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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 ann...

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...

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...

Deer Jet Alliance helps UAS Boost Presence in China

Deer Jet and UAS Partnership Secures Advanced Levels of Service and Cost-Efficiency across China’s Largest FBO and Station Manager Network At the start of the 2018 edition of the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Deer Jet and UAS International Trip Support (UAS) have announced an advanced-level partnership that significantly expands UAS presence acr...

Textron Aviation’s Cessna Denali enters new phase of development; company builds first flight test articles

Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. company, today updated the development status of its new high-performance Cessna Denali single-engine turboprop during the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) 2018. Fabrication of the nose section, fuselage, wings and tail cone of the first three flying prototypes is underway, paving the way for the aircraft to enter the...

European fuel supplier Valcora marks successful first year with launch of BioFuel programme at EBACE 2018.

Valcora, the Switzerland-based aviation fuel supplier, returns to EBACE 2018 – booth H99 - in a buoyant mood following a successful first year of operations. Since launch at EBACE 2017 Valcora has more than doubled its team, opened a Singapore office, and relocated its Geneva offices to accommodate future growth. The Geneva-headquartered business has expanded the initial h...

HONDA AIRCRAFT COMPANY UNVEILS THE HONDAJET ELITE

Honda’s Newest State-of-the-Art, Environmentally Responsible Aircraft Features Increased Range, Updated Avionics Suite and Enhanced Cabin Amenities Honda Aircraft Company revealed a new upgraded aircraft, the “HondaJet Elite,” at a special hangar event ahead of the 2018 European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland. The Honda...

Vertis Aviation flying high at EBACE after most successful year yet.

Vertis Aviation, the Switzerland-based boutique charter specialist, flies into this year’s EBACE, booth D69, on the back of its most successful year since launch in 2010. The business restructured in 2016 to bring focus back to its core activity, the charter of large cabin, long-range jets and executive airliners, to an international customer base. This has resulted in significant growt...

GULFSTREAM G600 TO JOIN G500, MAKE EUROPEAN DEBUT AT UPCOMING EBACE 2018

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.’s newest offering, the class-leading Gulfstream G600, will make its European debut alongside the all-new Gulfstream G500 at the upcoming European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva. Joining the two clean-sheet, fully outfitted aircraft on static display May 29-31 will be the flagship Gulfstream G650ER, the hi...

Falcon Aviation plans opening for new Dubai DWC Base Maintenance Hangar facility

Falcon Aviation, the UAE’s leading business aviation services, charter, MRO and aircraft management company, returns to Europe’s premier business aviation show, EBACE, in Geneva this month (29thto 31stMay) to highlight its new business jet MRO facility at its Dubai South, DWC, Al Maktoum International Airport. Falcon Aviation’s new facility is built on a total 24,00...

Jet Flight Service opens New Maintenance Service Center in Riga and appoints Frantisek Budin to the position of Base Maintenance Manager

et Flight Service with its headquarter in Moscow opens New Maintenance Service Center in Riga which belongs to its strategic plan of developing their maintenance and engineering services to international clients. New maintenance facility will provide Line Maintenance Services and Base Maintenance Services for Embraer aircraft( Legacy 450/500/600/650) and Gulfstream aircraft(G350/450/550/650)....

Pilatus Attends EBACE with Its PC-24 and Series Production is Underway

Pilatus will present its latest flagship at this year’s European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) from 29 to 31 May in Geneva. Five customers have already received a brand-new PC-24 since deliveries started in February 2018. Series production work on the 84 PC-24s ordered in 2014 is now in full swing at the Pilatus headquarters in Stans. The positive feedback from the...

VistaJet continues to innovate the aviation industry with new Avinode Marketplace integration

A faster access to VistaJet’s unparalleled service, thanks to live aircraft availability and a streamlined booking process for its broker partners · Request flights directly on Avinode Marketplace on the whole VistaJet fleet from 1st June 2018 · &nb...

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Joby Aviation establishes hub at Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport, advancing air mobility innovation in Texas

Joby Aviation signed a lease for 45,000 square feet at Alliance Air Trade Center in Haslet, part of Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport. Located within Hillwood’s 27,000-acre AllianceTexas d...

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Bell Textron announced the Aichi Prefectural Police have officially commenced aerial policing operations utilizing the Bell 505, marking a landmark moment for aviation in the Asia-Pacific region. A ce...

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