All articles by Murdo Morrison – Page 23
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FARNBOROUGH: L3 rolls out new Commercial Aviation branding
L3 may be best known as a defence company, but the $9.7 billion-turnover US corporation is stepping up its focus on the civil market, bundling all its commercial businesses under a new brand.
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FARNBOROUGH: Challenges remain for Canada's aerospace sector
Was Airbus taking majority ownership of the CSeries on 1 July good or bad for Canada’s aerospace sector? It depends if your pint glass is half full. The upbeat take on the deal is that the European manufacturer will secure the future of a clean-sheet programme that, while brimming with ...
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FARNBOROUGH: Why CAE's shift to services proved smart
CAE's move into the training services market has proved one of its smartest strategies since the company began, repairing aircraft radios, in 1947. The rapid growth of the airline industry – much of it in markets such as Asia where there was little pilot training infrastructure – has led to ...
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Embraer close to completing Portuguese KC-390 contract
Embraer is on the verge of completing a deal with Portugal confirming the country as the first export customer for the KC-390 tanker transport.
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ANALYSIS: Civil simulator manufacturer strategies compared
L3’s soon-to-open training centre near London Gatwick airport typifies the strategic direction in which the fast-consolidating simulator manufacturing sector is heading. In one building, the US-owned entity will assemble up to 30 devices a year, for its own training business and third-party customers. Meanwhile, a short walk away, a twin ...
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Aero Vodochody and IAI pitch revamped L-159 for OA-X need
Aero Vodochody and its new partner Israel Aerospace Industries are making a late bid to be selected for the US Air Force’s OA-X close air support programme with an advanced version of the L-159 they say could be ready for delivery from 2020.
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Al Baker's comments 'not a good joke': Flybe chief executive
One of the two women on IATA's 31-member governing board has described as "not a good joke" controversial remarks by new chair Akbar Al Baker about the suitability of females to run airlines.
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Piaggio developing successor to P.1HH UAV
Piaggio has revealed it is working with partner Leonardo on a new version of its P.1HH HammerHead unmanned air vehicle. It comes as the Italian airframer winds up its flight test programme and prepares to hand over the first of eight examples of the medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) system to launch ...
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EBACE: Bombardier signs LoI for 18 Globals with Hong Kong management firm
Two days after stunning EBACE by unveiling its re-powered Global 5500 and 6500, Bombardier has announced the show’s biggest deal – with a Hong Kong aircraft management firm for up to 18 Global jets.
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EBACE: Time is right as Meridian adds G450
US business aviation services company and EBACE regular Meridian has added a Gulfstream G450 to its managed fleet, taking its number of – almost entirely large-cabin – aircraft available for charter to 22.
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EBACE: Piper hails M600 as 'true business aircraft'
A year after the M600 made its EBACE debut and secured European certification, Piper Aircraft is displaying two examples of its flagship turboprop at the show this year. The Florida-based manufacturer – which is also exhibiting its entry-level sister, the M500 – is well on the way to re-establishing itself ...
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EBACE: BBJ Max continues its steep sales climb - Boeing
Boeing Business Jets has made a strong start to the year with four new orders so far, including two for the BBJ version of the 737 Max, BBJ chief executive Greg Laxton said at EBACE this morning.
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EBACE: Avinode reports rising demand for charter in Europe
Demand for business aviation charter flights in Europe is seeing a “healthy rise in demand”, with the US market also growing strongly, says Avinode, the online exchange for charter services.
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EBACE: Bombardier renames largest business jet Global 7500
The Global 7000 is no more. Five years after its launch, and 18 months after first flight, the Bombardier flagship making its EBACE debut on the static display tomorrow is from today being rebranded as the Global 7500. The new name reflects its longer endurance – although the fact that ...
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EBACE: Piaggio takes orders for four Evos as it embarks on financial restructuring
Piaggio Aerospace this afternoon unveiled a five-year strategy to boost production and take the company into profit by 2021. It came as the Italian airframer revealed a “continuing sales momentum” for its P180 Avanti Evo, with four orders so far in 2018.
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EBACE: Jet Aviation looks to growth after absorbing Hawker Pacific
Jet Aviation executives have made the short trip to Geneva this year weeks after signing off on the company’s largest-ever acquisition, Australian fixed-base operation, maintenance, repair and overhaul, and aircraft management outfit Hawker Pacific.
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EBACE: MEBAA chairman strives for regulatory unity
Ali Alnaqbi may not have as many members in his organisation as his counterparts in the USA and Europe, but the founding and executive chairman of the Middle East Business Aviation Association has to deal with more regulatory authorities.
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EBACE: Bombardier reveals two new R-R Pearl-powered Globals
One of the best-kept secrets in business aviation for years was revealed last night when Bombardier announced it has been working undercover with Rolls-Royce and other suppliers on re-engined, re-winged and longer-range versions of the Global 5000 and 6000.
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EBACE: Jetcraft hails recovering market and posts upbeat 10-year outlook
Would-be buyers are beginning to outnumber sellers in the used business jet market for one of the first times in almost a decade, according to one of the industry's most influential aircraft trading companies.
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EBACE: Luxaviation's 10-year path to greatness
Patrick Hansen has an unassuming explanation of how the company he founded just 10 years ago, Luxaviation, has become one of the most powerful players in business aviation, and driven consolidation in a highly fragmented sector. “We had good capital and good people, and a certain amount of luck,” he ...