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ASM opens second branch in India

Dubai-based Aviation Services Management (ASM) recently opened a new branch in Mumbai, the company’s second in India, to accommodate an increasing number o

Dassault offers extensive support for worldwide Falcon fleet

Dassault entered the world corporate jet market in 1963 with the launch of the highly successful Falcon 20 midsize twin.

Paper giving way to digital chart data

Evidence that Jeppesen is moving rapidly toward a world cluttered with less paper can be seen in airline terminals all over the world.

Rising costs could drive bizav away from UK

Rising regulatory and administrative costs could drive business aircraft away from the UK, according to the British Business and General Aviation Associ

Frakes stacks solve soot problem

Owners and operators of Hawker Beechcraft King Airs enjoy the solid reliable performance offered by the venerable turboprops, but there is one King Air ch

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New EVS on Falcon 7X yields operational credits

The Dassault Falcon 7X is among the first business jets to benefit from the better quality of LCD imaging for the

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TBM 850 by the Numbers

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GE/Boeing to loan engines to ferry 747-8 BBJs

General Electric and Boeing are collaborating on a program to offer their

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Learjet 85 has deep European roots

Bombardier’s all-composite Learjet 85 is progressing toward a first flight in 2012 with heavy engineering and manufacturing input from the company’s facil

Avidyne autopilots offer digital solutions for avionics retrofits

Avionics manufacturer Avidyne is displaying its full line of cockpit displays and flight control systems as well as its R9 integrated flight deck at this

EASA Grants Approval for Avidyne’s EX600 MFD

The European Aviation Safety Agency has approved Avidyne’s

CO2 emissions to become bizav’s main headache

Where is business aviation with its ambitious long-term goals in cutting CO2 emissions? Back in November 2009, the industry’s main lobbying groups late is

Measuring business aviation CO2 emissions

As EBAA COO Pedro Vicente Azua noted, Eurocontrol’s ETS Support Facility is already enabling operators to measure their CO2 emissions.

Dassault Committed To Europe’s Acare Effort

Dassault is the only business jet manufacturer having committed, along with the rest of the European aeronautical industry, to 2020 environmental goals set

EBACE 2011: Universal Acquires Catering, Concierge Businesses

Universal Weather and Aviation (Stand 7091) has acquired in-flight catering and concierge group Air Chef Holdings for an undisclosed price.

FBOs

EBACE 2011: Jet Aviation Geneva Announces Aircraft Cleaning and Refueling Options

In a continuing expansion of its portfolio of services, Jet Aviation Geneva announced new aircraft cleaning and refueling options at EBACE.

EBACE 2011: Strongest EBACE Ever, But Officials Warn of Work To Do

Business aviation is now a global business but it is being held back by the lack of a global regulatory structure, according to leading industry lobbyist s

EBACE 2011: Cessna Upbeat About Citation Prospects

Cessna Aircraft yesterday offered an upbeat assessment of the future prospects for its Citation jets and reported ongoing progress with the new CJ4 and

EBACE 2011: Rockwell Collins Adds European Regional Trip Support To Ascend

Rockwell Collins has added European Union regional trip support to the services provided under its Ascend flight information solutions. Last year,

EBACE 2011: Bombardier announces new suppliers for Global 7000 and Global 8000 programs

Bombardier has selected four additional suppliers for the new

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EBACE 2011: Australia’s Burbank Group Orders AgustaWestland AW109

Australia’s Burbank Group has ordered an AgustaWestland (Stand 7010) AW109 Power light twin helicopter.

Maintenance and Modifications

EBACE 2011: Jet Aviation Introduces Maintenance Program for BBJ and Shows Falcon 2000 Interior

Owners and operators seeking new options to maintain Boeing Business Jets (BBJs) or to refurbish Dassault Falcon 2000s are the target of new offerings from

FBOs

EBACE 2011: Software Developer Skynet Signs Up Jet Aviation

Skynet (Stand 860), an online provider of FBO pricing and booking services, has signed up Jet Aviation to trial its software at the latter’s London Biggin

French Investigators Extract All AF447 Data

French accident investigators over the weekend extracted the data from the memory cards inside the flight recorders recovered from the ill-fated Air France

EBACE 2011: Airbus Rebrands Corporate Jet Family as ACJs

Airbus has rebranded its corporate jets division as Airbus ACJ, with new aircraft colors and clearer, more consistent names.

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EBACE 2011: Nextant 400XT Makes EBACE Debut, Nears FAA Certification

The first production-conforming Nextant Aerospace 400XT is making its public debut on the EBACE static display, just days after the type’s Williams FJ44-3A

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