Nextant Aerospace has completed its first sale in New Zealand, annoucing on Friday that it had sold a 400XTi quick-change air ambulance to Skyline Aviation for operations with its New Zealand Air Ambulance Service operation. New Zealand Air Ambulance Service directors Mike and Annabel Toogood said the Nextant 400XTi would be the first fully-accredited intensive care jet ambulance
The federal government is moving to overhaul the “out-dated” list of aircraft permitted to takeoff and land during curfew hours at Sydney and Adelaide airports. Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss says removing older, noisier business jets from the list will encourage operators to update their fleets. The list of
Visitors to the 2015 Avalon Airshow will get the chance to walk through a full-size mockup of the Pilatus PC-24 business jet. Manufactured by Swiss-based Pilatus Aircraft, the first PC-24 was rolled out last month, and has so far garnered 84 firm orders, including three from the Royal Flying Doctor Service’s Western Operations (WA) section. The aircraft, which
Embraer’s newest executive jet has received type certification from the Brazilian Civil Aviation Authority and first delivery of the Legacy 500 is scheduled for September. The Legacy 500 was certified by Brazil’s regulator on August 12, with certification from the US Federal Aviation Administration expected in “upcoming weeks”, Embraer said in a statement. Certification from
Pilatus has marked its 75th anniversary in style by rolling out its first-ever jet, the Pilatus PC-24, at a ceremony at its Stans facilities on Friday. The rollout of the PC-24, towed behind 24 horses, was the highlight of an event that featured 120 performers and flying displays from various Pilatus aircraft and that also
Bombardier Aerospace has released its annual business and commercial aircraft market forecasts on the eve of the 2014 Farnborough Airshow in the UK. The company says that, while the world economy has grown as a slower rate than previously predicted, there are signs of improvement in the business and commercial aircraft market sectors. Business –
