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EBACE 2011: Absolute Taste Caters to the TAG Group and Expands In-Flight Catering to Geneva
The breathtaking artworks by Picasso, Chagall and other masters gracing the TAG Group’s chalet (Stand 7020) are garnering lots of attention among EBACE att
Charter & Fractional
EBACE 2011; Al Jaber Positions Airbus A318 Elite Plus in Saudi Arabia
Abu Dhabi-based charter operator Al Jaber Aviation has positioned an Airbus ACJ318 in Saudi Arabia, the company announced here at EBACE.
Avionics
EBACE 2011: Honeywell Primus Apex Upgrade Comes to Pilatus PC-12NG
Honeywell’s latest version of its Primus Apex integrated flight deck–Build 7–offers new functions and options for operators, which the company demonstrated
EBACE 2011: JSSI Learns From European Customers
Chicago-based JSSI (Stand 455), an independent provider of hourly cost maintenance programs for aircraft engines, airframes and APUs, convened its second E
Avionics
EBACE 2011: Universal Offers Partnership with MedAire
Business aircraft operators using Universal Weather and Aviation (Stand 7091) for flight planning now have access to integrated, remote medical services vi
EBACE 2011: CEPA Promoted Prague’s Business Aviation Show
Central European Private Aviation, the lobbying association that organizes CEPA Expo, a business aviation show in Prague, Czech Republic, has representativ
Maintenance and Modifications
EBACE 2011: LBAS Approved for Qatar-registered Challenger 604/605 Maintenance
Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (Stand 43) has secured Part 145 approval to perform maintenance services for Bombardier Challenger 604/605s register
FBOs
EBACE 2011: Jet Aviation Spotlights New Terminal in Jeddah
Jet Aviation’s expansion in the Middle East continues, highlighted by the recent grand opening of
Charter & Fractional
EBACE 2011: ACJC Delivers ACJ to Deer Jet
Beijing-based charter operator Deer Jet has taken delivery of Airbus Corporate Jet Centre’s first VIP cabin completion for a Chinese customer, which is als
Aircraft
EBACE 2011: Hawker 800 flies with scimitar-tip Blended Winglets
Aviation Partners (Stand 674) of Seattle, Washington, said the first certified scimitar-tip blended winglets are now flying on a Hawker 800.
Charter & Fractional
EBACE 2011: Gama Group companies highlight new products
Airops Software is here at EBACE showing its new ProCharter aviation management software.
Maintenance and Modifications
EBACE 2011: Keitas Systems Offer Smart Maintenance Software
Keitas Systems (Stand 1026), a start-up company based in Gex, France, not far from Geneva, is here introducing its Tempeus software program, designed to gi
Avionics
EBACE 2011: FAA Issues First STC for Fusion on Challenger 601
The FAA issued the first supplemental type certificate (STC) for the Pro Line Fusion avionics system, for installation on Rockwell Collins’s flight test Ch
EBACE 2011: Amac To Perform ACJ Completion for Rizon Jet
Maintenance and completion specialist Amac Aerospace (Stand 1079) has signed a contract with Rizon Jet, a Qatar-based operator, for the completion of an A
Engines
EBACE 2011: GE Aviation Rebrands ‘TechX’ Turbofan Engine as ‘Passport’
GE Aircraft (Stand 358), whose TechX engine Bombardier selected to power its under-development Global 7000 and Global 8000 ultra-long-range business jets,
Training and Workforce
EBACE 2011: Dubai Airshow on Track To Be the Biggest Yet
The biennial Dubai Airshow, to be held from November 13 to 17 at the Dubai Airport Expo, is expected to draw as many as 1,000 exhibitors from more than 50
Aircraft
EBACE 2011: Argentina Police Take Socata TBM
Daher-Socata has delivered a TMA-MMA, a multi-mission version of the TBM850 turboprop single, to Argentina’s airport security agency.
FBOs
EBACE 2011: FlyingGroup Building New Hangar in Antwerp
Belgium business aviation services group FlyingGroup (Stand 282) plans to open a new $3.5 million hangar at its Antwerp airport headquarters.
EBACE 2011: Aerospace Products International To Distribute Oviv’s Sentinel 100L Security System
France’s Oviv Security Technologies (Stand 1859) has announced a worldwide distribution agreement with Aerospace Products International (API) whereby the M
Aircraft
CEO Boisture Cautiously Optimistic about Future of ‘Smaller More Agile’ Hawker Beechcraft
“Cautious optimism” for the current business aviation market likely describes the consensus of opinion of the business aviation industry here at EBACE.
FBOs
EBACE 2011: Rizon FBOs Open in London and Doha
Rizon Jet has opened its long-planned FBOs at London’s Biggin Hill Airpor
Charter & Fractional
EBACE 2011: VistaJet orders 18 Bombardier jets
VistaJet put itself back in full-blown growth mode yesterday, placing a major order with Bombardier for 18 jets in a move that will take its fleet to more
Charter & Fractional
EBACE 2011: Flying Group Focuses on Core Operations
Business aviation is still on a roller-coaster ride that could lead to feast or famine, according to Flying Group chief executive Bernard van Milders.
Airports
EBACE 2011: Jet set returns to France
When the global financial crisis took much of the fizz out of the champagne lifestyle in France’s millionaire’s playground along the Côte-d’Azur it was not
Airports
Bizav crowd can satisfy its impulse at Payerne
Switzerland is well established as a veritable hive of business aviation activity and now a quiet corner in the west of the country wants a piece of this
Charter & Fractional
Skies now are bluer for Europe’s light jet survivors
Europe’s still-fledgling entry-level charter jet market is showing some positive signs of growth, according to leading operators and analysts.
ATC
UK slots for Olympics will go fast
Business aircraft operators planning to fly to Britain for next summer’s Olympic Games are being encouraged to make early requests for mandatory landing a
EBACE 2011: Challenges Ahead for EBAA
With its partners at NBAA, the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) this week stages its 11th annual EBACE show here in Geneva.
Safety
Europe continues its crawl towards commercial, single-engine IFR ops
Operators pushing for clearance to fly commercial single-engine flights in IFR conditions, which are not allowed under European Union (EU) legislation, wil
FBOs
EBACE 2011: ExecuJet, Bilen join forces for Istanbul FBO
ExecuJet Middle East (Stand 242) and Bilen Air Services have signed a “strategic partnership agreement” to develop an FBO at Istanbul Ataturk airport.
