All articles by Kate Sarsfield – Page 27
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EBACE: Airbus makes progress with ACJneo pair
Airbus was in bullish mood at the show this morning, as it announced that its re-engined narrowbody corporate airliner (ACJ) pair, both on display at the static, are making significant progress, with final delivery of both models in sight.
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EBACE: Daher promotes new systems and features for TBM family
Daher is promoting a host of new services at the show, designed, it says, “to underscore the TBM very-fast-turboprop family’s growing use in commercial flights”.
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EBACE: Pilatus's 'super-versatile' PC-24 makes its mark
Pilatus Aircraft’s PC-24 business jet has been a major attraction on the outdoor static display at EBACE since 2016, when the first test aircraft (P01), took a brief break from its busy flight test schedule to make an appearance at the Geneva show.
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Pilatus delivers third PC-24 to Swiss owner
Pilatus Aircraft has delivered the third PC-24 business jet to Swiss businessman, pilot and long-time PC-12 customer Peter Brabeck-Letmathe.
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NewsVIP operator Interflight restructured and relaunched as Voluxis
UK charter operator Interflight has been restructured and renamed, to create what its owner calls "a leading global brand in boutique business aircraft charter and management".
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AnalysisANALYSIS: European business aviation prepares for a brighter future
Europe's business aviation industry is finally emerging from one of the gloomiest periods in its history, and its rebirth is being greeted with a mixture of relief, optimism – and, perhaps understandably, a little caution.
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Stratos plans roomier design for 714 personal jet
Stratos Aircraft will stretch its 714 personal jet, following market feedback requesting a “roomier” design that can easily accommodate six passengers and crew, plus baggage.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Fixed-wing shipments make modest first quarter gains
Worldwide shipments of business and general aviation aircraft rose modestly in the first quarter, but performance across the sector was mixed.
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NewsBombardier builds on 'positive momentum' as revenues and deliveries rise
Bombardier is confident that the market for new business jets is improving, with a number of key metrics now pointing in the right direction.
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NewsBrazil approves composite, swept propeller for King Air 350
Hartzell Propeller and Raisbeck Engineering have secured supplemental type certification (STC) from Brazil for a swept-blade turbofan propeller on the Beechcraft King Air 350 series.
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Embraer Executive Jets 'coming out of the woods' after soft first quarter
Embraer Executive Jets recorded a 27% fall in revenues in the first quarter of 2018 as aircraft output fell, but the airframer is confident it will reach its delivery guidance for the year as sales activity gathers pace.
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NewsGulfstream revenues slide but 2018 outlook remains good
General Dynamics' aerospace division recorded a 12% slide in first-quarter revenues, thanks to lower-than-predicted delivery output at Gulfstream.
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Fokker Techniek wins first ACJ319neo completion
Dutch maintenance, repair and overhaul company Fokker Techniek has secured the first VIP completion contract for the Airbus ACJ319neo, following its appointment by German charter operator K5-Aviation to design and outfit a re-engined narrowbody on behalf of its unnamed owner.
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NewsTecnam nears assembly of first customer-owned Travellers
Italian airframer Tecnam is building the parts for the first customer-owned P2012 Travellers, and says it will begin assembling the all-metal piston-twins in mid-May, ahead of initial deliveries in early 2019.
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Boeing delivers first 737-800BCF to West Atlantic
Boeing has delivered the first 737-800BCF, within three years of the programme's launch.
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NewsBoeing celebrates 'flyaway' of first BBJ Max
The first business jet version of the Boeing 737 Max took off from the airframer’s facility in Seattle on 16 April, on the first stage of its journey to becoming a fully outfitted BBJ Max 8.
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NewsOJets acquires Elit'Avia and plots expansion
Singapore charter start-up OJets has snapped-up Slovenian business aircraft management company and operating partner Elit’Avia, as it seeks to broaden its service offering and global reach.
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Jet Aviation plans to complete Hawker Pacific acquisition in May
Jet Aviation hopes to complete its $250 million acquisition of fellow business aviation services provider Hawker Pacific in May, and says it is eyeing further expansion through strategic acquisitions and organic growth, as part of a strategy to provide global coverage for its customers.
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Tecnam secures Traveller order from Zil Air
Italian airframer Tecnam has secured an order from Seychelles-based charter company Zil Air for a P2012 Traveller, and is in talks with the operator for the purchase of a second example.
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NewsZenith takes delivery of third Learjet 75
UK charter and management company Zenith Aviation has taken delivery of first of two Bombardier Learjet 75s from an October 2017 order for the superlight business aircraft.