All General aviation articles – Page 76
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Setouchi sells 12.5% stake in Quest Aircraft to Japan's Mitsui
Quest Aircraft parent Setouchi Holdings has sold a 12.5% stake in the Kodiak single-engined turboprop manufacturer to fellow Japanese company Mitsui.
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Jet Aviation expands maintenance offering with G550 approval
Jet Aviation’s engineering centre in Vienna, Austria has expanded its product support portfolio following approval from EASA to perform line maintenance on the Gulfstream G550 business jet.
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Aeris plans Channel Jets launch in May with Eclipse 500s
Aeris Aviation, the independent European distributor and broker for the Eclipse Aerospace very light jet family, is preparing to launch an air-taxi service in May with a fleet of managed EA500s.
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AMAC opens fourth completions hangar in Basel
Maintenance and interiors specialist AMAC Aerospace has opened a fourth hangar at its base in Basel, Switzerland.
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Cirrus targets mid-year for Vision SF50 approval
Cirrus Aircraft’s Vision SF50 is entering the final stages of its nine-year certification effort, as the US airframer targets mid-2016 for validation and service entry of the world’s first single-engined personal jet.
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Bombardier announces $278 million charge on business jets
Bombardier announced it will record a a $278 million pre-tax special charge for its Business Aircraft company when it releases fourth quarter financial results next month, the third write-down attributed to that division in a year.
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Daher records 10% hike in TBM 900 shipments
French aircraft manufacturer and aerostructures company Daher recorded a 10% hike in deliveries of its TBM 900 turboprop in 2015.
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Jota Aviation acquires first RJ85 and plots expansion
Jota Aviation, the aircraft charter and management division of the Jota Group, has acquired its first Avro RJ85, and is seeking to expand its regional airliner fleet to exploit burgeoning demand in Europe for VIP and large group transport.
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US Forest Service upgrades Sherpa fleet with Garmin G950 flightdeck
The US Forest Service (USFS), which operates a substantial fleet of fixed-wing aircraft for fire-fighting missions, is upgrading its fleet of Shorts SD3-60 Sherpas with the Garmin G950 integrated flightdeck.
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Gama expands European portfolio with Jersey's Aviation Beauport acquisition
Gama Aviation has snapped up Jersey business aviation services provider Aviation Beauport for over £5 million ($8 million).
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Luis Garcia, Boeing Chile, at the forefront of service and support
Luis Garcia is team leader for the Boeing Field Service base located at the maintenance facility for LAN Airlines in Santiago, Chile.
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Flytenow considers appealing US court ruling on ride-share ban
Ride-sharing start-up Flytenow is considering appealing a US court ruling to uphold the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision to ban public platforms that promote the sharing of private aircraft flights by owners and pilots.
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Lufthansa Technik delivers second BBJ 747-8
Lufthansa Technik (LHT) has outfitted and delivered its second Boeing Business Jet 747-8 to an undisclosed customer and is now completing its third example of the VIP widebody.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Isobel Hall creating cost effective training solutions for aspiring pilots
Isobel Hall is managing director of UK training provider Kura Aviation. She founded the company in 2013 to create training and employment opportunities for aspiring pilots
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Light jet newcomers to exploit sector renaissance
Two highly-anticipated newcomers to the light business jet segment entered service in December, allowing their developers to hand over aircraft by the end of 2015 and prepare to exploit the anticipated rebound in the sector over the next 12 months.
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AJA's Sky Limo fleet set for major expansion
Al Jaber Aviation’s Sky Limo VIP charter service is set for a major expansion, a year after launching services with a single Hawker 800XP midsize business jet.
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AJA enters record books with Embraer Lineage 1000 flight
Abu Dhabi business aviation services provider Al Jaber Aviation entered the record books on 5 January after completing the longest commercial flight with an Embraer Lineage 1000.
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Dassault Falcon deliveries hit 10-year low in 2015
Dassault Falcon business jet deliveries hit their lowest level for 10 years in 2015 due to a slump in demand for large-cabin and long-range business jets from the previously booming markets of China, Russia, and Latin America.
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Flying Colours secures ADS-B Out approval for Challenger 300
Engineering and completions company Flying Colours has secured US supplemental type certification (STC) for retrofits of an automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast out (ADS-B Out) system on the Bombardier Challenger 300 business jet.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Our 2015 forecasts revisited – spot-on or way, way off?
Forecasting is a rough game, but here at Flight we're always up for a challenge – or are we just too foolish to know when to quit? Our 2015 calls, in retrospect