Helicopter interiors specialist Texas Aviation Services has delivered a “Ferrari styled” Eurocopter EC 130 to Mike Herzog of Portland, Ore. The automotive entrepreneur collects Ferraris as part of his large car dealership in Portland and wanted his new helicopter to match the Pininfarina design of one of his favorite Ferraris.
Automotive industry
August 5, 2008 - 6:58am
It’s a story right out of the Wild West. A helicopter delivering cash to the Kendal power station near Ogies in South Africa in June was robbed of one million South African rand (roughly $130,000) in a Western-style shootout, according to police. In a statement filed by local law-enforcement officials, a helicopter landed at the power station to deliver seven bags of cash.
May 22, 2008 - 7:19am
The new owner of Pentastar Aviation is described as an “aviation enthusiast,” and his acquisition of the former DaimlerChrysler Aviation is his first venture into an aviation service company. Edsel Ford II was elected to the board of directors of Ford Motor Co. in 1988. His career at Ford spanned more than 25 years. He was named president and COO of Ford Motor Credit Co. in May 1991 and elected a company vice president in December 1993.
April 30, 2008 - 9:16am
Hawker Beechcraft has appointed Charles Mayer, a veteran of the luxury automotive industry, vice president of marketing. Mayer has more than 15 years of marketing experience and most recently served as director of marketing, media and advertising for Maserati North America. Before that he led marketing communications and brand strategy for Jaguar Cars North America. He also managed marketing accounts for Cadillac and Saab.
November 6, 2007 - 3:05am
Zenda Leather, well known among automobile and furniture manufacturers for more than 100 years, is growing wings. The Montevideo, Uruguay company–the largest supplier of leather to Audi and second largest to BMW–made a surprise U.S. appearance in September at the NBAA Convention in Atlanta.
September 26, 2007 - 4:23am
Honda Aircraft plans to ramp up to an annual build rate of 100 HondaJets within two years of starting its production line, company CEO Michimasa Fujino announced at a press conference here yesterday. Fujino also announced that the company had signed a master training service agreement with FlightSafety International to provide HondaJet pilot training.
September 25, 2007 - 12:09pm
Honda Aircraft plans to ramp up to an annual build rate of 100 HondaJets within two years of starting its production line, company CEO Michimasa Fujino said today at the NBAA Convention. Fujino also announced that the company had signed a master training service agreement with FlightSafety International to provide HondaJet pilot training.
September 20, 2007 - 11:31am
Zenda Leather (Booth No. 8923) may be a new name in the aviation industry, but the company’s assorted line of leather upholstery is well known to automobile and furniture manufacturers.
April 10, 2007 - 12:04pm
You can buy the flagship Lexus LS460–a fine blend of engineering, craftsmanship and performance–for about $80,000. How can a Rolls-Royce Phantom possibly be good enough to justify costing more than four times as much? That’s one question I pondered as a Rolls representative handed me the key to a $353,000 Phantom.
December 26, 2006 - 5:02am
Twenty years after beginning a quest to develop a jet, Michimasa Fujino stood proudly at the Honda display during last year’s NBAA Convention as Honda Motor president and CEO Takeo Fukui honored him with a public display of support for the HondaJet program. The announcements that followed signaled the beginning of sales for the $3.65 million jet, and by the end of the show Honda Aircraft had logged orders for more than 100 aircraft.
