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Charter & Fractional

Charter firm finds work for single-engine t-props

JetFly, a Luxembourg-based company set up in 1999, is offering fractional ownerships in single-engine turboprop aircraft.Civil aviation authori
Aircraft

Business, military products keep Pilatus flush with orders

For the first time in many years, Pilatus Aircraft has full order books for both its general aviation business unit–with the PC-12 executive/utility
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Nordam Picked by Cessna for CJ4 Cabinetry

The Nordam Group of Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been selected by Cessna Aircraft to provide executive cabinetry for the CJ4, the newest business jet in the Wichit
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Interior Designer Targets Bizav

Aircraft interior designer PierreJean Design Studio, which specializes in custom interiors for a wide range of aircraft from helicopters to widebody jetlin
Aircraft

Gulfstream Delivers Milestone G200

Savannah, Georgia-based Gulfstream Aerospace delivered its 150th G200 super-midsize business jet last month.
Charter & Fractional

Union: Flight Options Fired Pilots for Traffic Violations

The Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 1108, which represents pilots for fractional provider Flight Options, said this week that some pilots were fired for th
Regulations and Government

FAA Proposes OEI Standard ‘Harmonization’

The FAA has proposed a number of revisions to the rotorcraft one-eng
ATC

Lawmakers Question NextGen Efforts

Although a “road map” for the next-generation ATC system will be released June 23, members of the House aviation subcommittee at a hearing yesterday expres
Regulations and Government

Reaction to New User-fee Bill Swift and Strong

As interested parties begin to delve into the newest FAA funding bill to arrive on Capitol Hill, reaction has been strong.
Accidents

Brazil’s Federal Police Blames Pilots for Midair

Brazil’s Federal Police has concluded that ExcelAire Legacy pilots Joseph Lepore and Jan Paladino were responsible for the September collision with a Boein
Engines

Elliott Makes EBACE Debut

Business aviation services provider Elliott Aviation is making its EBACE debut this week.
Engines

Honeywell eyes European engine market

With Europe continuing to be one of business aviation’s key growth markets, it should not be surprising that Honeywell Aerospace has chosen to position its
Engines

P&WC eyes market for even larger engines

Pratt & Whitney Canada’s (P&WC) progress in developing a powerplant for the proposed Bombardier C Series is contributing to research and development of eng

Bombardier charts course for more sales in ’07

Bombardier set a new record for business jet deliveries in its latest financial year, shipping 212 airplanes in the 12 months to January 2007.

Newly renamed Raytheon ready for future challenges

This seventh annual European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition sees one of the industry’s veteran players celebrate both a distinguished history an
Charter & Fractional

Investment firm has big plans for DaimlerChrysler Aviation

DaimlerChrysler Aviation, conceived as a corporate flight department in 1998 to transport the German-U.S.
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Jet Aviation names new Basel chief

Swiss-based aviation services provider Jet Aviation has tapped Norbert Marx as senior vice president and general manager of the company’s Basel unit.
Charter & Fractional

Business booms for Air Partner

Air Partner, the company that describes itself as the world’s largest aircraft charter broker, is seeing a surge in business.
Aircraft

PrivatAir flies high with large jets

In the 30 years since its founding, PrivatAir (Booth No.
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Charter & Fractional

Flying Group introduces jet-card option for the not-so-frequent flier

“Not everyone can or wants to own a private jet, and even the most affordable co-ownership or ad hoc chartering package is not always suitable,” Flying Gro
Safety

Bombardier brings ‘war on error’ to Europe

Bombardier is to hold its first Safety Standdown event in Europe at the end of this week’s European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition here in Genev

Wheels Down for Paris Show

Two of Signature Flight Support’s top managers in Europe will be making it to this year’s Paris Air Show on just two wheels to raise money for children’s c
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Stork refurb business extends to large aircraft

Business aviation is not new to Stork Aerospace (Booth No.
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Aircraft

Very Light Jets

Of more than 30 new business jet designs now in various stages of development, no fewer than seven are very light jet (VLJ) projects represented here at th
Rotorcraft

Helicopter makers buoyed by sales surge

Helicopter manufacturers have come to EBACE 2007 riding high on the wave of some $732 million in new orders announced at the industry’s Heli-Expo held in O
Charter & Fractional

Start-up Swiss charter firm awaits Phenom 100 deliveries

JetBird, the planned low-cost air charter service, caused quite a stir at the 2006 EBACE exhibition when it ordered 50 of Embraer’s Phenom 100 very light j
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Avionics

eNfusion CNX product bows here

A new fourth model in EMS Satcom’s eNfusion CNX line of mobile cabin gateways is making its debut here at EBACE’07 (Booth No.
Avionics

King Air altimeter approval latest from Swiss firm Revue Thommen

Revue Thommen, the Swiss avionics manufacturer (Booth No.
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VR lends a helping hand

Dassault is increasingly using tactile virtual reality (VR) to design its Falcon business jets.