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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Mid-life aircraft trading patterns and the impact of lessors
Operating lessors today manage 40% of the commercial jet passenger fleet and are a key player in the aviation industry. Forty years ago, operating lessors accounted for less than 2% of the fleet and even by the early 1990s, they still managed only 15%. Lessors depend on the trading of ...
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Aircastle launches $500m unsecured bond
Lessor Aircastle has launched a $500 million senior unsecured issue, its first bond of 2017.
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NewsSecond Global 7000 enters flight-test campaign
Bombardier has marked another major milestone in the development of its ultra-long-range Global 7000, following the debut flight on 4 March of its second flight-test vehicle.
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OpinionOPINION: Can commercial engine suppliers deliver on innovation?
For all the challenges within its own production system and the wider supply chain, it is engines that are producing the biggest headaches for Airbus.
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US Air Force to hold light attack experiment this summer
The US Air Force is planning a light attack aircraft experiment at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico this summer, marking the service’s first step to introduce a new, low-cost fighter.
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Northrop changes JSTARS leadership after grounding aircraft
Northrop Grumman has changed leadership at its JSTARS sustainment facility after the US Air Force grounded almost a quarter of the E-8C fleet for inspection.
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SNAPSHOT: Airline shares on rise in February
February proved a strong month for airline stocks on financial markets as more than three-quarters of the share prices tracked by FlightGlobal in its Airline Market Outlook increased during the period.
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Next-gen tanker must be survivable, not stealthy
The US Air Force’s KC-Z tanker may not be stealthy, but should be persistent and able to change its waveform signature management, according to the service’s head of aur mobililty command.
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American and United happy to compete with 'clever' Norwegian
American Airlines and United Airlines are happy to compete with Norwegian’s expansion to the USA, which their chief executives say is simply using a "clever" business strategy - and not subsidies - to lower costs.
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NewsUnited wants dual approaches at Newark to expand hub
United Airlines wants to move towards “dual approaches and departures” for aircraft at Newark Liberty International airport, something its president Scott Kirby says is needed to expand its hub there.
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Lockheed scores $1 billion in F-35 maintenance
The US Navy awarded Lockheed Martin more than $1 billion in logistics and sustainment services for the F-35 Lightning II programme, according to a Defense Department contract announced this week.
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Sikorsky pitches HH-60Us to replace USAF Hueys
With the US Air Force’s UH-1N recapitalisation programme heating up, Sikorsky announced its plans to bid the HH-60U Black Hawk for the Huey replacement.
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Flexjet records 20% hike in new business
Flexjet, the world’s second-largest fractional ownership company, recorded a 20% surge in new business in 2016, reflecting the increasing popularity of premium, bespoke business aircraft programmes among high-end travellers.
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AVALON: F-35 programme head lauds 2016 success, eyes lower costs
The head of the US Joint Programme Office (JPO) for the Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft is upbeat about the aircraft’s progress, although certain risk areas remain.
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AVALON: Textron sees Asia-Pacific opportunities for Scorpion
Textron AirLand sees opportunities for its developmental Scorpion aircraft in Australia and Southeast Asia.
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AVALON: USMC touts F-35B as ‘killing machine’
The United States Marine Corps says that its three squadrons of Lockheed Martin F-35B fighters are performing well in exercises.
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NewsUnited plans major domestic network expansion from June
United Airlines will add service more than 30 domestic markets beginning in June, as it embarks on a major network expansion.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: Spirit Airlines chief executive Bob Fornaro
'The new normal' is a phrase Spirit Airlines chief executive Bob Fornaro uses a lot these days, when talking about the competitive landscape that the ultra low-cost carrier operates in.
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NewsSecond Gulfstream G600 enters flight test programme
Development of the Gulfstream G600 took another major step towards certification on 24 February, with the introduction of the airframer’s second test aircraft into the flight test campaign.
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OPINION: Why safety pays on helicopter programmes
Aerospace, by nature, is an industry of extremes. Costs are huge, technical and financial risks severe. Timescales are long, business cycles fierce. Political winds can be fair or very foul.