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Piaggio Aerospace is keen to establish Australia as a base for Oceania and the wider Far East, its chief executive Renato Vaghi says. The Italian-based manufacturer, which is wholly-owned by United Arab Emirates (UAE) government investment vehicle Mubadala Development Company, is returning to the … [Read more...]
Being a market where the bulk of business jet sales involve pre-owned aircraft has not deterred Embraer Executive Jets from investing in Australia in the quest for new customers. Embraer Executive Jets vice president for sales and marketing in the Middle East and Asia Pacific Claudio Camelier says … [Read more...]
Gulfstream plans to display three aircraft at the upcoming Australian International Airshow at Avalon. The Savannah, Georgia based business jet maker will showcase its flagship G650ER to prospective customers alongside the long-range, large cabin G550 and smaller G280. Gulfstream’s representation at the … [Read more...]
Hawker Pacific plans to have a bumper aircraft lineup at the Australian International Airshow at Avalon. The aircraft sales and support company said a Cessna Citation Latitude, Cessna Caravan, Cessna TTX, Cessna 182, Beechcraft King Air C90GTx, a Beechcraft Bonanza G36, Bell 407GX Helicopter, Diamond … [Read more...]
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has opened an investigation into the crash of Beechcraft B200 Super King Air VH-ZCR at Essendon Airport on Tuesday due to what Victoria Police has described as a "catastrophic engine failure". The accident took place a little after 0900 on Tuesday, with the … [Read more...]