All articles by Murdo Morrison – Page 50
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NewsIN FOCUS: Piaggio pushes into special mission with P180
Alberto Galassi quickly sketches two graphs on the whiteboard in his Rome office. The first - a sharp downward curve stubbornly anchored at the bottom - represents the business aviation market's sharp fall from grace during the past three years and current stagnation.
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NewsPiaggio to develop two extended-range special mission versions of P180 business aircraft
Piaggio Aero is developing two extended-range versions of its P180 Avanti II for the surveillance market - a growing business it sees as compensating for stagnating executive aircraft sales. It hopes to have the variants in service by 2015.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Booming economy fuels Brazil's helicopter and business aviation sectors
Brazil's sheer size, increasing wealth and congestion in its cities makes it a lucrative market for VIP jets and helicopters
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NewsIN FOCUS: Helibras gears up for EC725 assembly, sets sights on all-Brazilian helicopter
A contract to assemble EC725s for the military has elevated its status. Next step vould be an all-Brazilian helicopter
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NewsIN FOCUS: How Portugal's TAP M&E became Brazil's biggest MRO
The maintenance division of Portugal's flag carrier saw an opportunity when the MRO arm of Varig came on the market
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NewsIN FOCUS: Embraer set for decade of international expansion
With a mature E-Jets business and growing business aircraft line-up, overseas expansion and defence will be airframer's next priorities
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NewsIN FOCUS: CAE expands Brazil simulator facility to serve growing demand for pilot training
Latin America's thriving airlines are pushing up demand for flightcrew training. The Canadian provider is leading the way
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NewsIN FOCUS: Embraer looks to make defence business quarter of revenue by 2020
Embraer's roots are in defence. Its first aircraft - the EMB 110 Bandeirante - was built for the Brazilian armed forces in the early 1970s, and it designed...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Brazil looks to create a supply chain and industry base of SMEs
Despite Embraer's success, the country has struggled to create a sizeable home-grown supply base. Could this change?
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EBACE: MEBAA says Dubai business aviation show will be 10% bigger than 2010
All aboard for MEBA: the next occasion the industry gets together in earnest in Dubai in December. This year, the event is being held for the first time...
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EBACE: Greenpoint displays cabinetry for Boeing 747-8I Aeroloft concept
US specialist conversions outfit Greenpoint Technologies is displaying the cabinetry used on its Aeroloft upper-deck cabin berth concept...
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EBACE: SR Technics signs second airliner completion contract
SR Technics has signed its second airliner completion contract with an undisclosed Middle Eastern customer. The Zurich-based maintenance, repair and overhaul...
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NewsEBACE: Aero Toy Store prepares to open FBO at London Stansted
One of the biggest stateside names in business jet trading is flying into Europe. Aero Toy Store is opening an 23,000m² (250,000ft²) FBO at London's Stansted...
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EBACE: Aurora to develop FBO at UAE's Fujairah airport
Aurora Aviation has high hopes for its new FBO in one of the UAE's quietest emirates. The Swiss aviation services company has signed a memorandum of...
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EBACE: Cayman Islands develops system to streamline approvals paperwork
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands is introducing a system that it says will make it easier for customers to apply for approvals and renew...
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NewsEBACE: Qatar Executive teams with Bombardier's Flexjet to offer premium services
Qatar Airways, one of the world's blue-chip airlines, is breaking into the North American market in a big way by teaming up with Bombardier fractional and...
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EBACE: Ruag teams up with ExecuJet on Zurich FBO
RUAG is teaming up with fellow Swiss company ExecuJet Aviation Group to run its refurbished FBO in Geneva. The two players announced their collaboration...
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NewsEBACE: Dassault chief Edelstenne says European business aviation sector remains in crisis
EBACE is taking place in a "crisis environment" for the fourth year running, although the market has begun a "slow transition to recovery", says Dassault...
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EBACE: Flight Ambulance International purchases specialist stretchers
Air medical specialist Flight Ambulance International is purchasing six specialist stretchers from Spectrum Aeromed for its Bombardier CRJ200. The medevac...
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EBACE: Airbus Corporate Jets gives award to its own jet centre
Airbus Corporate Jets celebrate the 10th completion of an ACJ by the Airbus Corporate Jet Centre. Airbus...