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| Well cared for single owner aircraft - looks factory new. All logs. Oil changes every 30
hours. Features on-board weather, Auto Pilot, fresh interior, and large sliding door for easy
loading and unloading of people and/or cargo. Seating capacity for 8 plus ample room for
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| GippsAero advertises this particularly well equipped used GA8 Airvan aircraft for sale on behalf of the owners. The aircraft will shortly be coming off contract and will be available for inspection at Latrobe Regional airport in first week of August. |
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GippsAero has certified a three-blade propeller installation on the naturally aspirated version of the Airvan GA8. This is the same propeller fitted to the Turbocharged variant, the Airvan GA8 TC-320.
The three-blade propeller offers a significantly lower noise footprint, which is of great benefit when operating in environmentally sensitive areas such as National Parks, Wildlife Reserves or urban airports, as well as providing improved propeller ground clearance. |
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| Australian Aircraft Manufacturer GippsAero announced today that the both the US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have certificated the new turbocharged GA8-TC 320 Airvan. |
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| Victoria Skydiving operator The Parachute School has taken delivery of the first production example of the recently released GA8 -TC 320 Turbocharged Airvan to be purchased solely for parachute operations offering their skydivers 14,000 Feet. |
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| GippsAero, today announced that the Australian Civil Aviation Authority has issued an amendment to the Type Certificates for the company’s GA8 Airvan utility aircraft to cover the turbo charged variant. The variant will be known as the GA8 - TC 320 and is powered by a 320 HP Lycoming TIO-540-AH1A Turbocharged Fuel Injected Engine turning a Hartzell 80 inch (2032 mm) diameter, three blade, constant speed propeller. |
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The first steps towards the relaunch of the Australian designed Nomad twin turboprop aircraft were taken at a ceremony marking the hand over of the type certificate from Boeing Australia to GippsAero Pty Ltd.
Boeing Australia Limited has sold certification authority for the aircraft to the Australian-based general aviation manufacturer. The sale includes technical and spares sales support and all intellectual property for the Nomad aircraft worldwide. Financial terms are not being disclosed. |
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GippsAero Director George Morgan recently delivered a new Airvan to the Mission Aviation Fellowship International for service in Cambodia.
MAF Australia has been a major customer of the Airvan operating seven in Arnhem Land, two in Papua New Guinea and one each in Indonesia and East Timor. However, this latest aircraft is the first to be delivered to MAF International. |
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| We are seeking to appoint Aircraft Maintenance Engineers (AMEs) to our Product, Pre Delivery and Maintenance Teams. |
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| Following the recent delivery of a GA8 Airvan to Lithuania there are now ten examples of the rugged Australian designed and built utility type flying on European registrations. |
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| GippsAero today announced that it has received notification of Type acceptance for the GA 8 Airvan aircraft from the Civil Aviation Department of India. |
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| GippsAero Pty Ltd, a Victorian based aircraft manufacturer, is very pleased to announce today the signing of an MOU with Mahindra Plexion of India, as an initial step that will see Mahindra Plexion representing the company’s aircraft for distribution, sales and marketing and product support within India. |
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| GippsAero is currently looking for applicants to fill positions for Aeronautical Engineers and Aircraft Maintenance Engineers. |
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| The Federal Minister for Transport and Regional Services The Hon Warren Truss
MHR officially rolled out GippsAero GA8 Airvan Number 100 at a ceremony held at
Latrobe Regional Airport on Wednesday August 23rd. |
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| Following on the certification for the GA 8 Airvan utility
aircraft by the European Aviation Safety Agency last year GippsAero
delivered the first two Airvans into Europe in early January 2006 |
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GippsAero Pty Ltd has won the Victorian Regional Exporter of the Year Award in the Governor of Victoria Export Awards for the second consecutive year. |
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GippsAero today announced that it has received European Aviation Safety Agency for the GA 8 Airvan aircraft. |
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Having established the base model Airvan in the international market place GippsAero has commenced a number of market-driven product development programs to enhance the utility and capability of the type in accordance with customer requirements.
The following is an update on current projects |
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The Mission Aviation Fellowship Australia has just taken delivery of a new GA8 aircraft for service in Papua New Guinea.
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GippsAero was awarded Victorian Regional Exporter of the Year Award by the Governor of Victoria, John Landy, at a function at Government House on Thursday night. |
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The Mission Aviation Fellowship-Australia, a Christian aviation group based in northern Queensland, took delivery of a new GA8 Airvan on Tuesday August 31st for service in Arnhem Land to isolated aboriginal groups. |
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The Governor of Victoria, John Landy, AC, MBE, officially opened the new production hangar for GippsAero on Thursday 10 June while visiting Latrobe Regional Airport, which was the final venue on the Vice-Regal tour of Latrobe City.
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Peter Furlong, originator of GippsAero, has been appointed to the Aviation Safety Forum.
The Aviation Safety Forum is a special consultative body made up of a group of 15 very experienced aviation people who advise the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) on important strategic issues.
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The Minister for Manufacturing & Export Tim holding inducted GippsAero, Australia,s leading manufacturer of commercial Aircraft, into the Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame, at a gala dinner held in Melbourne on Wednesday 19 May 2004.
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Lesotho has become the first of the Southern African Development Economic Community (SADEC) countries to procure one of the new Australian GippsAero GA8 Airvan utility aircraft for its Defence Force. The Airvan is a single engined 8 seat aircraft with a multi role capability and is ideally suited to African conditions.
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A group of Australia’s leading Aviation Insurance brokers visited the GippsAero facility at Latrobe Regional Airport on February 18th. |
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The new Chief Executive Officer of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Mr Bruce Byron, today visited the GippsAero aircraft manufacturing facility at Latrobe Regional Airport in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley.
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GippsAero is the first Australian aircraft manufacturer to be recognised under an overhaul of Australia’s aviation safety regulations by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) The Deputy Chairman of CASA, Mr James Kimpton AM, and senior CASA officers visited Latrobe Regional Airport on Tuesday 19th of August to present a Production Certificate to GippsAero. |
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The Directors of GippsAero are pleased to announce that the company has been awarded the prestigious 2003 Telstra Victorian Small Business of the Year Award. The award was presented by Minister for Small Business Marsha Thomson and Telstra Chief Executive Dr Ziggy Switkowski at an awards ceremony on Friday July 25th. The Award was received on behalf of the company by Finance director Mark Burgin. The company also won the Cisco Systems Business Award (business with more than 50 but less than 100 employees). |
Following the North American debut of the Australian built GippsAero GA8 Airvan at AirVenture 2002 no less than three examples of this rugged 8 seat utility aircraft are at Oshkosh for AirVenture 2003 and one is in the red, white and blue livery of the USAF Auxiliary, the Civil Air Patrol. |
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The first of the Australian-designed and built GA8 Airvans to be ordered by the United States Air Force, Civil Air Patrol (CAP), departed July 17 on its delivery flight across the Pacific Ocean to the USA. On arrival in the USA the Airvan will fly to the US Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture 2003 at Oshkosh Wisconsin, where it will form the centre-piece of the CAP display. The annual EAA Air Venture event is recognised as the world’s largest aviation air display. |
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GippsAero, Australia’s leading commercial aircraft manufacturer has announced that both the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Transport Canada have issued Type Certificates for the company’s GA8 Airvan utility aircraft. Canadian certification was received on April 30th whilst the FAA Type Certificate was issued on May 30th 2003. Both agencies have certificated the Airvan to Amendment 54 of Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) 23, which is latest and highest airworthiness standard available to general aviation aircraft worldwide. GippsAero understands that the GA8 Airvan is one of the first – if not the first - aircraft to achieve this standard in either country. |
GippsAero, Australia's leading commercial aircraft manufacturer, today announced that the Australian Civil Aviation Authority (CASA) has upgraded the Type Certificate of the company's GA8 Airvan utility aircraft to the latest and highest airworthiness standard available for this type of aircraft. |
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