All articles by Kate Sarsfield – Page 13
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US business aircraft fleet not ADS-B compliant despite looming deadline
Almost a quarter of the US-registered business jets, and nearly half of the country’s turboprop fleet has still not been fitted with automatic dependent surveillance – broadcast (ADS-B) equipment, despite a looming deadline, according to a report from US engineering company Duncan Aviation.
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NewsAtlas Air Service buys Stuttgart-based rival out of insolvency
Germany’s Atlas Air Service has acquired insolvent operator Stuttgarter Flugdienst (SFD) in a move that will broaden its share of the country’s charter and management market and give the business aviation services provider its first foothold in the country’s fourth-largest city.
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NewsGulfstream expands Savannah MRO facility
Gulfstream has completed a $55 million expansion of an MRO facility at its Savannah, Georgia headquarters.
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NewsBrexit uncertainty contributes to Falcon sales slump
Brexit uncertainty coupled with low demand from the traditionally strong markets of Europe and China contributed to a slump of more than 60% in orders for Dassault Falcon business jets in the first half of 2019, dropping from 18 to just seven aircraft.
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NewsCallen-Lenz to partner on Pegasus One flight control system
South African firm Pegasus Universal Aerospace has appointed UK engineering consultancy Callen-Lenz to assist with the design and development of the flight-control systems for its Pegasus One vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) business jet.
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NewsJetcopter targets funding for innovative VTOL design
Lithuanian start-up Jetcopter is seeking investment of around $60 million to bring to market a six-seat vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft, which it describes as a low-cost alternative to medium-class rotary- and fixed-wing types.
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Skyports readies "world's first" vertiport for eVTOL aircraft
UK ground infrastructure developer Skyports is preparing to open what it describes as “the world’s first vertiport for electric vertical take-off and landing [eVTOL] aircraft” in Singapore on 21 October.
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NewsVehicle Redesign prepares NeoXcraft eVTOL aircraft for 2020 flight
UK start-up Vehicle Redesign has begun manufacturing the first full-scale prototype of its “hyper-luxury” NeoXcraft XP2 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, which it hopes will make a first flight in 2020.
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NewsCAE forms strategic partnership with Directional Aviation
Flight training provider CAE has formed a strategic partnership with corporate aviation investment firm Directional Aviation, further strengthening its foothold in the business aviation market.
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NewsClermont acquires Eviation Aircraft
Singapore investment group Clermont has completed its acquisition of Eviation Aircraft, developer of the Alice all-electric business and commuter aircraft, as it pledges to turn the Israeli company’s “vision of electric flight into a commercial reality”.
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Blackhawk completes first King Air 300 engine upgrades
US engineering company Blackhawk has completed its first two Beechcraft King Air 300 engine upgrades, for which it secured supplemental type certification from the US Federal Aviation Administration in late July. Work is now under way on a third modification, which the Waco, Texas, headquartered company says “delivers the best ...
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Pilatus delivers first PC-24 to South America
Pilatus Aircraft has delivered the first PC-24 to a South American customer.
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NewsGulfstream completes major expansion of Appleton MRO facility
Gulfstream has completed a $40 million expansion of its maintenance, repair and overhaul facility at Appleton International airport in Wisconsin.
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NewsComlux awarded ACJ320neo completions contract from DC Aviation
Comlux Completion has been appointed by German business aviation services company DC Aviation to outfit an Airbus ACJ320neo on behalf of its unnamed private owner. Green delivery to the US maintenance, repair and overhaul provider is scheduled for November, and completion expected to take around 12 months.
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Volocopter unveils VoloCity eVTOL air taxi
German urban air mobility (UAM) developer Volocopter has unveiled its first electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to enter series production.
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NewsBye Aerospace sells 24 eFlyer electric aircraft to Qantum Air
Bye Aerospace has secured a purchase agreement from US start-up air taxi operator Quantum Air for 22 four-seat eFlyer 4 electric aircraft, as well as two examples of its two-seat eFlyer 2. Quantum will also acquire two of its “future advanced aircraft”, details of which have not yet been released.
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NewsPICTURE: Swedish air ambulance organisation orders six PC-24s
Pilatus has clinched an order from the Swedish air ambulance organisation, KSA, for six PC-24s to be delivered in 2021. The superlight business jets will be used by the Lulea-headquartered operator to provide aeromedical services across the country.
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PICTURE: Embraer unveils all-electric technology demonstrator
Embraer has released images of its all-electric aircraft technology demonstrator, which it is developing in partnership with Brazilian electronics firm WEG.
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Sala exposed to fatal level of carbon monoxide before Piper crash: AAIB
Argentinian footballer Emiliano Sala was exposed to potentially lethal levels of carbon monoxide (CO) inside the Piper Malibu Mirage PA-46-310P that crashed on 21 January, killing him and pilot David Ibbotson, UK investigators say.
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ZeroAvia targets commuter market with hydrogen powertrain
Silicon Valley-based start-up ZeroAvia is developing a sustainable, low-cost alternative to conventional engines which it hopes will revolutionise the regional transport market and provide an “environmentally friendly” option for manufacturers and operators of business, commuter and general aviation aircraft.