EBACE Show News - May 22, 2008 - (Page 6)

EBACE 2008 EBAA Bestows Safety, And Achievement Awards The European Business Aviation Association has established the European Safety of Flight Award to recognize the number of hours or years a European operator has gone accident-free. The Platinum Award, for 100,000 hours or 50 accident-free years, was awarded to PrivatAir (with 125,857 hours on 11 aircraft), Shell Aircraft, with more than 50 years and 90,000 hours in three aircraft, and Eurofly, with 150,000 hours and 39 years in 11 aircraft. Gold awards for 80,000 hours or 40 years went NetJets’ Mark Booth. t o A e r o - D i e n s t a n d Dassault Falcon Service. A Bronze Award for 40,000 hours/20 years was awarded to BMW Flight Service. EBAA tapped NetJets Europe CEO Mark Booth for the EBACE 2008 European Business Aviation Award for outstanding contributions. “I’m delighted that this year’s EBACE award will be presented to someone who has played such a key role in the recent rapid growth of European business aviation,” said EBAA CEO Eric Mandemaker. Honeywell to Supply New Embraers’ APUs Embraer Legacy 450 and 500 executive jets—formerly the MLJ and MSJ—will have Honeywell 36-150 auxiliary power units, it was announced this week. This follows the naming in April of Honeywell’s HTF7500E turbofan family for the two machines. “Honeywell’s 36-150 ported shroud APU has a high flow, high efficiency compressor that provides on-wing reliability, efficient main engine starting and high altitude electrical power capacity,” said Rob Wilson, president, Business and General Aviation. “Additionally, the 36-150 also reduces nuisance ramp noise by eliminating surge valve bleed flow on the ground. Passengers will board the aircraft in quiet comfort.” Honeywell is at Booth 322. and Offers Blackberry Messaging and WiFi “Secure, always-on access is available from takeoff to landing,” Honeywell says, unveiling the Honeywell In-Flight Messaging Service that’s accessible from Research In Motion. Connections are made via Honeywell’s OneLink satellite communications network, tied to Swift64 or SwiftBroadband satcom and router hardware to enable customers with WiFi-enabled BlackBerry smartphones to send and receive e-mail aboard business jet aircraft. The system provides “the most efficient use of existing Inmarsat satellite capabilities,” Honeywell says. It’s “the number-one communication service that Honeywell customers have asked for,” said business and general aviation president Rob Wilson. Honeywell is at Booth 322. Fazal Karim Joins, Takes Stake in Jetcraft Former Bombardier worldwide sales chief Jahid Fazal Karim, who earlier this week told Show News about his ambition to form a global aircraft acquisition and management network, has taken the first major step toward achieving that goal. Fazal Karim will become a shareholder and member of the board of directors of Jetcraft Corp, and will serve as the new managing director of Jetcraft Trading, the strategic alliance for aircraft sales and acquisitions formed last year by Jet Aviation and Jetcraft Corp, to offer worldwide solutions for aircraft sales and acquisitions. Swiss Business Airports: For MOOvers and Shakers The edelweiss is overdone as a representation of Switzerland, so Swiss Business Airports has come up with another eye-catching symbol, which was spotted at Booth 1834 promoting the many executive-friendly airports in this country. Obviously, it plans to milk the logo as much as it can. —Paul Jackson ScanTech Installs Raisbeck EPIC on King Air 200 Denmark-based ScanTech recently upgraded a King Air 200 operated by Swedish air ambulance operator Svensk Flygambulans AB. Raisbeck EPIC Performance Systems. Hartzell/Raisbeck Quiet Turbofan propellers, high flotation gear doors, dual aft body strakes, enhanced performance leading-edges and a ram air recovery system were installed at ScanTech’s facility in Sindal, Denmark. The modifications enable Svensk Flygambulans’ King Air to be operated from a large number of short-field runways in Scandinavia. Raisbeck is at Booth 367. Jet Professionals Opens a Zurich Office Jet Professionals, a Jet Aviation unit that provides staffing for business aviation, is opening an office in Zurich. Initially, it will offer crew services, including full-time placement and contract pilots, flight attendants and other flight department personnel. Looking ahead, Jet Professionals plans to expand its capabilities in the EMEA region to offer staffing for maintenance and completions positions. Additional locations under consideration for establishment of a Jet Professionals office include Sao Paulo, Brazil, and one yet to be determined in the Middle East. JetNetherlands & Elite Jets to Join Skylliance Skylliance, the charter alliance program of Jet Aviation (Booth 1147), said it will add two more members, JetNetherlands and Elite Jets, on June 1. With this addition of a Falcon 900EX and Gulfstream G550, the Skylliance fleet now totals 30 aircraft. The newcomers join Executive Airlines in Spain, GainJet in Greece, Silver Cloud Air in Germany, VIP Avia in Latvia, Aliparma in Italy and Jet Aviation. Aircraft include a range of Cessna Citations; the Learjet 45; Gulfstream G100, G200, and G550; Falcon 900B, 900EX and 2000EX; Hawker 850EX; and Beechcraft 400A. 6 May 22, 2008 www.aviationweek.com/shownews http://www.aviationweek.com/shownews

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EBAA Bestows Awards Honeywell APUs Gain DayJet Not Hurting Eclipse Airbus Cabins in China Lisa Flies Its Akoya Single P&WC Service Boosts AMAC Aerospace Debuts FirstCall Telemedicine First Lineage to Prestige The TBM 850 is All New A Far Larger DC Aviation Midcoast for Falcon Work Tailwind Offers CRJ200 Jet Aviation for Utah

EBACE Show News - May 22, 2008

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