All North America articles – Page 566
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GECAS orders five more Q400s, plus 10 options
GECAS has signed a firm purchase agreement for five Q400 NextGen turboprops and taken options to buy up to 10 more, Bombardier announced on 31 December.
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NewsUnidentified customer signs for 24 CRJ900s
An unidentified customer has signed a firm order for 24 Bombarder CRJ900s, valued at $1.14 billion at list prices.
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Canada approves Citation Latitude's PW306D1 engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada has received Transport Canada approval for its PW306D1 turbofan. The 5,760lb thrust engine will power Cessna’s new midsize business jet, the Citation Latitude, which is scheduled to enter service next year.
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Caribbean to boost service to JFK and Gatwick
Caribbean Airlines will boost service between Port of Spain and New York John F Kennedy from 15 January 2015.
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AirTran operates last flight under Southwest
Southwest Airlines has phased out the AirTran Airways brand, more than three years after closing on the acquisition of the airline.
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NewsNetJets converts Phenom 300 options into firm orders
NetJets, the world’s largest business aircraft operator, has converted 10 of its 75 Embraer Phenom 300 options into firm orders at a cost to the US company of around $90 million. Deliveries are set to begin in January 2016.
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NewsCirrus flies third and final SF50 Vision test aircraft
Cirrus Aircraft's ambition to be the first to market with a certificated single-engined personal jet, took a major leap forward on 20 December when its third and final conforming Vision SF50 test aircraft made its maiden flight.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: New routes driving up USA-UK capacity in 2015
A slew of new nonstop routes between the USA and the UK will drive up capacity during the summer of 2015, surpassing the peak set earlier this year.
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NewsV-22 demonstrates forward-firing missile capability
The Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey recently has reached a couple of significant milestones, having successfully deployed forward-facing munitions for the first time in the same week the fleet surpassed 250,000 flight hours.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: The A350 sales story as shipments start
As Airbus begins deliveries of the A350-900, the order backlog for its latest all-new widebody stands at impressive total of nearly 800 aircraft.
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RAAF crews start working with C-27J
RAAF personnel have started training on the Alenia Aermacchi C-27J media transport following the transfer of the first two aircraft to the Australian registry.
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Canada will purchase fifth C-17
Canada officially has plans to purchase a fifth Boeing C-17 strategic airlifter, a move that will extend the overall service life of the fleet by at least seven years.
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NewsMISSING IN ACTION: 10 Famous aircraft disappearance mysteries
A list of aircraft incidents that still pose a conundrum to the industry
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ANALYSIS: Will precondition for antitrust immunity be relaxed?
The US precondition of Open Skies before it will grant antitrust immunity is about to face a challenge.
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US aerospace sales to grow in 2015
The US Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) estimates that the country's aerospace industry sales will grow by 5.3% in 2015, but is not backing down on a call on the US government to boost defense spending.
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NewsNASA launches study for Skunk Works SR-72 concept
NASA has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin to study the feasibility of building a hypersonic propulsion system for a concept intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft dubbed the SR-72 using existing turbine engine technologies.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: US airlines gear up for another strong year
From Worst to First was the title of former Continental Airlines chief executive Gordon Bethune’s book on how he turned around the ailing airline in the 1990s, fast forward more than a decade and it is an appropriate description for the US airline industry among their global peers.
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NewsBoeing sitting on eight unsold C-17s, with more orders pending
Boeing has slowly but surely sold off the C-17 Globemasters that will be produced before it closes down the production line next summer, but it will likely end the year with eight white tails on its hands.
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NewsMarines fly radio-equipped Raytheon MALD-J decoy
The US Marine Corps has completed the first flight test of the Raytheon miniature air-launched decoy jammer (MALD-J) equipped with a radio datalink, which expands the operator’s situational awareness and allows for in-flight targeting adjustments.
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NewsNetJets Europe leads advanced approach trial
NetJets Europe is leading a consortium of 15 companies called A3 (Advanced Approaches for all Airports) to run advanced airport approach trials to as part of the Single European Sky research project SESAR. The intention is to develop new approach and landing solutions that will increase the traffic throughput of ...