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Airflite named as Diamond Aircraft sales agent for the Philippines

Diamond Aircraft announced Airflite Asia (Singapore) Pte Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Airflite Pty Ltd, as the sales agent for the Philippines. "Airflite is delighted to be appointed as the official Diamond Aircraft representative for the Philippines," said Joachim Hartmann Airflit...

Jaunt Journey aircraft to be introduced to the Latin American Air Taxi market

Jaunt Air Mobility signed a Letter of Intent with on-demand aviation company Flapper, to purchase Jaunt Journey electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. After a final agreement is signed, Jaunt will provide Flapper with up to 25 Jaunt Journey aircraft to grow Flapper's on-d...

Wheels Up announces agreement to acquire Air Partner

Wheels Up has reached an agreement to acquire Air Partner, a U.K.-based global aviation services group with operations in 18 locations and across four continents. Under the terms of the transaction, Wheels Up will acquire the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Air Partner for 125 pence per share, equivalent to an enterprise value of approximately $107 million....

ASG Aerospace added to Tamarack global network of Authorized Service Centers

Tamarack Aerospace added ASG Aerospace of Miami, Florida to its network of Tamarack Authorized Service Center Partners. The Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul center offers sales and service of the Tamarack Active Winglet System for the Citation Jet 525, 525A, and 525B series in all eight variants.    This new Authorized Service Center joins 12 others in the United State...

First certified company by 4AIR Facilities neutral sustainability rating - Clay Lacy

Clay Lacy Aviation is the first company to receive a 4AIR sustainability rating of Facilities Neutral, validating that the company’s private aviation facilities have been operating carbon neutral since 2019. Clay Lacy is the first company to complete its facilities audit by 4AIR, the first and only rating sustainability program dedicated to private aviation. “The Facilities Neutral...

Aircraft market to stay hot for next six months

Members of the International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) anticipate the market for used private airplanes will remain red hot for the first six months of 2022, while inventory of available aircraft stays low. IADA’s Fourth Quarter 2021 Market Report includes a summary of questionnaires about market perceptions sent to nearly 900 IADA members, including dealers, their brokers, an...

Bye Aerospace eFlyer 800 reaches 135 purchase deposits and option agreements

Bye Aerospace announced that production backlog has increased to 135 purchase deposit and option total agreements for the all-electric twin-motor eFlyer 800 targeted for the regional airline market. Across all eFlyer models in development, Bye Aerospace is now approaching an unprecedented 900 units total in its backlog including 732 paid purchase deposits and 162 paid, time-limited purch...

Wingcopter landed $16 million contract with Spright for medical deliveries in the USA

Wingcopter and Spright announced a new commercial agreement worth more than US$ 16 million. As part of the deal Spright is acquiring a large fleet of Wingcopter’s new flagship delivery drone, the Wingcopter 198, to meet the increasing demand for medical drone delivery solutions throughout the United States. The contract makes Wingcopter the exclusive provider of fixed wing eVTOL de...

The acquisition of London Heliport allows Skyports to grow UK vertiport network

Skyports, developer and operator of vertiports for electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, has acquired a heliport, previously known as the Falcon Heliport, which is located in East London and only minutes from Canary Wharf financial district. It is one of only two operational heliports in London. The deal forms part of Skyports’ acquisition strategy of securi...

Welcome a new generation of ZURI hybrid VTOL aircraft

After more than three years of development and successful ground tests of its technological demonstrator, ZURI presents a new model of its hybrid VTOL aircraft in the passenger version with internal designation ZURI 2.0 and a dedicated version for cargo transport with internal designation ZURI 2.0 CARGO. The concept of the new model is based on the experience that the ZURI team has gained throu...

Treat yourself to Paradise - Saint Barthélemy

  Where does one find a place of idyllic happiness and delight? A pleasant and peaceful environment of pristine and abundant natural beauty, where visitors are clothed with garments of light and casual life, and devour from the cuisine for the bon-vivants. No doubt, connoisseurs immediately recognize that St.Barth is meant. Saint Barthélemy is it is officially known, and Ouanalao as...

FACC develops state-of-the-art business jet cabin for Bombardier Challenger 3500

With its successful Challenger family of aircraft, the Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier holds a leading position in the market segment of super mid-size jets. Recently, Bombardier launched the newest member of its business jet platform: the Challenger 3500. As a long-standing technology partner, FACC is responsible for the development and production of portions of the cabin...

Jet Luxe launches in The Americas and expands fleet of Bombardier Global 6000

Jet Luxe has announced its expansion to The Americas. The brand, which launched in 2020 and rapidly expanded over the past two years has now launched in Miami, covering the company’s operations and service offering in North America, Canada, and Latin America.  Yassine El Moussi, Vice President for the USA said, “This is the right time to bring Jet Luxe’s efficient, luxury...

EHang received a pre-order for 50 Units of EH216 in Japan

EHang  announced that AirX Inc., a leading Japanese air mobility digital platform company, has placed a pre-order for 50 units of the EH216 AAV, marking the biggest pre-order EHang has received in Japan. This reflects the growing recognition of EHang’s cutting-edge autonomous aircrafts in the industry. The pre-order of the EH216 AAVs are planned to facilitate various Urban Air Mobili...

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AeronautX elevates training capacity with new Amsterdam Centre and strategic VistaJet alliance

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Piaggio Aerospace returns to NBAA-BACE, highlighting the P.180 Avanti EVO

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Daher highlights expanding business aviation role of TBM and Kodiak at NBAA-BACE 2026

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EBAA France warns of French aviation’s decline and its impact on regional economies

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From Learjets and Challengers to turboprops such as the Pilatus PC-12, different aircraft bring different capabilities to a medical flight. Sebastian Demiet, COO of MTI 24/7, explains why aircraft sel...

HondaJet APMG S upgrade package earns EASA validation

HondaJet Classic and APMG operators across the European Union can now access the latest enhancements developed for the HondaJet family following the European Union Aviation Safety Agency’s valid...

Desert Jet launches ramp expansion development at Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport

Desert Jet has broken ground on its long-planned ramp expansion at Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (KTRM), advancing a key infrastructure investment designed to accommodate rising business av...