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Business aviation demand hits three-year low in first half

Global demand for fixed-wing business and general aircraft dropped to a three-year low through the first half of 2016, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association reported on 5 August. The value of shipments in the first half dropped to $9.3 billion, an 8.9% year-on-year decline and $1.6 billi...

Bombardier Prepping Global 7000 For Flight this Year

Bombardier is preparing for the first flight of its Global 7000 later this year as it pushes to bring the aircraft to market in the latter part of 2018, company president and CEO Alain Bellemare told analysts today during its release of the second quarter results. Bombardier a year ag...

Gulfstream service centers earn maintenance approvals from Aruba, Bermuda and Cayman Islands

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced that its company-owned service center in Brunswick, Georgia, recently received approved maintenance organization (AMO) designations from Bermuda and the Cayman Islands. The company also announced that its service center in Las Vegas recently earned AMO status from Aruba. These AMOs allow most Gulfstream aircraft registered with the civil aviati...

Gulfstream G500 production test aircraft makes first flight

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced that the fifth Gulfstream G500 test aircraft has completed its first flight. The aircraft is the first production test aircraft to be outfitted with a full interior and serves as the testbed for the cabin. The G500 departed from Savannah-Hilton Head International airport with Flight Test pilots Brian Dickerson and Andy Martin and Flight Test engine...

Citation CJ3 makes first flight with Rockwell Collins’ Pro Line Fusion® avionics upgrade

A Citation CJ3 equipped with Rockwell Collins’ Pro Line Fusion® avionics made its flying debut this week following implementation of the system on the business jet with Duncan Aviation. The two companies unveiled the new flight deck upgrade for the CJ3 last fall. The successful test flight originated yesterday out of Duncan Aviation’s headquarters in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Pro L...

Pakistan again chooses the AW139 for transport and EMS requirements

AW139 confirmed as a preferred choice for military and government customers around the world Bestselling helicopter with over 960 units sold to more than 240 customers in more than 70 nations and over 830 units in service to date  Leonardo-Finmeccanica announced today that the Government of Pakistan has signed a contract for an undisclosed number of AW139 intermediate twin engine helico...

Vector Aerospace signs exclusive PT6A service agreements with multiple Australian operators

Vector Aerospace, a global independent provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, is pleased to announce that it has entered into exclusive Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) PT6A engine service agreements with four leading agricultural aviation and aerial firefighting operators in Australia. The four affiliated operators entrusting Vector with their PT6A support a...

Italian Coast Guard orders two additional AW139 helicopters

This order will increase the Italian Coast Guard’s AW139 fleet to twelve, with options for a further two helicopters Aircraft to perform maritime patrol, search and rescue and emergency medical service mission Almost 240 customers from over 70 countries have ordered over 960 AW139 helicopters Leonardo-Finmeccanica announced an order for additional two AW139 intermediate twin he...

Flexjet Buys UK-based FlairJet in Euro Expansion Bid

Flexjet Ltd., the UK subsidiary of U.S. based Flexjet, today announced the acquisition of aircraft charter management firm FlairJet from Marshall Aerospace to expand the fractional provider’s footprint into Europe, using a fleet of eight Nextant 400XTis, as well as Flairjet’s existing fleet of seven managed jets. Flexjet, which revealed plans to enter the region this fall at EBACE, wil...

New Caravan and King Air customers to receive up to two years full maintenance coverage free of charge

Textron Aviation Inc. launched its Peace of Mind program, which is designed to create a simpler transition to new Cessna Caravan and Beechcraft King Air turboprops. Peace of Mind provides up to two years or 400 hours of Textron Aviation’s industry leading ProParts and ProTech programs, as well as Pratt and Whitney’s ESPecially engine maintenance program, all free of charge for new King...

British Helicopter Association President Calls for Post-Brexit Reassurances

The President of the British Helicopter Association, The Lord Glenarthur, has called on the Government to do all in its power to ensure the voice of the UK’s aviation expertise is not wasted, as the country withdraws from the EU.  Speaking during a House of Lords Debate on Tuesday 5thJuly, The Lord Glenarthur said: “A reduction in our influence on aviation regulation will be ma...

Helibras Reinforces Helo Support for Rio Olympics

Airbus Helicopters subsidiary Helibras has reinforced its support network for the fleet of about 90 Helibras-manufactured Airbus helicopters supporting the 2016 Olympics in Rio and five cities hosting soccer games. The 2016 Games open on Friday in Rio. Brazilian armed forces, as well as state police and fire departments, will use the Helibras helicopters for airspace defense, transporting...

Her story: Aga Tone, female pilot with Norway's Nor Aviation

On May 30, 2016, Norwegian aerial work and passenger transport provider Nor Aviation received its third H125 in Marignane, France. On the occasion of the delivery, female flight operations manager and pilot Aga Tone sat down to chat with Airbus Helicopters about her experience as a woman in the helicopter world. What led you to become a helicopter pilot? My father was an avionics technic...

Arconics Launches Global Poll of Aviation Professionals and Enthusiasts

Hi there, What's your favourite aircraft of all time? The avgeeks at Arconics never stop talking about aircraft and can never agree on which is the greatest. So we put a few of our suggestions together in a recent blogpost and used these to create a shortlist of ten great civil aircraft. Voting is now open. B747, Concorde, C172, VC10, B737, A350, A380, B707, DC3, A320 Vote...

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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...

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