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ABACE: Metrojet makes foray into mainland China with Zhuhai Hanxing joint venture
Hong Kong-based business aviation firm Metrojet is finally making a move into the Chinese market, via a joint venture with the mainland's Zhuhai Hanxing General Aviation.
NewsABACE: First Harbin-built Legacy 650 due for 2013 delivery
Embraer has begun assembly of the first Legacy 650 to be completed at its Chinese facility in Harbin and is on track to deliver the aircraft in the fourth quarter of 2013.
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ABACE: Asian demand buoys Lufthansa Technik
Demand from Asian customers continues to keep Lufthansa Technik's completions division busy, with the company's orderbook for the region stretching out until 2014.
NewsABACE: Nextant launches quick-change ambulance conversion system
Nextant Aerospace has launched a new air ambulance conversion module at ABACE for its 400XT that enables the remanufactured light jet to be reconfigured in less than 30min.
NewsLion Air 737-800 crashes into sea while landing at Bali
A Lion Air Boeing 737-800 has crashed into the sea off the Indonesian resort island of Bali. Images from Indonesian newspapers show that the aircraft's...
NewsIN FOCUS: Chinese business jet demand grows unabated
Buoyant demand for business jets, coupled with growth potential in the lucrative large-cabin, long-range market, ensures China remains one of the most important markets in the world.
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Boeing to present 787 interim solution to customers
Boeing will brief the 787's customers tomorrow in Seattle on the interim fix that it has proposed for the still-undiagnosed battery problems, which have grounded the worldwide fleet since 16 January.
NewsStill no root cause for 787 problem: customers
Investigations into the cause of battery failures in Boeing 787s do not appear to have yielded any results, say two customers, increasing the possibility of a prolonged grounding of the aircraft.
NewsPICTURE: Malaysia Airlines formally joins Oneworld
Malaysia Airlines has formally become a member of the Oneworld alliance at a ceremony in Kuala Lumpur.
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AirAsia's Fernandes continues call for A330neo
AirAsia chief executive Tony Fernandes is continuing to apply pressure on Airbus to re-engine its A330 widebody, even though the company appears to be ruling...
NewsBOC Aviation orders 50 A320-family aircraft
BOC Aviation has ordered 50 Airbus A320-family aircraft, including 25 of the re-engined neo variants.
News“Vast majority” of 747 VIP owners will upgrade to -8 variant
Boeing is confident that it can convince almost all Boeing 747 VIP customers to buy the -8 variant of the jumbo.
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MEBA: Boeing eyes classic 747 replacement market
Boeing is confident that it can convince almost all Boeing 747 VIP customers to buy the -8 varant of the jumbo.
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MEBA: Evergreen eyes growth beyond Nigeria
Evergreen Apple Nigeria plans to set up maintenance facilities in 10 countries around western and sub-Saharan Africa over the next 10 years amid a projected growth in business aviation activity in the region.
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MEBA: AfBAA plans aircraft census
The African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA) plans to launch an aircraft census in order to get a better understanding of requirements in the continent.
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MEBA: Nexus to offer MedAire services in the Middle East
Nexus Flight Operations Services has signed a deal to become the first facilitator in the Middle East of the health and travel safety services provided by...
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MEBA: Jet Aviation and First Emirates to offer interior refurbishment
Jet Aviation Dubai has signed an agreement to offer full interior refurbishment capabilities out of the First Emirates Aviation facilities in Abu Dhabi.
NewsMEBA: Airbus and Boeing bring narrowbody battle to Middle East
Airbus and Boeing brought their spat over the claimed capabilities of their new-generation narrowbody business jets to the show, and to a region that is potentially the biggest market for large private aircraft.
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MEBA: Humanitarian opportunity for business aviation community
Non-profit initiative Care by Air aims to promote the idea that the business aviation community can also play its part in helping with transportation and logistics support for humanitarian causes.
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MEBA: TrueNorth introduces GSM-based mobile phone system
Canada's TrueNorth Avionics (stand 393) has introduced a GSM-based mobile phone system that allows business jet owners and operators to offer airborne voice...