Hires Powerhouse Lobbyist To Plead His Case with Ex-Im Bank
Billionaire Russian businessman Gennady Timchenko, a long-time associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin, hopes buy as many as 11 aircraft from Gulfstream Aerospace of Savannah, Georgia, but wants a loan guarantee from the Export-Import bank to do so. Reuters reports the plane order would bolster the fleet of Timchenko's Finland-based luxury jet charterer, Airfix Aviation Oy, whose aircraft have reportedly transported Kremlin-linked businessmen and Russian government officials.
Helicopter Was Recently Cleared By U.K. And European Agencies To Return To Over-Water Service
A CHC Helicopter EC225 Super Puma made a flight Wednesday from Aberdeen Airport in Scotland to an offshore oil platform marking the return of the aircraft to offshore oil service in the North Sea.
Optionally Piloted Helicopter Recently Received Special Airworthiness Certificate For Testing
The first test flights of the production SA-400 Jackal have been successfully accomplished by Scion UAS at their base in Fort Collins, CO. The first flight comes after extensive flight tests of the prototype helicopter and shortly after receiving a special airworthiness certificate for experimental research and development for the optionally piloted SA-400 helicopter.
Pilatus Aircraft Industry (China) Co., Ltd opened for business on August 5th, 2013 in the Chinese metropolis of Chongqing. The new joint venture company will allow Pilatus Aircraft Ltd to establish itself in the Chinese market. An initial contract to supply a total of 50 PC-12s/PC-6s has also been signed.
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