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Gulfstream sells final G150, marks end of 10-year production run

Bell Helicopter and Mecaer Aviation Group introduce MAGnificent interior for Bell 525 Relentless

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, and Mecaer Aviation Group (MAG), an acclaimed designer and manufacturer of high-end cabin comfort systems, have unveiled the MAGnificent interior for the Bell 525 Relentless.  As part of Bell Helicopter’s luxury helicopter line, this new innovat...

Wijet acquires Blink to create world's largest air taxi service

Wijet today announces that it is acquiring Blink to create the world’s largest air taxi company, with an enterprise value of €45m. The transaction will see the respective fleets being brought together into the same company and based all across Europs. With the scale that fifteen Cessna Mu...

Air Charter Service Russia sees signs of return to growth in charter market

Following a steady decline in Russian charter flight volumes over the past two years, leading aircraft charter provider, Air Charter Service, has reported that it is starting to see the shoots of recovery in private jet bookings from its Moscow operation in the last few months. Azat Mulgimov, managing director of ACS Russia comments: “Over the 18 months to February of this year, we only s...

Rockwell Collins and Stellar Labs partner to develop transformational flight operations management platform for business aviation

Aircraft operators and flight departments will have access to an end-to-end aircraft management solution through mobile devices, tablets and web browsers as a result of a recently signed agreement between Rockwell Collins and Stellar Labs. Under the agreement, the companies will co-develop a next-generation flight operations management platform, based on Rockwell Collins’ ARINCDirect®...

Fig Air Signs for a Sikorsky S-76D™ VIP Helicopter

Fig Air Inc., a Toronto-based VIP and corporate helicopter operator, has signed for a Sikorsky S-76D™ helicopter.  This sale will result in the first delivery of the Sikorsky S-76D helicopter to a Canadian helicopter operator. Sikorsky is a Lockheed Martin Company (NYSE: LMT). Charles Bouchard, chief executive for Lockheed Martin Canada and a former Royal Canadian Air Force heli...

PIPER RECEIVES APPROVAL OF M600 FROM MEXICO

Piper Aircraft, Inc. has obtained type validation of the M600 from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation of Mexico (DGAC). This marks the first approval of the M600 in the Central and South American region. “M600 validation in Mexico is exciting news for Piper and our prospective customers in that region,” said Piper President and CEO Simon Caldecott. “The M600 is ideally...

MedAire’s Comprehensive Membership Assists with EASA Part-NCC Compliancy

New regulations released by EASA on 25 August, 2016 require private aircraft operators to assess and mitigate travel risk using a Safety Management System under EASA Part-NCC. EASA Air Operations Regulation Part-NCC pertains to private aircraft operators, and calls for the same essential requirements needed by commercial aircraft operators in the United Kingdom be applied to non-commercial airc...

Stratajet welcomes Jetex to booking platform

Private jet booking platform Stratajet has expanded its service offering by bringing renowned fixed base operator (FBO) Jetex onto its system. Through Stratajet's cutting edge platform, the only platform that allows customers to search for, compare and book private jets in real-time, passengers will now be able to opt for Jetex's handling services as part of their booking. As Strataj...

My journey in a private jet with Coco Chanel

Laurence Isaacson was 24 when, onboard a Learjet, an immaculately dressed woman struck up a curious conversationwith him When I was 24 and still had a waist, a lot of incredibly wealthy men would chase me around. One of these men saw me in London and invited me to have dinner with him in Paris. So I did what any 24-year-old would do: I said yes. The next day he sent his private Learjet to pi...

The 11 Craziest Elite Airline Perks

Entrance to the cushy lounge, upgrades to business class, priority boarding — those are airline perks for chumps. The real elites — especially those who fly a million miles or more, or generate more revenue for airlines than any other passengers — are collecting perks that the proletariat only dream of. Here are some of the most mind-boggling perks enjoyed by the high flyers....

NBAA: 18% of Bizjet Crews Don't Do Pre-takeoff Control Checks

NBAA is stressing the need for compliance with pre-takeoff flight-control checks in a new report that stemmed from the findings of the fatal 2014 Gulfstream GIV accident at Hanscom Field Airport in Bedford, Mass. Alarmingly, a study released yesterday by the association found that before-takeoff control check non-compliance among business aircraft operators is 17.66 percent. The U.S. NTSB found th...

Embraer Opens Aircraft Seat-building Plant in Florida

Embraer opened its new 50,000-sq-ft aircraft seat-manufacturing plant in Titusville, Florida, yesterday. The Embraer Aero Seating Technologies facility will focus on manufacturing all seating for Embraer's Phenom light jets and first-class seating for the new E-190E2 airliner. The facility is expected to create 150 new jobs by 2020. Embraer already employs more than 1,000 people throughout...

SATCOM DIRECT ACQUIRES AIRCRAFTLOGS, A PROVIDER OF AVIATION DATA MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS

Global aeronautical communications provider, Satcom Direct (SD), announced it has acquired AircraftLogs (“Stewart-Ratliff Aviation Services, Inc”), a company based in Columbus, OH, that offers the latest technology in aircraft flight scheduling software and tax reporting tools for corporate and private flight departments. With the purchase of AircraftLogs, SD adds scheduling and t...

Zenith continues expansion at London Biggin Hill with hangar acquisition

Following on from its recent announcement regarding additions to its aircraft fleet, Zenith Aviation is pleased to announce that it has also completed the acquisition of the former heritage hangar at London Biggin Hill. Plans for the new site are currently still under consideration but options include the demolition of the current building, replacing it with a larger purpose built facility. &ld...

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Air Charter Expo achieves third consecutive year of record‑breaking attendance

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Located alongside Dassault Aviation’s flagship manufacturing facility, Dassault Falcon Service Mérignac is celebrating a decade of dedicated support to Falcon operators around the world....

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

Confidence in Asia's business aviation market is on the rise, according to new research commissioned by Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ). Industry experts expect demand for business aircraft to grow st...

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

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

KlasJet has achieved a significant milestone by obtaining Part 129 Operations Specifications (OpSpecs) approval from the FAA, paving the way for the company's expansion into the U.S. market. As pa...

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

Embraer delivered the first Praetor 600E to Flexjet, marking the operator as the launch fleet customer for Embraer’s latest-generation super-midsize business jet. The inaugural aircraft joins Fl...