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EBACE: Dassault to fit Falcon 8X with ViaSat broadband service
Dassault Aviation has become the third business jet OEM to add ViaSat’s Ku-band in-flight connectivity system to its catalogue as a linefit option, and the satellite company is “in discussions” with other business aviation manufacturers with a view to adding them to the fold.
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EBACE: IASO launches as new aviation services umbrella body
A new umbrella organisation for the world of aviation services was launched in Geneva last night.
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PICTURES: RAAF’s first P-8A conducts maiden flight
The first Boeing P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft due for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has completed its maiden sortie.
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EBACE: 'Tough decisive action' saves Bombardier
Bombardier says “tough decisive action last year to reduce production rates” has saved it from the worst of the collapse in new orders and residual values of large-cabin jets.
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EBACE: G500 stays home with eye on early delivery
Gulfstream ditched a plan to fly the G500 business jet to display at EBACE in order to focus on completing flight tests as quickly as possible, with an eye on delivering the first aircraft ahead of schedule, says chief executive Mark Burns.
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Opinion
OPINION: Is aviation close to environmental breakthrough?
As a solution to our energy and pollution crises, open-rotor aircraft engines have long been akin to nuclear fusion – promising, but 30 years away. But as our special environment report in this issue reveals, breakthroughs may be imminent.
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EBACE: The Business of Safety
Long-term business aviation accident rates are on a gentle downward trend, but there are areas of weakness that keep showing up
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Southwest plans four new US routes
Southwest Airlines will begin nonstop service on four US routes from 6 November.
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NewsEBACE: Large cabin jet fortunes swing to decline
Not so long ago, it seemed nothing could stop demand for large-cabin business jets, not even a global financial crisis. As the market for light and mid-sized jets fell victim to a global recession in 2008, deliveries of the industry’s largest and most expensive offerings continued apace. Speculators could take ...
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Cirrus Vision on final approach as P1 takes flight
Cirrus Aircraft’s Vision SF50 has entered the final stages of a 10-year certification effort, following the maiden sortie on 5 May of the first production model.
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OpinionOPINION: How Perlan mission evokes spirit of adventure
Riding a mountain wave is a lifelong dream for many glider pilots. Once detected, these invisible, oscillating wind currents streaming down from the tops of mountain ranges can loft unpowered aircraft high into the stratosphere. Later this year, the partly Airbus-sponsored Perlan project plans to reach 90,000ft with a two-member ...
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Xiamen Airlines to serve US from September
Xiamen Airlines will begin serving the United States from 26 September onwards.
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Opinion
OPINION: Why business jet makers are turning to the military
Spare a thought for the small handful of large-cabin business jet manufacturers, because times have been pretty tough of late, with sales taking a tumble.
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AerCap posts adjusted net profit of $302m in first quarter
Aircraft lessor AerCap posted roughly unchanged adjusted net profits of $301.6 million for the first quarter, though its reported earnings were down for the period reflecting losses related to the restructuring of its AeroTurbine business.
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SkyWest dampens on MRJ plans
Utah-based SkyWest Inc has dampened its tone on the Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ90, as US scope clause relief remains elusive at its partners.
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United 757 upset underlines need for 'startle' training
Irish investigators probing a United Airlines Boeing 757-200 in-flight upset have advised the carrier to review its guidance on training for startle effects.
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Airline concerns linger over smouldering Gulf debate
Global airline executives remain concerned over potential implications of the subsidies battle between US legacy carriers and Gulf airlines, even though the issue appears to have largely fallen off the industry's radar.
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NewsGAMA reveals first-quarter deliveries slump
Shipments of business and general aviation aircraft fell across all sectors during the first quarter of 2016, triggered by the continued slump in demand for new platforms from the global marketplace.
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NewsComlux America opens expanded widebody completions hangar
Comlux America, the US aircraft completions and service centre arm of the Comlux Group, has opened its hangar extension in Indianapolis, a year after it broke ground on the new building.
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NewsFirst Citation CJ1 gets Tamarack winglet upgrade
Textron Aviation has installed the first pair of winglets designed and manufactured by US engineering company Tamarack Aerospace on a Cessna Citation CJ1 light business jet. The Atlas winglets were fitted to the six-seat twin – registration HB-VPF – at Textron’s Zurich, Switzerland-based service centre in late April.