Charter Hub Airbus Blog Archive

    Official Opening Of Airbus Helicopters’ Logistics Hub At Albacete, Spain
    Posted On: July 2, 2024
    Located adjacent to the Airbus Helicopters production facility at Albacete, this 50,000 square meter warehouse will optimize operations and create new jobs. ...
    Hybrid-Electric EcoPulse Aircraft Demonstrator Makes First Flight
    Posted On: January 5, 2024
    The EcoPulse hybrid-electric distributed propulsion aircraft demonstrator, a joint effort from Daher, Safran, and Airbus, recently undertook its first flight of around 100 minutes to test the new technology. ...
    Airbus Estimates Over 39,000 New Aircraft Needed In Next 20 Years
    Posted On: September 26, 2019
    The aerospace company says air traffic has more than doubled since 2000 and that it is growing at a rate of 4.3% annually. ...
    Airbus To Showcase Entire Product Range At LIMA 2019
    Posted On: March 20, 2019
    The aerospace company will have commercial jets on display as well as military aircraft, helicopters, and more. ...
    Airbus Misses Target For Aircraft Deliveries In 2018 But Sets Record
    Posted On: January 16, 2019
    The commercial aircraft manufacturer delivered 800 aircraft (a company record) to 93 customers last year, an increase of 11% over 2017 deliveries. ...
    Canada Takes Delivery Of First Airbus H145 Helicopter
    Posted On: December 26, 2018
    The Royal Canadian Mounted Police will use the twin-engine helicopter to carry out a variety of missions. ...
    30-Plus Business Jets & Helicopters On Exhibit At The 2018 MEBAA Airshow In Dubai
    Posted On: December 11, 2018
    The MEBAA (Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association) Airshow is running this week in Dubai. ...
    Airbus Demonstrates Drone-based Inspection System For Airlines, MROs
    Posted On: April 19, 2018
    Airbus demonstrated a new drone-based inspection system that can reduce the time it takes to visually inspect an aircraft from up to a day to just three hours. ...
    Airbus & Zodiac Aerospace Hope To Seat You In Cargo Area
    Posted On: April 17, 2018
    Sometime in 2020, it’s possible you’ll willingly buy a ticket on an Airbus A330 wide-bodied commercial jet in which you’ll travel inside a cargo compartment. ...
    Airbus Helicopters Discontinues H120, Shifts Focus To H125 & H130
    Posted On: January 9, 2018
    Global civilian and military helicopter manufacturer Airbus Helicopters, owned by aerospace and defense manufacturer Airbus Group, is discontinuing production and related marketing efforts for its entry-level H120 “Colibri” model. ...
    Airbus & Indigo Partners Ink Historic $49.5-Billion For A320neo
    Posted On: January 4, 2018
    Airbus and Indigo Partners have proposed a deal that could go down as one of the biggest in commercial aviation. ...
    Bombardier & Airbus Unite For C Series Aircraft Partnership
    Posted On: December 27, 2017
    Leading global aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Bombardier announced a proposed partnership in mid-October in which France-based Airbus would take 50.1% interest in Canadian Bombardier’s C Series jet program. ...
    Airbus, Rolls-Royce & Siemens Partners On Hybrid-Electric E-Fan X Demonstrator Project
    Posted On: December 21, 2017
    A partnership between Airbus, Rolls-Royce, and Siemens is aiming to have an experimental hybrid-electric demonstrator engine called the E-Fan X could ready for flight by 2020. ...
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    Demand for Large, Late-Model Jets Continues as Inventory Levels Remain Lower Than Last Year
    Posted 9/4/2026
    New Sandhills Global aviation market reports underscore lower year-over-year inventory levels across all pre-owned aircraft markets in August. ...
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    Aircraft.com Is Your Top Online Resource For Specs & Tail Number Lookups
    Posted 8/27/2026
    You can search Aircraft.com by tail number, make, or model to find information about individual airplanes and helicopters. ...
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    Calculate Aircraft Operating Costs With Aircraft Cost Calculator
    Posted 8/26/2026
    Through a single, user-friendly platform, buyers, owners, operators, lenders, and other aviation professionals can quickly evaluate how ongoing fixed and variable costs impact ownership and budgeting. ...
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    Target Buyers In The Aviation Market With Email Blasts
    Posted 8/26/2026
    Customizable, cost-effective, and highly engaging, Sandhills Global email blasts help aviation sellers promote aircraft, services, events, and special offers to qualified buyers. ...
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    Embraer’s Phenom 300EV Secures Triple Certification, Becomes 1st Light Jet Certified With Garmin Emergency Autoland
    Posted 8/25/2026
    The world's bestselling light jet for 14 consecutive years is the largest business jet to offer Garmin Emergency Autoland. ...
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    Reach More Travelers & Increase Revenue With Charter Hub
    Posted 8/24/2026
    Charter Hub, Sandhills Global’s charter aircraft platform, has helped travelers find and book private air travel for corporate flights, leisure getaways, and smaller aircraft services for over 20 years. ...
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    Controller & Executive Controller Are Your Ideal Copilots For Aircraft Sales
    Posted 8/21/2026
    For more than 45 years, Controller and Executive Controller have earned their outstanding reputation with aircraft buyers and sellers around the world. ...
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    Textron Aviation Celebrates 500th Cessna Citation CJ4 Delivery As Gen3 Era Advances
    Posted 8/17/2026
    Milestone delivery underscores more than a decade of customer confidence in the proven light jet platform as the company progresses toward the future of flight with the Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen3. ...
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    Used Aircraft Inventory Remains Low Compared to Year-Ago Levels While Asking Values See Mixed Trends
    Posted 8/10/2026
    Sandhills Global aviation market reports show double-digit year-over-year inventory level decreases for pre-owned jets, single-engine piston aircraft, and turboprop aircraft. ...
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    What's New At Sandhills Global
    Posted 7/17/2026
    Find out about the latest Sandhills news, including AI to write your asset descriptions, the new UCC Search app, a new e-commerce solution, and more. ...
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