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PRIVATE

AIR PARTNER EXPANDS ITS

FREIGHT SERVICES IN ASIA PAC

has now relocated to Singapore in order serving their own local clients, but sourcing
to strengthen Air Partner’s presence in operator capacity for the group from
Air Partner, a global private charter the region with his experience in building the region, as well as coordinating local
and freight aviation solution company, has freight business in new markets. arrangements on the ground in Singapore,
announced that it will be expanding its “We’ve worked hard during the last Malaysia, Vietnam and China for the
team and product range throughout the 12 months to build trust with our new hundreds of flights we operated into the US
Asia Pacific region. client base and to export the Air Partner and Europe from April through July.”
The Air Partner office based in Marina experience and service excellence into “The last few months have really
Bay, Singapore, established in 2019, was a the Asia Pacific region. Our dedication to emphasised the importance of reliability
key player in facilitating the freight charter detail has ensured the smooth running of in time-critical freight operations and
of personal protective equipment following our client’s freight operations during the consistency in supply lines, and we’re
the unprecedented demand earlier this most challenging times of the PPE peak. confident our team in Singapore can help
year. Alongside this, we’ve provided solutions partners meet every freight challenge,
Now Air Partner is seeing activity in for disrupted supply lines in oil and gas, from the ordinary to the extraordinary.”
non-PPE movements, corresponding aerospace and e-commerce on some very The office in Singapore was originally set
to the gradual industrial recovery since time-critical projects.” up as a freight office, but will now begin
Covid-19 restrictions have begun to ease, “Enabling the vital supply of PPE and to provide the full range of Air Partner’s
and is looking forward towards peak cargo other hygiene products has naturally been service offering, including private jet hire,
charter season as production lines begin to the major focus for us this year”, said Hill. group charter and services supplied by
build up towards Christmas. “During the high demand period for Air Partner’s Safety & Security division,
The expansion will be overseen by Mike PPE, our Singapore office was critical for comprised of Baines Simmons and Redline
Hill, Air Partner director of freight, who Air Partner freight globally, in not only Assured Security. Q

AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION EMBRAER

PRAETOR

Embraer has announced that the
synthetic vision guidance system for the
midsize Praetor 500 and super-midsize
Praetor 600 business jets was awarded
certification by both the civil aviation
authority of Brazil, Agência Nacional de
Aviação Civil (ANAC) and the civil aviation
authority of the United States, the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA).
Embraer is the first OEM to receive SVGS the head-up display and is now available team and world-class partnership with
certification approval. for new aircraft and fully retrofittable on all Collins Aerospace, Embraer is proud to
The SVGS provides pilots with a dynamic Legacy 450, Legacy 500, Praetor 500, and offer business aviation’s first synthetic
perception of position, trend, and motion, Praetor 600 aircraft at any Embraer owned vision guidance system on the Praetor
facilitating the transition to utilizing visual or authorised service centre. 500 and Praetor 600, further solidifying
references and enabling the safe comple- “At Embraer, we are committed to their position as the most technologically
tion of more missions during inclement continuously improving our already advanced midsize business jets in the
weather and lower ceiling approaches. industry-leading products to deliver the market.”
The system allows pilots to operate the ultimate experience in business aviation. Independent of the Embraer enhanced
aircraft to a decision height of 150 feet (SA- Just two months after certifying the electric vision system (E2VS), the SVGS is an
CAT I), as opposed to the regular decision pocket door and making the HEPA filter optional addition to the acclaimed Collins
height of 200 feet, increasing operational standard, we are proud to certify another Aerospace Pro Line Fusion flight deck on
efficiency and allowing access to several Praetor 500 and Praetor 600 innovation,” the Praetor 500 and Praetor 600.
airports during inclement weather and said Michael Amalfitano, president and The SVGS can be installed either with
lower ceiling approaches. CEO, Embraer executive jets. or without E2VS, delivering even greater
The SVGS can be used with or without “Thanks to our unparalleled engineering flexibility and safety options. Q

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