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Airbus Has a Big LABACE Footprint with ACJ318
August 17, 2012 - 8:30am
ACJ318 at LABACE

At LABACE 2012, easily the biggest “footprint” on the aircraft static display line is the imprint of the ACJ318 bizliner from Airbus.

“When it comes to business jets, it’s what you offer in the cabin that counts,” said Airbus COO for customers John Leahy.
Hawker Beechcraft Focused on Brazil
August 16, 2012 - 11:10am

With an eye on Brazil as “a key market for the entire Hawker Beechcraft line,” the Wichita, Kan.-based aircraft manufacturer is a major presence at LABACE this year, bringing six of its most popular aircraft.
Hawker Beechcraft Forecasts Strong Growth In Brazil
August 16, 2012 - 10:55am
Hawker Beechcraft Premium Jet signing

Wichita, Kan.-based aircraft manufacturer Hawker Beechcraft predicts strong growth in demand for business aviation financing in Brazil over the next five years, based on research it conducted with Corporate Jet Investor of Surrey, England.
Customs Presents Hurdle for LABACE Aircraft
August 16, 2012 - 10:30am

Clearing hurdles was as much a challenge for aircraft and crews attending LABACE 2012 was it was for athletes at the recent Summer Olympics in London. An on-again/off-again customs strike bedeviled the arrival of jets en route to the show and left operators scrambling to find a place and time to enter Brazil en route to São Paulo Congonhas Airport where the business aviation show is being held this week.
CAE Launches Phenom 100 Simulator
August 16, 2012 - 10:00am

Using LABACE as its launch pad, CAE Latin America inaugurated its Latin American Training Center yesterday near São Paulo Guarulhos International Airport, with the unveiling of the first business jet simulator in South America. The new simulator was certified by ANAC on July 31 and training will begin this month.
Dassault Selling and Supporting in Brazil
August 16, 2012 - 9:30am

Dassault Falcon is at LABACE, convinced that Brazil is fast becoming a major business jet market, and equally convinced that to be truly successful, the French airplane manufacturer must service what it sells, in Brazil as well as globally.
Gulfstream Credits LABACE with Latin American Success
August 16, 2012 - 8:30am

Crediting participation in LABACE for much of its success in the Latin American aviation market, Gulfstream Aerospace is at the show this year with a broad representation of its range of business jets: the G550, G450 and the G150.
Hawker Beechcraft Installing First Pro Line 21 Retrofit under 400XPR Program
August 15, 2012 - 6:00pm

Hawker Beechcraft announced today at LABACE that the first customer aircraft in the Hawker 400XPR upgrade program is undergoing the Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 avionics system retrofit at its Hawker Beechcraft Service facility in Atlanta.

Blackhawk Scores First XP42A Upgrade Sale in South America
August 15, 2012 - 2:58pm

Today at LABACE 2012, Blackhawk announced that it sold a Caravan XP42A performance upgrade system–the first in South America–to Trans Guyana Airways, a charter and scheduled flight services carrier based in Ogle, East Coast Demerara, Guyana.
Dassault Bullish on Brazil
August 15, 2012 - 2:54pm

Dassault will deliver at least six more Falcon business jets to Brazilian customers this year and plans to expand its service center in Sorocaba to meet current and future demand, the company said today at LABACE 2012.

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