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AW169 enters SWISS Vip transport market with first order

·       Mountain Flyers will operate an AW169 for heli-taxi services from Bern Airport ·       Over 20 Leonardo VIP helicopters sold in Switzerland to date ·       More than 180 AW169s have been sold to over 70 customers in 30 nations to date Leonardo announce...

Jetex Expands Global Network to Abidjan

Jetex announces it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with AERIA airport management company to be the exclusive FBO operator and manager of the newly built FBO in Abidjan, the economic capital of Côte d'Ivoire. Jetex made the announcement during the 2018 European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland. For the current FBO—at the Félix-Ho...

Bringing innovation: Pilot Career Show makes aviation recruitment easy as never before

In the situation of a global pilot shortage in aviation and difficulties related to pilot recruitment procedures, an innovative type of career event comes just in time to change that.Following a successful launch in Amsterdam (Netherlands) in May 2018, an aviation job fair called Pilot Career Show continues at new locations. The second event will be taking place in Istanbul (Turkey) on June 2...

airBaltic and Tez Tour Latvija Launches Charter Flights to Peloponnese and Marche

The Latvian airline airBalticin cooperation with the international tour operator Tez Tour Latvija on May 27, 2018, launched newcharter flights connecting Riga with Peloponnese (Araxos airport) in Greece, but this week on June 3 will start operations on new route from Riga to Marche (Ancona) in Italy. Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officerof airBaltic: “The Summer s...

Rolls-Royce Celebrates As Trent 700 Reaches 50 Million Hours

Rolls-Royce is celebrating after the first member of the Trent family to enter service, the Trent 700, reached a significant milestone last night, completing its 50 millionth flying hour. This remarkable achievement, equivalent to flying around the world more than one million times, occurred while around 380 Trent 700 powered Airbus A330 aircraft were in flight around the world. A team of co...

Bombardier Signs Letter of Intent with HK Bellawings Jet Limited for up to 18 Global 6500 and Global 7500 Aircraft

Newest additions to the Global family demonstrating overwhelmingly positive response from customers and business aircraft industry Global 6500 and Global 7500 aircraft are perfectly suited for operations in Asia, offering global reach to key cities around the world New aircraft join HK Bellawings Jet Limited’s existing fleet of Challenger and Gl...

Luxaviation Helicopters announces first international VIP partnership with HeliFlite

Luxaviation Group is announcing a strategic partnership between its dedicated VVIP helicopter service Luxaviation Helicopters and HeliFlite Shares LLC, the premier VIP rotorcraft operator in the US.  The deal marks the first ever international partnership of VIP and VVIP helicopter operators, with Luxaviation customers set to benefit from a safe, seamless service to and from New York,...

Simplifying Shipping in Aviation

Anyone working in the business sector understands that logistics can be just as important, if not more important than, strategies. Having the means to send or receive goods efficiently is at the foundation of any well-established business. Thisis especially true in the Aviation industry. With tight deadlines and ever-changing needs, efficient,reliable shipping is a must for those working...

Waterjet Technology solves future Rocket Science

/ins Sending satellites into orbit is today a large and global industry. In Sweden you find the world leading supplier of Payload Adapters and Separation Systems for commercial launch vehicles. They manufacture systems compatible with all commercial satellite buses in the world today. Market leadership means constant investigation of ways to develop the rocket science even further. This time it le...

Sino Jet Announces Collaboration with Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport Air Ground Services Ltd. at EBACE2018

On 30th May 2018 Sino Jet Ltd., a leading business and general aviation (BA/GA) operator and part of the Sino Jet Group, announced a new strategic collaboration with Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport. The news was announced at a signing ceremony at the European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE) that was attended by Ms. Jenny Lau, Chairperson of the Asian Business Aviation A...

Boeing Business Jets Grows Order Book With New Sales

Four new orders in 2018 continue sales momentum for industry-leading business jet family Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) have won four new orders in 2018 as elite customers continue to favor Boeing's portfolio of ultra-large-cabin, long-range airplanes, the company announced today at the European Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (EBACE). The new orders this year follow an im...

Public presentation of first ACH130 delivered since the launch of Airbus Corporate Helicopters

The ACH130 on display at Airbus’ EBACE stand is the first of its type to be delivered since the launch of Airbus Corporate Helicopters (ACH) and represents the first time the aircraft is displayed in public. The aircraft, delivered in the racing-inspired, in-house Stylence by ACH configuration, provides a high-quality yet lightweight completion, suitable for high intensity flights and tra...

TAG Aviation Announces Creation of Maintenance Control Centre in Portugal

TAG Aviation is creating a Maintenance Control Centre (MCC) at Lisbon/Cascais (LPCS) Aerodrome from June 2018. This will enhance TAG Aviation's current Mobile Repair Team (MRT) operations, with maintenance services support now available from eight locations throughout Europe. The MCC will simplify the centralised handling of all AOGs and MRT requests, with one Customer Services contact numb...

Beechcraft King Air 350i rolls out improved situational awareness, navigation

Textron Aviation Inc., announced during the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) 2018 that iTAWS is now standard on the Pro Line Fusion-equipped Beechcraft King Air 350i/ER turboprop aircraft. The system provides an integrated Terrain Awareness and Warning System (iTAWS) with the Fusion’s high-resolution Synthetic Vision System (SVS) for easy operation. i...

Embraer Delivers First New Production Legacy 450 Business Jet Equipped With Gogo AVANCE L5

Embraer an industry leader in business jet production, today announced the recent delivery of its first new production Legacy 450 business jet with business aviation’s leading-edge connectivity technology installed – Gogo AVANCE L5.  AVANCE L5, the latest connectivity system from Gogo Business Aviation (NASDAQ: GOGO), is now being installed as a factory option on new produ...

Luxaviation Group selects Honeywell GoDirect as Airtime Services and Connectivity Partner

Luxaviation Group (booth N116), is announcing it will use Honeywell GoDirect to provide connectivity services across its fleet of business jets. Honeywell GoDirect will supply Luxaviation’s aircraft with cockpit datalink, flight support and cabin connectivity services from nose to tail, as a result of the ever-increasing demand for connectivity and increased speed onboard.  Luxavi...

TAG Aviation Asia to Open Fixed Base Operation in Macau

TAG Aviation Asia is set to operate a Fixed Base Operation (FBO) at Macau International Airport. The Hong Kong headquartered operator has agreed to a six-year concession agreement with the Macau Airport Authority (CAM - Sociedade do Aeroporto Internacional de Macau S.A.R.L.) to provide a full-service facility operation, 24/7, at this International destination. Macau is the first destination FBO...

A330-200/300 and A340-200/300 added to SUMS family of Satcom STC’s

Having received the EASA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for a Honeywell JetWave™ installation earlier this month for the A319, A320/A321 NEO & CEO series aircraft, EAD Aerospace, an Eclipse company, has now also achieved an EASA STC for the A330-200/300 and A340-200/300 families.  This STC­ - which is also an EASA AML-STC (Approved Model List Supplemental Type Certificat...

Web Manuals transforms regulatory compliance with ‘Word-killer’ software tool

Web Manuals International AB is launching a feature-packed new version of its regulatory compliance software that the company predicts will end operators’ reliance on Microsoft Word for their aviation documentation. Branded ‘Hurricane’, the new software is the seventh version of the company’s digital document management solution. Revolutionizing aviation manuals and regu...

The Sapphire Pegasus Awards honouring the elite of business aviation at EBACE

The Sapphire Pegasus Awards were presented at EBACE. Luxaviation, PrivateFly, Hunt and Palmer and other winners accepted their awards in fifteen categories in Geneva. The Sapphire Pegasus Award is a symbol of gratitude for the superb performance in an industry segment where mediocrity is unacceptable. The Award has been accepted as an asset of its own kind in the industry and already finds worldwi...

New EBAA report surveys Millennials on the future of Business Aviation

How Millennials see the future of flying Environmentally-friendly aircraft, ride-sharing and the ability to fly when and where you want: these are the expectations of Millennials when it comes to flying, according to a new survey published on May 29 by the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA). The survey, ‘Expanding Horizons: How Millennials see the Future of Business Aviation...