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NewsThird CSeries aircraft enters flight test
Bombardier has achieved the first flight of the third CSeries flight test vehicle on 3 March.
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NewsSupersonic jet start-up makes public splash, but faces early redesign
Massachusetts start-up Spike Aerospace acknowledges a redesign and a re-engining may be necessary to achieve certification of the supersonic S-512 business jet concept unveiled to the public earlier this year.
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Lessors highlight growth in rotorcraft segment with Heli-Expo deals
Operating lessors have underscored their growing importance in the rotorcraft sector with a total of 82 firm orders placed at the recent Heli-Expo show.
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Ethiopian to expand export of trainees to rival airlines
Ethiopian Airlines will seek to quadruple the number of pilots, cabin crew and technicians it trains each year in a bid to deal with the challenge of staff leakage to rival airlines, and to raise additional revenue, says its head of MRO services.
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NewsHigh-speed approach played role in Tu-204 crash
Russian investigators have concluded that an unstable approach at high speed contributed to the fatal Red Wings Tupolev Tu-204 overrun at Moscow.
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Abu Dhabi Air Expo: Gama Aviation upbeat on Sharjah hub hopes
Gama Aviation saw a 70% increase in the number of business aviation movements at its Sharjah base in 2013 compared with the previous year, and expects further improvement as the UAE site cements its position as the leading business aviation hub in the Middle East.
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NewsAbu Dhabi Air Expo: Royal Jet sets April deadline for BBJ replacement decision
Abu Dhabi-based VVIP charter company Royal Jet will decide in April which aircraft type it has selected to replace its entire fleet of Boeing Business Jets – of which Royal Jet is the world’s largest operator.
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Abu Dhabi Air Expo: Middle East to get its first VIP completion centre
The Middle East looks set to get its first completion centre next year, following a new deal signed between Abu Dhabi-based business aviation services provider Falcon Aviation Services and Dubai Aviation City.
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NewsAbu Dhabi Air Expo: Seaplane tour operator for offer VIP shuttle
Dubai-based seaplane tour operator Seawings has joined forces with fixed-base operator JetEx to provide a VIP shuttle service from Al Maktoum International airport (DWC), using Cessna 208 Caravan seaplanes. "JetEx will be offering the downtown air taxi flight as a complimentary service to its own private jet clients travelling through ...
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NewsAbu Dhabi Air Expo: Tecnam targets training schools in Middle East
General aviation manufacturer Tecnam is planning to expand its service centre offering in the Middle East to support the region’s installed base of the Italian-built aircraft.
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NewsEthiopian awaits findings in hijacking investigation
Ethiopian Airlines chief executive Tewolde Gebremariam says that any changes to the airline’s security procedures await a full investigation into the hijacking of a Boeing 767-300 by its co-pilot last month.
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New Delhi launches probe into Rolls-Royce - reports
New Delhi has reportedly ordered a probe into alleged irregularities over the supply of Rolls Royce aero engines for India’s military from 2007 to 2011.
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GE wins engine support deal for Australian Hornets
Australia has awarded a contract extension of A$230 million ($205 million) to General Electric for continued support of the F404 engines that power its Boeing F/A-18 Hornet fighters.
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IAG chief sees potential for further efficiencies at BA
IAG chief executive Willie Walsh expects opportunities for further cost and performance improvements at its British Airways unit, even after the UK carrier more than doubled operating profit to £651 million ($1.09 billion) last year, from £377 million in 2012.
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NewsPentagon’s proposed budget would fund “adaptive” engine development: USAF
The US Air Force will likely establish an “adaptive engine” demonstration and validation programme in fiscal year 2016 if Congress approves $1 billion in proposed funding, the USAF confirms to Flightglobal.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Investors search for yields with turboprop deals
Is the turboprop aircraft market heating up with more investor’s appetite searching for yields that can no longer be achieved in other parts of the industry?
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NewsBA's robust domestic loads leave Little Red trailing
British Airways claims it has not suffered market share to Virgin Atlantic’s UK domestic carrier Little Red, as the spin-off airline approaches one year of operations.
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NewsBritish Army to start Watchkeeper flights in April
The British Army is within weeks of performing its first training flights from Boscombe Down in Wiltshire with the Watchkeeper unmanned air system, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
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NewsCanada opens expanded UAS test centre
Canada’s newly expanded Unmanned Aerial System Centre of Excellence (UASCE) opened the doors on a new facility in Alma, Quebec on 27 February, as its backers signed a multinational cooperation agreement to support the integration of such technology into non-segregated airspace.