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AgustaWestland, Alitalica Open Rome Hub
May 21, 2008
AgustaWestland and Italian-based helicopter operator Alitalica have signed an agreement to establish “the first helicopter hub in Italy” at Rome Urbe downtown airport. AgustaWestland will be in charge of the maintenance center and will therefore build new hangars. Meanwhile, Alitalica will set up a FBO, offer passenger transport and market corporate...
moreJet Av bolsters Mideast/Asia ops
May 21, 2008
Jet Aviation (Booth No. 1147) is steadily expanding its presence in the fast-growing Middle Eastern and Asian markets. The company announced a memorandum of understanding with Airod, Malaysia’s leading aerospace MRO company, to offer FBO, line maintenance and AOG services at Kuala Lumpur’s Subang Airport, starting in August 2008. The Swiss company also...
moreJet Aviation Looks West
May 21, 2008
Zurich, Switzerland-based Jet Aviation today signed a letter of intent with Ogden, Utah-based Kemp Development to open a new Midcoast Aviation maintenance facility and Jet Aviation FBO at Ogden-Hinckley Airport. The Swiss company plans to assume the existing FBO operations of Kemp Jet Services, following the close of the deal. According to Jet Aviation, the...
moreBarcelona Gets Improved Bizav Terminal
May 21, 2008
The Spanish airports and air navigation authority (AENA) has granted Executive Airlines a license as one of two companies to manage Barcelona El Prat Airport’s new FBO 2 business aviation terminal. The license term extends from March 1, 2008, to the end of 2009, with the possibility of a one-year extension.
This adds to Executive Airlines’ existing...
moreNew executive terminal built at Paris Le Bourget
May 21, 2008
France’s prime business aviation gateway is set to pass the next stage in its ongoing redevelopment when a new executive terminal opens at Paris Le Bourget Airport on June 30. A former maintenance facility building has been completely renovated and refurbished in a $8.5 million makeover. Known as K1, the upgraded building will be shared equally between...
moreLe Bourget FBO intros JetEx to Europe
May 20, 2008
Dubai-based JetEx Flight Support has announced a major move into the European marketplace. The company is to open a new FBO at Paris Le Bourget Airport in October, providing full ground handling services and a large VVIP lounge, as well as in-flight catering and ground transportation. The new facility is located in Le Bourget’s Terminal d’Aviation...
moreCannes-Mandelieu set to begin slot system trial
May 20, 2008
France’s DGAC civil aviation authority has imposed slot coordination at Cannes-Mandelieu Airport in the south of France beginning May 23 under a trial period that will run through the end of October. According to Umberto Vallino, the airport’s customer service manager, Cannes is the first dedicated business aviation airport in Europe to be subject to...
moreNew FBO Planned for Dubai World Central
May 20, 2008
Palm Aviation, the on-demand flight support provider, has announced plans for a new $12 million FBO at the massive urban aviation development project, Dubai World Central Aviation City. The 80,000-sq-ft facility, slated to be the first FBO at the site, is strategically important because of its location next to the world’s largest airport, and will enable...
moreExecuJet looks east for new opportunity
May 20, 2008
The Swiss-based business aviation sales and services provider ExecuJet announced at EBACE on Monday the opening of new offices in Moscow, Mumbai and Beijing. The move is described as the first step to the establishment of more extensive facilities in India, China and Russia, where business aviation is growing at a rapid pace. According to group managing...
moreGestair’s Growth Is Taking Off
May 20, 2008
Madrid-based Gestair Private Aviation (Booth No. 413) appears on plan to double its size over the next three years by taking on new business opportunities, internationalizing its business units and strengthening its infrastructure. The company was recently awarded a two-year contract for its FBO joint-venture with Assistair at Barcelona El Prat Airport,...
moreLyon Bron airport plans building spree while eyeing new operators
May 20, 2008
Representatives of Lyon Bron Airport (Booth No. 1057) are here at EBACE discussing plans to build new hangars to attract more operators. Last year, the facility boasted a 14-percent growth in business aircraft movements to a total of 7,200 and has set a target of 10,000 movements in 2012. According to business unit manager Eric Dumas, NetJets Europe is Lyon...
moreEuropean FBO Survey Report
May 20, 2008
When it comes to customer satisfaction, Europe’s FBOs rise to the top of the charts
moreSwiss VistaJet establishes Southeast Asia beachhead
May 19, 2008
Switzerland’s VistaJet (Booth No. 483) didn’t have to travel far for its appearance at EBACE this year, but it seems just as comfortable projecting a presence half-way around the world, where it has just agreed to establish a Southeast Asian regional headquarters at SkyPark Subang outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Here in Geneva yesterday, the company...
moreGestair’s Growth Is Taking Off
May 19, 2008
Madrid-based Gestair Private Aviation (Booth No. 413) appears on plan to double its size over the next three years by taking on new business opportunities, internationalizing its business units and strengthening its infrastructure. The company was recently awarded a two-year contract for its FBO joint-venture with Assistair at Barcelona El Prat Airport,...
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