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Jet Aviation VIP cabin interior in ACJ319 hits static display at JetExpo 2016

Heli-One completes two year/750 hour inspection for Korean Coast Guard's S-92A

Heli-One, a leading global provider of helicopter maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services has completed the two year/750 hour inspection for the Korean Coast Guard (KCG)'s Sikorsky S-92A. The KCG, a branch of the Ministry of Public Safety and Security, oversees maritime safety and contr...

Special guest - Director Comlux Russia & CIS Mikhail Kirillov

The Comlux brand is strongly associated for business aviation customers with amazingservice quality. As the name of the company - comfort and luxury, as it is encrypted some of basic principles Comlux is operating with already over 20 years. We could discuss the brand and comany long...

Dassault to Highlight Success of Falcon 7X, 8X at Jet Expo 2016

Dassault Aviation is highlighting the growing success of its Falcon 7X and 8X large-cabin long range Falcon business jets at Jet Expo Moscow 2016, which opens on September 8 at the Vnukovo 3 business aviation complex. The exhibit will feature the top-of-the-line Falcon 7X and the long range Falcon 900LX trijets, and spotlight the forthcoming entry-into-service of the new, ultra-long range...

Satcom Direct at JetExpo 2016

This year’s Jet Expo, Satcom Direct will be marking three years of operations in Russia and the CIS countries by introducing SD Pro, its new flight operations management platform, to the region’s business aviation professionals. In addition SD will be showcasing the sector’s first automated flight logs solution, SD Flight Logs, which is an integral part of the SD Pro platform. De...

Bombardier registers first Global 7000

The first Bombardier Global 7000 has appeared on the Canadian aircraft registry. The aircraft is listed as experimental, with a model number of BD-700-2A12. A search of the Transport Canada online registration shows that the aircraft has been registered as C-GLBO, with the manufacturers serial number 70001. Bombardier president and CEO Alain Bellemare said earlier in the year that the Global...

Comlux becomes first to retrofit an ACJ319 with Sharklets

Comlux The Aviation Group has become the first to retrofit an Airbus corporate jet, an ACJ319, with Sharklets, which bring a fuel-saving of up to four per cent and a corresponding range improvement. The retrofit, carried out by TAP Maintenance and Engineering as part of the first such turnkey-project managed by Airbus Corporate Jets, is also the first on any version of the A319 airliner. “Comlu...

XTI Aircraft Company launches Series B financing

XTI Aircraft Company (XTI) today launched the next phase of its funding strategy to bring the TriFan 600 to market. In addition to its ongoing equity crowdfunding campaign, XTI entered into an engagement agreement with the New York investment bank Primary Capital LLC, for XTI's $20 million Series B round. The security being offered to each accredited investor under this financing is a convertib...

SaxonAir flies into new partnership with iconic Welsh rugby club, Pontypool RFC

Private air charter operator, SaxonAir, is pleased to announce that it has has entered into a major commercial partnership with one of the founding clubs of the Welsh Rugby Union, Pontypool RFC, for the 2016/17 WRU National Championship campaign. The new partnership will see the SaxonAir brand being proudly displayed on the rear primary position of the iconic Pontypool RFC jersey, in addition t...

RUAG completes heavy maintenance check on 5th PC-12 for Dexter Airtaxi Services fleet

Dexter Airtaxi Services chooses RUAG Aviation as their maintenance partner for their fleet of Pilatus PC-12 aircraft. The Russian on-demand air services company emphasises reliability and short turnaround times as the principle guidelines for their decision. To date, RUAG Aviation has completed 5 heavy maintenance checks on the fleet which operates nationwide. Completing the checks to full custome...

La Compagnie pulls out of UK citing Brexit (from 25 Sep 16)

La Compagnie, the all business airline which operates from Paris and London, Luton has announced that it is pulling out the UK following the vote to leave the European Union. From 25 September, the blue 757’s will no longer fly from London to Newark. Their Paris service will continue as normal, with an additional service being added from Paris. They are offering free re-booking from Paris if you h...

TAG Asia Appoints Jolie Howard as Chief Executive Officer

TAG Aviation Asia announced the appointment of Jolie Howard as Chief Executive Officer of TAG Aviation Asia, effective November 2016. Ms Howard was the very first employee to be engaged by TAG Asia when the company commenced its business in the region in 2006. Serving as the Director of Business Development until 2013 Ms Howard was a catalyst in helping to build the managed aircraft fleet to over...

Air Ambulance Northern Ireland confirms Babcock as aviation supplier

Air Ambulance Northern Ireland is delighted to announce Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore as the aviation supplier of the charity's two aircraft. Babcock will also provide aviation training and the pilots of both helicopters. Babcock has decades of experience in providing helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) across the UK and currently operates from more than 20 UK bases, respon...

FAI breaks ground on new Hangar 8 and shares progress on Construction Cam

FAI Asset Management GmbH, a Member of the Germany-headquartered FAI Aviation Group, has begun construction of a third hangar at Albrecht Dürer Airport in Nuremberg. Ground was broken for the latest FAI building – to be known as Hangar 8 – on 15 August following completion of road network infrastructure changes by the airport company. The €6m project will result in a building with a 4,800m² footpr...

Bombardier Business Aircraft completes 75 120-month inspections on Global business jets

Bombardier Business Aircraft reaffirmed its tip-to-tail OEM expertise by announcing its Service Centre Network has now completed over 75 120-month heavy inspections on Global business jets. Relied on by governments, fractional operators and the most discerning individual operators, Bombardier Business Aircraft’s installed base of more than 700 Global aircraft worldwide co...

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

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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...