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Airbus highlights ACJ319 at ABACE show

Airbus Corporate Jets is exhibiting an ACJ319 at the ABACE show in Shanghai, giving prospective customers the opportunity to appreciate its potential and highlighting the company’s commitment to the important Chinese market. It is the first time at the show for the MJet ACJ319, which i...

Airbus wins Crystal Cabin Award in several categories at Aircraft Interiors Expo 2017

Airbus has won two categories in this year’s Crystal Cabin Award for the first time. The winning projects are the ‘ReTrolley’ in the Greener Cabin, Health, Safety and Environment category, and the ‘Smart Cabin Reconfiguration’ in the Passenger Comfort Hardware category....

Bombardier Business Aircraft Hosting Customer Events and Additional Safety Awareness Sessions Worldwide

This year’s Maintenance and Operations Conference features new technical sessions, as well as a full day dedicated to promoting and raising operational safety awareness Opportunity for customers to learn more about the latest in cabin connectivity, flight crew monitoring and satellite communication Total of more than 18 customer events planned in 2017 Bombardier Business Aircraft...

Tecnam introduce the P2006T Twin MkII

Tecnam unveiled at AERO Friedrichshafen today a major upgrade to its best- selling P2006T next-generation Twin. With over 200 P2006T Twin’s operating worldwide, it is already firmly established as the twin aircraft of choice by both leading Flight Training Organizations and private owners alike. The P2006T Twin MkII offers unbeatable value, coupled with low operating and ownership costs, i...

Daher escorts Patrouille de France US

Daher’s TBM 930 supports the French Patrouille de France aerobatic team on the start of its historic U.S. tour The Patrouille de France’s trans-Atlantic crossing for its current U.S. tour was supported by a TBM 930 very fast turboprop aircraft, continuing Daher’s backing of this world-renowned French Air Force jet aerobatic team. The TBM 930’s mission was to fly ahead...

Class-leading Gulfstream trio to land at ABACE 2017

Gulfstream Aerospace class-leading trio will arrive at China’s Shanghai Hongqiao Airport this month for the Asian Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (ABACE). The show will run from April 11-13 at the Shanghai Hawker Pacific Business Aviation Service Center. Gulfstream’s super-midsize Gulfstream G280, high-performance Gulfstream G550and company flagship Gulfstream&...

Honeywell Unveils The Power Of The Connected Aircraft At Aircraft Interiors Expo 2017

Honeywell will be at the Aircraft Interiors Expo to showcase how connectivity impacts the aerospace industry well beyond passengers and the cabin. With thousands of its products on aircraft around the world, and more than 100 years of experience providing satellite communications, mechanics, engines, cockpit technology and more to the aerospace industry, Honeywell is well-positioned to lead the ae...

Gazpromneft-Aero hosts data exchange in aviation fuel supply conference with IATA in Russia

Gazpromneft-Aero, the aviation-fuel business operator of Gazprom Neft, and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) hosted, for the first time in Russia, an international conference for standardization of data exchange in aviation fuel supply. New electronic formats developed by the Fuel Data Standards Group (IATA FDSG*), which includes some of the largest global aviation fuel suppliers,...

Leonardo begins AW119Kx demo tour with Simone Moro in Nepal

Two successful characters for a two-week demo tour in Nepal: the Leonardo AW119Kx helicopter and Simone Moro, the only alpinist in history to have reached four 8,000 meters peaks in winter. The goal of the demo tour is to demonstrate the operational capabilities of the AW119Kx at 24,000 feet, in order to carry out helicopter rescue missions at hitherto unimaginable altitud...

Focusing on cabin efficiency, passenger comfort and cabin upgrades services

Airbus showcases its new cabin innovations at this years’ Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany – the world’s largest event dedicated to the aircraft interiors industry, in-flight entertainment, connectivity and passenger services. Journalists who attend the Airbus Media Briefing at our stand will be able to learn about several new A380 cabin efficiency enablers –...

European debut of M600 begins at AERO Friedrichshafen

Piper Aircraft Inc. and Piper Deutschland are collaborating to display the M600, the company's flagship product, at the upcoming AERO Friedrichshafen 2017, to be held April 5-8. This will be the first time that an M600 has been on display at an event outside of North America. Following Aero Friedrichshafen, the M600 will embark on a three month European demo tour covering six countries.&...

Helang Flying Academy and Rotortrade Services sign agreement

Rotortrade Services and Helang Flying Academy Sdn Bhd are thrilled to announce the signing of a Sales & Purchase Agreement for the first of several EC120B during Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace exhibition “LIMA 2017” Malaysia. The helicopter shall be delivered within a month and will be shortly followed by the second helicopter considering their planned fleet delivery...

Vision Systems to showcase croung breaking IFE feature at Hamburg AIX

Vision Systems and PXCom have partnered to offer airlines an unmatched level of flexibility in their GUI management. At Hamburg AIX 2017, Vision Systems will unveil a new release of its IFE solution called Visi-Stream, that ensures a high passenger satisfaction and ancillary revenues. It comprises Wi-Fi AVOD with a rich and varied content including movies, music, games, daily press, extensive t...

Patrouille de France 2017 North American Tour

The Patrouille de France performs precision formation aerobatics using Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jets. Their aircraft will sport special paint schemes during the 2017 season to commemorate their tour, which coincides with the 100th anniversary of America’s entry into World War I in France. Thanks to Yam Wanders we can share with you exclusive photos from Salon de Province!...

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