All articles by Murdo Morrison – Page 35
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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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NewsDassault to work with India to build on new Rafale agreement
Dassault says it will “go step by step” to securing further Rafale orders from India after prime minister Narendra Modi today confirmed a deal to purchase 36 of the fighters.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How will the A380 size up on the secondary market?
When the Airbus A380 began flying passengers in 2007, the manufacturer hailed the double-deck transport as a game-changer. It still does, citing the emergence of space-constrained hubs as the key factor that will force airlines to seek out the largest-capacity aircraft on the market. However, total sales of just over ...
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ANALYSIS: How we covered Concorde's inaugural commercial flight
Almost exactly 40 years ago, Concorde made its commercial debut, with synchronised departures from Heathrow and Charles de Gaulle. Flight International’s then-editor, Mike Ramsden, was on board one of them – the British Airways inaugural to Bahrain
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BA looking at second-hand A380s: IAG chief
IAG chief executive Willie Walsh has raised the prospect of British Airways adding "five or six" second-hand Airbus A380s to its fleet of 12 new superjumbos, describing the the type as a "fantastic" but "inflexible" aircraft.
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Falling oil prices not impacting new airliner sales: Ascend
Falling oil prices are not deterring airlines from ordering new fuel-efficient aircraft, and there is little prospect of that changing even if prices stay low, argues the chief economist at Flightglobal's Ascend consultancy.
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OBITUARY: Andre Turcat, first man to fly Concorde
Andre Turcat made his reputation as the first Concorde pilot. In retirement, he remained one of the supersonic transport’s greatest supporters
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CSeries "on track" for end-of-year certification
With just over three weeks until its end-of-year target, Bombardier is in the "final stages" of achieving type certification from the Canadian authorities for the first variant of its CSeries family, the CS100.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Norwegian plan shows how single-aisles can go long-haul
News that Norwegian may use its Boeing 737 Max fleet to open up new long-haul transatlantic routes confirms the expectation that airlines will capitalise on the greater range offered by new-generation narrowbodies like the Boeing twinjet and the Airbus A320neo.
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NBBA: PATS rebrands overnight at show
Anyone passing the PATS Aircraft Systems stand at NBAA on 18 November may have done a second take. The Delaware-based maintenance, repair and overhaul specialist may be the first company ever to rebrand during a show.
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NBAA: Textron announces key suppliers for Longitude
Textron Aviation has announced a number of key suppliers for the new version of the Cessna Longitude, unveiled at the show yesterday. They include Aircelle, GKN Aerospace, Northrop Grumman and Parker Aerospace.
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DUBAI: Alpha Star commits to 70 aircraft fleet by 2017
Saudi Arabian private aviation company Alpha Star Aviation has pledged to increase its fleet from a current 52 aircraft to 70 aircraft by the end of 2017.
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DUBAI: Royal Jet considers keeping BBJ fleet at eight
The world’s biggest Boeing Business Jet operator is about to become bigger. Abu Dhabi-based Royal Jet will next year put into service its seventh and eighth BBJs once they have their interiors installed by Lufthansa Technik in Hamburg.
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DUBAI: Gulfstream sets a new record with G650
Gulfstream is celebrating twice over at the show. It is marking the imminent delivery of Qatar Airways’ G650ER, the first of a record 10-aircraft order placed at the EBACE business aviation show in May. The deal, which included 20 options, was for six G650ERs, 19 G500s and five G600s.
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ANALYSIS: Gulfstream G500 technical description and cutaway
For nearly half a century, Gulfstream has been synonymous with Savannah, and in recent years the business-jet brand has grown to dominate the economy of this compact, riverside city of tree-lined squares and colonial charms. The company’s prospects matter for many thousands of families, so you might imagine important new ...
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ANALYSIS: Focus turns to infrastructure in Gulf business aviation
Business aviation in the Gulf is on a new trajectory. At the turn of the decade, the emphasis was very much on the charter market with a flurry of ambitious start-ups and management companies setting up shop alongside early adopters such as Boeing Business Jet operator Royal Jet in Abu ...
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DUBAI: Emirates new flight training aircraft on display
Think of Emirates and large widebodies such as the Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 spring to mind. But two much smaller aircraft displaying the livery of the Dubai flag-carrier are on the static.
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ANALYSIS: Emirates CAE Flight Training set to double up at new Dubai training centre
Just two years after opening its second training centre in Dubai, Emirates CAE Flight Training is doubling the size of the operation with five more simulator bays. The expansion – work on which will begin by the end of the year – will allow ECFT to cater for the burgeoning ...
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ANALYSIS: The different paths of the Gulf's two low-cost leaders
The UAE, with a population of less than 10 million, is home to no fewer than four major airlines. While the flag-carriers of Dubai and Abu Dhabi – Emirates and Ethihad – enjoy global profiles, the country’s two low-cost, short-haul airlines have also established themselves as major forces in Middle ...