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Deer Jet Designs Limited Edition Travel for Cannes Film Festival

For the 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival, Deer Jet has designed a weeklong travel itinerary for a limited number of privileged travellers. As it has become a signature of Deer Jet’s travel packages, guests can expect to enjoy exclusive content at a selection of hand-picked destinations...

LBAS completes worldwide first FANS-1/A via Inmarsat satcom installation on Challenger 604 aircraft

Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services, the Bombardier Business Aircraft service centre in Berlin, developed and completed a new FAA and EASA approved solution for FANS communication via Inmarsat satcom on a Challenger 604 aircraft. So far FANS were only operable with Iridium-Satcom on this aircraft...

Priester Aviation once again earns IS-BAO Stage 3 certification, based on company-wide dedication to safety

The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) has once again awarded Priester Aviation, LLC, its IS-BAO Stage 3 safety certification, the highest recognition for safety for business aviation. This certification recognizes Priester Aviation’s ongoing commitment to a rigorous safety culture. The Stage 3 audit standard is only granted to aviation companies who have ingrained a culture o...

Tyrol Air Ambulance and Pediatric Air Ambulance announce cooperation to provide children's intensive care transport

Tyrol Air Ambulance (TAA) and Pediatric Air Ambulance will work closely together in the future to provide intensive care transports for children. The collaboration has recently been finalized after successful equipment tests on the Cessna Citation and Gulfstream 100 aircraft types used by TAA. In future, children's intensive care transports will be carried out jointly between both companies...

Honeywell Expands Connected Aircraft Reach With Versatile New Router

Honeywell is expanding its industry-leading range of Connected Aircraft offerings and setting a new benchmark with the launch of its newest connectivity solution, the GoDirect™ Router. The router is roughly half the size and weight, and one-third the current price, of comparable products. By enabling redundant connectivity in an easy-to-install package, the new router offers the broades...

My Sky named National Winner for Switzerland in prestigious European competition

My Sky, the Swiss company with a representative office in Russia specialized in business aviation and fintech, has been named National Winner for Switzerland in the 2017-18 European Business Awards, Europe’s largest business competition, sponsored by RSM.  My Sky was chosen from 2,898 businesses previously identified as ‘Ones to Watch’ in a list of business excellence pub...

Gogo Business Aviation Hits Milestone with 100th Business Jet Now Flying with AVANCE L5 System

Gogo Reaches Mark in Six Months, Bringing 4G Experience to 35 Popular Business Jet Models It took just six months for Gogo Business Aviation (NASDAQ: GOGO), the leading global provider of broadband connectivity products and services for aviation, to reach a major milestone with the 100th installation of a Gogo AVANCETM L5 system. The install was recently completed by Constant Aviation on an...

Hongkong Jet Set to Expand Operations in Greater China

Hong Kong-based private jet operator Hongkong Jet is planning to expand its service and maintenance operations across Mainland China. A subsidiary of HNA General Aviation Group and sister company of Asia’s largest business aviation company Deer Jet, Hongkong Jet will upgrade and expand its HKAR-145 maintenance capabilities to include approval to certify the Gulfstream G550 to 144MOS/12C leve...

SaxonAir has grown so has the fleet, but not just in size

Growth in style, performance, technology and comfort are all apparent with the addition of the Legacy 500.  Ask any broker, owner or seasoned charterer which super midsize jet would offer them the comfort and speed of a heavy jet and you’ll solidly hear one name - The Legacy 500. It is easy to be biased, with one in your fleet. But whether a subjective or objective viewpoint is ta...

New agreement for Jersey Aircraft Registry

The Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture, Senator Lyndon Farnham, has formally invited Ports of Jersey Ltd to assume operational control of the Jersey Aircraft Registry (JAR). The invitation has been extended following a review of the original JAR business model and negotiations with a number of parties over the past 12 months. As part of the initial five-year agreement...

RUAG expands scope of EASA Design Organization Approval to include Night Vision Imaging Systems

RUAG Aviation has expanded the scope of its EASA Part 21 J Design Organization Approval (DOA) to include Night Vision Imaging System (NVIS) capabilities. The specification of NVIS technical field entitles the aviation life cycle support and services provider to directly classify and approve changes and repairs, to design and develop Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) for aircraft with NVIS...

Latin America Debut of M600 Begins at FIDAE

Piper Aircraft Inc. and its recently appointed Chilean dealer, Aeroneed, are collaborating to display the M600, the company's flagship product, at the upcoming FIDAE, to be held April 3-8. This will be the first time that an M600 has been on display at an event in South America. Prior to and following FIDAE, the M600 embarks on a one month Latin America demo tour covering multiple countries....

Interflight Middle East welcomes Falcon 2000

Interflight expands into the Middle East with a Falcon 2000 under sales and marketing agreement. Newly refurbished in 2017, both interior and exterior, the Falcon 2000 will be available from Europe and Middle East. Speaking on the news, Khalil Rachidi, Director of Sales at Interflight Middle East says “We are delighted to launch the new Falcon 2000, which offers the perfect balance betwee...

Penzance Heliport announces Isles of Scilly helicopter operator

Penzance Heliport Ltd will team with one of the UK’s leading helicopter companies, Sloane Helicopters, to operate the new helicopter link between Penzance and the Isles of Scilly. Helicopter flights to the Isles of Scilly, between Penzance and the islands of Tresco and St Mary’s, will operate from Spring 2019. Northamptonshire-based Sloane Helicopters has nearly 50 years&rsq...

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

AeronautX, part of the AX Aero Group, has announced the launch of a new business aviation pilot training centre in Amsterdam, scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2027. Created by business a...

From flagship aircraft to best-in-class support: Bombardier's NBAA-BACE 2026 experience

Bombardier will return to the 2026 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition with a showcase that highlights the company's flagship aircraft, award-winning customer support network and di...

NetJets expands exclusive-use terminal network across the United States

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Samson Sky has enlisted renowned Italian automotive designer Luigi Memola to develop the interior design of its Switchblade Flying Car, bringing world-class automotive styling expertise to the roadabl...

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

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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...