All Business Jets articles – Page 146
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When seeking innovation, don't discount organisation
Tom Enders closed 2013 with some inspiring words on innovation. Giving the annual Wilbur and Orville Wright lecture at the Royal Aeronautical Society in London, the EADS chief executive urged a packed house to support the aggressive pursuit of new technical horizons – because the alternative is stagnation in aviation ...
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NewsBell selects Lafayette, Louisiana for SLS assembly base
Bell Helicopter has selected Lafayette Regional airport in Louisiana as the assembly base for its Short Light Single. The decision follows a highly competitive, five-month selection process in which a number of sites in Canada, Mexico and the US were “seriously considered”, it says.
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NewsFAA issues airworthiness bulletin for Hawker midsize business jet operators
Operators of Hawker midsize business jets have been warned by the US Federal Aviation Administration that failure to maintain aileron control systems correctly could lead to wing and aileron oscillations that have the potential to cause structural fatigue.
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NewsLanding G550 damages London Stansted ILS
UK investigators are examining a Gulfstream G550 which damaged the instrument landing system at London Stansted airport during an early morning arrival, forcing a downgrade of the site's low-visibility capability...
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NewsCessna TTx clinches Brazilian certification
Cessna has clinched Brazilian type certification for its TTx piston single five months after the high-performance aircraft – an upgraded version of Cessna's out-of-production 400 Corvalis TT – entered service.
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NewsMarenco Swisshelicopter unveils first SKYe SH09 light single
Engineering company Marenco Swisshelicopter has unveiled the first prototype of its SKYe SH09, and is preparing to fly the 2,500kg (5,500lb)-class, single-engined helicopter in the first quarter of 2014.
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NewsAir BP launches Sterling Reward cashback loyalty card scheme in the UK
International fuel supplier Air BP has extended its Sterling Reward cashback loyalty card scheme to its UK customers. London Biggin Hill airport has been selected as the first UK base to offer the rewards.
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NewsVisionAire Jets confident of year-end funding boost for Vantage
VisionAire Jets is hoping to secure around $20 million funding before the end of the year for its Vantage entry-level jet programme, and says it is also in discussions with a Saudi Arabian company to secure further significant investment.
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Learjet 85 still close to first flight
A top Bombardier executives says the Learjet 85 is close to making its maiden flight, but he stopped short of saying the composite aircraft will meet the company’s goal of a first flight by the end of the year.
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NewsDassault prepares Falcon 2000S for first Indian customer
Dassault is preparing to deliver the first Falcon 2000S to an Indian customer following certification of the super midsize business jet by the country’s civil aviation authority on 1 November.
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Australia tightens rules for helicopter night flying
Australia is continuing the process of tightening the rules governing helicopter flights in the wake of the fatal 18 August 2011 crash of a Eurocopter AS355F2 Twin Squirrel at Lake Eyre in South Australia.
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Bombardier to build MRO facility in China
Bombardier is planning to set up a maintenance facility for commercial and business aircraft in Tianjin by 2016.
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NewsNetJets Europe gears up for first Phenom 300 delivery
Fractional ownership operator NetJets Europe is gearing up to take delivery of its first Embraer Phenom 300, following a "‘successful" two-month demonstration tour of the light business jet across Europe.
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NewsDUBAI: Nextant confident of securing first 400XTi Middle East customer by MEBA
Dubai debutant Nextant Aerospace is confident of securing its first Middle East customer for the 400XTi conversion programme by the MEBA show next December.
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NewsDUBAI: Royal Jet looks to replace fleet by 2020
The world’s biggest Boeing Business Jet operator, Royal Jet, is opening its doors to Airbus and Bombardier to challenge Seattle for a deal to replace its entire fleet by 2020.
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NewsDUBAI: Falcon swoops for first PC-24
Pilatus’s first business jet, the PC-24, got off to a flying start at the show yesterday with a letter of intent from Falcon Aviation Services, the Abu Dhabi-based helicopter and business jet operator.
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DUBAI: Art meets aviation history at next year's Farnborough Airshow
The world of fine arts will meet aviation history in June 2014 with the arrival at Farnborough of Artliner’s Wind Tunnel Project.