All Business Jets articles – Page 210
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CHC Helicopter reaches Milestone Aviation financing deal
Dublin-headquartered helicopter finance company Milestone Aviation has secured a sale-leaseback agreement for five aircraft - two Sikorsky S92s and three Eurocopter AS332L2s - with global helicopter services company CHC Helicopter.
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NewsRockwell Collins takes tech lead in light jet, turboprop market
Rockwell Collins has leapfrogged the competitors in the Part 23 light jet and turboprop arena - a sector that has increasingly turned to Olathe, Kansas-based Garmin for leading edge user interface technologies, such as synthetic vision and touch screen controllers.
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NewsHead Games: Honeywell, Rockwell Collins defend turf
Two US avionics manufacturers are locked in competition to gain the upper hand in development of the latest visual landing aids, via rival philosophies: Honeywell sees head-down displays as the future, while Rockwell Collins makes the case for head-up options
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NewsBusiness aircraft census 2011
Economic crisis had a devastating impact on the light-jet market, but demand for the largest business aircraft has stayed relatively strong - and new markets are opening
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NewsFLIGHT TEST: Hawker 4000 - New kid on the block
The Hawker 4000 was late to the party. Has its latest Block-Point upgrade enhanced its value?
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ASDE-X now complete at 35 US airports
Saab Sensis has completed deployment of Airport Surface Detection Equipment Model X (ASDE-X), at 35 airports under a contract with the US Federal Aviation...
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NewsNBAA: showtime
The NBAA convention may be flying back to the USA's party capital, but nobody is betting on good times returning soon for a domestic market still down on its fortunes
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TAECO completes cabin modification on first Cathay 777-300ER
Taikoo Xiamen Aircraft Engineering (TAECO) has completed the modifications to install a new business class product on a Cathay Pacific Airways Boeing 777-300ER. The...
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AirAsia X to wait for Khazanah sale before IPO
Malaysian long-haul low-cost carrier AirAsia X will complete the sale of a stake to the country's national investment agency before focusing on its initial...
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NewsCessna closes Citation gap with M2
Cessna has revealed a "new" Citation family light business jet that spans the gap between the $3.1 million Mustang and $7 million CJ2+.
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Aerogal completes fleet renewal as it prepares to integrate VIP
Aerolineas Galapagos (AeroGal), the Ecuadorian AviancaTaca affiliate, has announced the completion of its fleet renewal from older generation Boeing 737s...
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FAA proposes $2.43m fine against Cessna for disbonding incident
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a $2.43 million penalty against Cessna for lack of manufacturing quality control, following an incident...
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NewsAirbus new-build freighter outlook consistent with Boeing's
Airbus concentrated heavily on the demand for passenger aircraft in its 2011-30 market forecast, but insisted that this did not indicate a lack of interest in the freighter market.
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Airport revamp prompts Flying Colours to think big
Canadian completions and conversions specialist Flying Colours is working on the design of a new facility capable of accommodating widebody aircraft, as a project to expand the airport it's based at nears conclusion.
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Rotary rebound
The global economic crisis has hit civil helicopter sales hard, but rich pickings in Europe's offshore and public sectors have helped to offset the gloom
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NewsFlexjet offer is litmus test for Learjet 85 as fractional
Bombardier's in-house fractional ownership provider, Flexjet, is in a race to sell out the shares in four Learjet 85 twinjets, before it puts the new type into service.
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NewsEmbraer Phenom 300 gains type certification in India
India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has awarded Embraer with a type certification for its Phenom 300 light jet, allowing the aircraft to...
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ILFC closes purchase and leaseback of 737s to Virgin Australia
International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) has completed a deal to purchase and lease back five new Boeing 737-800s to Virgin Australia. The aircraft...
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Next generation 777 comes into focus
Building on its 777-300ER, Boeing is evaluating its next moves in the 300 to 415-seat market with its conceptual 777-8X/9X, powered by a smaller GE90-derived...
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NewsBrazil to scale up production of jatropha-derived aviation fuel
California-based bioenergy company SG Biofuels (SGB) has joined forces with a group including Airbus and Brazilian carrier TAM to push forward the production...