All articles by Kate Sarsfield – Page 93
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NewsQatar Executive seeks to become global player
Qatar Executive is seeking to become a "truly global player" in the business aviation services industry and is set to expand its fleet of large-cabin and long-range aircraft to exploit demand for business aircraft in the flourishing markets of the Middle East, Russia, West Africa and Asia.
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NewsHawker 900XP midsize jet gets green light from Russia
Hawker Beechcraft has received Russian validation for its Hawker 900XP business jet, bringing the number of countries where the midsize aircraft is cleared to operate commercially to more than 50.
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NewsAl Bateen sees surge in business aircraft traffic
Abu Dhabi's only dedicated business aviation airport Al Bateen Executive recorded an 11% hike in commercial aviation movements in 2011 and a 50% surge in business aviation traffic, bringing the total number of take-off and landings for the period to 8,775.
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NewsUTAir grounds Mi-26 fleet after December crash
Russia's largest helicopter operator, UTair, has grounded all of its Mil Mi-26T cargo helicopters following a crash on 20 December that killed one crew member ...
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NewsBooming economies propel VistaJet expansion
Luxury charter operator VistaJet plans to double its fleet and revenues within four years as it targets expansion across the fast-growing countries of Brazil, Russia, India, Nigeria and China (BRINC).
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NewsPICTURE - German Federal Police notch up 100,000 flight hours on EC135 fleet
The German Federal Police has flown its fleet of Eurocopter EC135 helicopters more than 100,000 hours.
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ImperialJet steps up marketing drive and prepares to quadruple fleet
Lebanese fractional ownership and charter company ImperialJet plans to more than quadruple its fleet during the next three years as part of a wider strategy to exploit flourishing demand for business aircraft in its target regions of Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Russia.
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Victor raises investment and plots global expansion
Victor, the realtime booking platform for business jet travel, is seeking to raise £1.5 million ($2.3 million) to fund the next phase of its expansion programme.
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NewsPerformance boost for EC175 as 18-passenger version launched
The Eurocopter EC175 medium twin-engined helicopter will offer a 30% increase in performance over its original baseline target when it enters service later this year, the European airframer said.
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NewsBell 429 chimes for Turkish National Police
Bell has been selected by the Turkish National Police to enter final negotiations for an order for 15 Bell 429s with an option for five more of the light twin-engined helicopters
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NewsAgustaWestland's AW189 takes to the skies
AgustaWestland's AW189 made its maiden flight on 21 December from the airframer's Cascina Costa base in Italy.
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London Oxford airport soars in 2011
London Oxford airport recorded a 12% rise in its movements in 2011 to 6,000 take-off and landings and says it now ranks fifth in the UK for business aviation activity at civil airports, ahead of rival London Stansted airport.
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NewsPICTURE: Capital Air Services takes delivery of EC135 Hermès
Eurocopter has handed over an EC135 to UK charter company Capital Air Services
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EASA warns over TBM 700 nose gear
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued an airworthiness directive (AD) to operators of Socata TBM 700s following the rupture of a bolt attaching...
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NewsBusiness Aviation - Forecast
It's been another gloomy 12 months for the business aviation industry. As the economic downturn tightened its grip on the world's economies, demand for business aircraft and services - especially in the established markets of Europe and the USA - remained soft.
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NewsEconomy halts Hawker 200 certification
The Hawker 200 as become another business aircraft casualty at the hands of the crippling and protracted global economic crisis following Hawker Beechcraft's...
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NewsCordner Aviation poised to sell first MultiJet Surveyor
Aircraft and equipment remarketing company Cordner Aviation Group (CAG) is hoping to clinch its first sale of a BAe 146-200 MultiJet Surveyor before the end of the year.