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LATEST NEWS
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Tuesday, December 6th, 2022
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Having been appointed as the exclusive marketing and sales representative for Speeder in the Nordic countries in June 2022, Sweden-based Savback Helicopters (Savback) has confirmed it has signed a Letter of Intent with Mayman Aerospace for the acquisition of 25 Speeder Air Utility Vehicles (AUVs), making Savback the first civilian purchaser for the aircraft. The announced deal has a book value of US$45 million (£37 million).
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Savback chairman, Michael Savback, anticipates Speeder’s core attributes, including its incredible manoeuvrability, high-speed and heavy payload capabilities, will be extremely attractive to military customers in the Scandinavian region. Speeders are compact, fast, powerful, and long-range and can fly in autonomous, remote, or piloted configurations in challenging environments and weather where other aircraft may be grounded. Similar to a quadbike in size, the Speeder has been designed and modelled to lift 1,000 lbs and fly 400 miles at over 500 mph in unpiloted cargo mode and Mayman Aerospace is currently working closely with the FAA toward flight certification. Initial test flights will be remotely controlled, with piloted tests anticipated towards the end of Q4 2023. The Speeder is faster and more powerful than electric drones and eVTOLs, smaller and appreciably less expensive than a helicopter and will be powered by regular, Zero-Net-Carbon or Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).
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“The Speeder is an outstandingly versatile machine. We are proud to announce our intent to add this advanced technology to our existing portfolio. This aircraft is well placed to satisfy the growing needs of our military forces for vehicles that can support contested logistics, casevac and cargo missions in minimal time with maximum reliability. The autonomously piloted Speeder reduces human risk and strengthens existing fleet proficiencies; it’s a winning formula all around,” Michael Savback commented.
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Lufthansa Technik has received an order from an unnamed private customer for the VIP interior of a brand-new Airbus ACJ320neo. The aircraft is expected to arrive at the company's cabin completion centre in Hamburg in late summer 2023, where it will receive its new interior by spring 2024. With customized fittings for private travel as well as for charter operations, the aircraft is designed to meet the highest demands. This will also be valid for the VIP jet's inflight entertainment and communications outfitting that will be based on a latest generation satellite communication system.
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The design of the cabin, whose conceptual renderings originate from Lufthansa Technik's in-house design centre in Hamburg, was developed in close cooperation with the customer. The layout of the cabin is linear and strictly oriented to the need for privacy: from the deliberately open grand entrance behind the cockpit through various lounge and office areas to the spacious and very private master-bedroom in the rear.
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A special feature of the cabin is its flexible design for various purposes, from regular private trips of the owner with his family to chartering the aircraft to demanding individual travel groups. This flexibility is reflected not only in the choice of luxurious, yet extremely durable interior materials, but also in the certification of the aircraft, for which Lufthansa Technik will obtain Supplemental Type Certification for private and commercial flight operations.
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In addition to the completion of the VIP cabin, Lufthansa Technik will also provide an Aircraft Production Inspection Programme (APIP), the Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation (CAMO) and, after delivery, aircraft maintenance and component support for the customer for an initial period of five years as part of the contract.
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Despite the extensive functionalities and a capacity of up to 19 passengers, Lufthansa Technik's specialists have also succeeded in keeping the weight of the cabin interior within particularly narrow limits. As a result, this ACJ320neo with its four auxiliary fuel tanks and efficient PW1100 geared turbofans from Pratt&Whitney will achieve the full range specified by Airbus Corporate Jets for this type.
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Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) and Executive Jet Support (EJS) have completed a sale agreement for two Embraer E190 jets.
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This will be Executive Jet Support's first E190 aircraft for disassembly and will greatly enhance its position in the marketplace as a significant player in the supply of spares to the regional and commercial marketplace.
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Executive Jet Support is based in Chippenham, England and is a provider of commercial aircraft, engines and airframe components.
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Air France-KLM and TotalEnergies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see TotalEnergies deliver more than one million cubic metres or 800,000 tonnes of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to Air France-KLM Group airlines over a ten-year period, starting in 2023.
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This SAF will be produced by TotalEnergies at its biorefineries and will be made available to the Air France-KLM Group’s airlines, mainly for flights departing from France (in accordance with French legislation) and the Netherlands.
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Air France-KLM has implemented a strict sourcing policy and is committed to procuring only SAF fuels that do not compete with human food or animal feed, that are RSB or ISCC certified for sustainability and that are not derived from palm oil.
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With the signing of this MoU, Air France-KLM and TotalEnergies confirm their collaboration and their goal of furthering the development of a more responsible aviation sector.
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European maintenance and modification centre Sabena technics, has successfully delivered a Bombardier G7500 jet to an undisclosed VVIP-customer after a complete system modification campaign, to add Self-Defence System (SDS) capabilities.
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Thanks to its expertise in aircraft modification, Sabena technics has carried out the entire work in-house, under full EASA certification standards and delivered the aircraft right on schedule.
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A recognized expertise for SDS integration using its strong capabilities and partnerships with leading aircraft system manufacturers, Sabena technics has been taking part in integrating self-protection systems on various aircraft including C-130, Boeing and Airbus Head of State.
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Coulson Aviation has been awarded a four-year firefighting contract with the Western Australia government for a C-130H Hercules airtanker. The aircraft is already on its way to Australia from the U.S.
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Built by Lockheed Martin, the C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. Coulson purchased the C-130 from the Norwegian military and overhauled and converted it into one of the industry’s premiere large airtankers. It has a capacity of 4,000 gallons (15,000 litres) and is considered one of the world’s most powerful aerial firefighting aircraft due to its range, versatility and suppression ability per drop.
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Western Australia Emergency Services Minister Stephen Dawson warned last month of an unpredictable and potentially devastating bushfire season with bushland primed with undergrowth as a result of heavy rains and climate change. Coulson’s C-130H will be based in Busselton, Western Australia, to support fire suppression efforts throughout the season.
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Oriens Aviation, the exclusive Pilatus and Tecnam aircraft distributor for the British Isles, will be expanding its MRO and customer support activities at London Biggin Hill Airport with a move to newly refurbished Hangar 170, providing an area of nearly 20,000 ft².
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The new facility, featuring hangarage and workshop areas as well as a modern office wing is the new home of Oriens’ growing maintenance business. In addition to its Pilatus PC-12/PC-24 maintenance services, Oriens holds Authorised Service Centre status to provide full maintenance on Cirrus SR20X aircraft. In the near future it plans to further expand its MRO capability to the Tecnam P2012 Traveller aircraft, with more Tecnam models to follow.
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Edwin Brenninkmeyer, CEO at Oriens Aviation commented: “Demand for our aircraft sales and maintenance services is continuously increasing. This larger base at London Biggin Hill offers Oriens an excellent platform for growth.”
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Air bp, the international aviation fuel products and services supplier, is expanding the reach of its innovative safe2go fuel data platform (previously known as Airfield Automation) by marketing to fuel operators at non-Air bp operated locations. The safe2go fuel data platform consists of several digital solutions that provide efficiencies to the refuelling process, both on the ground and at back office – one of these being the safe2go fuelling app, a bp-patented mis-fuel prevention technology to help significantly reduce the risk of into-plane misfuelling.
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Air bp’s proprietary safe2go fuel data platform has been deployed at 18 airports in Greece via Greek into-plane service and storage company, GISSCO. GISSCO was founded in 2004 and is a JV including bp Hellenic and Shell – Motor Oil Aviation. GISSCO represents the largest fuel ground handling company in Greece and refuels more than 60,000 flights to destinations worldwide per year.
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Air bp will continue to progress its expansion with new customers around the globe.
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