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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
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

Suter plans new airline

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

Transairco’s shop is among Europe’s best

Founded in 1946 as Transair SA at the small airfield of Colombier in western Switzerland, Transairco was part of the Beech Aircraft sales organization for
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
Charter & Fractional

PrivatAir expands to global proportions

Founded in 1976 as the air arm of the Latsis shipping group, PrivatAir until recently catered exclusively to the top end of the executive charter market wi
FBOs

Zimex brings FBO excellence to Europe

In its renewed premises at Zurich Airport, Zimex offers executive handling services, as well as maintenance, repair and overhaul for various types of aircr
Airports

GBAA Appeals for Simplified Bizav Emission Trading

During the Berlin Air Show ILA last week, German Business Aviation Association (GBAA) chairman Dr.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Denmark-a tax haven until 2010?

Value Added Tax (VAT) and import duties for aircraft currently stand at zero percent in Denmark.
Aircraft

Crossair execs found not guilty in homicide trial

The Swiss federal court last month acquitted Crossair chairman Moritz Suter, CEO André Dosé and four other former airline employees of homicide by neglect

Crossair Embraer seized

French authorities on December 13 acted on a court order to seize one of Crossair’s Embraer ERJ-145s at Nice Côte d’Azur Airport at the behest of Air Lib,

Crossair trustees oust Suter, retain Dosé as chief executive

In his opening speech at Crossair’s December 6 extraordinary shareholders assembly in Basel, Switzerland, Crossair founder and outgoing chairman Moritz Sut

Crossair aims for rapid growth as Swissair falls

A task force headed by Peter Siegenthaler, director of the Swiss federal finance administration, has proposed a dozen seasoned executives for Crossair’s ne
Airports

Business aviation community must help keep small airports operating

With scheduled airline traffic, holiday charter and business flying growing at euphoric rates, airport capacity shortage lurks at many of Europe’s conurbat