All North America articles – Page 518
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Cirrus Vision on final approach as P1 takes flight
Cirrus Aircraft’s Vision SF50 has entered the final stages of a 10-year certification effort, following the maiden sortie on 5 May of the first production model.
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OpinionOPINION: How Perlan mission evokes spirit of adventure
Riding a mountain wave is a lifelong dream for many glider pilots. Once detected, these invisible, oscillating wind currents streaming down from the tops of mountain ranges can loft unpowered aircraft high into the stratosphere. Later this year, the partly Airbus-sponsored Perlan project plans to reach 90,000ft with a two-member ...
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Xiamen Airlines to serve US from September
Xiamen Airlines will begin serving the United States from 26 September onwards.
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OPINION: Why business jet makers are turning to the military
Spare a thought for the small handful of large-cabin business jet manufacturers, because times have been pretty tough of late, with sales taking a tumble.
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AerCap posts adjusted net profit of $302m in first quarter
Aircraft lessor AerCap posted roughly unchanged adjusted net profits of $301.6 million for the first quarter, though its reported earnings were down for the period reflecting losses related to the restructuring of its AeroTurbine business.
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SkyWest dampens on MRJ plans
Utah-based SkyWest Inc has dampened its tone on the Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ90, as US scope clause relief remains elusive at its partners.
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United 757 upset underlines need for 'startle' training
Irish investigators probing a United Airlines Boeing 757-200 in-flight upset have advised the carrier to review its guidance on training for startle effects.
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Airline concerns linger over smouldering Gulf debate
Global airline executives remain concerned over potential implications of the subsidies battle between US legacy carriers and Gulf airlines, even though the issue appears to have largely fallen off the industry's radar.
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NewsGAMA reveals first-quarter deliveries slump
Shipments of business and general aviation aircraft fell across all sectors during the first quarter of 2016, triggered by the continued slump in demand for new platforms from the global marketplace.
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NewsComlux America opens expanded widebody completions hangar
Comlux America, the US aircraft completions and service centre arm of the Comlux Group, has opened its hangar extension in Indianapolis, a year after it broke ground on the new building.
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NewsFirst Citation CJ1 gets Tamarack winglet upgrade
Textron Aviation has installed the first pair of winglets designed and manufactured by US engineering company Tamarack Aerospace on a Cessna Citation CJ1 light business jet. The Atlas winglets were fitted to the six-seat twin – registration HB-VPF – at Textron’s Zurich, Switzerland-based service centre in late April.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Are cost savings enough for United to grow at Dulles?
United Airlines celebrated the 30th anniversary of its hub at Washington Dulles International airport today, even as the future of its operation there remains in question.
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Ramped-up jet production risks outstripping demand: Ascend
Buoyant backlogs of commercial jet orders have led manufacturers to ramp up production to levels that might prove unsustainable, Flightglobal's Ascend consultancy has warned.
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Lessors unlikely to manage 50% of fleet within 10 years: Ascend
Flightglobal's Ascend consultancy believes it is unlikely the share of the world's passenger fleet that is managed by lessors will reach 50% within the next 10 years.
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Delivery slide blunts Gulfstream's first-quarter performance
Shipments of Gulfstream business jets fell nearly 16% in the first quarter, but sales of the airframer’s large-cabin and midsize aircraft were robust during the period.
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NewsLoch Lomond Seaplanes takes delivery of new Caravan amphibian
Loch Lomond Seaplanes has taken delivery of a new Cessna 208 Caravan amphibian. The $2.7 million, single-engined turboprop touched down at the operator's base near Glasgow, Scotland on 24 April, following a four day, seven-leg, 4,350nm (8,050km) flight from Wipaire’s headquarters in South St Paul, Minneapolis – where the Caravan's ...
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NewsPlaneSense prepares to expand with third Nextant 400XTi
US fractional ownership company PlaneSense is poised to take delivery of its third Nextant 400XTi business jet in less than a year, to cater for growing demand for the light twin-engined type from shareowners of its 34-strong fleet of Pilatus PC-12NGs.
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NewsBombardier records fall in first-quarter business jet deliveries
Shipments of Bombardier business jets plunged by nearly a third in the first quarter of the year, due to falling demand for the airframer’s light, large and long-range business jets.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Asian capital teams up with Western lessors
Asian investors' appetite for aircraft investments appears to remain strong: three new joint ventures involving established players were announced in the first quarter of 2016.
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New Delta chief hits the ground running
Delta Air Lines new chief executive Ed Bastian has plenty of work ahead of him, with numerous projects from customer-facing product improvements to fleet renewal underway.