Vista Global Holding is set to consolidate the business aviation industry Endorsed by further $200m investment from global private equity firm Rhône Group Headquartered at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) The fully integrated group will offer global, all-encompassing, asset- lite services for every customer: For guaranteed access to aircraft: VistaJet’s Pr...
Jetex Flight Support has been appointed as the official FBO and handler for the MEBAA Show 2018. The event is organized by Tarsus F&E LLC Middle East on behalf of the Middle East & North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) at the DWC Airshow Site from 10th to 12th of December. “Our continued partnership with Jetex proves that the quality standards the company offers...
Alsim is pleased to announce the sale of an AL250 simulator to Spanish flight school Flyschool Air Academy,located in Madrid, Spain. The AL250 contains the best, state-of-the-art technology and is EASA-FNPT II (Flight Navigation Procedures Trainer) certified. It addresses initial phase training needs (PPL, CPL, IR/ME) and is SEP/MEP re-configurable. In addition, it offers both cl...
Oriens Aviation’s exclusive British Isles Pilatus Centre, formally opened this February at London Biggin Hill Airport, reports a strong nine months supporting a greater number of customers for maintenance and technical support. It is now supporting 12 PC-12 regular customers, including 10 on the UK register – double the number since the start of this year, including two new ar...
Air BP has announced student Stephen Daly from the Republic of Ireland as its fourth Sterling Pilot Scholar. Two of three previous recipients of the scholarship are in the process of pursuing careers as commercial airline pilots underlining the value of the scheme. Air BP’s announcement comes as the industry experiences a global pilot shortage with 790,000 new civil aviation pilots re...
The Latvian airline airBaltictoday, on September 10, 2018, began studyprocess already for the second group of students of airline’s newly established Pilot Academy. The second group of 12 students will become airBalticpilots upon completion of the full-time programme in about two years from now. Pauls Cālītis, airBalticSVP Flight Operations: “We saw a tremen...
Milestone Aviation Group Limited (“Milestone”), a GECAS company and the global leader in helicopter leasing, and Airbus Helicopters announced today they will provide five H145s to Aramco Overseas Company, a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, a fully integrated, global petroleum and chemicals enterprise. The five aircraft are sourced from Milestone’s orderbook with Airbus and are expe...
World Routes 2018 to bring together 3,000 industry leaders Guangzhou is set to welcome more than 3,000 delegates from across the globe when the world’s premier air service development event returns to China. The 24th World Route Development Forum is being held in the city from 15-18 September 2018, providing a global meeting place for airlines, airpor...
With the last three races of the season closing in, Cirrus Ambassador, Mike Goulian, is leading the pack of 14 Red Bull Air Race pilots by six points. The lead is substantial given the tight margin between racers all season, where just a tenth of a second has made the difference on the podium. Goulian is one of just two Americans competing in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. He began t...
Airbus booked orders for five A320 Family jetliners in August while delivering a total of 54 aircraft from its A220/A320 single-aisle product lines and widebody A330/A350 XWBs. The new business involved three A320ceo (Current Engine Option) aircraft for Lufthansa and two A321neo (New Engine Option) versions for Air New Zealand. Both airlines currently operate large fleets of A320 Family jetline...
Rostec’s United Engine Corporation has presented the project to re-equip the Be-200 amphibious aircraft with the Russian-French SaM146 engine unit. The presentation took place at the ongoing Hydroaviasalon-2018 exhibition in the Russian city of Gelendzhik. The modernization will make it possible to introduce the aircraft on the European and American markets, and also to begin the v...
The MEBAA Conference Jeddah took place 04.09.18. at the Jeddah Hilton, and brought together the business aviation industry from the region. Speaking at the event, Captain Bander Khaldi, managing director, National Aviation Academy, said that Saudi Arabia will require 8,800 pilots and 11,700 technicians by 2024 due to attrition replacement and fleet growth. During his presentation, he describe...
The all-women parachuting team has proven its capabilities in international competitions A world-class parachuting squad requires many of the same qualities that have driven Airbus’ success around the globe: precision, focus and a great team spirit. This is according to Pascale Dumarcet, who is perfectly-positioned to compare the two activities: she’s a design office engineer wor...
easyJet customers will be able to connect to long-haul flights with Singapore Airlines via Milan Malpensa and with Scoot via Berlin Tegel 10 airline partners will now be offering flights to 100 destinations through ‘Worldwide by easyJet’ Over 53 million easyJet customers will be able to connect to other airlines’ or easyJet flights easyJet, Europe's le...
After three years at London's ExCeL, Helitech International - Europe's largest event for the rotorcraft industry - has announced that the 2019 edition of the show will move to Farnborough International's recently launched permanent structure for exhibitions. The purpose built 12,500sqm multi-functional venue - which is 35 mins by train from London Water...
Falcon 8X Celebrates First Year in Service with Russian Operators Dassault Aviation will showcase its Falcon 8X ultra-long range trijet and the latest version of its Falcon 900LX large-cabin long range Falcon business jet at this year's edition of the Russian Business Aviation Exhibit (RUBAE), which opens on September 12 at the Vnukovo 3 business aviation complex. The 6,450 nm...
The digital age of aviation will revolutionise flight. With its Blueprint for the Sky, Airbus outlines a roadmap for the integration of autonomous aircraft and welcome a new era of aviation – safely, efficiently and fairly. Our skies are busier than ever. And with commercial air traffic set to double in the next 15 years, they will only get busier. In the near future, there wi...
Cobalt Air, Cyprus’ largest airline, is pleased to announce the introduction of a loyalty card – Cobalt Elements. The recognition card offers a suite of seat upgrades, fare discounts, priority check-in/boarding, increased baggage allowance and other incentives to frequent flyer members across Cobalt’s 21-strong European and Middle East route network. The Coba...
On September 4th, the IFA Aviation Training Center acquired a flight simulator, class FNPT II, completing another step in its flight school modernization strategy. “An acquisition planned for 2018, it’s a huge investment which will bring us a significant increase on our training quality”, said Luis Giraldes IFA’s Marketing Director. “An essential training...
Airline innovates to establish global best-practice training and safety standards on airport ramps on its worldwide network RampVR™ is the world’s first virtual reality training tool for aviation ground operations Qatar Airways is leading the adoption of virtual reality into aviation ground operations training, as IATA’s global launch partner of RampVR™. The...
Adjusted data Revenue at Euro 9,506 million (including a contribution of Euro 1,516 million from Zodiac Aerospace), up 23.9% on a reported basis and up 10.1% on an organic basis Recurring operating income at Euro 1,386 million (including a contribution of Euro 129 million from Zodiac Aerospace), up 32.6% on a reported basis and up 20.3% excluding Zodiac Aerospace CFM56-...
