All articles by Kate Sarsfield – Page 21

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    Falcon plans to open Dubai MRO base

    2018-12-11T11:00:17Z

    Falcon Aviation Services is poised to open its first maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility dedicated to fixed-wing business aircraft outside its Abu Dhabi headquarters.

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    Boeing Business Jets confident on 777X prospects

    2018-12-11T10:49:07Z

    Boeing Business Jets is confident that its newly launched BBJ 777X will prove a big seller in the Middle East, justifying the unveiling of the VVIP airliner variant at the MEBAA show.

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    ADS-B out risk to European business jet fleet

    2018-12-06T16:12:29Z

    Over one-tenth of Europe’s business jets could be grounded by the beginning of next decade, as upgrading certain older aircraft to meet new safety requirements will be prohibitively costly, a new study warns.

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    Surf Air places European operation into liquidation

    2018-12-04T13:24:18Z

    Surf Air has placed its European operation into liquidation, 17 months after launching in the region, blaming a lack of demand and limited funds to invest in the all-you-can-fly, subscription-based service.

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    Epic readies E1000 for type inspection authorisation

    2018-11-30T11:51:05Z

    Epic Aircraft expects to secure US type inspection authorisation for the E1000 single-engined turboprop in December, clearing the way for regulatory personnel to join flight-test activities.

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    Greenpoint delivers second BBJ 787-8

    2018-11-28T17:31:34Z

    US completions company Greenpoint Technologies has outfitted a second Boeing BBJ 787-8, with the undisclosed owner taking delivery of the VVIP-configured widebody in November.

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    GainJet makes moves in midsize market

    2018-11-27T17:43:54Z

    GainJet Aviation, one of the largest operators of VIP airliners in Europe, is planning to expand its midsize aircraft offering for the first time in 10 years, following rising demand in the region for short- and medium-haul charter services.

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    Lake Aircraft attracting 'serious interest' from potential buyers

    2018-11-27T14:51:36Z

    Lake Aircraft parent Revo says five companies from Europe and the USA have shown "serious interest" in purchasing the light amphibious aircraft manufacturer and are now formally submitting their proposals.

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    Pilatus hands initial PC-24 to Royal Flying Doctor Service

    2018-11-27T14:43:59Z

    Pilatus has delivered the first of six PC-24s to Australia's Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS), marking the debut of the superlight business jet in an air ambulance configuration.

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    Piaggio Aerospace goes into receivership

    2018-11-23T14:43:20Z

    Italian manufacturer Piaggio Aerospace has requested to be placed into receivership after declaring itself insolvent.

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    Nextant secures US approval for 604XT Fusion upgrade

    2018-11-22T12:55:15Z

    Nextant Aerospace has secured US supplemental type certification (STC) for its Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion upgrade to the Bombardier Challenger 604.

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    ANALYSIS: Business aircraft output up, but shipment value slides

    2018-11-21T17:39:41Z

    Worldwide shipments of fixed-wing business and general aviation aircraft made modest gains in the nine months ended 30 September, but the period marked one of the "few times" since the 2008 financial crisis that output rose across all three sectors – business jets, turboprops and piston-powered aircraft – according to ...

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    Elit'Avia plots Asia expansion

    2018-11-14T18:18:04Z

    ​Slovenian business aircraft management company Elit’Avia is expanding its presence in Asia to exploit the growing demand in the region for high-end business jets. The company, headquartered in Ljubljana, manages a fleet of 23 midsize, large-cabin and long-range jets including Dassault Falcon 7Xs, Gulfstream G550, G650s and Bombardier Global ...

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    Jet Aviation prepares to open a second widebody hangar

    2018-11-14T17:15:59Z

    Jet Aviation is scheduled to open a second widebody-capable completions hangar at its Basel, Switzerland facility on 21 November.

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    Gulfstream G600 approaching the finishing line

    2018-11-14T17:14:02Z

    Gulfstream has almost wrapped up certification tests on its G600, with flight into known icing, and function and reliability trials the only evaluations remaining before US approval is granted for the super-large-cabin, long-range business jet later this year.

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    Samad's e-Starling enters preliminary design phase

    2018-11-13T16:30:11Z

    UK start-up Samad Aerospace has entered the preliminary design review phase on its e-Starling hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, and has set out an ambitious plan to bring the six-seater to market by 2022, with a the 10-seat Starling Jet to follow two years later.

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    CAE snaps up Bombardier Business Aircraft Training

    2018-11-09T13:35:07Z

    CAE strengthening its position in the business aviation training services market with a $645 million acquisition of Bombardier Business Aircraft Training.

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    Bombardier Global 7500 secures US certification

    2018-11-08T11:03:32Z

    Bombardier has secured US type certification for the Global 7500, and is preparing the ultra-long-range business jet for service entry before year-end.

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    Dornier Seawings speeds Seastar CD2 with €150 million investment

    2018-11-07T17:04:05Z

    Dornier Seawings has secured a €150 million ($172 million) investment from its Chinese shareholders, which will be used to accelerate development and production of the new-generation Seastar amphibian, the CD2.

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    Fly Aeolus prepares for expansion

    2018-11-07T10:31:02Z

    Fly Aeolus, the largest operator of the Cirrus SR22 in Europe, is preparing to expand its fractional ownership programme in the north of the continent. The move aims to exploit the growing demand for the high-performance, piston-single from the region's small- and medium-sized businesses.