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Interview
INTERVIEW: Sally Jones scales up as Luxaviation CFO
Sally Jones is chief financial officer for business aviation services provider, and the world's largest aircraft charter and management company Luxaviation
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News
Crew caution advised over latent CPDLC message risk
Cockpit representatives are urging caution from crews when receiving controller-pilot datalink clearances, particularly altitude changes, after incidents in which delayed messages were transmitted to the wrong flight.
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Bulgarian authority probes in-flight parts loss on ATR 72
Bulgarian authorities have disclosed that they are probing the in-flight loss of parts from an Air Serbia ATR 72-200 in the vicinity of Sofia.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Fifty years since the iconic Concorde's roll-out
Half a century ago this week, a dart-like airliner that promised to revolutionise the air-transport industry broke cover in Toulouse.
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Air NZ wet-leases Hi Fly aircraft to cover 787 maintenance
Air New Zealand is wet-leasing an Airbus A330 and an A340 from Portuguese carrier Hi Fly to cover a shortfall in capacity caused by unexpected maintenance on the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines that power its Boeing 787-9 fleet.
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Qatar formalises deal for 24 Eurofighters
Qatar has entered a deal to obtain 24 Eurofighter Typhoon fighters just days after confirming an order for 12 additional Dassault Rafales.
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NewsPilatus PC-24 secures US and European type certification
Pilatus has received European and US type certification for its PC-24 business jet, and is preparing to hand over the first aircraft to New Hampshire-based launch customer PlaneSense.
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FESTIVE QUIZ: Can you outsmart Uncle Roger?
The festive season, yet again, inspires a little verse. The skies are dark, the snow is deep, it couldn’t be much worse! But no, fear not! ‘Tis end of year, not really end of days – and through the gloom a beacon shines, to guide us through the haze. Red ...
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Qatar replaces tainted A320neo deal with pact for 50 A321neos
Qatar Airways is replacing a previous order for Airbus A320neos with a revised agreement for 50 A321neos configured with a new fuselage door arrangement.
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Ukraine International to create new maintenance unit
Ukraine International Airlines is looking to establish a maintenance division at its base in Kiev.
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Era of free meals on short-haul flights to end: BA chief
British Airways' chief executive Alex Cruz has defended its decision to end free meals on its short-haul flights and predicted that all airlines would eventually follow its example.
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Air France retrieves stranded A380 from Canada
Air France has retrieved the Airbus A380 stranded in Canada, flying it back to Paris, but the aircraft will not be returned to service for several weeks.
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Airbus maintains A320neo delivery rate in November
Airbus delivered 22 A320neos during November, with engine installations equally shared between the two rival manufacturers.
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Airbus braces for another hectic end to the year
Airbus is set for another busy final month as it ended November with deliveries still short of the 600 mark.
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GlobeAir plans per-seat, air taxi service in 2018
GlobeAir – the world’s largest operator of Cessna Citation Mustang business jets – is planning to launch a per-seat, on-demand air taxi service next year, to take advantage of the rising interest in its entry-level aircraft and an explosion in the use of mobile technology platforms.
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'Big data' capabilities boost manufacturer aftermarket ambitions
Aircraft and engine manufacturers intend to grow their aftermarket support business – and big-data initiatives to improve airlines' flight and maintenance operations are at the heart of their expansion strategies.
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PICTURE: Airbus attaches first Beluga XL freight door
Airbus has installed the main freight door on the first example of its new Beluga XL outsize transport.
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Zenith prepares for Learjet 75 deliveries as charter demand soars
UK charter and management company Zenith Aviation is preparing to take delivery early next year of the first of two Bombardier Learjet 75s from an October order for the superlight business jet.
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Metal Master primes LAR 1 personal jet for 2018 first flight
Polish start-up Metal Master has begun ground testing on the first of two Flaris LAR 1 flight test aircraft, and is preparing the five-seat, high-performance personal jet for its maiden sortie in the first quarter of 2018.
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Big Data, the big picture
In a recent survey of airlines and aerospace professionals we looked at the role of Big Data within the aviation industry and how airlines can benefit from sharing their aircraft health data with OEMs and MROs.