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Cirrus passes new milestone towards SF50 certification
The Cirrus Vision SF50 has passed another key stage on its way to a year-end certification target with the US Federal Aviation Administration issuing Type Inspection Authorisation, allowing the agency to evaluate the single-engined jet in flight.
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ANALYSIS: Engine manufacturers maintain control of MRO market
At last year's MRO Europe conference in Madrid, General Electric emphasised its aftermarket strategy being based on an "open MRO network" – comprising its own and third-party repair shops – and suggested that this offered operators a greater choice between manufacturer-led and self-managed maintenance options than its competitors did.
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Eclipse UK distributor extends Harrods special edition offer
There are several things to spend $3.4 million on at Harrods. That now includes an Eclipse 550 very light jet.
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Air Mediterranee to boost African network this winter
Air Mediterranee will start new services to Senegal, Cape Verde and the Canary Islands this winter.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Fast-track satcoms upgrade on ICE
Change is in the air over Europe, with a concerted attempt by Inmarsat and the European Space Agency to turn satellite communications into a wide-open field for quick and economic development of new applications and services.
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NewsMAKS: Is Russia developing an F-35-hunting UAV?
Russia could be working on a low-observable, F-35-hunting unmanned air vehicle that uses deeply-integrated electronic warfare systems to stay hidden from radars. The tip-off comes from electronic systems producer KRET, which has a curious UAV model on display at the MAKS air show in Moscow.
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NewsMAKS: Dinamika debuts new MiG-31 simulator
Russian pilots operating the newly-upgraded Mikoyan MiG-31BM supersonic interceptor can now exercise its added combat capabilities in a simulated environment with the introduction of Dinamika’s twin-seat flight simulator.
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MAKS: Vnesheconombank finances more Interjet Superjets
Russia’s Vnesheconombank has agreed a financing co-operation agreement covering the delivery of Sukhoi Superjets to Mexican customer Interjet.
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NewsPICTURE: Korean Air receives its first 747-8I
Korean Air has taken delivery of its first passenger variant of the Boeing 747-8 on 25 August.
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Air NZ to phase out last 737s in September
Air New Zealand will phase out its final two Boeing 737-300s in September, completing the transition of its domestic jet fleet to Airbus A320s.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Virgin Australia, Qantas play it cool down under
With turnarounds in the fortunes of Qantas Airways and rival Virgin Australia, both carriers are keeping their cool in the core domestic market.
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NewsMAKS: Best pictures of static and flying aircraft from Day 1
Russian president Vladimir Putin personally kicked off the 12th annual MAKS air show near Moscow on 25 August, attending the show for the first time since 2011.
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NewsMAKS: Russian lessor close to re-affirming CSeries deal
Ilyushin Finance (IFC) is hoping to come to new terms with Bombardier within days on a deal that would preserve the Russian lessor’s once-threatened order for 39 CSeries aircraft.
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NewsMAKS: Irkut confirms MC-21 weight spec to key lessor
Irkut has confirmed the MC-21 aircraft is meeting weight targets as the first airframe, wings and engines are coming together at the Irkutsk Aviation plant, according to Russian lessor Ilyushin Finance (IFC).
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NewsItalian Neuron testing ends as Swedish stint begins
Italy has completed its share of testing of the pan-European Neuron unmanned combat air vehicle, which saw it carry out 12 sorties from Decimomannu air base in Sardinia.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Buffett's $37bn move turns investor focus on aerospace
The blockbuster $37.2 billion takeover of components maker Precision Castparts by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway group has the aerospace and defence industries are on course for a record year of mergers & acquisitions (M&A) activity - but even without that “extraordinarily unique” deal, 2015 is set to be a “banner ...
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NewsVIDEO: Sony/ZMP UAV takes flight
A recently formed Sony Mobile/ZMP joint venture has carried out first flight tests of a vertical take-off and landing fixed-wing unmanned air vehicle prototype.
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NewsIsrael seeks more special mission-adapted G550s
Israel's air force wants to increase the number of its airborne early warning and electronic intelligence-gathering systems based on the Gulfstream G550 "Nachshon" business jet.
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NewsOur list of post-war air show accidents
These have been the main incidents at UK air shows since the Second World War in which pilots or bystanders were injured or killed.
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OpinionOPINION: The UK's impressive air show safety record
The UK's record in protecting the safety of the public at air shows is impressive. Despite more than a dozen major public displays every year, the Shoreham disaster is the first time in almost half a century that, at a British air show, spectators or people in the airfield vicinity ...