All articles by Murdo Morrison – Page 55
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NewsChinese airlines hire 100 pilots at US careers fair
The USA is proving a lucrative recruiting ground for China's aircrew-hungry airlines, with almost 100 pilots hired by 12 carriers at a recent job fair in two US cities, according to organisers.
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NewsParis open to offers to expand Anglo-French UAV project
Paris is open to offers from Germany and Italy to join an Anglo-French project to develop a medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned air system, according to the head of France's DGA defence procurement agency.
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NewsFrance's DGA outlines army interest in Watchkeeper
The French army has a real interest in acquiring the Watchkeeper UAS, according to the nation's DGA procurement agency ...
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NewsComlux sees modest charter market for VIP widebodies
Comlux foresees a modestly growing charter market for corporate versions of widebody passenger jets as more governments turn from owning aircraft in the...
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Product support is hurdle to Tu-204SM deal: Lebedev
Tycoon Alexander Lebedev, owner of Russia's Red Wings, is still holding back from a firm commitment to launch the latest version of the Tupolev Tu-204 unless...
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NewsBombardier confident of attracting CSeries lessors
The latest CS100 order, from Swiss-based PrivatAir, pushes Bombardier "almost half way" to its target of 20-30 customers by entry into service, the level...
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MENA offers special mission conversions
Bahrain's MENA Aerospace is setting itself up as an expert in the conversion of special mission aircraft following an alliance with US-based North American...
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Gulf academy ties up with Irish school for pilot training
Gulf Aviation Academy has launched a scheme to propel young Bahrainis into careers as pilots, along with Irish-based flying school PTC. The academy,...
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Gulf Technics secures ST Aero rotable support
Gulf Technics, the maintenance, repair and overhaul start-up, has turned to Singapore's ST Aerospace to provide parts support for its Airbus rotable components...
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Bahrain Airport Services eyes strong demand for training
Bahrain Airport Services is expecting a "big demand" among school-leavers for a UK-endorsed aeronautical engineering training programme that is recognised...
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NewsHopes diminish for Gulf Air CSeries order
Bombardier hopes of seeing a CSeries order from Gulf Air at the Bahrain International Airshow appear to have been dashed.
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Gulf Technics outlines expansion plans
Middle Eastern maintenance, repair and overhaul start-up Gulf Technics has spelled out its expansion plans at the Bahrain International Airshow.
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Red Wings to become launch customer for Tu-204SM
Russian airline Red Wings is set to tomorrow confirm at the Bahrain International Airshow that it is to become the launch customer for the latest version...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Bahrain's Gulf Aviation Academy prepares for a 'defining year in terms of growth'
Gulf Aviation Academy will announce an expansion to its facility next to Bahrain's international airport at the show, kicking off what chief executive Tim Shattock calls a "defining year in terms of growth" for the former Gulf Air training department.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Bahrain proves its worth as offshore base to tap Saudi Arabia's lucrative business aviation market
Although Dubai is the undisputed hub of the Middle East's business aviation sector - with the free zone next to its international airport housing a cluster of brokers, charter providers and fixed-base operations - Richard Gaona had no hesitation in choosing Bahrain two years ago as Comlux's Middle Eastern base.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Bahrain air show kicks off against a background of political turmoil but optimism about the kingdom's prospects
When Bahrain's security forces violently put down protests inspired by the Arab Spring last year, it exposed growing ethnic fissures and shook the perception many had of the island as the Gulf's most relaxed, democratic and liberal state.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Gulf Air hopes to shrug off horrible 2011 and return to restructuring efforts at air show
Another year; another Gulf Air attempt to haul itself back to profitability. The uncharitable view of prospects for Bahrain's flag-carrier - which once enjoyed a virtual monopoly of hub-and-spoke services in the Middle East
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NewsIN FOCUS: Bahrain Air puts faith in premium value model as it competes with Gulf Air in tiny market
Serving a population of only 1.2 million and competing with larger rival Gulf Air on all but one of its 13 full-service routes, the privately-owned Airbus A320-family operator, formed four years ago, must take second place behind the state-owned flag-carrier when negotiating authorisation to fly to new destinations.
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IN FOCUS: Lauak's Portuguese subsidiary finds its niche in aerostructures
It might be a metaphor for the ups and downs of Portugal's industrial ambitions. Beside a crumbling former Renault plant - shut in the 1990s when eastern Europe began to undercut countries such as Portugal for low-cost car assembly - another French investor is creating manufacturing jobs, this time in ...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Embraer's investment set to transform Portugal's fledgling aerospace industry
Five hundred years ago, Portuguese pioneers ventured to Brazil to seek their fortune in the young colony. Now Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer is on a transatlantic mission in the other direction to create its first overseas manufacturing outpost.