive Zenith Aviation
Following a short spell as an accountant, Stuart Mulholland decided a career as a pilot was "a lot more appealing". After 20 years flying commercially, he settled for the more grounded role of managing director for UK charter firm Zenith Aviation, based at Biggin Hill.
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Airbus aiming to raise A330neo take-off weight
Airbus is looking to take the maximum take-off weight of the re-engined A330neo to 245t.
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Opinion
OPINION: Business jet makers hit by values slump
Business aviation is not burdened by the uncompromising rules of economics in the way its commercial cousin is. While airline bosses fret about their equipment’s operating costs and depreciation rates, a business jet – especially a privately-owned, top-end model – is an aspirational product, where brand values may matter more ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: The biggest LCCs by traffic and financials in 2015
When Ryanair ended the 2015 calendar year passing the 100 million passenger mark, it further underlined the huge growth the low-cost sector has continued to experience over recent years
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ILA: Germany continues to retain sovereignty over UAV fleet
April saw Airbus Defence & Space celebrate 10 years since its Barracuda unmanned air vehicle test had performed its first autonomous take-off in Murcia, Spain. But while the German-Spanish programme was once touted as a competitor to the Dassault-led pan-European Neuron unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) demonstrator programme, Barracuda’s most ...
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EgyptAir crash: French deploy acoustic detection vessel
France’s government is dispatching a specialist naval vessel to support the underwater search for flight recorders from the crashed EgyptAir Airbus A320.
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Fewer Superjet deliveries drag down Sukhoi revenues
Sukhoi’s civil aircraft division delivered two Superjet 100s in the first quarter, compared with four in the same period last year.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Unshrouding the mystery of open rotors
Ground testing is imminent on the open-rotor engine portion of the European Union’s Clean Sky initiative, with Snecma and partners now putting the finishing touches to assembling the demonstrator. The noise issues that have plagued open-rotor engines in the past appear to have been largely overcome, and the key questions ...
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Ascend Flightglobal Consultancy gains two more ISTAT accreditations
The Ascend Flightglobal Consultancy team has gained two more ISTAT accreditations, strengthening its position as the industry-leading appraiser.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters to reveal X3 successor plan
Airbus Helicopters will reveal at next week’s ILA Berlin air show its initial concept for a 220kt (410km/h)-cruise helicopter developed under the EU-backed Clean Sky 2 effort.
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Superjet steep-approach approval targeted for 2017
Sukhoi foresees the Superjet 100 being certificated for steep landing approaches at London City airport in 2017.
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Wizz fleet plan shows scale of shift to A321
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air will not configure all of its Airbus A321neos with the maximum 239-seat layout, according to its current fleet plan.
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PICTURE: Air Austral takes first 787
Reunion’s Air Austral has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-8, becoming the first French operator to take the type.
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EBACE: Comlux confident over future of completions
Comlux is undaunted by the slump in the completion market that coincided with the unveiling in April of a widebody extension to its Comlux America centre in Indianapolis.
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EBACE: Large-cabin jet values taking biggest hit: Ascend
The secondhand values of large-cabin jets are falling faster than those of smaller counterparts, as high-end business aircraft take the biggest hit from a collapse in demand from emerging economies.
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EBACE: Single-minded: Dogged determination propels turboprop-singles
The commercial single-engined turboprop (SETP) sector is one of the most enduring yet understated niches of the business aviation market.
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EBACE: GlobeAir and JetSuite unveil air taxi partnership
Customers of air taxi operators GlobeAir and JetSuite are to be offered a seamless travel experience when flying within Europe and the USA, following the launch at EBACE of a new partnership between the two air taxi pioneers.
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EBACE: Nextant taps Marshall Aerospace for 400XTi servicing
Nextant announced at EBACE that it has selected Marshall Aerospace as its exclusive authorised service centre for the 400XT/XTi in the UK.