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 Australian International Airshow at Avalon after a four-year absence. This content
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 Australia is a huge market for used aircraft,
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. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of
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 Aircraft DA40NG and Diamond DA62 would be on static display
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 aircraft crashing shortly after takeoff from Runway
Embraer is confident its regional jet lineup will find new homes in Australia when older aircraft need replacing and operators realise the economic benefits of a 100-135 seat aircraft even as Virgin Australia moves to eliminate its E190s. The Brazillian aircraft manufacturer recently appointed a new regional sales manager for Australia and New Zealand and will