EBACE Convention News 2008

All EBACE Convention news

Rotorcraft

Joint helo effort by Oboronprom, AgustaWestland

Russian aerospace conglomerate Oboronprom has begun cooperating with European rotorcraft manufacturer Agusta- Westland (Booth No.
Regulations and Government

Denmark–a tax haven until 2010?

Value Added Tax (VAT) and import duties for aircraft currently stand at zero percent in Denmark.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Ocean Sky nabs 007 to burnish public persona

London-based aviation services provider Ocean Sky (Booth No.
Avionics

Arinc adding new customers in EMEA area

Arinc Direct’s flight planning solution is now supporting more than 150 aircraft in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region–over 100 more than at

Embraer order book swells

It was only the opening day of EBACE and Embraer’s order book was already in a growth mode, with firm orders for a Legacy 600 and three Phenom 100s logged.
Regulations and Government

EC air transport director vows more proportionate bizav rules

The European Commission’s director for air transport, Daniel Calleja, pledged more “proportionate” rules for business aviation in the future, acknowledging
Charter & Fractional

VistaJet buys Bombardier’s Skyjet charter

Bombardier’s Skyjet International executive aircraft charter program will be in safe hands with proposed new Swiss owner VistaJet, according to the Canadia
Aircraft

Hawker Beechcraft Holds Commitments for 70 Premier IIs

After announcing the launch of the Premier II on Monday, Hawker Beechcraft yesterday revealed it has firm orders for 40 aircraft and lesser commitments for
Aircraft

Europe meets the HondaJet

At its first official presence here at EBACE yesterday, Honda Aircraft (Booth No.
Aircraft

Airbus snags $1.5 billion order for six A350 Prestige bizliners

Airbus received its largest-ever order for corporate jetliners with the placing of a $1.5 billion order for six A350 Prestige aircraft by Jeddah, Saudi Ara