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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
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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.
Charter & Fractional

EBACE 2011: ABS Jets and Avcon Jet To Open Embraer Line Maintenance Station in Kiev

Prague, Czech Republic-based ABS Jets (Stand 775) has announced the creation of a joint venture with Vienna, Austria-based Avcon Jet to open an Embraer lin
Maintenance and Modifications

EBACE 2011: Jet Aviation Receives Completions Contract for BBJ2

Another Boeing BBJ2 is slated for completion at Jet Aviation Basel, following the signing of a new contract with an undisclosed client.
Maintenance and Modifications

EBACE 2011: Airbus Adds Comlux America as Approved U.S. Outfitter

Airbus announced that Comlux America has been appointed an Airbus cabin outfitter in the U.S., following a detailed audit of the Indianapolis, Indiana-base
Charter & Fractional

EBACE 2011: Mustang Charter Operator GlobeAir Announces 2011 Projections

Austrian light jet charter operator GlobeAir (Stand 2231) has undergone a major fleet expansion to become the world’s largest fleet operator of Cessna Cita
Charter & Fractional

EBACE 2011: VistaJet Unveils Bombardier Global XRS with Tail Painted by Graffiti Artist Retna

Switzerland-based charter operator VistaJet here on Monday unveiled an unusual tail painting on one of its Bombardier Global XRS business jets–a work of ar
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Safety

Brazil Court Finds U.S. Pilots Guilty in Fatal Midair

American pilots Joseph Lepore and Jan Paul Paladino, whose Legacy 600 collided with a Gol Airlines Boeing 737-800 over the Amazon in September 2006, were f
Training and Workforce

EBACE 2011: CAE Signs Training Agreement with International Jet Management

Austria’s International Jet Management (IJM) and CAE signed a four-year training agreement on Tuesday at here at EBACE.

EBACE Opening Tackles Negative Perceptions of Bizav

Tackling the negative public perception of business aviation is key to resolving some of the industry’s challenges, said speakers at today’s EBACE opening
Charter & Fractional

VistaJet Orders 18 Bombardier Jets Worth $383M

Swiss operator VistaJet today at EBACE announced a firm order for 18 Bombardier business jets, which will bring its fleet to more than 50 aircraft.
Regulations and Government

House Introduces Backup Plan for FAA Reauthorization

Although House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman John Mica (R-Fla.) said last week that “significant progress” was being made in FAA rea
Charter & Fractional

Comlux Orders Orders First Batch of Embraer Bizjets

In a deal that could be worth up to $207 million, Comlux today at EBACE placed a firm order for three Embraer Legacy 650s, with options for four more.
Charter & Fractional

EBACE 2011: Comlux Middle East and Saudia Private Aviation Sign Charter Agreement

Comlux Middle East and Saudia Private Aviation have signed an agreement for joint development of charter business opportunities in the Middle East.
Aircraft

Conforming HondaJet Hits Max Speed and Altitude

Today at EBACE, Honda Aircraft said it has achieved new milestones during flight testing of the first conforming HondaJet (F1), which has reached a maximum
Charter & Fractional

EBACE 2011: Everjets Will Field a Phenom 300

Everjets signed a contract yesterday for an Embraer Phenom 300 executive jet to be placed in charter service.
Charter & Fractional

Comlux Makes Its First Embraer Buy at EBACE 2011

In a deal that could be worth up to $207 million, Comlux placed a firm order yesterday at EBACE for three Embraer Legacy 650s, with options for four more.
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