Shell Aircraft, the corporate flight department and aviation policy adviser for the Shell Group, is conducting a fleet evaluation programme with a view to replacing its two Dassault Falcon 50s. A leading contender is believed to be the Falcon 2000EX equipped with the EASy advanced flightdeck. Shell also operates a Gulfstream IV-SP.
Source: Flight International
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