All Business Jets articles – Page 257

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    PremiAir adds Learjet 45 to growing charter fleet

    2010-09-09T09:30:00Z

    UK business aviation services provider PremiAir has added three Bombardier Learjet 45s to its aircraft operator's certificate.

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    CAE to offer type-specific upset recovery training

    2010-09-08T17:00:00Z

    CAE has partnered Mesa, Arizona-based flight training provider APS to provide web-based and in-aircraft upset prevention and recovery training as an option for business aviation and airline clients.

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    CAE awaits first Air Asia MPL class in Dallas

    2010-09-08T16:37:00Z

    CAE is expecting its initial multi-crew pilot license (MPL) class to arrive in Dallas this month or in October to start the intermediate portion of the 56-week...

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    Business aircraft jet hampered by large used aircraft inventory

    2010-09-08T15:00:00Z

    Elevated used inventory, attractive used pricing and macro uncertainty continue to hold down demand for new business jets, says the latest business jet monthly report by JPMorgan Equity Research.

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    AVWest swells charter fleet as demand soars

    2010-09-08T03:00:00Z

    Australian charter services and fixed-base operator AVWest is planning to add a further two to four aircraft to its fleet in the medium term beyond the four recently ordered Bombardier Global Express XRS.

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    Aeromar snaps up four Mexicana routes

    2010-09-07T22:53:48Z

    Mexican regional carrier Aeromar is attempting to fill some of the void left by Grupo Mexicana by launching this week four new routes and adding capacity...

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    Finnish border guard takes first AW119Ke

    2010-09-06T11:00:00Z

    AgustaWestland has delivered the first of four AW119Ke helicopters to the Finnish border guard.

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    US senator, Embraer in dispute over business jet subsidies

    2010-09-02T16:00:00Z

    A US senator from Cessna and Hawker Beechcraft's home state of Kansas wants to expand scrutiny of unfair trade practices by foreign aerospace companies, with a special focus on the business jet sector and Brazil's Embraer.

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    Business jet mishandled at Kerry

    2010-09-02T11:30:00Z

    A Gulfstream IV was put at high risk when its flightpath was badly managed by the crew as they were turning back to Kerry airport with a minor fault, according to anIrish Air Accident Investigation Unit report.

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    F-35B delays lead to rephased flight-test schedule

    2010-09-01T18:19:00Z

    The F-35 programme is likely to have a reshuffled flight-test schedule again as Lockheed Martin continues to struggle with the reliability of the short take-off and vertical landing variant.

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    US regional Comair plans major fleet and staff reductions

    2010-09-01T17:38:00Z

    Delta's remaining wholly-owned subsidiary Comair today unveiled a major restructuring entailing slashing its fleet from the current 97 aircraft to 44 by...

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    Business Aviation in brief

    2010-09-01T12:17:00Z

    BAE Systems has won an exclusive mandate from aviation management group SETE Aviation of Switzerland to remarket a Boeing 767-300ER widebody previously in service with Swiss operator Privatair

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    Gulfstream proclaims success in G650 dive test

    2010-09-01T12:00:00Z

    Gulfstream says its first prototype G650 business jet has successfully passed high-speed flutter testing, a key hurdle in meeting the planned certification of the 7,000nm (13,000km) range, fly-by-wire, Rolls-Royce BR725-powered twinjet next year.

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    Delta nears completion of Gogo installs; eyes Wi-fi for RJs

    2010-08-31T21:58:28Z

    Delta Air Lines is nearing completion of a massive retrofit of its mainline domestic fleet with Aircell's air-to-ground (ATG)-based Gogo in-flight Internet...

  • Interview

    Working Week - Frank Noppel

    2010-08-31T12:00:00Z

    Frank Noppel has put the experience garnered from participation in a family business in Germany to good use, setting up air taxi company Ambeo after studying aerospace engineering at Cranfield University

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    Business aviation in brief

    2010-08-27T11:26:00Z

    Embraer CAE Training Services' first Phenom 300 full-flight simulator, at CAE's centre in Dallas, Texas, has been certificated.

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    FAA seeks to levy historical fine against American

    2010-08-26T19:13:13Z

    Officials from the US FAA have proposed the largest fine in the agency's history -- $24.2 million - against American Airlines.

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    Restructuring BMI plans A321 revamp

    2010-08-26T16:00:00Z

    BMI, the loss-making London Heathrow-based Lufthansa subsidiary, is planning a medium-term revamp of its Airbus A321 fleet as a part of a £200 million ($309 million) restructuring programme designed to staunch heavy losses.

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    Pratt & Whitney gears up for PurePower test run

    2010-08-26T15:00:00Z

    Pratt & Whitney has reached a milestone in the development of its new geared turbofan engine after completing assembly of the first PW1524G scheduled to power Bombardier's CSeries airliner.

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    BMI plans to overhaul A321 cabins

    2010-08-26T14:51:00Z

    UK carrier BMI, which is undergoing a £200 million ($309 million) restructuring programme, is planning a medium-term revamp of its Airbus A321 fleet. "Especially...