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Marshall Aviation Services prepares to offer widebody VIP completions
Marshall Aviation Services – the business and commercial aviation arm of Marshall Aerospace & Defence Group – is planning to offer widebody VIP completions next year from its Cambridge airport base.
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GAMA report: business jets and piston aircraft drive surge in shipments over first 9 months
Business and general aviation aircraft deliveries continued their resurgence during the first nine months, thanks to rising demand for jets and piston-engined types, according to the latest statistics from the General Aviation Manufacturer’s Association.
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Opinion
OPINION: Business jet builders must catch up on new designs
A clean sheet of paper can get surprisingly expensive and even risky – especially in the business jet sector. Seven clean-sheet designs of aircraft or families have been unveiled since 2007, when Bombardier launched the composite-skinned Learjet 85. That aircraft is now two years behind schedule and faces an ...
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NewsPICTURE: Boeing rolls out American’s first painted 787
The first Boeing 787-8 bound for American Airlines has rolled out of the paint shop at the airframer’s Everett, Washington, facility.
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NewsMarine Corps F-35s might miss July operational deadline
The US Marine Corps still plans on having 10 war-ready Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II jets by July 1, 2015, but the loss of 45 flight testing days may mean that long-emphasised date will slip by days or weeks.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: US airlines bringing home MRO work
After years of sending nearly all their widebodies overseas for MRO work, US airlines are increasingly having aircraft serviced stateside.
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NewsAirbus keeps Alabama assembly line on track despite heavy floods
Two historic rainstorms last April flooded Airbus’ partially-built factory rising in Mobile, Alabama, but will not delay the start of production in less than 12 months, says Airbus Americas president Barry Eccleston.
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Spirit signs up to $379m financing deal for 10 Airbus aircraft
Spirit Airlines has entered an up to $379 million financing agreement for 10 Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft, its first long-term debt deal for aircraft.
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Airbus integrates fourth A320 simulator in Miami centre
The Airbus Training Center in Miami has added a new A320 full-flight simulator (FFS) produced by FlightSafety International.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Spirit preps for big year of growth in 2015
Spirit Airlines is preparing for a bumper year of growth in 2015, and will start off by raising capacity by 26% in the first quarter.
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Airbus Defence teams with Tata for Indian Air Force bid
Airbus Defence and Space has announced it is teaming up with Tata Advanced Systems (TASL) to bid to replace the Indian Air Force´s fleet of British Aerospace/Avro 748 small tactical transport aircraft with the Airbus C295 twin turboprop medium airlifter. The main competitor is for the bid is Alenia Aermacchi ...
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NewsWorld Airliners Directory: New players continue to challenge in regional sector
The regional aircraft market is changing, as new aircraft from China and Japan are moving closer to service introduction, having largely overcome early difficulties, and Russia’s Sukhoi Superjet 100 is proving itself in service
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EU and US officials to hold 'urgent' meeting on Norwegian
European Commission and US officials will meet in Washington DC next month to discuss Norwegian Air International's (NAI) controversial application for a foreign air carrier permit from US authorities, sources tell Flightglobal.
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NBAA: Superior plans China's first business aviation town
Superior Aviation Group – the company behind the aborted sale of Hawker Beechcraft in 2012 – is preparing to build an 8km2 town on the outskirts of Beijing, dedicated to the country's expanding business and general industry.
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NBAA: Fly-by-wire, electric innovations embedded in Gulfstream's new jets
Under the metallic and composite skin of Gulfstream’s new G500 and G600 lie several new innovations that came to light in supplier announcements and interviews at the NBAA convention.
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OpinionOPINION: Why aviation should stub out e-cigarette threat
Until now, the debate around electronic cigarettes has centred on their health credentials. While their makers – and many medical experts – claim they are a safe and effective method of quitting tobacco, others fret that so-called vaping is as antisocial as smoking and can be a gateway into that ...
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Start-up targets large business jet financing with $2bn fund
Three global investment firms have launched a new leasing service – dubbed Global Jet Capital – with more than $2 billion in available financing catering to the large-cabin, long-range business jet market.
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ATS to service Southwest 737s at new Kansas City site
Aviation Technical Services (ATS) announces a new agreement with Southwest Airlines that will bring additional work to the MRO provider’s new facility at Kansas City International airport.
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NBAA: Discovery Aviation debuts XL-2 piston single and plots expansion
Discovery Aircraft is debuting its XL-2 piston single at the show where it announced plans to expand its general aviation aircraft offering beyond the two-seat type and the five-seat, twin-engined Discovery 201, which is also on display.
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NewsNBAA: Kestrel Aircraft seeks funding to complete single-engined turboprop
US start-up Kestrel Aircraft has returned to NBAA with a mock up of its Kestrel single-engined turboprop and is keen to stress it's business as usual for the programme while it continues to search for funding to complete development.