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NewsQatar Airways makes world’s first gas-to-liquid-fuelled revenue flight
Qatar Airways has achieved a world first today by operating an Airbus A340-600 on a revenue flight powered by gas-to-liquid (GTL) kerosene. The A340-600...
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NBAA 09: Fractional failures
These are tough times for the fractional ownership industry, which has become another casualty of the global financial hurricane that has swept through...
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NBAA 09: Business aviation safety: In a rush
Stricter corporate flying regulations are on the way. Will the changes improve business aviation safety?
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Lufthansa expects full long-haul broadband fit in two years
Lufthansa expects its long-haul fleet to be fully equipped with its FlyNet broadband service within two years, following the carrier's confirmation of Panasonic...
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NBAA 09: Wichita woes
The Wichita aerospace cluster is the story of a city transformed by a global economic downturn that saw near-collapse in the credit market, slowing corporate...
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South Korea's fighter requirements come to the fore
Seoul faces a decision between developing its own product and importing off-the-shelf aircraft as it seeks to update its combat fleet
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NBAA 09: Swift deployment
A down market has not tempered enthusiasm for in-flight connectivity on business jets
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FLIGHT TEST: Emivest SJ30 - Long-range rocket
The SJ30 owes it origins to Ed Swearingen, designer of the Metroliner twin-engined turboprop. His studies for a long-range, high-speed light business jet...
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NBAA 09: Believing the dream
Did last year's death of DayJet - the Florida start-up that was going to tempt America's suit and briefcase brigade from airlines and automobiles into frequent,...
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Business Aviation Census: Used aircraft market reaches a trough
The used aircraft market has been suffocated by the economic downturn. Since the start of the crisis a year ago a substantial portion of the world's business...
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NewsLufthansa connectivity to return in second half of 2010
German flag-carrier Lufthansa aims to have at least 50 widebody aircraft offering on-board broadband Internet and mobile services when it revives its FlyNet...
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NewsNBAA 09: Say hello to BOB, LiveTV's new Blackberry on-Board system
ONE COMPANY that is not ready to give up its market share in the US general aviation community to Aircell is JetBlue Airways subsidiary...
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NewsBolden's plan: no evolved expendable launch vehicles, heavylift mandatory
A new heavy lift rocket and the International Space Station are winners - and Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles are among the losers - in proposals that NASA administrator...
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NBAA 09: Business Aviation Census: Recessionary rebound?
It has been an agonising 12 months for business aviation. The financial meltdown across leading international markets triggered last year the worst economic...
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HK airport to help manage Shanghai Hongqiao airport
Hong Kong and Shanghai's airport authorities have established a joint-venture that will manage part of the expanded Shanghai Hongqiao and assist the Shanghai...
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NewsNBAA 09: Business Aviation, Ready to climb? Again
Last year's National Business Aviation Association convention in Orlando took place as the industry - and the world economy on which it depends - was falling...
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China Southern details plan to sell MTU Zhuhai stake to parent
China Southern Airlines has released details of its plan to sell its 50% stake in MTU Zhuhai.
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China Southern posts 10% growth in September
China Southern Airlines posted double-digit passenger growth in September but the passenger load factor on domestic routes dropped.
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Business: Good week - Bad week
To cope with bringing Airbus A330 heavy maintenance work in-house, 100 apprentices will in February join the 5,700-strong engineering...
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Opinion
Comment: MRJ's big deal
Mitsubishi's claims that its MRJ will set the standard for the next generation of regional jets seemed like wishful thinking until a big export order gave the programme serious credibility