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Gulfstream G650ER Continues Record Streak

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced the company's flagship Gulfstream G650ER recently claimed two more city-pair records. The achievements highlight the aircraft's superior performance and the company's commitment to providing customers with high-speed travel options. The G650ER...

Bizav Flying Up in North America, but Part 91 Lags

Business aircraft activity inched up 1.4 percent year-over-year last month in North America, but was hampered by an unexpected downturn in Part 91 flying, according to TraqPak data released on Friday by Argus International. This also fell short of the company’s projected 4.1 percent uptick for...

Babcock to provide helicopter support to world's biggest offshore wind farm

Babcock Mission Critical Services (MCS) Onshore has been awarded a multi-million pound contract by DONG Energy to provide specialist helicopter support to the new Walney Extension offshore wind farm. The windfarm will be the largest in the world when it becomes operational in 2018, with 87 turbines providing clean electricity to around half a million UK homes. The helicopter support contract...

RUAG names new Dornier 228 Authorised Service Centre in Bern-Belp, Switzerland

Dornier 228 aircraft are now able to take advantage of full Authorised Service Centre (ASC) services and capabilities at the RUAG Aviation location in Bern-Belp, Switzerland. The announcement, by original equipment manufacturer (OEM) RUAG Aviation, confirms the availability of full services in support of Dornier 228 aircraft owners and operators and their requirements for maintenance, repair and o...

First soviet business jet celebrates 50 years

October 21, 2016 marked exactly 50 years since the first Yak-40 flight! The world's first jet plane of local airlines, the first airliner of Yakovlev Design Bureau, the first Soviet aircraft, which received a Certificate of Airworthiness in the West ... and later it became the first and only business jet in the USSR! Yak-40 in the amount of 1011 pieces actively went off the as...

Passenger Airplane Transformed Into A Private Paradise

For the first time in history, passenger airliner Boeing 787 Dreamliner was transformed into a private jet, with the interior like 5 – stars hotel. The price of this aircraft is $ 324 million. The plane collect 335 passenger, today is a private plane who collect 40 people. Luxurious master suite, conference tables, restaurants, cinema, greate place for living room and 16 beds for sleeping....

Air Partner to attend WCA conferences in February 2017 to build on freight forwarder relationships

Air Partner, the global aviation services group, will be attending the 19th WCA First Conference and the 9th WCA World Conference, which are being held on 7-10 February and 9-13 February respectively. Both conferences are taking place in Singapore for the first time, at the state-of-the-art Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre, and are expected to attract thousands of...

Robinson’s R66 Turbine Marine receives EASA final approval

On December 20, 2016 EASA issued final approval for the R66 Turbine Marine pop-out float installation. After tests conducted in July demonstrated the pop-out float installation meets Sea State 4 requirements, EASA officially approved the Marine to be used in emergency situations and for commercial operations. Sea State refers to the height, period, and character of waves on the surface...

Western Aircraft Partners With Gogo Business Aviation To Develop STCs For Gogo 4G Service

As Gogo Business Aviation continues toward its scheduled launch of its 4G service in the first half of 2017, Western Aircraft, a Greenwich AeroGroup company is currently developing Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) for the new system. Western Aircraft is an authorized full-service maintenance, repair and overhaul Gogo dealer. It will develop STCs for Gogo’s 4G system for Dassault Falc...

Aviapages.com launches the Refund Program for its Premium Members

“Fuel for You” и “Capital AviaNeft” will become the first companies which preform refund for Aviapages.com subscribers. Aviapages.com and its premium members companies “Fuel for You” and “Capital AviaNeft” has signed the agreement for the funds refund to Aviapages.com subscribers. The refund will be performed in case of aircraft refueling with &ld...

Textron Aviation brings new G1000 NXi integrated flight deck to piston product line

Textron Aviation Inc. announced its company-owned service center network will offer the next-generation Garmin G1000 NXi integrated flight deck retrofit for fielded Beechcraft King Air 200/300/350 series turboprop aircraft. “We are excited to bring yet another modernized solution to our King Air customer base,” said Brad Thress, senior vice president, Customer Service. “Garmin...

Garmin introduces G1000® NXi, the next generation integrated flight deck

Garmin International Inc.announced its successor to the ever-popular G1000 integrated flight deck, the G1000 NXi. Boasting a modernized flight display design with significant performance enhancements, the G1000 NXi incorporates innovative capabilities into a state-of-the-art avionics platform. Features such as wireless cockpit connectivity, including wireless aviation database updates using G...

BBA Aviation creates market-leading aircraft management and charter company with Gama Aviation

BBA Aviation plc (“BBA Aviation”, “the Group”), a market-leading provider of global aviation support and aftermarket services, is pleased to announce the merger of its aircraft management and charter business with Gama Aviation’s US aircraft management business. With around 200 airplanes under management, the combined entity, Gama Aviation Signature Aircr...

328 Support Services GmbH and Duncan Aviation partner to deliver and certify full cabin completion on Bombardier Challenger 604

328 Support Services GmbH (328), has recently partnered with USA-based Duncan Aviation to deliver and certify a full cabin completion on a Finnish registered, Bombardier Challenger 604 aircraft. Following 328’s work on the EASA certification, the aircraft was delivered to the customer on time, last month. 328 Support Services was responsible for verifying all the engineering data involved in...

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

EBAA France, the representative body for France’s business aviation ecosystem, brings together aircraft operators, airport activities, aircraft manufacturing, maintenance, and training providers...

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

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

EBAA France, the representative body for France’s business aviation ecosystem, brings together aircraft operators, airport activities, aircraft manufacturing, maintenance, and training providers...

Which aircraft are most commonly used for medical air services?

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...

Chapman Freeborn becomes a member of BlackBook Motorsport’s international business network

International air charter specialist Chapman Freeborn has joined BlackBook Motorsport, the global business network connecting key stakeholders across Formula 1, NASCAR, MotoGP and the wider internatio...

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...

Following a landmark satellite network milestone, Viasat simplifies JetXP business aviation service plans

Viasat, a global leader in satellite communications, has enhanced its JetXP business aviation connectivity service with a simplified three-tier plan structure and, for the first time, publis...