Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 Marks 45 Years of Success in Business Aviation
May 27, 2008
PT6 deliveries surge buoyed by outstanding dependability and advanced technologies
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND–(Marketwire – May 20, 2008) – Pratt & Whitney Canada this year celebrates 45 years of innovation and dependability since the first PT6 engine came off the production line to power Beech Aircraft Corporation’s King Air 90 turboprop plane, an event that helped change the face of business aviation. Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) is a United Technologies (NYSE:UTX) company.
“The PT6 engine’s outstanding dependability, versatility and dispatch reliability have made it one of the most enduring engines in aviation history,” said Claude Lachapelle, vice president, Business Aviation, P&WC.
New aerodynamic and material technologies have enabled the PT6 engine to gain more power without having to significantly increase in size. Other innovations have reduced emissions and increased maintenance intervals. Since its introduction, the PT6 family has accumulated a total of more than 330 million flight hours.
“The PT6 engine family remains the world’s most popular engine in its class and is one of our greatest success stories,” said Lachapelle. “Experience gained from the PT6 program has helped spawn many of the engine families that have made us a world leader in the gas turbine engine market.”
The Other USA: United South America “UNASUR”
May 27, 2008
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Pilatus Business Aircraft, LTD. Delivers First PC-12 NG To Customer
May 27, 2008
Pilatus is proud to announce the start of PC-12 NG customer deliveries.
At the delivery ceremony in Broomfield, Colorado, this important
milestone was celebrated by Pilatus employees and the exclusive PC-12
Sales and Service Center for the northwestern United States, Western
Aircraft of Boise, Idaho.
During the 2006 National Business Aircraft Association convention,
Pilatus announced that they would launch a completely revised version of
the legendary PC-12 aircraft. The PC-12 NG features a number of
significant improvements over its predecessor, including a fully
integrated Honeywell Primus Apex avionics system, a completely revised
cockpit designed by BMW Group DesignworksUSA, and a more powerful
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A engine.
Through these revisions the PC-12 continues its leadership as the
world’s best selling business turboprop. In March of this year the PC-12
NG received both EASA and FAA certifications. Speaking at the delivery
ceremony, Mr. Thomas Hunziker, President and CEO of Pilatus Business
Aircraft, Ltd. stated: “This important day marks the beginning of a new
chapter in the PC-12 success story. Pilatus works hard to deliver best in
class capability and we have no doubt the PC-12 NG will continue this
legacy.”
Eurocopter exhibe su abanico de productos
May 27, 2008
Berlin, a 26 de mayo de 2008 ILA 2008
Eurocopter, el líder mundial de los fabricantes de helicópteros en los mercados civil y
de servicios públicos, aprovecha el Salón Aeronáutico ILA de Berlín de este año para
realzar su fuerte posición en el mercado internacional y su permanente capacidad
innovadora. El Grupo presenta sus modernos helicópteros militares, a saber, el
helicóptero de combate Tigre y el helicóptero de transporte táctico NH90. Ambos
modelos prestan servicio en varios países europeos y en Australia. A estas dos
aeronaves se suman un EC725 del Ejército del Aire francés, en configuración de
búsqueda y salvamento en combate (CSAR, siglas en inglés), y tres de los modelos
civiles de mayor éxito de Eurocopter, el EC120, el EC130 y el EC135 en configuración
de servicio médico de urgencia (EMS, siglas en inglés).
El Tigre, cuyas entregas a Alemania, Francia, Australia y España tienen lugar en la
actualidad, participará en las exhibiciones aéreas diarias de la ILA demostrando su
espectacular maniobrabilidad. El NH90, del que 14 países han pedido en total 507 unidades
y que es el programa europeo de helicópteros militares de mayor éxito, se está entregando
ahora a Alemania, Suecia, Italia, Australia y Finlandia. En el transcurso del presente año
comenzarán las entregas a otros clientes. El NH90 participará también en las mencionadas
demostraciones aéreas. El EC725 de Eurocopter, presentado asimismo en la muestra,
presta servicio activo CSAR en el Ejército del Aire francés y llega ahora, por primera vez, a
Alemania. La aeronave ha participado en misiones en Afganistán y en Líbano, donde ha
salvado muchas vidas.
Fiel a la tradición de la compañía de marcar y elevar los estándares en la industria,
Eurocopter tomará parte, asimismo, en el programa de conferencias “Rotor & Rescue’” con
varias presentaciones de nuevas concepciones y tecnologías. Las prestigiosas capacidades
de mantenimiento, reparaciones y revisión mayor (MRO, siglas en inglés) que la empresa
posee en el segmento militar quedan patentes en su stand del HeliCenter. En el marco de la
ILA, clientes de la compañía mostrarán otros modelos de helicóptero de Eurocopter.
Avidyne Answers Questions Regarding Cirrus’ Introduction of Garmin Perspective
May 27, 2008
The announcement of the Garmin “Perspective” avionics package for Cirrus aircraft has prompted several members of the press community to approach Avidyne for its reaction. In an effort to provide its position on a majority of the commonly asked questions, Avidyne has provided the following responses to said questions. Please call Tom Harper (tharper@avidyne.com) for further information on these or any other questions you may have regarding your media coverage.
Question: Was Avidyne “kicked off” the Cirrus OEM account?
Answer: No, Cirrus is still a strong OEM partner of Avidyne’s. Cirrus CEO Alan Klapmeier stated during the EBACE press conference announcing the availability of the Garmin Perspective that Avidyne is still considered the “standard” on Cirrus planes. As have several other airframe manufacturers, Cirrus, too, has broadened its avionics options for its customers. Avidyne will continue to aggressively promote and market to Cirrus prospects to buy Entegra-equipped Cirrus planes. Among other benefits, the easier-to-use Entegra-equipped Cirrus SR22 is $48,000 less expensive and provides an additional 42lbs of useful load, both critical factors for many potential Cirrus customers.
Question: How will Avidyne interact with existing Cirrus/Entegra customers now that Garmin is being offered as an option?
Answer: Avidyne remains very dedicated to working with the owners and operators of of all 4000+ Cirrus/Entegra airplanes worldwide and helping them maintain their value. Consistent with this, Cirrus and Avidyne jointly launched Avidyne’s new MLX product this week at EBACE. Avidyne’s MLX 770 is initially targeted at European based Cirrus aircraft as a turn-key upgrade. Avidyne is also continuing to aggressively promote R7 upgrades to, and maintains consistent communication with, its worldwide installed base of existing Cirrus/Entegra customers.
Question: What type of financial impact does Garmin’s entry into the Cirrus product line have on Avidyne?
Answer: Avidyne enjoys a broad and diverse portfolio of revenue streams, including ongoing relationships with several additional OEM partners. We also have an incredibly strong and growing after-market business. As evidence of the latter statement, we have just opened a European Service Center to support our booming international business, and we have promoted one of our veteran sales team members, Bill Schillhammer, to be the Director of International Sales and run this business.
Question: Is Avidyne coming out with competitive technology to compete with the G1000 equipped Cirrus?
Answer: Avidyne commends Garmin for its ability to gain a portion of the Cirrus market. At the same time, Avidyne is very confident that pilots will continue to select their avionics packages based on core value propositions such as price, ease of use, interoperability, performance and future upgradeability. Avidyne remains very confident that our current technology and any future releases will maintain and expand our position as the “avionics provider of choice.”
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