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AnalysisANALYSIS: Accident reports published in the last six months of 2014
Accident reports published in last six months of 2014
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NewsFAA proposes slot utilisation changes at New York area airports
The US Federal Aviation Administration is proposing changes to slot utilisation and trading at the three New York City area airports, in an effort to increase utilisation.
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Boeing tops 700-mark for 2014 deliveries, beats record
Boeing has confirmed setting a new commercial aircraft delivery record in 2014 by shipping 723 aircraft overall, including 114 787s.
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Bombardier clinches order for nine superlight Learjet 75s from undisclosed customer
Bombardier has secured an order from an undisclosed customer for up to nine Learjet 75 superlight business jets. The contract for six firm orders and three options is valued at around $83 million - or $124 million, if all the options are exercised, says the Canadian airframer
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Garmin bags approval for Gulfstream G150 ADS-B
Garmin has received certification for an automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) solution for the Gulfstream G150, bringing NextGen air traffic control compliance to global operators of the midsize business jet.
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NewsGulfstream delivers first new-build G650ER
Gulfstream has begun shipping the first all-new G650ER business jets. The first example of the ultra-long-range aircraft was handed over to a private owner on 19 December. Up to this point, Gulfstream had only completed a $2 million ER retrofit of a baseline G650 - which entered service two year's ...
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News2014 shows lowest airline fatal accident rate in history
Calendar year 2014 has turned out to be the best year ever for airline safety, according to airline safety analyst Flightglobal Ascend. For many this may seem an unexpected result given the perceptions created by the high profile losses of two Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777s and the crash of an ...
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Airline Safety & Losses - Annual Review 2014
Each year, Flightglobal conducts an annual review of the previous year from both an insurance and safety perspective. This report includes detailed loss and liability data, as well as accident information and analysis.
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Aruba Airlines plans US flights
Aruba Airlines plans to begin scheduled service to Florida, as well as to other US markets.
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GECAS orders five more Q400s, plus 10 options
GECAS has signed a firm purchase agreement for five Q400 NextGen turboprops and taken options to buy up to 10 more, Bombardier announced on 31 December.
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NewsUnidentified customer signs for 24 CRJ900s
An unidentified customer has signed a firm order for 24 Bombarder CRJ900s, valued at $1.14 billion at list prices.
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Canada approves Citation Latitude's PW306D1 engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada has received Transport Canada approval for its PW306D1 turbofan. The 5,760lb thrust engine will power Cessna’s new midsize business jet, the Citation Latitude, which is scheduled to enter service next year.
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Caribbean to boost service to JFK and Gatwick
Caribbean Airlines will boost service between Port of Spain and New York John F Kennedy from 15 January 2015.
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AirTran operates last flight under Southwest
Southwest Airlines has phased out the AirTran Airways brand, more than three years after closing on the acquisition of the airline.
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NewsNetJets converts Phenom 300 options into firm orders
NetJets, the world’s largest business aircraft operator, has converted 10 of its 75 Embraer Phenom 300 options into firm orders at a cost to the US company of around $90 million. Deliveries are set to begin in January 2016.
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NewsCirrus flies third and final SF50 Vision test aircraft
Cirrus Aircraft's ambition to be the first to market with a certificated single-engined personal jet, took a major leap forward on 20 December when its third and final conforming Vision SF50 test aircraft made its maiden flight.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: New routes driving up USA-UK capacity in 2015
A slew of new nonstop routes between the USA and the UK will drive up capacity during the summer of 2015, surpassing the peak set earlier this year.
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NewsV-22 demonstrates forward-firing missile capability
The Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey recently has reached a couple of significant milestones, having successfully deployed forward-facing munitions for the first time in the same week the fleet surpassed 250,000 flight hours.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: The A350 sales story as shipments start
As Airbus begins deliveries of the A350-900, the order backlog for its latest all-new widebody stands at impressive total of nearly 800 aircraft.
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RAAF crews start working with C-27J
RAAF personnel have started training on the Alenia Aermacchi C-27J media transport following the transfer of the first two aircraft to the Australian registry.