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Interview
INTERVIEW: John Petersen - Chairman of the Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation
John Petersen is an aviation futurist and chairman of the Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation, based in West Virginia.
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NewsFourth Gulfstream G500 enters flight test programme
Development of the Gulfstream G500 large-cabin, long-range business jet took another major stride towards certification on 20 February, following the introduction of the airframer’s fourth aircraft into the flight test campaign.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Bell 505 poised to answer hovering questions
Bell Helicopter arrived at Heli-Expo in 1966 with the prototype 206 JetRanger and a business formula that would launch an entire industry: the packaging of a single turbine engine into a light airframe with a price point accessible to an individual entrepreneur.
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SINGAPORE: Bombardier wants more marquee CSeries sales
Fresh from securing a major commitment for CS300s from Air Canada, Bombardier is seeking more blue-chip airline operators from North America, Europe and, at a later stage, Asia.
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SINGAPORE: Air Niugini orders four 737 Max 8s
Air Niugini has announced an order for four Boeing 737 Max 8s at the Singapore air show.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: JetBlue, Silver and Southwest eye Florida-Cuba market
Florida is going to be the key jumping-off point of many US airlines' Cuba strategy.
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ROUTES: Southwest eyes regional opportunities from Long Beach
Southwest Airlines is eyeing a variety of regional routes for its new service to Long Beach, fresh off its win of four slot pairs at the southern California airport.
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ROUTES: JetBlue ‘absolutely’ will use new Long Beach slots
JetBlue Airways will “absolutely” use the three slot pairs it was awarded at Long Beach airport earlier this month, says vice-president of network planning Dave Clark.
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ROUTES: Southwest unveils August network expansion
Southwest plans to launch service to seven new destinations starting in August, the carrier announced on the first day of Routes Americas.
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SINGAPORE: Bombardier to take Q400 up to 90 seats
Bombardier has announced a new 90-seat variant of its Q400 turboprop at the Singapore air show, as well as other payload and maintenance enhancements, that will enter service in 2018.
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SINGAPORE: Lessors keeping faith in CSeries – Bombardier
Lessors that have ordered the CSeries remain confident in the product despite the low numbers of airline customers, says Bombardier.
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ROUTES: US airlines to seek new Cuba authorities
US carriers plan to seek the new authorities to serve Cuba, preparing applications for the 110 new daily frequencies.
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NewsLarge-cabin business jet squeeze hits values
Throughout 2015, the large-cabin, long-range sector, showed some serious signs of weakness in light of an emerging markets slowdown and reduced demand from oil-producing countries, according to Flightglobal’s Ascend consultancy. This triggered a slump in the residual values of many established models in this niche, it says.
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Infographic: The single-aisle battle is heating up between Airbus and Boeing
The single-aisle battle is intensifying as Airbus A320neo deliveries begin and A321neo trials start, while Boeing's 737 Max has just taken to the air. We scrutinise their sales story using Flightglobal's Fleets Analyzer.
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SINGAPORE: Aerolease signs LOI for up to 20 MRJs
Miami-based Aerolease Aviation has signed a letter of intent to order up to 20 MRJ regional jets, making it the first lessor to sign up for the aircraft.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airline traffic growth on the rise in 2015
Airline traffic increased among leading global carriers more than 6% in 2015 as demand remained strong in what was the industry's most profitable year to date.
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NewsCareFlight receives Australia's first air ambulance-configured 400XTi
Nextant Aerospace has delivered the first air ambulance-configured 400XTi into the Australian market, with the handover in early February of the light business jet to emergency medical services (EMS) charity CareFlight.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Ascend highlights what to watch for in the rest of 2016
Richard Evans, senior consultant with Flightglobal’s advisory arm Ascend, here shares some of the indicators and issues the team will be keeping a close eye on as 2016 wears on – and explains what they may mean for the health of the industry
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AnalysisANALYSIS: San Juan traffic rebounds amid renovations
Traffic at San Juan Luis Munoz Marin International airport continues to surge amid a multi-year renovation effort that was intended to help the airport recover from sagging passenger numbers.
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IATA highlights safety margin of audited carriers
Carriers which had passed the IATA operational safety audit were involved in five hull-loss accidents last year, but the accident rate for these operators was nevertheless three times better than for those outside of the scheme.