All Europe articles – Page 358
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ANALYSIS: Business aircraft in the works
As recovery gathers pace across the business aircraft industry, manufacturers are working hard to bring a range of new and revamped models to market, aiming to stimulate customer demand and bolster their orderbooks. We review the state of play for the key programmes that are set to arrive on the ...
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Honda poised to break ground on new wing assembly plant
A year after it unveiled the latest version of its HondaJet, called the Elite, Honda Aircraft has returned to EBACE to announce that it is poised to expand the footprint of its headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina, in expectation of rising sales for its light business jet.
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Embraer Praetor 600 secures European and US certification
Embraer announced at the show this morning that the Praetor 600 has secured European and US certification. The airframer is now preparing to deliver the first example late in the second quarter to a US owner.
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Wizz maintenance deal lifts profit at FL Technics
Lithuanian maintenance provider FL Technics nearly doubled its new profit in 2018, to €10.8 million ($12.1 million) from €5.7 million the previous year, while revenue grew 14% to €103 million.
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ANALYSIS: Rolls-Royce's vision of a hybrid future
Short of a revolution in battery technology, electric flight is going to be a mixed affair
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Pilatus re-opens PC-24 orderbook
Pilatus has re-opened the orderbook for the PC-24 business jet, five years after the initial batch of 84 aircraft sold out within 36h. The superlight business jet has also secured European and US steep-approach certification, allowing owners and operators of the Williams International FJ44-4A-powered aircraft to perform landings under ...
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CAE ingests Bombardier training arm as it looks to growth
Flight training provider CAE is busy "ingesting" its latest acquisition, Bombardier's Business Aviation Training (BAT) arm. However, it is open to additional takeover opportunities as it continues to expand its geographical footprint, the company's group president of civil aviation training solutions, Nick Leontidis, told Flight Evening News in an exclusive ...
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Oyonnair takes four pre-owned Avantis
French charter operator Oyonnair has taken delivery of four pre-owned Piaggio P180 Avanti IIs to take its fleet of the Italian twin-pusher to nine. All of the aircraft were formerly operated by K-Air and the deal was arranged by brokerage and consultancy OrionFly.
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K5 picks Gogo 2Ku solution for ACJ319neo
Gogo Business Aviation's 2Ku satellite-based in-flight connectivity solution will be installed on an Airbus ACJ319neo for the first time this summer.
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Flying Colours plants flag in Europe
Canadian MRO and completions specialist Flying Colours is dipping its toe into the European market for the first time in its 30-year history with the appointment of Andrew Pearce as its first European sales manager.
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Cirrus Aircraft to open new service facility in Texas
Cirrus Aircraft is poised to open a new service centre at McKinney National airport in Texas, as it prepares to ramp up production of its Vision Jet single-engined business aircraft.
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Valcora gives customers the chance to help save the world
Swiss aviation fuel supplier Valcora is offering business jet operators the chance to help save endangered species and contribute to reforestation efforts through a new wildlife conservation initiative announced at the show.
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Major biofuel initiative unveiled at show
A major push towards encouraging business aviation to meet stringent carbon emission targets and to change the perception of the industry’s environmental footprint is at the core of this year’s EBACE.
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Pegasus One lands at EBACE
Pegasus Universal Aerospace has arrived at EBACE to formally launch its vertical take-off and landing business jet (VBJ), known as the Pegasus One.
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EASA awards certification to TBM 940
Daher has secured European certification for the TBM 940, with the paperwork from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) formally handed over to the French airframer at the show this morning.
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Textron highlights special missions capabilities of Cessna Citation Latitude
The banana-yellow Cessna Citation Latitude on static display marks Textron Aviation's renewed focus on promoting the special missions capabilities of its jets and turboprops.
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Ryanair pushes back 737 Max deliveries to winter
Ryanair has delayed the delivery of its first five Boeing 737 Max jets to the winter 2019-20 season, as a result of the worldwide grounding of the re-engined type.
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Crashed Superjet's pitch fluctuated before fatal touchdown
Russian investigators have disclosed that the Sukhoi Superjet 100 involved in a fatal accident at Moscow Sheremetyevo was 1.6t over its maximum landing weight, and experienced two impacts in excess of 5g as it bounced on landing.
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Austrian upgrades A320 cabins with new luggage-bin doors
Austrian Airlines is retrofitting its Airbus A320-family fleet with new overhead bin doors to increase passenger luggage space in the cabin.
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Switzerland earmarks Swfr6 billion for fighter replacement
Switzerland's government has allocated Swfr6 billion ($5.85 billion) to replace by 2030 the nation's ageing Boeing F/A-18 and Northrop F-5 fighters as part of a wider overhaul of its air defences.