Dubai-based flight support company Jextex has announced the signing of a partnership with US start-up Wright Electric that will see the two companies collaborate in supporting electric aircraft for short haul flights. As part of the partnership, Jetex and Wright will collaborate on producing the first electric aircraft for the MENA region. The design of the proposed aircraft boasts an estimated a range of 540km or 333 miles, which would enable passengers to fly from Dubai to Muscat or Malaga to ...
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Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: BRS), the leading provider of global industrial aviation services, announced today it will release financial results for its fiscal 2017 first quarter ended June 30, 2016, after the market closes on Thursday, August 4, 2016. In conjunction with the release, Bristow has scheduled a conference call, which will be broadcast live over the Internet on Friday, August 5, 2016, starting at 10:00 a.m. ET (9:00 a.m. CT). Investors may participate in the call either by...
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Rockwell Collins’s $8.6 billion acquisition of B/E Aerospace has boosted the company’s sales and workforce by 50% and expanded its expertise in cockpit avionics, communications, simulation and training and information management into aircraft interior products such as seats, lighting, galleys, lavatory systems and oxygen systems. Rockwell Collins also is a major supplier on defense platforms such as the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter, Boeing KC-46 tanker and Embraer KC-390....
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The US Congress has approved a long-term Federal Aviation Administration spending bill that regulates seat size and restricts passenger bumping.Despite these new regulations, the bill has broad industry support for providing the FAA with five years of funding. It now heads to the desk of President Donald Trump for his signature.The agency has long operated under short-term spending bills, which insiders agree have hindered its ability to modernise US airspace President Trump is expected to consi...
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Qatar Airways is "seriously" talking to Boeing about buying a "large number" of its 737 Max aircraft, just weeks after it canceled its first order for Airbus's rival plane following delays to its delivery....
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Bombardier will be front and centre at the Georgia Business Aviation Association’s (GBAA’s) 11th Annual Safety Day & Static Display, to be held on August 25, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. Bombardier’s category-leading Learjet 75 aircraft and the class-defining Challenger 350 business jet will be featured on static display at the event.The GBAA pioneered the concept of regional daylong safety events in 2005, inspired by Bombardier’s Safety Standdown and the Business Aviation Safety Summit programs. T...
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