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Maintenance and Modifications

Ruag reorganizes MRO ops, consolidates bizav facilities

The Ruag group has streamlined its business aircraft maintenance facilities as part of its response to posting a net loss in that sector of approximately $

Pilots charge Lufthansa with scope violations

Lufthansa pilots continued negotiations with airline management at press time over what they claim amount to scope-clause violations by the German flag car
FBOs

Improved Landing Aids Coming to Lugano Airport

The Swiss government has approved Lugano Airport’s plan to install more visual aids, including a lead-in light row with strobe lamps for Runway 19.
Aircraft

Pilatus To Resume Full Working Schedules

In a hopeful sign, Pilatus said it will return to full work schedules by February 1.
Maintenance and Modifications

Air Service Basel completes new facility at EuroAirport

EuroAirport, which serves the cities of Basel, Switzerland; Mulhouse, France; and Freiburg, Germany; is home to a considerable maintenance and completion i

Swiss regionals stare down the recession

Switzerland’s regional scheduled airlines seem relatively well prepared to face a passenger slump expected to last through next year.
Environment

Industry makes progress toward ‘greener’ aviation

Aviation will become greener in small steps rather than the giant leaps hoped
for in the recent past, but the aviation community is committed to redu
Charter & Fractional

FlyingGroup expands over borders

Charter operator FlyingGroup has opened new bases in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam and also in Luxembourg.

More networking, site services to strengthen F’boro airshow

The organizers of the biennial Farnborough International Air Show announced several improvements for the next edition, scheduled to take place July 19 to 2

Zelouf leaves big legacy at Jet Aviation

A man who has witnessed just about every step of business aviation’s development over the past four decades finally began a very well earned retirement ear
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Ruag, List team on bizav mx & completions facility

Ruag, the Swiss aerospace and defense group, announced a joint venture with List of Austria to offer customers a one-stop shop for simultaneous maintenance
Aircraft

Falcon 7X sports new interior

Dassault Aviation unveiled a new interior for its Falcon 7X jet here at EBACE yesterday.
Aircraft

Versatile PC-12 holds solid market niche

One year after the first major upgrade since its inception in the early 1990s, the Pilatus PC-12 NG remains the best seller in the pressurized single-engin
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Completions backlog boosts business at Jet Aviation Basel

Jet Aviation Basel, one of Europe’s largest completion facilities, has to live with the long lead times unavoidable in its business, but they can be a bles
Cabin Interior and Electronics

AMAC’s new hangar is open for business in Basel

Earlier this year, AMAC Aerospace started operating from its new hangar at Euro Airport near Basel, Switzerland.
Maintenance and Modifications

Start-up AMAC opens hangar, begins completions servicen

AMAC Aerospace inaugurated the main hangar of its new business aviation completions and maintenance operation at Switzerland’s EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-F
Maintenance and Modifications

AMAC Celebrates Grand Opening in Basel

AMAC Aerospace officially opened for business in early February at the EuroAirport in Basel, Switzerland.

Pilot Strike Disrupts Lufthansa Regional Network

Most of the 125 pilots of the German regional airline Con-tact Air went on a limited strike today, disrupting parts of the Luf-thansa Regional European net
Aircraft

Two Buyers Interested in Acquiring Grob

Grob Aerospace insolvency administrator Dr.
Maintenance and Modifications

With Basel shop, LHT expands maintenance and completions

Lufthansa Technik, the MRO and completions arm of the German flag carrier, has taken over the maintenance shop of Swiss European Air Lines at Basel EuroAir

Lufthansa goes fishing in Italian waters

When the Italian government put ailing Alitalia up for sale last winter, Lufthansa was not interested.

Dramatic Evacuation of Air Dolomiti ATR 72 Captured on Video

An amateur video broadcast by the BBC shows a fierce fire burning near the main lan

Austrian Airlines for Sale

The Austrian government has decided to sell its share of Austrian Airlines and has published advertisements in the financial press offering its 42.75-perce

Suter plans new airline

Crossair founder Moritz Suter announced on July 17 that he plans to launch a new regional airline.
Aircraft

D'Long looks to place 728 back in fray

Shanghai-based investment group D’Long in late June confirmed it has signed a contract for the rights to the suspended Fairchild Dornier 728 program, but a
Charter & Fractional

Lufthansa’s Swiss Invests in Business Aviation

Lufthansa subsidiary Swiss International Airlines on Thursday took over Zurich-based Servair Private Charter for an undisclosed amount and said it will int
Aircraft

Euro-jets vie for Swiss fighter order

Switzerland is in the market for about 20 new fighters to progressively replace its remaining F-5 fleet.
Environment

Industry players commit to reducing CO2 emissions

Aircraft and engine manufacturers participating in the Aviation and Environment Summit held in Geneva this spring pledged to reduce carbon dioxide emission
Charter & Fractional

TAG confident of continued growth

When TAG Aviation took over Aeroleasing in Switzerland and Aviation Methods in California, and finally Wayfarer Aviation on the East Coast, all in 1998 and
FBOs

Jet Aviation is growing steadily

Jet Aviation’s main strength is in Europe, where 11 major facilities generate 60 percent of its income, and the U.S., with four major facilities and 18 sup