SALE COMPLETED
VistaJet has completed the sale of SkyJet International from Bombardier less than two months after the company signed a memorandum of understanding to acquire the Canadian manufacturer's Fanborough, UK-based international charter operation. The deal includes Skyjet's bases in Farnborough, Dubai and Hong Kong, and makes VistaJet the second-largest private jet company outside North America, behind NetJets. Both parties have agreed not to disclose the sum VistaJet has paid for Skyjet International. Skyjet's operations in North America are unaffected by the deal.
STANDARD APPROVAL
StandardAero has received European Aviation Safety Agency Part 145 approval for Pratt & Whitney Canada PW600-series turbine-engine maintenance at its Tilburg facility in the Netherlands. The authorisation covers field-level maintenance, on-wing hot section inspections as well as HSI capabilities in the facility. Specific engine models covered are the PW610 for the Eclipse 500 very light jet and the PW615 for the Cessna Citation Mustang.
BORA GOES GLOBAL
Turkey's Bora Jet Exclusive Charter has ordered a Bombardier Global Express XRS business jet, which will become the first of the ultra-long-range types to be based in the country.
CONTRACT LANDING
Canada's Héroux-Devtek has been selected by Bombardier to supply the landing gear for the new Learjet 85 business jet. Under the terms of the agreement, Héroux-Devtek will design, develop, fabricate, assemble, test and deliver landing gear structure and actuation for the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW307B-powered mid-size business jet, the first all-composite aircraft to be built by a major manufacturer.
ONE CONTRACT
One Charter has clinched its first management contract from an owner of an Eclipse 500 very light jet. The aircraft will be operated on a private basis until it receives European certification for commercial operations, says the Fairoaks, UK-based company.
Source: Flight International
