17-May-2012Source: Eurocopter
Eurocopter’s activity at EBACE was led by a contract signature for the supply of six AS350 B3e helicopters and one EC130 T2 to Eurocopter’s Swiss-based distributor, Europavia. The new single-engine rotorcraft for Europavia will be delivered to this distributor in 2013-2014, and are to be utilized in multi-purpose missions that include aerial work and VIP... Read more
16-May-2012Source: Bell
Bell Helicopter announced at EBACE it completed deliveries of six of its newest aircraft in Europe during the last month. Three Bell 407GX aircraft, the first of its kind in Europe, took flight in Belgium, Denmark and, most recently, Iceland. Bell also delivered three additional Bell 429 aircraft in Russia and Ukraine. “We are excited... Read more
15-May-2012Source: CEPA
The newly appointed Board of the three-year old CEPA (Central Europe Private Aviation) will be in Geneva this week, meeting with their members and aiming to raise awareness internationally of viable investment opportunities available in business aviation in such countries as Poland and the Czech Republic. “The CEE region has not been so affected by... Read more
15-May-2012Source: Ex-Im Bank
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has approved a guarantee of a $350 million loan facility to provide the funds to assist Textron Inc. in financing the exports by two of its companies, Cessna Aircraft Company and Bell Helicopter Textron. The guaranteed lender is PNC Bank in Pittsburgh, Pa. The Ex-Im Bank-guaranteed... Read more
15-May-2012Source: Ex-Im Bank
U.S. manufacturers of business aircraft and helicopters will benefit from a new process to assess credit risks and expedite foreign-buyer financing from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank). Ex-Im Bank will work with qualified industry experts to perform due diligence and credit analysis to facilitate the Bank’s support for U.S. business-aircraft exports. The announcement was... Read more
14-May-2012Source: HeliHub.com
The EBACE show in Geneva has a total of just three helicopters on display. Bell have taken their demonstrator 429, while AgustaWestland have brought a GrandNew from a French customer and Eurocopter have an EC135 from a Swiss customer. EBACE, like NBAA in the US, is clearly focussed on the corporate fixed wing market, and... Read more
14-May-2012Source: Eurocopter
At the annual EBACE meeting in Geneva, which will be held from May 14-16, Eurocopter will showcase its strength in the business aviation and private segments, highlighting the important role of helicopters as an ideal complement to business jets by being the “first mile, last mile†solution. Having registered the sale of more than 500... Read more
7-May-2012Source: JetNet
JETNET LLC, the world leader in aviation market intelligence, will be exhibiting at this year’s European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) 2012 in Geneva, Switzerland and will present a number of new features and upgrades to its subscriber products. Among these are a new Commercial Airliner database, a Sales Price Index (SPI) option for... Read more
