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ExecuJet Europe
ExecuJet (officially ExecuJet Aviation Group) is an international Commercial aviation, business aviation company headquartered in Strassen, Luxembourg, Strassen, Luxembourg. The company is part of the Luxaviation Group; one of the world's largest private aircraft operators. ExecuJet operates in Africa, Asia Pacific, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, and the Western Asia, Middle East. ExecuJet's services include aircraft management, charter, Fixed-base operator, fixed-base operations (FBO), and completions consulting. Founded in 1991, at Lanseria Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, the company operates a global fleet of over 133 aircraft. History ExecuJet started operations as a maintenance provider at Lanseria Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1991. The facility was appointed in 1993 as a Major Service Centre by Honeywell (formerly Allied Signal) and a Learjet Authorised Service Facility by Bombardier Aerospace, Bombardier. In 1994, the firm extended its offe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aviation
Aviation includes the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. ''Aircraft'' include fixed-wing and rotary-wing types, morphable wings, wing-less lifting bodies, as well as lighter-than-air aircraft such as hot air balloons and airships. Aviation began in the 18th century with the development of the hot air balloon, an apparatus capable of atmospheric displacement through buoyancy. Clément Ader built the "Ader Éole" in France and made an uncontrolled, powered hop in 1890. This was the first powered aircraft, although it did not achieve controlled flight. Some of the most significant advancements in aviation technology came with the controlled gliding flying of Otto Lilienthal in 1896. A major leap followed with the construction of the '' Wright Flyer'', the first powered airplane by the Wright brothers in the early 1900s. Since that time, aviation has been technologically revolutionized by the introduction of the jet engine which enabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
