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NetJets opens private FBO at Palm Beach
Fractional ownership and charter firm NetJets has opened a private terminal at Palm Beach International airport (PBI) in Florida
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NewsUK government to slash red tape for GA sector
The UK government and Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) are preparing to strip away unnecessary bureaucracy for the country's general aviation sector. The decision is in response to feedback from a government-backed study into this huge aviation sector which spans ad hoc charter companies and corporate flight departments to flight training ...
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BA and Iberia chiefs to step down from IAG board
British Airways chief executive Keith Williams and his Iberia counterpart Luis Gallego are to step down from the IAG board in January, and add chairman duties to their respective roles at the subsidiary airlines.
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UK politicians set out terms for helicopter safety probe
UK politicians have revealed the frame of reference for their inquiry into the safety of offshore helicopter transportation, launched in the wake of the fatal 23 August crash of a Eurocopter AS332L2 off the Shetland Isles, Scotland.
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NewsJetstar cleared to start 787 operations
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority has given approval to Jetstar Airways to commence operations with its first Boeing 787-8.
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HAECO's landing gear MRO JV to reopen in December
Taikoo (Xiamen) Landing Gear Services Co (TALSCO) will resume operations in December, more than a year after a fire shut down its facility at Gaoqi International airport in Xiamen.
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NewsIHI will make F135 engine components for Japan’s F-35s
Japanese industrial manufacturer IHI Corporation will supply parts used to build Pratt & Whitney F135 engines that will power the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft being acquired by Japan, according to a 6 October Pratt & Whitney media release.
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NewsCSeries completes two flights in two days
Bombardier’s CSeries test aircraft lifted off from Montreal’s Mirabel airport today on its sixth test flight, marking the first time the manufacturer has flown CSeries test flights on consecutive days.
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NewsSkyWest could cancel MRJ order if delays mount
Utah-based regional carrier SkyWest Inc could cancel its order for 100 Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ regional jets if the project’s current delays continue.
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Qatar selects SR Technics for A330 cabin renovation
Qatar Airways has contracted SR Technics to upgrade the cabins of seven Airbus A330-200s.
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With enough wind up your skirts, YouFly
Another antipodean take on personal flying vehicles comes from Australia’s Entecho, which is launching the sales campaign for its YouFly vehicle following successful unmanned tethered flights.
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Jetpacks set to become practical reality
A science fiction vision dating to the 1920s but never realised beyond short demonstrations may soon become commonplace if a New Zealand inventor’s 30-year quest to make a jetpack proves a commercial success.
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NewsArcturus demos T-20 UAV for Asian country
California-based Arcturus UAV plans to fly its T-20 Tier II aircraft equipped with a multi-sensor payload for an unnamed Asian country this week.
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NewsQatar CSeries order hinges on popularity
Qatar Airways is encouraged by the Bombardier CSeries' commencing its test-flight programme but an order will depend on the aircraft's popularity.
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Lufthansa plans summer service to Montreal
Lufthansa will add routes from Frankfurt to Montreal and Valencia as part of its summer 2014 schedule.
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NewsNetherlands commits four Apaches to Mali mission
The Netherlands is to commit four Boeing AH-64D Apache attack helicopters, unmanned air vehicles and 90 commandos to the UN mission in Mali until the end of 2015.
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Gulf Air to resume flights to Kerala state capital
Gulf Air will resume flights to the Indian city of Thiruvananthapuram on 15 December.
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Philippine air force orders eight AW109 Power helicopters
The Philippine air force has ordered eight AgustaWestland AW109 Power light-twin helicopters to perform homeland security, close support and armed reconnaissance missions.
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FL Technics parent branches out into helicopter MRO
Lithuania’s Avia Solutions Group is taking over local rotorcraft maintenance specialist Helisota.
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NewsDutch F-16 pilot strafes range control tower
The Royal Netherlands Air Force has launched an investigation after a Lockheed Martin F-16AM pilot accidentally strafed the control tower at the Vliehors range on the island of Vlieland during a training flight on 4 November.