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Big boys’ toys
Don Parry enjoyed the opportunity of speaking with Aero Toy Store Chairman of the Board, Steve McMillan, in the sumptuous cabin of an XRS. In attendance also was Ben Shirazi, son of Aero Toy Store founder, Morris Shirazi. Aircraft buying and trading has seldom been discussed in a more pleasing environment
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Date Posted: 16/09/2008
Issue: Executive & VIP Aviation International October 2008
Capacity creation
With slots for aircraft maintenance, interior completion and refurbishment still thin on the ground, private jet owners simply have to tolerate the bottleneck. Now a team of Swiss entrepreneurs who ooze experience and expertise have set themselves the task of prising open this bottleneck by creating capacity. Jo Murray speaks to Heinz Köhli, Chief Executive Officer of AMAC Aerospace Switzerland AG
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Date Posted: 16/09/2008
Issue: Executive & VIP Aviation International October 2008
Market-making at Cessna
As the world’s markets for private jets shift and adapt to diverse economic factors, private jet manufacturers have to remain on their toes. To the well initiated, new market positions open window of opportunity after window. Roger Whyte, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Cessna, speaks to Jo Murray...read more
Date Posted: 16/09/2008
Issue: Executive & VIP Aviation International October 2008
Crystal clear
Based on many years’ experience, the economic outlook for the private jet industry is crystal clear to Robert Salvo, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Arizona-based Crystal Air Aviation. Jo Murray speaks to him and benefits from his 39 years of aviation management and piloting experience ...read more
Date Posted: 16/09/2008
Issue: Executive & VIP Aviation International October 2008
Who will fly the D-JET?
Diamond Aircraft Industries is well on its way to certifying its D-JET with first flights undertaken earlier this year and the Canadian Government’s almost $20 million repayable investment in the aircraft confirmed. Jo Murray ask Diamond’s President, Peter Maurer, which niche the D-JET fills and who will fly this very modern jet...read more
Date Posted: 16/09/2008
Issue: Executive & VIP Aviation International October 2008
Fly smart, buy smart
Business jet operators may feel like helpless pawns in the hands of the markets and politicians as oil prices gyrate in their rise skywards. Rohit Jaggi reports...read more
Date Posted: 16/09/2008
Issue: Executive & VIP Aviation International October 2008
Growing the family in Brazil
Embraer has established a sterling reputation as a purveyor of large-cabin business jets derived from its regional airliner models. But over the last couple of years, that has not been enough for the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer and an extended family of business jets is emerging from the Embraer stable. Jo Murray speaks to Luis Carlos Affonso, Executive Vice President, Executive Jets, at Embraer...read more
Date Posted: 16/09/2008
Issue: Executive & VIP Aviation International October 2008
Two decades complete
Celebrating two decades of interior completions for Boeing aircraft, Greenpoint Technologies (GTI) has seen the rise and rise of Boeing aircraft in executive and VIP configuration. Today GTI has designed and delivered specialty interior systems and modifications for nearly every Boeing commercial model. We speak to Sloan Benson (SB), Executive Vice President, GTI
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Date Posted: 16/09/2008
Issue: Executive & VIP Aviation International October 2008
