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First astronaut became organic farmer
The first Japanese astronaut to travel to space in 1990 on the then-Soviet spacecraft Soyuz, journalist Toyohiro Akiyama, had since moved to the Fukushima Prefecture city of Tamura to become an organic farmer. Since the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, however, the 69-year-old Akiyama has been staying in the Gunma Prefectural […]
aircraft \ Bombardier \ business aircraft \ Global \ Global 6000 \ India \ jet \ Nilesh Pattanayak \ South Asia \ Vision Flight Deck
Globetrotting Global 6000 Jets into India for Demo Tour
Bombardier Aerospace announced today that its Global 6000jet world tour has reached India as the aircraft with its new Vision Flight Deck made its South Asia debut. The aircraft landed in Delhi on July 1 and will continue to tour across the country until July 7, 2012. “The Global 6000 jet is receiving an astounding reception in India,” said Nilesh Pattanayak, […]
Bombardier Aerospace \ Brazil \ business aircraft \ Fabio Rebello \ Fernando Lacerda Da Silva \ Humberto Moas \ Latin America \ Latin American \ Nic Aliaga \ Regional Vice President \ Stéphane LeRoy
Bombardier Business Aircraft Appoints New Sales Director for Brazil
Bombardier Aerospace announced today that it has appointed Fernando Lacerda Da Silva as Sales Director of New Aircraft responsible for Brazil. Fernando joins Bombardier with a 25-year sales career that includes 12 years of Latin American business aircraft sales experience, as well as previous sales successes with Bombardier jets in Brazil. “The Brazilian market continues […]
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Aviation project takes shape at Mudgee airport
Mudgee-based air charter company Observe Air expects to move into their new premises at Mudgee Airport Estate before the end of the year. Chief Pilot Brad Welch said the new three-quarter-million-dollar building, incorporating a four-aircraft hangar, accommodation and residence, was taking shape rapidly. The complex is the first building to be built on the […]
Air Force \ aircraft \ California \ Chico Air Museum \ displays \ exhibition \ F-15 Eagle \ Freedom Eagle \ museum \ Norm Rosene
Retired F-15 Eagle displays at Chico Museum
The Chico Air Museum, a small Northern California Air and Space Museum, announced today the projected arrival date of it’s recently acquired F-15C Eagle as Sunday, July 31st. The jet will arrive at the museum after a three thousand mile truck trip, crossing eight states. “We are extremely pleased to have been selected to […]
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Bombardier Aerospace to Establish its Moroccan Facility in the Greater Casablanca Region
Further to the announcement last November of its decision to establish a manufacturing facility in Morocco, Bombardier Aerospace confirmed today that it has signed an agreement with Midparc Investment S.A., a Moroccan property holding and management company, to purchase from them the land required for its new plant in the Midparc Casablanca Free Zone, in […]
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Bombardier Breaks Ground on OEM-owned Service Centre in Singapore
Bombardier Aerospace today announced that construction work has begun for its full-scale factory-owned and operated service centre for business aircraft at Singapore’s Seletar airport. The official ground breaking ceremony was held on June 5. The state-of-the-art service facility, which is set to open in Q2 2013, features 2,930 sq. meters (31,5K sq. feet) of hangar […]
aircraft \ aviation \ Bombardier \ Christopher Bero \ Flexjet \ marketing \ Short Brothers PLC
New Flexjet Director of Marketing Taking Brand to New Heights
Flexjet, a leader in private aviation solutions, is elevating its rebranding efforts with the addition of Christopher Bero as the company’s new Director of Marketing. Bero, armed with his award-winning background in brand marketing, is turning the spotlight on Flexjet’s unrivaled premium experience, signature flexibility and the unique expertise that comes with Bombardier’s 100-plus years of aviation heritage. “Christopher’s […]
"Get More" Q400 \ aircraft \ Bombardier \ CIS \ NextGen Airliner \ Russia \ Russian
Bombardier’s “Get More” Q400 NextGen Airliner World Tour Reaches Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States
Interest and momentum for Bombardier Aerospace’s technologically advanced Q400 NextGen airliner keeps building as the aircraft kicked off the fourth leg of its world tour last week in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Following successful demonstration flights and static displays in Tblisi, Georgia and Saratov, Russia, theQ400 NextGen airliner – painted in its special “Get […]