All articles by Kate Sarsfield – Page 20
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TAG Farnborough shatters annual movement record
TAG Farnborough has smashed its annual movement record by over 8%, and expects the upward surge to continue on the back of sustained demand from global aircraft operators and brokers for the UK’s only dedicated business aviation airport.
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Acropolis Aviation takes delivery of first ACJ320neo
VVIP charter company Acropolis Aviation took delivery of the first ACJ320 neo on 16 January at Airbus’s headquarters in Toulouse.
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Embraer suffers slide in business jet deliveries and revenues
Embraer recorded a 17% slide in executive jet shipments in 2018 on the back of prolonged weakness in the business aviation market.
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Kodiak output to rise on back of Series II sales surge
Quest Aircraft recorded a slight fall in deliveries of its Kodiak 100 in 2018, but expects a surge in output for the single-engined turboprop this year following "incredibly strong" sales of the Series II second-generation variant.
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AMAC secures its first BBJ Max 9 completion contract
Swiss firm AMAC Aerospace has secured its first BBJ Max 9 completion contract and plans to take delivery of the re-engined narrowbody at its Basel facility in September 2020.
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Gama moves into VIP completions with Lotus purchase
Business aviation services provider Gama Aviation has made its first move into VIP aircraft completions, following the acquisition of Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based MRO firm Lotus Aviation.
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Cirrus certificates second-generation Vision Jet
Cirrus Aircraft has secured US certification for the second-generation version of its Vision Jet and is poised to deliver the first example of the single-engined personal aircraft in mid-January.
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GlobeAir grows fleet with former Wijet Mustangs
Austrian charter company GlobeAir has acquired four of the 11 Cessna Citation Mustangs previously operated by Wijet,and is in negotiations to acquire the remaining examples.
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Dassault Falcon deliveries fall, but orders climb
Deliveries of Falcon business jets slid in 2018 to 41 units, compared with 49 the previous year, but Dassault says the output was in line with its forecast for the period.
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Eviation secures funding for all-electric Alice
Israeli start-up Eviation Aircraft has closed the latest funding round for its Alice all-electric business and commuter aircraft, and says it now has enough money to finance the programme through certification and into production.
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PICTURES: Qatar Executive takes delivery of first two G500s
Qatar Executive has become the international launch customer for the Gulfstream G500, following delivery of two of the superlarge-cabin business jets to the VIP charter company on 17 December.
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Bombardier Global 7500 enters service
Bombardier’s flagship Global 7500 business jet has entered service, eight years after its launch.
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PICTURE: Delivery first for Japanese-owned HondaJet Elite
Honda Aircraft has delivered the first HondaJet Elite to a Japanese customer.
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Tecnam P2012 Traveller secures European type certification
Italian airframer Tecnam has received European type certification for the P2012 Traveller, three years after launching development its flagship piston-twin. US approval is imminent, and Tecnam is now preparing the first examples for delivery to launch customer Cape Air early next year.
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PICTURE: Bombardier hands over third Challenger 650 to Rega
Bombardier has delivered the third and final Challenger 650 to Swiss rescue and emergency medical services provider Rega, from a 2015 order for the large-cabin business jet.
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Europe approves GE Passport 20 engine
GE Aviation has secured European certification for the Passport 20 engine that powers Bombardier's Global 7500 business jet.
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Textron issues new petition for Longitude fuel tank exemption
Textron Aviation has submitted a new request for exemption from US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) flammability requirements covering the Cessna Citation Longitude's fuel tank. It says the aircraft already "maintains an acceptable level of safety", and that a refusal to approve its petition will "disrupt" deliveries of the super-midsize business ...
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AMAC readies Basel facility for ACJ320neo arrival
AMAC Aerospace is readying its completion centre in Basel, Switzerland, for the handover in early January of the first Airbus ACJ320neo.
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Airbus Corporate Helicopters makes Middle East debut
Airbus Corporate Helicopters has made its Middle East show debut at MEBAA. The move comes 18 months after the unit was created by its parent company to focus its efforts in the business aviation segment and bring it into line with its sister fixed-wing operation.
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Bell delivers two 429s to EDIC Horizon
Bell has delivered two model 429 helicopters to Abu Dhabi's EDIC Horizon International Flight Academy from a May 2018 order for the light-twins.