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Bombardier Inaugurates New Service Centre at London Biggin Hill Airport

New maintenance facility further strengthens Bombardier’s customer support network and creates employment opportunities in the London area Strategically located service centre offers customers full breadth of Bombardier’s support network closer to their base of operations Bomba...

Pilatus Presents Series Standard PC-24 at EBACE 2017 and Series Production is Underway

The third PC-24 prototype, which also represents the series standard, will be unveiled to the general public at this year's European Business Aviation Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, from 22 to 24 May 2017. At the Pilatus headquarters, PC-24 series production is underway and accelerating to ensure...


Boeing, Malindo Air Celebrate First 737 MAX Delivery

Boeing tmarked the first delivery of the new 737 MAX. The airplane, a 737 MAX 8, was handed over to Malindo Air at the Seattle Delivery Center. The Malaysia-based airline will be the first to put the 737 MAX into commercial service. “This airplane will change the face of the single-aisle market,” said Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and CEO Kevin McAllister. “The 73...

Statement from TAG Aviation Europe

TAG Aviation Europe has announced today that it has made the decision to exit the Spanish market as part of a broader move to consolidate its aircraft operations under a limited number of strategic AOC’s (Air Operator Certificate) which provide greater advantages to its customers.   While TAG has undertaken business in Spain for many years, the downturn in the Spanish economy, combin...

Airbus Helicopters rolls out 700th H130

Marignane, Airbus Helicopters celebrated a major milestone last week with the roll-out of the 700th H130 light single-engine helicopter, which will be operated by a private customer. The H130 fleet has so far accumulated more than 1.8M flight hours with 340 operators worldwide. Since entry into service of the first EC130 in 2001, this light single engine helicopter has continued to ev...

Deer Jet's 787 Dream Jet makes Middle Eastern debut in Qatar

Leading global business aviation company Deer Jet, presented the world's first 787 'Dream Jet', with its Middle East debut, making a stopover today at Doha International Airport. The Doha showcase is part of the series of exhibitions across the globe "Dreams Encounter the World" following visits to Shanghai, Hong Kong, London ...

Flying Colours refurbishes first jet to incorporate INAIRVATION components.

Flying Colours Corp. the North America-headquartered refurbishment, completions and MRO specialist will attend this year’s European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition - Booth P106 – having just completed the world’s first executive jet refurbishment incorporating pre-engineered cabin components manufactured by Austria-based INAIRVATION.  The 2003 Bombardier Classic...

EBACE - it is not only work

Traditional business aviation exhibition EBACE in Geneva starts already less than in two weeks. Everyone who once participated knows - this event is one of the most important for companies operating on the business aviation market. A lot of meetings and negotiations, presentations and media events at PalEXPO during all three days of work. Often, you just don't have enou...

The 9th prototype of the PAK FA flew into the air

In Komsomolsk-on-Amur, the 9th prototype of a fifth-generation fighter T-50 (T-50-9), created as part of the program of the advanced aviation complex of front-line aviation (PAK FA), was launched into the air, Lenta.ru reported with ref to a source in Russian military structures. Ground tests of aircraft equipment began in autumn 2016. "The new fighter took to the air at the end...

A350-1000 Early Long Flight proves its exclusive cabin comfort and maturity

 The A350-1000completed successfully its first and unique “Early Long Flight” with 310 passengers on board, including 10 Airbus Flight Test crew members and 13 Virgin Atlantic cabin crew. Test aircraft MSN065 took off from and landed in Toulouse on May 11th after a 12 hours flight.  During the long-haul flight the passengers, comprising Airbus employees and cabin crew...

Piper Aircraft M600 on Display for First Time at EBACE

Piper Aircraft has announced plans to attend the 2017 European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) and display its top-of-the line M600 aircraft.  Executives from Piper Aircraft will attend the event along with its European dealers and sales agents, to be held May 22-24 at Geneva's Palexpo and Geneva International Airport. "This year's EBACE convention is the i...

Bombardier Global 7000 Flight Test Program Ramps Up with Maiden Flight of Third Flight Test Vehicle

Third flight test vehicle will join two Global 7000 test aircraft already flying Global 7000 aircraft’s exceptionally smooth ride redefines the business aircraft experience Offering unparalleled comfort, the Global 7000 aircraft has four distinct living spaces and a dedicated crew rest area Bombardier Business Aircraft announced that a third Global 7...

Air Serbia makes history with first all-female in-flight crew

Air Serbia, the national airline of the Republic of Serbia, made history yesterday afternoon when its first all-female flight and cabin crew took to the skies.  The special flight, JU314, departed Belgrade for Paris at 5.05 pm on 10 May, with Captain Vesna Aleksić and First Officer Mirjana Stojilković at the controls.  Looking after guests on the flight was a team of four...

Download the EBACE2017 Mobile App Before Heading to Geneva

The official EBACE mobile app allows attendees to prepare for the show, enhances their event experience in Geneva and serves as a useful reference all year long. The free mobile app – available for the iPad, iPhone and Android smartphones – includes the following: Full conference agenda with locations and descriptions of education sessions and key events An exhibitor dir...

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Star Alliance Paris CDG Lounge remains the World's Best Airline Alliance Lounge

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Airbus Corporate Jets survey points to a new wave of demand for large business aircraft in Asia

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ExecuJet MRO Services Australasia successfully completes 20-Year heavy maintenance inspection on Indonesian Legacy 600

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flydubai expands pilot training capacity through partnerships with Egnatia Aviation and Skyborne

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Flexjet receives first-ever Embraer Praetor 600E as fleet launch customer

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Strategic partnership boosts India’s pilot training with ALSIM’s AL250

ALSIM has announced that MH Cockpit, based in India, has acquired an AL250 simulator—marking a significant step in MH Cockpit’s expansion plans and reinforcing its ambition to build a robu...

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easyJet switches to reusable crew meal trays throughout its UK and EU network

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Korean Air places landmark order for 103 Boeing aircraft

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