All articles by Kate Sarsfield – Page 22
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Dornier Seawings speeds Seastar CD2 with €150 million investment
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
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.
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PC-12 operator GI Aviation shuts down
GI Aviation, the first and only commercial provider of the Pilatus PC-12NG in the Middle East, has shut down operations after less than two years in business.
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Embraer stays confident on executive jets performance
Embraer Executive Jets recorded a 22% slide in revenues during the first nine months of 2018, on the back of falling aircraft output for the period, and a squeeze on aircraft pricing. However, the airframer is confident it will hit its revenue and delivery guidance for the year, as sales ...
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US regulator approves Bell 407GXi
Bell has secured US validation for the 407GXi, and handed over the first example of the upgraded light-single in late October to Chilean operator Eagle Copters, which will use the rotorcraft for corporate transportation missions.
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XTI grows TriFan 600 orderbook with first sale in Brazil
XTI Aircraft continues to build the backlog for its TriFan 600 vertical take-off and landing business aircraft, with the first sale to a Brazilian customer.
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Tecnam wraps up P2012 Traveller certification testing
Italian airframer Tecnam has completed the flight-test campaign for its P2012 Traveller and expects to secure European and US type certification for the all-metal piston-twin before year-end.
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ANA Business Jet takes flight with HondaJet pair
ANA Business Jet has launched services, providing onward travel in the USA for the airline's premium passengers using a pair of Honda Aircraft HA-420 HondaJets.
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NBAA: TAG Farnborough on track for another record year
TAG Farnborough, the UK’s leading business aviation airport, expects to smash its annual movement record in 2018, thanks to a resurgence in global business aviation traffic to the hub, about 35 miles (55km) southwest of London.
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NBAA: Nextant introduces baseline 400XTe
Nextant Aerospace has introduced here a baseline version of the 400XTi, aimed at operators who are not looking for a high-specification version of the remanufactured Beechcraft and Hawker 400-series business jet.
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NBAA: Quest eyes special missions roles for Kodiak
Quest Aircraft is seeking to broaden the customer base for its Kodiak 100 single-engined turboprop with the expansion into the special missions market.
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NBAA: Daher looks to dispel single-engine scepticism
Daher has returned to NBAA, and is using the event to push sales of its TBM 910 and 930 single-engined turboprop family within the US charter community.
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NBAA: Wheels Up plots path to expansion
US membership programme Wheels Up has announced an ambitious plan to grow its annual revenues by 150% by 2021, through a mixture of organic growth, partnerships and company acquisitions. Membership numbers are also expected to double over the same period to 10,000.
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NBAA: NetJets in deal for 325 Cessna Longitude and Hemisphere jets
US fractional ownership company NetJets announced today at NBAA 2018 a mammoth deal with Textron Aviation for the purchase of 325 Cessna Citation business jets – 175 super-midsize Longitudes, an example in the NetJets colour scheme is on display in the static – and up to 150 large-cabin Hemispheres, for ...
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NBAA: Embraer takes command of midsize market with Praetor launch
Embraer has stepped up the competition in the hotly contested midsize market with the launch today of not one, but two new aircraft, which it hopes will “fascinate” its customers, set a new benchmark in this crowded category and strengthen its business jet portfolio.
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ANALYSIS: Business jets programmes in the works
Innovation is alive and well in the business aviation market, with a host of brand new and revamped designs set to enter service over the next five years. We review the state of play for the key programmes
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ANALYSIS: Booming US economy lifts business jet market
The business aviation community will converge on Orlando, Florida, from 15 to 17 October for the industry’s largest annual showcase, the NBAA Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (BACE). That this year’s venue is in the “Sunshine State” reflects the upbeat mood of a market that is finally daring to believe ...
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Jet Aviation expands FBO footprint with purchase of KLM Jet Center
Jet Aviation has bolstered its already extensive global fixed base operation network with the acquisition of the KLM Jet Center facilities at Amsterdam Schipol and Rotterdam The Hague airport.
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NewsGulfstream acquires G500 and G600 nacelle line from Nordam
Gulfstream has reached an agreement with Nordam to acquire the manufacturing line that produces the nacelle system used on its Pratt & Whitney Canada PW800-powered G500 and G600 business jets.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Bombardier ready to seize high ground with Global 7500
Bombardier's eagerly anticipated Global 7500 business jet was awarded Canadian type certification on 28 September, capping a largely uneventful two-year flight-test campaign for the ultra-long-range twin that saw over 2,700h logged by five aircraft.