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PREVIEW AVALON 2013

showing too, with popular models such as
the Phenom 100, Phenom 300, and Legacy
650; the Learjet 60x; and the G650, G450
and G280, respectively. And for those who
missed the unveiling of Piaggio Aero’s
twin-engine turboprop, the P180 Avanti,
don’t fret – you can see it in the flesh, so to
speak, at Avalon2013.
It’s not just business jets on display.
Visitors should keep an eye out for the
A400M from Airbus Military, which will be
taking part in a flying display. Reportedly
close to receiving full Type Certification,
delivery of the first A400M is expected to
occur in Q2 2013, one of four deliveries
scheduled for the year. As such, the
airshow is a good opportunity to see the
aircraft in action.
Other exhibitors expected at
Avalon2013 include Lockheed Martin,
Northrop Gumman, BAE Systems, EADS,
Saab, Thales, CAE and Singapore-based
Aviall. Some new players in the game
include US-based CEi, whose speciality is
aerial target systems, and Australian firm
Avia. The latter’s display will feature its
new full-motion, six-axis flight simulator,
which is expected to debut this year.
According to Avia’s website, performance
is identical to airline simulators, and “the
simulator cockpit environment features
up to three Garmin G1000 screens and
200 degrees of outside visibility”.

Around the table
Aside from the exhibits, Avalon2013 also
features a programme of conferences,
including several that are invitation-only,
such as the Air Chiefs Symposium. But
there are other options available too.
Safeskies, Australia’s biennial
aviation safety conference, will be hosting
two seminars covering topics such as
technology and fatigue risk management,
and technology advances in sport and
recreational aviation. Also on the menu
– and in line with recent trends towards
greener aviation – is an event titled Low
Exhibitors expected at Avalon2013 Carbon Jet Fuel: The Industry Flight
include Lockheed Martin, Northrop Path. Featuring speakers such as Jim
Gumman, BAE Systems, EADS, Saab, Lane, Editor and Publisher of Biofuels
Digest and BioBased Digest; Richard
Thales, CAE and Singapore-based Aviall Altman, Executive Director Emeritus
of Commercial Aviation Alternative
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