US charter and sightseeing company Vegas 500 Air Tours has taken delivery of a GippsAero GA8 Airvan to provide aerial tours over Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon. The Las Vegas-headquartered company says the piston-engined, high-wing, seven-seat Airvan joins its Cessna Caravan turborop-single in service. Both are "ideal touring platforms giving unobstructed views of the scenery", it says
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Source: Flight International
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