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Aircraft

Piaggio delivering first Avanti II

The Avanti II won EASA certification in October, and delivery of the first new-version aircraft was scheduled for shortly after the Dubai Air Show (Novembe

Last turboprop at Swiss marks end of an era

The company that launched the Saab 340 into prominence in Europe will soon bow out of the turboprop flying business altogether, when Swiss International Ai

Regional upstarts lead Swiss recovery

Switzerland’s long ambulatory regional airline business finally appears headed toward recovery, having registered an increase in passenger boardings for th

Swiss moves to establish new regional subsidiary

Swiss International Air Lines will once again segregate its regional operations under the auspices of a new subsidiary, the company announced last month.
Charter & Fractional

Clear skies for Lufthansa Private Jet

With its Private Jet service, Lufthansa is Europe’s only airline to offer connection flights with business jets to and from its overseas links departing or
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier adds superwarehouse in Frankfurt

Canadian manufacturer Bombardier has the considerable task of supporting some 5,200 aircraft of many types, from vintage Series 20 Learjets to the latest G
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FBOs

Frankfurt makes plans for executive facilities

The German business and banking metropolis of Frankfurt lacks a dedicated executive airport, but Christoph Goetzmann, head of the executive aviation divisi
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Charter & Fractional

Club Airways International rebuilds executive client base

Despite a widely acclaimed business idea–scheduled per-seat service with executive jets for its members–Geneva-based Club Airways filed for bankruptcy prot
Airports

German airports ramp up for World Cup traffic

Special slot procedures will be in place at about 20 German airports during the World Cup soccer tournament, which runs from June 9 to July 9.
Airports

Swiss airport offers fly-in banking

The small airport of St.
Airports

Lugano finally gets a Permanent approach

Southern Switzerland’s Lugano Agno regional airport finally gained a permanent instrument approach procedure for Runway 1 on September 1, when the Swiss Fe

ERA 2006: Regional line at last a solid contributor to Swiss profits

Larger aircraft and lower costs have produced a winning formula for Swiss International Airlines’ regional operations–despite high fuel prices not entirely

ERA 2006: Surging Baltic carriers manage big growth in small markets

Free trade, reorientation toward the West and tourism have all contributed to the fast development of air traffic in the Baltics.