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Piaggio Aerospace unveils new services to its customers

Partnership with Lowcountry Aviation to develop a Supplemental Type Certificate for the upgrade of the Avanti I to the next-generation landing gear technology. ADS-B Out retrofit can be now installed on the Avanti II. New Customer Web Portal is launched. New offers are aimed at aligning the P.180...

Textron Aviation further expands European service footprint, features line maintenance at London Biggin Hill Airport

 Textron Aviation Inc., announced during the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) 2018 that it has expanded its London presence with a line maintenance station at London Biggin Hill Airport, further enhancing accessibility to factory-direct service and support for C...


Honda Aircraft Company Expands Sales To The Middle East

 Jetex Flight Support Appointed as HondaJet Middle East Honda Aircraft Company announced today that it has expanded sales of the HondaJet to the Middle East with the appointment of Jetex Flight Support as an authorized sales representative based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Honda Aircraft made the announcement at Palexpo during the 2018 European Business Aviation Con...

Air BP announces innovative Airfield Automation technology at EBACE

New digital platform to enhance safety, reliability and compliance in airport fuelling operations Operators will benefit from faster, more comprehensive and more accurate fuelling data The first commercially deployed system in the world to provide an engineering barrier to help prevent misfuelling, Air BP is currently pursuing patent protection for this distinctive technology Air BP, t...

Pilatus Extends PC-12 Maintenance Intervals and Delivers Significantly Reduced Operating Costs

Pilatus engineers recently developed and certified a new PC-12 Master Maintenance Plan to give greater flexibility with regard to the timing of required inspections and maintenance. The plan applies to all PC-12 Series, and will reduce required maintenance labour by 20-40%. Based on a detailed analysis of in-service fleet experience of over 6.8 million hours, scheduled maintenance intervals hav...

New Dassault Service to Reinvent Falcon Connectivity

Dassault Aviation launched FalconConnect, a comprehensive solution designed to facilitate the use, management and control of inflight connectivity. “Our industry has witnessed an unprecedented development in high-speed connectivity services which has dramatically increased cost and system complexity,” said Dassault Aviation Senior Executive Vice President, Civil Aviation, Olivi...

Advanced Connectivity and upgraded Cyber Security module added to SD Pro® platform

Satcom Direct, the business aviation connectivity, software and hardware provider, is showcasing enhancements to its digital flight operations platform SD Pro®, during EBACE 2018 on booth W115. Two new modules further supporting on-board connectivity management and giving even greater control of cyber security threat management are being demonstrated. ...

Airbus ACJ350 XWB Completion Approval for AMAC Aerospace

AMAC Aerospace is proud to announce that Airbus Corporate Jets has appointed AMAC’s facility in Basel, Switzerland as an approved Completion Center for the ACJ350 XWB. As the latest addition to the Airbus family of VIP widebodies, the ACJ350 XWB offers innovative technology and enables the most efficient and cost-effective flight possible, with “nonstop to the world” range in...

Flying Colours Corp. first to outfit Bombardier Challenger 650 jet in medevac format

Flying Colours Corp. the maintenance, refurbishment and completion specialist returns to EBACE, (booth W105), in a buoyant mood having just completed the industry’s first Bombardier Challenger 650 medevac interior. Number one in a trio, the medevac interior was completed on time and on budget, under contract from Bombardier Specialized Aircraft, and is already in operatio...

Geneva Airpark has posted its figures for Q1: + 30%

Always progressing, in Q1 2018 Geneva Airpark increased its number of customers with 10 new clients signing up for its services. Thanks to the newcomers for this vote of confidence for our «Daily» services. New communication tools: In order to promote its Daily offer and “Home” services Geneva Airpark has created 4 mini-videos on these different options:Daily, Laundr...

Piaggio Aerospace Announces Growth Plans And New Orders At EBACE

Four New Orders in Q1 2018  Company Celebrates 100 Years in Aviation Piaggio Aerospace, a leading Italian aircraft manufacturer active in the business aviation and defense and security sectors, presented the Company’s growth strategy outlined in the five-year industrial plan and announced the Avanti EVO’s increasing orders whilst attending the European Business Aviation Conv...

Avinode reports encouraging growth for European business aviation

The latest figures from pioneering bizav technology leader and data partner Avinode (EBACE booth D69) are showing a healthy rise in demand for European business jet charter. Oliver King, CEO of the Avinode Group, says: “As an industry, we have just experienced our best growth in a decade in Europe and another strong growth year in the US. Taken together, we are on a high of acti...

AVIAÂ welcomes supplier partners UVair and Satcom Direct

AVIAÂ, the expanding international group purchasing organisation (GPO) ‘lands’ at EBACE with two new partnerships under its belt.   It has ratified deals with UVair, the fuel division of Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc. and business aviation connectivity, software and hardware provider Satcom Direct (SD), to deliver savings for its members - on f...

P&WC’s FAST™ Solution to Bring Data-Driven Predictability to Operators of the PT6A-67P-powered Pilatus PC-12 NG Aircraft

Launching on PlaneSense’s fleet of PC-12 aircraft, the FAST™ solution will help drive reduced costs and increased availability for the leading fractional operator Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has achieved Supplemental Type Certification (STC) for its FAST™ prognostics solution on the single-engine Pilatus PC-12 47E NG aircraft powered by the PT6A-67P. The FAST solutio...

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Jetfly highlights the versatility of Pilatus PC-12 in European business aviation sector

For more than twenty-five years, Jetfly has been developing its Shared Ownership Program, focusing in particular on the Pilatus PC-12, a turboprop aircraft renowned for its versatility, reliability, a...