All General aviation articles – Page 75
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Rise mulls European move as US demand grows
US membership-based operator Rise is evaluating the European market, with a view to launching a modified version of its scheduled business aircraft service on the continent.
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Global Jet Capital grows with GE portfolio acquisition
Global Jet Capital has completed its acquisition of GE’s fixed-wing corporate aircraft financing portfolio in the Americas.
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Jackie Chan receives China's first Legacy 500
Embraer has delivered the first China-based Legacy 500 to brand ambassador Jackie Chan.
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SINGAPORE: Dornier Seastar set for Singapore relaunch
Dornier Seawings is to relaunch its Seastar amphibian at the Singapore airshow this month – 25 years after the programme was halted – and has selected Diamond Aircraft Industries (Canada) to manufacture the twin-engined turboprop's all-composite airframe.
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ANALYSIS: IAI CEO studies regional jet, light jet projects
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is at a major crossroads and every move in the wrong direction is crucial.
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INTERVIEW: Gary Forster -Growing business aviation in Bali
Gary Forster is the general manager for ExecuJet's fixed base operator in Bali, Indonesia. He is seeking to exploit growth opportunities for the business aviation services provider in this nascent, yet promising market
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Interview: Katherine Wallace - Flying the dream with Southwest Airlines
Katherine Wallace worked for four operators before securing her current position of Boeing 737 captain for Southwest Airlines – a company she had set her sights on sometime earlier
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Comlux orders three executive A320neos
Business operator Comlux has ordered three of the corporate version of the Airbus A320neo re-engined jet.
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ANALYSIS: Dassault's chief on the benefits of a balanced business
Any chief executive has to take the rough with the smooth, and for Dassault Aviation’s Éric Trappier, the past 12 months have provided plenty of both. The company has seen its once-turbocharged Falcon business clock up its lowest deliveries in a decade on the back of slumps in markets such ...
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Dassault confirms two-year delay for 5X
Dassault Aviation has confirmed a two-year delay and production freeze on its all-new Falcon 5X because of ongoing problems with the Snecma Silvercrest engine.
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Deliveries and profits up at Textron Aviation
Textron’s Aviation division recorded a surge in profits and deliveries in 2015 thanks largest to the entry into service of Cessna’s eagerly anticipated Citation Latitude business jet and an uptick in deliveries, mainly in the US, of its Beechcraft King Air twin-engined turboprop family.
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G650 demand boosts Gulfstream's performance in 2015
Gulfstream recorded a robust performance last year on the back of continued strong demand for its G650/ER, output of which will rise again in 2016.
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Textron Aviation adds Able to its stable
Textron Aviation has beefed up its global aftermarket support offering with the acquisition of Mesa, Arizona-based Able Engineering & Component Service, along with sister company Able Aerospace.
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XTI Aircraft opens shareholder funding window for TriFan 600
US start-up XTI Aircraft has opened a 30-day window for investors looking to secure a stake in its TriFan 600 vertical take-off and landing business aircraft.
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Global air ambulance demand spurs profits at FAI
Soaring global demand for air ambulance services in 2015 helped German business aircraft services provider FAI rent-a-jet to record profitability.
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ANALYSIS: NASA awaits final design on supersonic X-plane
Back in 2012, NASA thought it had reached a breakthrough in a decades-long quest to design a “low-boom” supersonic aircraft. With leftover funding from the 2009 financial stimulus act, the agency commissioned Lockheed Martin and Boeing to separately develop preliminary designs and wind tunnel models of aircraft concepts.
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UAV company offers to map UK to prevent future flooding
Unmanned air vehicle provider Strat Aero has offered the UK government use of its aerial 3D mapping services to help inform flood prevention studies.
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New Bell CEO plans to invest in wave of new products
In his first remarks to the press on 21 January, Bell Helicopter’s newly-appointed chief executive Mitch Snyder says he plans to ramp up investment in a new wave of innovative products to enter the market in five to 15 years.
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GE Aviation selects Prague, Czech Republic as location for turboprop "centre of excellence"
GE Aviation has confirmed it will build its new advanced turboprop (ATP) engine family at a new facility it will build on its site in Prague, in the Czech Republic.
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Airbus start-up to launch helicopter venture with Uber
An Airbus innovation start-up in Silicon Valley has teamed up with ride-sharing service Uber to supply helicopters for a new on-demand transportation service, Airbus Group chief executive Tom Enders announced on 17 January.