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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

How to make VAT savings

If you buy, sell or operate aircraft in Europe and have been liable to EU value added tax (VAT), a chat with Lasse Rungholm could help you to save lots of

Landover aids Africa clearances

Africa is not the easiest part of the world in which to conduct executive aviation services, which is why Landover Aviation Services was established 14 yea
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gore Design will be doing Airbus VIP interior work

To meet a perceived shortage of capacity and to increase customers’ choices, Airbus expects by year-end to complete qualification of a fifth center to comp

Zurich’s Exalit offers two versions of its EFB

Exalit of Zurich, Switzerland, offers an electronic flight bag (EFB) starting at $10,000.
Maintenance and Modifications

Transairco seeks STC for King Air 200 upgrades

Blackhawk Modifications of Waco, Texas, now has a supplemental FAA type certificate for the Raytheon King Air B200 twin turboprop with PT6A-42 engines, rep

Eclipse boss dismisses his EU detractors

Eclipse Aviation founder and CEO Vern Raburn is convinced Europe will be fertile ground for his Eclipse 500 very light jet, in spite of critics who say the

Bizav growth up 50 percent in seven years

With 6.9 percent of all IFR flights made during 2005, business aviation represents a significant portion of all movements in the European airspace just beh
Rotorcraft

Bell elbows into Euro EMS market with 429

The Bell 429 mockup at Bell Helicopter’s exhibit here in Geneva illustrates the increasing attraction of the EBACE venue beyond the strict confines of corp
Rotorcraft

AgustaWestland presenting a single corporate face

While AgustaWestland (Booth No.
Charter & Fractional

Eurofly using A319 as ‘club car’

Giving “club class” a new meaning, Italian carrier Eurofly is about to begin charter operations with an Airbus A319LR “business liner” on static display he

Grob Chooses Kollsman EVS for SPn

Grob has selected an enhanced-vision system (EVS) from Kollsman for the new SPn Utility light business jet.
Charter & Fractional

Paygasus Guarantees Charter Payments

Tired of having to pay charter fees in full in cash up front when booking short-notice charter flights? Well, Austrian EBACE 2006 exhibitor Paygasus Busine
Maintenance and Modifications

Gate V Is the One-Stop Shop in Vienna

Located at Vienna’s Schwechat International irport, Gate V is the largest Austrian maintenance shop and has a long industrial heritage.
Engines

Leitner EDV tracks engine SBs and ADs

Leitner EDV (Booth No.
Maintenance and Modifications

RusAero smooths Russian and CIS permit processes

RusAero has become established as a leading source for civil aviation support services in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States, handling or fa

Middle East bizav group is formed

After several months of talks following a few years of incubation, six founding members have formed an association to further the interests of business avi
Charter & Fractional

A Charter Broker with an Exklusiv Offer

Zurich based Exklusiv Aviation Services also has offices in Moscow and Istanbul.

Satcom1 Adding Staff

Satcom1, the European satellite communications service provider, is hiring engineers and sales people in Paris and Copenhagen to meet increasing market dem

EBACE Gets Attention from China

EBACE is a European show by definition, yet it attracts visitors from far away.
FBOs

EAS Moves FBO After 40 Years

Euralair Airport Services (EAS) expects to move into new FBO premises at Le Bourget Airport at the end of this month or early June, following the sale of t
Charter & Fractional

Executive charter operator boosts Premier IA sales at EBACE 2006

Raytheon yesterday sold five Premier IA jets in two separate deals announced here at the EBACE show.

Universal builds its digital presence

Considering the ubiquitous status e-mail and Internet use has attained, it’s not surprising that companies are putting more of their marketing eggs into th
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Europe seeks pilots for growing fleet

NetJets Europe’s plan to take delivery of 30 new aircraft this year requires the addition of 130 to 140 pilots, said William Kelly, who just last month too
Charter & Fractional

Ferrari, Skyjet floor sales accelerator

Owners of Ferrari F430 sports cars will be educated about the advantages of business jet travel and the specific benefits of the Bombardier Skyjet Internat
Regulations and Government

EC official says emissions trading for bizav should be compulsory

The European Commission (EC) definitely wants to include aviation in the European Union’s Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) to cap the industry’s not-so-minor

Bombardier Selects EMS Satcom AMT-3800 Antenna forGlobal Bizjets

Bombardier has selected the eNfusion AMT-3800 high-gain satcom antenna from Canada’s EMS Satcom as a factory option on the Global Express XRS and Global 50
Aircraft

The First Shall Become the Latest

Bob Pond, who owns the first production Piaggio P.180 Avanti, has ordered a new Avanti II to replace it.

Omni To Sell Learjets in France and Portugal

Bombardier has appointed Lisbon-based Omni Aviacao and its French subsidiary, Omni Aero Services, exclusive sales representatives for the Learjet line of e
Maintenance and Modifications

SJ30 Authorized Service Center Named

Jet Aviation’s FBO at London Biggin Hill Airport is set to become the first international authorized service center for the Sino-Swearingen SJ30-2 business
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Bombardier books up to 41Midcoast completion slots

Midcoast Aviation and Bombardier have, in principle, agreed to slots at the former’s St.