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VIDEO: Emirates completes its first A380 full gear change
Emirates' maintenance division has completed the first entire landing-gear change for one of its Airbus A380s.
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NewsCormorant UAV aces medical evacuation trial
Israeli company Tactical Robotics has demonstrated its Cormorant vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicle's capability to carry out medical evacuation duties.
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EBACE: Time is right as Meridian adds G450
US business aviation services company and EBACE regular Meridian has added a Gulfstream G450 to its managed fleet, taking its number of – almost entirely large-cabin – aircraft available for charter to 22.
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EBACE: Bombardier's Nuage seat spells new age for long-range interiors
A Global 7000 does not look out of place on the lawn of the Beverly Hills Hilton at the Milken Institute's global conference, a $50,000-a-ticket venue for the world's rich and powerful every year. It is the kind of event where you see US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin chatting up ...
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EBACE: Piper bullish for M500/600 prospects in Europe
Piper was in bullish mood at the show this morning, declaring its high hopes for its M500 and M600 in the European market.
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NewsKazakhstan to boost Su-30SM fleet
Kazakhstan is to boost its fleet of Sukhoi Su-30SM fighters, with the nation's air force to field a further batch of the Irkut-built type.
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ANALYSIS: Rolls-Royce electric engines power the future
In Rolls-Royce's vision of aviation's future, the entire market will shift to electric power for propulsion in ways that will disrupt business models and even the design of gas turbine engines. Says Rolls-Royce Electrical global head Mike Mekhiche: "It's not a matter of if. It's a matter of when. The ...
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ANALYSIS: GE9X completes first phase of flight testing
In the second week of May, the crew of an Antonov An-124 operated by Russian cargo operator Volga-Dnepr got to work on the flightline at Victorville, California, loading a pallet measuring 3.96m (13ft) wide and 7.77m long into the cargo bay of the chartered widebody freighter for emergency shipment to ...
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EBACE: Flight Ascend Consultancy sees positive trends in business aviation market
This year marks 10 years since the global financial crisis – an event that certainly made its mark on the business jet market. While the stability of recent years had been characterised by a slowing market and lower oil prices, 2017 started to produce some genuinely positive signs for the ...
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EBACE: LHT wins approval to outfit ACJ350
Lufthansa Technik has become an approved outfitter for the Airbus ACJ350 XWB, and has signed a deal with an undisclosed customer to develop and deliver its new three-in-one-solution (TIOS) radome for installation on a Boeing 737 Max 8.
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MH370 mystery persists as search ends without success
Search teams have ended a renewed hunt for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 without having located the crash site of the missing Boeing 777-200ER.
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EBACE: Dassault puts spotlight on Falcon 6X
Dassault is promoting its family of high-end Falcon business jets at the show, but the spotlight at this year’s event is on the recently launched 6X.
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EBACE: Piper hails M600 as 'true business aircraft'
A year after the M600 made its EBACE debut and secured European certification, Piper Aircraft is displaying two examples of its flagship turboprop at the show this year. The Florida-based manufacturer – which is also exhibiting its entry-level sister, the M500 – is well on the way to re-establishing itself ...
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EBACE: Air Hamburg orders four more Legacy 650Es
Embraer announced at the show this morning a follow-on order from German charter operator Air Hamburg for four Embraer 650Es.
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EBACE: BBJ Max continues its steep sales climb - Boeing
Boeing Business Jets has made a strong start to the year with four new orders so far, including two for the BBJ version of the 737 Max, BBJ chief executive Greg Laxton said at EBACE this morning.
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EBACE: Avinode reports rising demand for charter in Europe
Demand for business aviation charter flights in Europe is seeing a “healthy rise in demand”, with the US market also growing strongly, says Avinode, the online exchange for charter services.
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EBACE: ViaSat expects Embraer deal to kick start transition to Ka
Yesterday’s announcement that Embraer has become the first business jet OEM customer for ViaSat’s Ka-band in-flight connectivity service is seen by the satellite company as lighting the touch paper of its transition towards making its higher-performing network available to the sector.
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EBACE: Bombardier renames largest business jet Global 7500
The Global 7000 is no more. Five years after its launch, and 18 months after first flight, the Bombardier flagship making its EBACE debut on the static display tomorrow is from today being rebranded as the Global 7500. The new name reflects its longer endurance – although the fact that ...
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EBACE: Legacy 450 and 500 get Ka-band connectvity
Embraer has become the first business aircraft manufacturer to offer line-fit, high-capacity, high-speed Ka-band connectivity for midsize business jets, following its selection of Viasat’s Ka-band technology for the Legacy 450 and 500.