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Brazilian Bizav Hopes For Rebound As LABACE Numbers Drop

Organizers of the 13th annual Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition that opens on August 30 in São Paulo put a brave face on the economic headwinds facing Brazil’s industry at their pre-show press conference today. “When an airplane...

Russian business Aviation, All cats love fish but fear to wet their paws

Today we have a unique possibility to talk with Mikhail Titov, who can be considered involved in the creation of the young Russian business aviation industry which was born in Russia at the middle of ninetieth. General Manager of "RUSAERO", the largest Russian business aviation handli...


Wings of Business national business aviation award

The Wings of Business Award ceremony will take place in Moscow on 17 February 2017. The Wings of Business Award is a national award established by the Russian United Business Aviation Association (RUBAA) and is given for the highest achievements in the field of business aviation. The decision to launch it was taken as Russian business aviation has reached a high level of development by now; it dem...

Part NCC and The operation of non-commercial complex aircraft in the EU Who is at risk?

The deadline for compliance with Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 better known as Part NCC becomes valid today and applies to ALL complex aircraft operated in Europe whether EASA registered or not. Aoife O'Sullivan, aviation expert at The Law Firm explains the issues. To all owners and financiers of large aircraft, new regulation has been introduced, is coming into force soon and it affects you...

Marenco Swisshelicopter goes to Helitech

Marenco Swisshelicopter will be making its first appearance at Europe’s leading rotorcraft event, Helitech International. This year, the event will be held in Amsterdam, where members of the Marenco Swisshelicopter team will be welcoming guests and visitors on Booth 12B10 to answer all questions and inform about the latest developments of the SKYe SH09  helicopter. John Hyde, Event D...

Vector Aerospace exhibiting at LABACE 2016

Vector Aerospace is pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting at the 13thannual Latin American Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (LABACE), being held at the Congonhas Airport (CGH) in Sao Paulo, Brazil, between August 30th and September 1st. Vector’s broad range of cost-effective service offerings will be displayed on Booth #2004. “Our participation at LABACE is extremely importa...

Brazil’s LABACE 2016 Show Set To Open in São Paulo

The 13th annual Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (LABACE) is set to open on Tuesday at São Paulo Conghonhas Airport. The three-day event is organized by Brazilian business aviation group ABAG, which believes that the industry is now set to resume a growth trend that has been interrupted by the country’s economic troubles. Brazilian companies...

Bell Helicopter to feature trio of aircraft at LABACE 2016

Bell Helicopter announced its joint participation with sister company Textron Aviation at the 13th annual Latin American Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (LABACE) held August 30 through September 1 at Aeroporto de Congonhas at São Paulo, Brazil. Leadership from Bell Helicopter and Textron Aviation will be available in chalet 5112 to discuss their state-of-the-art product lineu...

Stratajet offers Embraer Legacy 500 for charter through Centreline partnership

Now customers of Stratajet can charter the only UK registered Embraer Legacy 500.  Flights on the Legacy 500 can booked thanks to Stratajet’s partnership with Centreline. The addition of the Legacy 500 expands the availability of the aircraft management and charter company’s fleet to nine aircraft on Stratajet.com. The brand new nine-seat jet was added to the Centreline fleet in March 2016....

TAG Aviation’s B757 makes a rare visit during Farnborough International Airshow

TAG Aviation’s luxury B757 made a rare visit during this year’s Farnborough International Airshow (FIAS), with the distinctive high-gloss ‘black pearl’ touching down on the tarmac, following a number of very successful international private charters over the summer. The bespoke B757 recently completed one eight day private charter and four pre-season private charters for s...

Carlo Logli to step down as Piaggio Aerospace chief executive

Carlo Logli is stepping down as chief executive of Piaggio Aerospace and will be replaced in the interim by the company’s chief operating officer Renato Vaghi. The announcement comes three weeks after the Italian airframer – wholly owned by Abu Dhabi investment house Mubadala – published its industrial plan. This involves a major reshaping of Piaggio’s portfolio to posit...

Airbus Helicopters delivers the first H175 to be operated in the Americas

The new 7-ton class helicopter has now arrived in Mexico, where it has joined the fleet of Transportes Aéreos Pegaso, a company specialized in air transport services for the energy industry in the Gulf of Mexico. This makes Transportes Aéreos Pegaso the first company to operate this new helicopter on the American continent. A second H175 will be delivered in 2017. The new aircra...

Jet Aviation installs its first advanced aviation dishwasher in Basel

Jet Aviation recently installed its first cutting-edge in-flight dishwasher (ADW 600) that was developed in-house at its Basel facility to support all aircraft types. The ADW 600 was successfully installed in Basel on a VVIP Airbus 330-200ER. The Aviation DishWasher (ADW 600) was installed by Jet Aviation on a VVIP Airbus 330-200ER and certified through the EASA PART-21 DOA minor modification a...

Cessna Citation Longitude moves closer to first flight with ground engine tests

Cessna Aircraft Company announced it has completed initial ground engine tests on the Citation Longitude’s Honeywell HTF7700L turbofan engines, paving the way for first flight of the prototype aircraft in the coming weeks. The test verified the functionality of the engine start, fuel system and auto-throttle as well as interfaces with the avionics, electrical and hydraulic sys...

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