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Leonardo and AAROI-EMAC sign agreement on helicopter emergency medical service

Airbus highlights ACJ319 at ABACE show

Airbus Corporate Jets is exhibiting an ACJ319 at the ABACE show in Shanghai, giving prospective customers the opportunity to appreciate its potential and highlighting the company’s commitment to the important Chinese market. It is the first time at the show for the MJet ACJ319, which i...

Tecnam introduce the P2006T Twin MkII

Tecnam unveiled at AERO Friedrichshafen today a major upgrade to its best- selling P2006T next-generation Twin. With over 200 P2006T Twin’s operating worldwide, it is already firmly established as the twin aircraft of choice by both leading Flight Training Organizations and private owners ali...

Jet Aviation’s maintenance center in Vienna gains FAA Repair Station approval

Jet Aviation’s maintenance facility in Vienna has recently received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to provide line and base maintenance to N-registered aircraft. Close to 500 N-registered aircraft are currently based or operating in EMEA and Asia. With this approval, Jet Aviation’s maintenance facility in Vienna is authorized to provide line and ba...

Boeing Business Jets, Government of Poland Sign Multi-Airplane Deal

Boeing Business Jets and the Government of Poland announced an order for three Next-Generation 737s at a signing ceremony held in Warsaw. The order includes two new BBJ 2 airplanes and one 737-800, which will be operated by the Government of Poland as head-of-state aircraft for the president and top government officials. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in late 2017 and run through 2...

Class-leading Gulfstream trio to land at ABACE 2017

Gulfstream Aerospace class-leading trio will arrive at China’s Shanghai Hongqiao Airport this month for the Asian Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (ABACE). The show will run from April 11-13 at the Shanghai Hawker Pacific Business Aviation Service Center. Gulfstream’s super-midsize Gulfstream G280, high-performance Gulfstream G550and company flagship Gulfstream&...

Garmin Pilot™ application expands features, capabilities and global reach

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. announced several global enhancements and an expanded feature set for the Garmin Pilot application on Apple and Android mobile devices. European IFR autorouting and flight plan filing, improved airspace classifications, the wireless transfer of Jeppesen charts via Flight Stream 510 and more are available with the latest Garmin Pilot update for...

DC Aviation obtains extension of CAMO Certification

DC Aviation, one of Germany’s largest business jet operator, has obtained CAMO (Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation) Certification for the Gulfstream G650 from the Federal Aviation Office (Luftfahrtbundesamt). “This puts us in a position where we can now offer CAMO services not only for the G450 and the G550, but also for the latest Gulfstream model.” said Oliver...

Capital AviaNeft on Formula-1: a pit stop for business jets

Shortly before Formula-1 new race season, Capital AviaNeft, a company specializing in a full service support of business and commercial aviation operations, launches a new loyalty ”Refund Program”. This promotional campaign will operate on the principles of a rebate program, which allows to return a percentage of spendings on fuel and handling services back to the buyer. The Refund Pro...

TAG Aviation has been granted a Maltese AOC

TAG Aviation Europe is pleased to announce that it has received the Air Operators Certificate (AOC) from the Transport Malta - Civil Aviation Directorate (TMCAD). The granting of the Maltese AOC is the culmination of several months of dedicated planning and reaffirms TAG’s commitment to continue its expansion into new EU territories and provide its customers with an attractive choice of a...

XTI Aircraft Company Receives Key Patent for TriFan 600 Vertical Takeoff Airplane

XTI Aircraft Company (XTI) announced that it received a written Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, stating that the USPTO will issue a utility patent for the TriFan 600 vertical takeoff airplane. "This is another important milestone for the company," said Robert LaBelle, XTI's Chief Executive Officer.  "Issuance of this patent not on...

Jeppesen Teams With Bytron For Optimized Crew Briefing And Flight Operations

Jeppesen, a Boeing Company, has teamed with Bytron, a leading aviation systems service company, to now offer Jeppesen flight planning data through the Bytron skybook software system. skybook provides a complete crew briefing and flight monitoring solution to maximize operational efficiency for airlines, business aviation and military aviation operators.    "Teaming with Bytron to...

Leonardo begins AW119Kx demo tour with Simone Moro in Nepal

Two successful characters for a two-week demo tour in Nepal: the Leonardo AW119Kx helicopter and Simone Moro, the only alpinist in history to have reached four 8,000 meters peaks in winter. The goal of the demo tour is to demonstrate the operational capabilities of the AW119Kx at 24,000 feet, in order to carry out helicopter rescue missions at hitherto unimaginable altitud...

Russian Helicopters delivers first multirole helicopter to Kenya

"Russian Helicopters" Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) has completed the delivery of Mi-17V-5 utility helicopter for the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government of the Republic of Kenya. The helicopter was produced at the facilities of PJSC "Kazan Helicopters". A ceremonial transfer of the helicopter has been performed in the capita...

Pilatus PC-12 NG now approved for commercial operations in Europe

Following a decision by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the Pilatus PC-12 NG is now approved for commercial operations in Europe. The PC-12 has been in successful commercial use for years in other parts of the world, be it for business, medical transport or cargo flights. Single-engine turbine aircraft were approved for commercial operations in Europe on 1 March 2017. This import...

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ExecuJet MRO Services Australia successfully completed a major 20-year scheduled airframe inspection on an Indonesian-registered Embraer Legacy 600 at its Sydney facility, further demonstrating t...

KlasJet receives key FAA approval to launch ACMI and charter services in the US market

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