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Snecma Close To Second Application For Silvercrest
May 20, 2013, 5:30 AM
2013
Snecma Silvercrest

Snecma appears to be giving itself more time before beginning flight-testing of its first business jet engine: the Silvercrest. But the apparent delay in what had been projected at last year’s EBACE show as a first flight in the first half of 2013 will likely have little bearing on the certification path for the new turbofan’s first applications.

EFBs Remain a Key Product Line For CMC
May 20, 2013, 5:00 AM
2013
PilotView

While it may seem as though Apple iPads are replacing Microsoft Windows-based electronic flight bags (EFBs) in transport category cockpits, that is not the case for Esterline CMC Electronics’ PilotView EFBs. The company is advancing EFB development with its latest product line, the Mk3 EFB, available in 8.4-, 10.4- and 12.1-inch display sizes.

Satcom Direct Signs Up To Resell OnAir Connectivity Services
May 20, 2013, 4:55 AM
2013
OnAir

Satcom Direct (Booth 455) has signed up to become a reseller of OnAir’s in-flight GSM mobile phone service. The U.S.-based company will market the Mobile OnAir product to business aircraft operators.

Turkish Technic, 328 Announce Completion of GIV Refurbishment
May 20, 2013, 4:55 AM
2013
German-Turkish

Istanbul-based Turkish Technic and 328 (Booth 388) of Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, part of the 328 Group, has announced the completion of their first joint conversion project, an extensive interior refurbishment of a Gulfstream GIV for the Turkish government. This was the first project under a wider agreement signed in 2012 between 328 and Turkish Technic under which they will collaborate on design and certification projects.

Amjet Falcon Debuts OnAir Connectivity Services
May 20, 2013, 4:50 AM
2013

A Dassault Falcon 7X operated by Swiss-based Amjet Executive has become the first aircraft of its type to be fitted with OnAir’s in-flight mobile phone and Wi-Fi equipment. The charter operator started offering passengers the connectivity services on May 1, just five months after Dassault announced the availability of Mobile OnAir and Internet OnAir as line-fit options on the long-range 7X in December 2012. Amjet took delivery of its 7X from Dassault’s completions center in Little Rock, Arkansas, on April 26.

FlairJet Name To Remain After Marshall Takeover
May 20, 2013, 4:42 AM
2013
FlairJet

In March, Cambridge, UK-based Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group acquired FlairJet for its Aviation Services division. Based at Oxford Airport, FlairJet is a pioneering aircraft charter company that currently has a managed fleet of four Embraer Phenoms; a fifth was to arrive around the time of the EBACE show.

IBAC Awards SSA Certificate to AeroEx
May 20, 2013, 4:40 AM
2013

The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) has awarded the Support Services Affiliation (SSA) certificate to AeroEx (Booth 1763). SSA providers can help other organizations with International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations registration and other IBAC programs.

Aircell Will Fund SwiftBroadband STCs For European Operators
May 20, 2013, 4:40 AM
2013

Aircell will sponsor the process to obtain supplemental type certificates (STCs) for European operators that choose to have its Aviator 200 SwiftBroadband satellite communications system installed. The company has signed an agreement with P3 Voith Aerospace of Hamburg to develop the STCs for Aviator 200 installations in Europe.

The program includes a complete, no-cost STC for operators that have the Aviator 200 system installed by an authorized Aircell dealer and also activate a new SwiftBroadband service under its monthly plan, said the company.

Bizjet Training Stable As Helicopter Instruction Surges
May 20, 2013, 4:30 AM
2013
S-92 simulator

In parallel with global business jet sales, pilot training activity is, for the most part, stable and growing somewhat, particularly in new markets. At the same time, flight-training providers are reporting unprecedented growth in the civil helicopter sector, with much of this being driven by a surge in demand for rotorcraft support in the booming offshore oil and gas industries, plus the deployment of new-generation helicopter simulator technology.

Global Jet Adds New Aircraft
May 20, 2013, 4:25 AM
2013

Geneva-based Global Jet (Booth 485) has continued the dramatic expansion of its fleet with 10 new aircraft already added in the first half of 2013. Altogether, its managed fleet now stands at more than 65 aircraft. Eight of the 2013 arrivals are available for charter, increasing the commercial fleet to 25, comprising four Bombardier Global Express/XRSs, three Falcon 2000s, three Gulfstream 550s, a pair of Falcon 7Xs, Falcon 900s, Gulfstream 450s and Challenger 604s.

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