Source: Piper Aircraft, Vero Beach, Fla. – March 22, 2016 Piper Aircraft announced the repositioning of the M-Class product line in anticipation of the certification of the M600, which is expected to take place in Q3 of this year. As part of the product repositioning, Piper Aircraft has reduced the price of the M500 from […]
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M600 Enters Final Stages of Certification
Posted on March 18, 2016
Source: Piper Aircraft – VERO BEACH, FL – March 18, 2016 Piper Aircraft announced today that the FAA has issued Type Inspection Authorization (TIA) for the Piper M600. The issuance of TIA marks a significant milestone for the aircraft certification program. TIA initiates the formal FAA flight evaluation of the M600 type design, airworthiness, performance, […]
Piper Names Legacy Flight Training as Exclusive M600 Training Provider
Posted on March 16, 2016
Source: Piper Aircraft, Vero Beach, FL – March 16, 2016 Piper Aircraft, Inc. has chosen Legacy Flight Training as the official training provider for the M600 aircraft. Under the new agreement, Legacy will provide pilot and maintenance training for the Piper M600, the newest member of the M-Class family, which product was publicly announced in […]
Hartzell Propeller Receives STC for New 5-Blade Prop for Piper Meridian & M500
Posted on March 8, 2016
Source: Piper Aircraft, Vero Beach, FL – March 8, 2016 Hartzell Propeller has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for a five-blade composite propeller designed specifically for the Piper Aircraft Meridian and Piper’s new M500. Hartzell collaborated closely with Piper Aircraft on the STC for the single-engine pressurized turboprops. “The Hartzell Propeller five-bladed prop design […]
UAE Military Places Order for Unmanned Piaggio HammerHeads
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Source: Piaggio Aerospace – March 08,2016 The General Headquarters of the United Arab Emirates Armed Force (GHQ) today announced the signature of a contract with Abu Dhabi Autonomous Systems Investments (ADASI) for the acquisition of eight P.1HH HammerHead aircraft, state-of-the-art multipurpose Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), designed and developed by Piaggio Aerospace. All the aircraft will […]
RUAG’s Dornier 228: The Centre of Attention in Colombia
Posted on March 7, 2016
7 March 2016 The Dornier 228 was the highlight of the CABSEC (Caribbean Basin Coastal Surveillance and Maritime Security Summit) and SABSEC (South American Security Summit) conferences, at Cartagena,Colombia. After a successful presentation in Bogotá, the Dornier 228 flew to the Caribbean coast, to the historical city of Cartagena, to take part at CABSEC and […]
RUAG Starts Dornier 228 Latin American Tour
Posted on March 5, 2016
02 March 2016 On 29 February, with a presentation at Puebla Airport, Mexico, the Latin American tour of RUAG’s Dornier 228 began, as part of the 1º Symposium on Airport, Port and Strategic Facilities Security, organised by T.C. Vilsa. The Dornier 228 was shown during the day to about 60 people, including government officials and […]
RUAG’s Dornier 228 takes off on its Latin America Demo Tour
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Source: RUAG Aviation March 03 – 2016 RUAG Aviation is on a demo tour with the Dornier 228 in Latin America. The aircraft will visit ten countries in just 56 days (29 February to 10 April), covering over 40,000 kilometers in the process. During the tour, the Dornier 228 will be presented to interested institutions […]
Singapore Airshow News: Airshow draws to a close with US$12.3b in deals
Posted on February 19, 2016
The Singapore Airshow closed its commercial show days on Friday with US$12.3 billion in disclosed deals. CFM topped the order league with a US $ 4.9 billion contract placed by Transportation Partners, leasing arm of Lion group, for 348 LEAP-1A engines for previously ordered Airbus A320neon. Okay Airways signed for 12 Boing 737 MAX 9s, […]
Singapore Airshow News: Airbus seals in-depth MRO pact for SIA A380s
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Singapore Airlines has reached a flight-hour services maintenance agreement with Airbus covering it’s A380 fleet. The 10-year agreement covers all 19 A380 aircraft under operation for full component support, including line and base maintenance as well as technical fleet management services. Singapore Airlines will benefit from specialized knowledge of Airbus in the field of maintenance, […]