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EBACE 2011: BAE unveils ABJ Elegante cabin interior

BAE Systems (Stand 751) and design consultancy Design Q have unveiled their latest interior concept for the Avro Business Jet: the ABJ Elegante. Designed w
FBOs

EBACE 2011: Spain’s Gestair and Iberia Create Corjet Maintenance Joint Venture

Spanish business aviation group Gestair (Stand 450) and the country’s flag carrier Iberia have joined in a 50-50 joint venture to create Corjet Maintenance
Airports

EBACE 2011: Al Bateen Airport Aims To Be Best Bizav Airport in the World

Al Bateen Executive Airport in Abu Dhabi took a step toward its goal of becoming “the best business aviation airport in the world” in the words of general
Safety

Brazilian Judge Finds U.S. Pilots Guilty in 2006 Fatal Midair

Yesterday, Brazilian federal judge Murilo Mendes found American pilots Joseph Lepore and Jan Paul Paladino, whose Embraer Legacy 600 collided with a Gol Ai
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

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.
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
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.
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: 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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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.
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

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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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
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.
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: 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: German Charter Operator Vibro-Air Adds Citation CJ3 To Fleet

German operator Vibro-Air (Stand 843) recently added a Cessna Citation CJ3 to its charter fleet.
Maintenance and Modifications

EBACE 2011: Air Works Appointed Dassault Falcon aAuthorized Center

Air Works India Engineering (Stand 1869) has been appointed a Dassault Falcon authorized service center (ASC), offering Falcon operators a maintenance capa
Safety

DC Aviation Gets Wyvern Approval

At EBACE yesterday DC Aviation (Stand 2039) received safety authorization from Wyvern (Stand 843).
Avionics

EBACE 2011: Thrane and Thrane shows news handset at EBACE

Thrane & Thrane is demonstrating its new Aviator wireless handset here at EBACE (Stand 979) as well as the company’s full range of Aviator satcom systems,
Aircraft

Gama:  Deliveries, billings down in 1Q 2011

General aviation aircraft deliveries during the first three months of this year experienced another overall drop of 4.6 percent
Aircraft

Northrop Grumman Firebird Vies for Male Market

Northrop Grumman unveiled a new optionally piloted vehicle in the medium-altitude, long-endurance (Male) class, which is currently dominated by General Ato
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Aircraft

A400M Disputes Resolved, and Engine Certified

In recent weeks, important contractual issues surrounding the A
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Aircraft

Boeing Phantom Ray UAV Makes First Flight

The Boeing Phantom Ray stealthy and autonomous UAV demonstrator made its first flight at Edwards AFB on April 27, and flew again in early May.
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Aircraft

First Production Su-35S Takes Off

Flight tests of the first production Sukhoi Su-35S
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Aircraft

Russian Helicopters Fails To Convince Investors

A partial flotation of state-owned Russian Helicopters on the London and Moscow stock markets was postponed last week after potential investors failed to s
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Aircraft

Dassault drops DX models, enjoys sustained deliveries overall

Dassault’s unexpected announcement here in Geneva on Monday of the new 2000S model fills a crucial entry-level gap at the lower end of the Falcon family.