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You’d think it would sell itself
May 22, 2008
Hamish Harding, owner of Sino Swearingen SJ30-2 Serial No. 7 and chairman of Action Aviation, is here at the EBACE static display showing off his airplane’s attributes. The company, based at London Luton Airport, is an SJ30-2 distributor. Two SJ30-2s are currently flying, but production is on hiatus pending further funding of the program. Harding has logged...
moreTeal sees dip in bizjet sales for 2011-12, bouyancy thereafter
May 21, 2008
The Teal Group’s 18th annual business jet overview cites high corporate profits, business globalization, high commodity prices, emerging market growth and a weak dollar for another all-time market high this year, and a sanguine forecast that projects a 10-year demand for 14,289 business jets worth $218 billion. By comparison, the last 10 years saw the...
moreJoint helo effort by Oboronprom, AgustaWestland
May 21, 2008
Russian aerospace conglomerate Oboronprom has begun cooperating with European rotorcraft manufacturer Agusta- Westland (Booth No. 7550) in helicopter maintenance, production and distribution–with a 10-aircraft order as a starter. As a first stage, the two companies this month signed a distribution agreement with Loyd’s Investments Corp., a Russian-based...
moreAs European charter cools, brokers assess their options
May 21, 2008
Early 2008 has seen muted interest, if not a full-blown downturn, in demand for executive charter service in Europe, according to leading charter brokers. “While business levels are still good, corporate client requirements seem to have flattened in the past three to five months,” said David Macdonald, sales director for private jet business at Air Partner...
moreAir Alsie eyes the backlog fleet in response to industry decline
May 21, 2008
The next two years seem certain to see a softening in demand for business and private aviation, according to aircraft management and charter group Air Alsie.Nonetheless, the Danish operator is staying focused on prospects for long-term growth, encouraging its owners to consider buying more modern and longer range aircraft that would hopefully be delivered...
moreHawker Beechcraft Names Indian Distributor
May 20, 2008
Responding to increased demand for its parts throughout the Middle East and India, Hawker Beechcraft has named Kolkata, India-based Arrow Aviation Services an authorized distributor through its Rapid factory-direct parts division. Arrow is one of the subcontinent’s leading parts suppliers with sales offices throughout India, as well as a new facility in...
moreEMTEQ Purchases Cable Technologies
May 20, 2008
New Berlin, Wisconsin-based EMTEQ (Booth No. 1336) has finalized the acquisition of Cable Technologies of Montana Inc. (CTI), a manufacturer of wire and cable related assemblies based in Great Falls, Montana. EMTEQ specializes in avionics systems and integration, lighting and “cabin comfort” for business aircraft and helicopters, as well as military and air...
moreRolls-Royce forecasts steady bizjet growth
May 20, 2008
Rolls-Royce has again peered into its crystal ball and is predicting steady growth in business jet deliveries through the remainder of the decade, it said yesterday here at EBACE. In a longer view, the company forecasts a demand for 39,000 new business jets, ranging from very light jets to bizliners, worth some $715 billion over the next 20 years. Of the...
moreAMAC to enter completions market
May 20, 2008
AMAC Aerospace (Booth No. 651), the new Swiss completions, maintenance and refurbishing firm, is here at EBACE announcing it is on target to begin full operations when its first hangar–at EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg–is completed in September. A spokesman indicated the company plans eventually to include aircraft management, charter and brokerage in...
moreBombardier predicts rise in deliveries, fall in orders
May 20, 2008
The number of deliveries of new business aircraft is expected to increase substantially in the next 10 years, but this will be accompanied by a reduction in orders, especially in the short term, according to new Bombardier Aerospace statistics. The Canadian manufacturer predicts that typical annual industry output during the period 2008-2017 will be more...
morePiaggio marks milestone, while increasing output
May 20, 2008
Piaggio Aero is about to deliver the 150th P180 Avanti II to a customer and the Italian airframer at last seems to be coming to grips with an unacceptably slow production process that has badly stalled its output rate for the program.
Meanwhile, here at EBACE (Booth No. 1305), the Genoa-based company is showing a new version of the twin pusherprop...
moreComlux Completion Makes Big Investment in Airbus Corporate Jet Centre
May 19, 2008
Airbus announced yesterday here at EBACE that Comlux Completion has become a 40-percent shareholder in the new Airbus Corporate Jet Centre (ACJC) in Toulouse, France. Comlux Completion is a joint venture between Comlux Aviation Group, launch customer for the A318 Elite (whose aircraft can be seen in the static park), and Bahrain-based Maz Consultancy....
moreHoneywell forecast: record bizjet deliveries to continue
May 17, 2008
Manufacturers will deliver almost 13,000 new business aircraft worth $233 billion in the 2008 to 2017 period, according to pundits at Honeywell Aerospace. The U.S. group’s 16th ten-year forecast since 1987 logged 2007 as the fourth straight year of industry expansion.According to the report, deliveries of aircraft with gross takeoff weights of less than...
moreEurocontrol braces for VLJ flood
May 17, 2008
According to Eurocontrol, by 2010, European operators will have ordered some 500 very light jets (VLJs) and about 300 of these will have been delivered by then, with most of them being destined for air-taxi services. The agency’s initial assessment indicates this new generation of business jets will have a significant impact on Europe’s airspace and...
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