EBACE Show News - May 21, 2008 - (Page 53)

EBACE 2008 as a purchaser of 25 Pilatus PC-12s, four of which have been delivered so far, the last being due in 2011. Dexter CEO Eugene Andrachnikov, having decided Russia has nothing to offer in the VLJ class, toured manufacturers in the U.S. and Brazil before firming-up upon the Mustang for what he claims is the world’s only true air taxi operation. The existing PC-12s (and three Myasishchev M-101 turboprops from the company’s 2006 start-up) are Cessna svp Roger Whyte and Dexter CEO Eugene Andrachnikov (right). hired out by Dexter at Rb130 ($5.50) per km, exactly like a cab. After allowance for changed economic circumstances in the meantime, the Mustangs will be available at the same rate for servRussian air taxi operator Dexter launched a second round of expansion on EBACE’s opening day with ices anywhere in Russia. … And, yes, they will be painted in Dexter’s attenan order for 20 Cessna Citation Mustangs to be delivered from 2011. Dexter is known in Switzerland tion-grabbing orange color scheme. —Paul Jackson Another Day, Another Citation (or 24) for JetAlliance “I’m getting used to sitting next to Roger Whyte,” joked JetAlliance Group CEO Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer here on Tuesday, as his company raised to 50 the number of Cessna Citations ordered this year. Sharing a podium, Whyte, Cessna’s svp of Sales & Marketing, announced a batch of 24 aircraft on EBACE’s opening day, these spanning virtually the entire Citation range. JetAlliance (Booth 146) offers aircraft purchase, finance, operation and maintenance services, and has been instru- mental in placing more then 100 Cessna jets in Eastern Europe and Russia. The company operates a fleet of 35 aircraft with an average fleet of only three years, one of the youngest fleets in Europe. Its purchases since Jan. 1 comprise four Mustangs, seven CJ2+s, 11 CJ3s, three CJ4s, 10 XLSs, seven Sovereigns, four Xs and four Columbuses. —Paul Jackson Russia’s Dexter Buys A Herd of 20 Mustangs Visit Our Booth #1191 at EBACE 2008. POWER WHEN YOU NEED IT. WHERE YOU NEED IT. 400 Hz AC • 28 VDC • AC/DC Combination Units • Mobile • Overhead-mounted • Fixed Unitron offers the largest variety of solid-state power conversion equipment in the industry. Its 400 Hz, 28 VDC and AC/DC combination GPUs provide ground support for any general aviation, commercial or military aircraft. Known for short delivery times, competitive pricing and responsive customer service, Unitron is the preferred GPU supplier for Bombardier and Gulfstream. Unitron GPUs. Power for every purpose. (1) (214) 340-8600 • (800) 527-1279 • Fax (1) (214) 341-2099 • www.unitronlp.com Unitron Dallas, Texas POWER SYSTEMS http://www.unitronlp.com http://www.unitronlp.com

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A318 Elite is on a Roll A Circle Around London P&WC Deliveries Triple Avanti Sees Sales Shift RUAG Eyes Needy Cabins Global Gets Even NICEr Embraer Beefs Up Support Honeywell ‘Virtual VFR’ Signature Europe Grows Gestair Seeks to Double Aero-Dienst Turns 50 Gama Doubles in Size All is Not Woe with Oil Ocean Sky is Aggressive

EBACE Show News - May 21, 2008

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