Saturday 25th of May 2013
News from the region, plus Alan Peaford has been to the SITA Air Transport Summit in Brussels and talks to Tony Tyler, director general of IATA. We also talk to David Greenhill, president of Satcom Direct, about its new office in Dubai and the growth in connectivity aboard bizjets (20mins 32secs).
A new jet was born this morning when Swiss manufacturer Pilatus Aircraft revealed its new twin-engine jet, the PC-24, at EBACE. The new jet not only has the ability to use short runways but can also land on unpaved surfaces and will have a
Nextant Aerospace, unveiled its next generation 400XT at EBACE in Geneva this morning. The company also showed off a new air ambulance configuration - the first of its Special Missions applications for the reengineered aircraft type.
At EBACE this morning, Bombardier revealed the Challenger 350 in partnership with fractional ownership giant NetJets.
Embraer's newest business jet – the Legacy 500 – made its first appearance outside of Brazil when it landed at Geneva airport to participate in EBACE, Europe's major business aviation event.
The New Zealand government has given approval for the Qantas-Emirates partnership to share services between Australia and New Zealand.
Egypt is likely to become the first export customer for Turkey's Anka UAV - with more orders from the Middle East to follow, manufacturer TAI said.
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