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Jet Aviation is CDF at Singapore
Airshow 2016
Singapore-based Jet Aviation will
be the exclusive handling agent for
Customer Demonstration Flights
(CDF) at the Singapore Airshow 2016,
that will be held at Changi Exhibition
Centre from 16-21 February 2016. “We HSC to Repair South Korea’s Ka-32T Helicopters
are honored to have been selected as Russian Helicopters and South Korea’s LG International with HSC involved as
the exclusive handling service provider Department of Forest Aviation have a contractor. HSC will undertake the
for Customer Demonstration Flights entered into an agreement for repair repair work at one of the Forest Aviation
during Singapore Airshow,” said John of four of its Ka-32T helicopters with Department’s technical service centers
Riggir, vice president and general Helicopter Service Company (HSC), at Wonju and the work is expected to
manager at Jet Aviation Singapore. which handles the maintenance and be completed in eight months. More
“This appointment is testament to after-sales service of Russian-made than 60 Ka-32s are in operation in
our executive and VIP flight handling helicopters. In the past such repair South Korea, having accumulated over
expertise and we look forward to work was carried out by Korean firm 100,000 flight hours.
showcasing our services with operators,
OEMs and trip support companies
planning to attend the event.” CDFs Fans 1/A+ Solution Offered for Gulfstream v Operators
will be held at Seletar Airport and Jet Gulfstream Aerospace has received with data link-recording ability and
Aviation has been appointed by Experia Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) a flight deck printer are required as
Events to handle all CDFs at Singapore approval to install the Future Air part of a FANS 1/A+ installation. The
Airshow 2016. The air show to be held Navigation System (FANS) 1/A+ on system makes use of automation and
in Singapore next year will feature Gulfstream V aircraft. “Our FANS 1/ satellite-based technology to improve
a Business Aviation Zone, affording A+ solution for GVs is fully integrated aviation communication, surveillance
a unique opportunity for the entire with the aircraft’s flight management and traffic management. Its benefits
business and charter aviation industry. system,” said Mike West, vice president, include; reduced fuel consumption due
Experia Events Managing Director Mr. Product Support Sales and New Business to shorter flight tracks, decreased pilot
Leck Chet Lam, said, “Experia Events is Development, Gulfstream. “I can’t workload, reduced aircraft separation
looking to expand our client support for emphasize the word ‘fully’ enough. The and automatic communication of flight
Customer Demonstration Flights with FMS and FANS systems were developed details to the ATC through VHF or
an even more seamless and enhanced and created through a unique partnership SATCOM data link. After Jan 30th, 2020
experience for the upcoming Airshow between Gulfstream and Honeywell. The airplanes that are not fitted with FANS 1/
in February 2016. We are pleased to engineering and flight-test efforts were A+ equipment will not be able to operate
appoint Jet Aviation as our exclusive extensive to ensure we meet the needs of in Minimum Navigation Performance
handling partner and welcome this our nearly 200 GV operators.” Specification airspace. Gulfstream is
opportunity to work with them at A communications management pursuing a similar supplemental FAA
Singapore Airshow 2016.” unit, transceiver, cockpit voice recorder type certificate for the GIV and GIV-SP.

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