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Protea Expands to East Africa

According to news24, the Protea Hospitality Group has signed a deal to open Protea Hotel Kigali in Rwanda, making it the groups 10th African country property. The 25-room hotel in the upmarket suburb of Nyarutarama in Rwanda's capital city Kigali will open in the last quarter of this year and represents a great step forward in the Protea Hospitality Group's growth in East Africa, says company CEO Arthur Gillis. Protea Hotel Kigali will offer stan ...

Bombardier Lands at the 2013 International Paris Air Show

Back to all Press Releases June 10, 2013 Montral Aerospace Bombardier is proud to join its customers, suppliers, government officials and media representatives in celebrating the 50 th anniversary of the International Paris Air Show. During this biennial event, Bombardier will showcase its vision for the future of mobility with its innovative, iconic and sustainable aircraft. We arrive at the Paris Air Show at a very exciting time in our companys ...

Union rejects Bell contract

FORT WORTH Hundreds of members of Auto Union Workers Local 218 on Sunday overwhelmingly rejected a three-year contract proposal by Bell Helicopter. An estimated 2,500 union members spent three hours reviewing a 90-plus page contract that would offer up a cumulative wage increase of 9.1 percent. On average, the contract would provide an average $15,682 in increased compensation to each employee over the life of the contract. But a number of the co ...

Gulfstream G650 – Private Jet Charter

First Gulfstream G650 Private Jet Charter Takes Flight New York, NY June 8 th , 2013 Early yesterday morning at a private airfield outside Dallas, Texas, Gulfstreams highly anticipated G650 took off on the worlds first ever charter flight for the brand new business jet. The amazing G650 is the fastest jet in the world (beating out the Citation X by 3mph at 704 mph) and is capable of non-stop flights from New York to Hong Kong. Priority One Jets , ...

Private Jets Cost

Identify the actual size and also flying range youll require before you decide to invest in a privately owned aircraft. Light jets ($3 million to $8 million) may take 5 to 8 travellers roughly 2, 000 miles (3, 219 km); midsize business jets executive jets ($9 million to $16 million) might take as much as 9 travellers from 2, 000 to 3, 000 miles (3, 219 to 4, 828 km); and substantial executive jets ($17 million to $45 million) can carry 12 travele ...

Landing Citation Mustang in Roatan, Honduras MHRO Landing Citation Mustang in Roatan, Honduras MHRO

Landing Cessna Citation Mustang (510) at Roatan Honduras. Video starts by flying the VOR DME 2 approach then I break it off to a visual approach after crossing the island and making contact with the airport. Cast chris cook Tags flying , citation , mustang , cessna , 510 , mhro , honduras , airport , landing , approach , jet and roatan

AMR says passenger traffic rose slightly, up 0.8 percent in May

AMR Corp. said its consolidated passenger traffic rose slightly, up 0.8 percent for May as it kept capacity relatively flat. Its consolidated load factor was a record 84.0 percent, up 0.4 percentage points compared to May 2012. The parent company of American Airlines said its unit revenues dropped 1.8 percent compared to the same month last year. International passenger traffic grew 5.2 percent as it increased capacity by 4.5 percent. The load fa ...

Judge sets August 15 date for AMR bankruptcy confirmation hearing

U.S. bankruptcy judge Sean Lane has set an August 15 date for AMR Corp.'s confirmation hearing. At the hearing, the court will consider confirming the plan if enough creditors have voted in favor of the plan that will allow AMR to exit bankruptcy. American Airlines' parent company is now allowed to begin soliciting votes for its reorganization plan which includes merging with US Airways. The Fort Worth-based carrier will send out voting packages ...

Lakota supporters rally to restore funding

Hundreds of supporters of the Armys UH-72 Lakota helicopter rallied Friday at the helicopters manufacturing plant in Grand Prairie to urge Congress to restore its funding. Under the Pentagons proposed cuts to defense spending, funding for the Lakota will be terminated by the end of 2014, said Bob Cox, spokesman for American Eurocopter, EADS North America, which produces the helicopter. The cuts could endanger hundreds of jobs of employees at Amer ...

Eagle Creek Aviation Named a Silver Garmin Aviation Distributor

Eagle Creek Aviation was named a Silver Garmin Aviation Distributor for 2012 for its excellent performance. Garmin has created the Silver Award to recognized their top performing aviation distributors, and presented this Award of Exemplary Performance, one of their most prestigious awards. A Garmin Silver Award of Exemplary performance represents a first-class level of sales performance, technical expertise and customer service. This award places ...