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FIrst U.S.-built Embraer Legacy To Roll Down Line in May

The first Embraer Legacy that will be assembled in the U.S.—a Model 450—is expected to start rolling down the line at Embraer Executive Jets’ Melbourne, Fla. final assembly plant in about three weeks, when an expansion project there is completed. This project, started in Octob...

UBS: Bizjet Market at Weakest Point Since 2009

UBS Global Research’s latest business jet market index fell to its lowest level since 2009, when the industry was just starting to recover from the Great Recession. The firm’s index is down 4 percent from February, currently sitting at 29. This is “well below” 50, the th...

Prime Fraction Club opens base of operations in Rio de Janeiro

Prime Fraction Club – a company that shares luxury goods such as executive airplanes, helicopters, boats and sports cars – has expanded its operations in Brazil by opening a base of operations in Jacarepagua, in Rio de Janeiro. The investment to open the operating base at the airport in Jacarepagua is estimated to be R$ 53 million, and it includes the supply...

Bell's third 525 Relentless takes flight in Amarillo

Bell Helicopter has added a third flight test aircraft to its 525 Relentless helicopter fleet as the company works toward type certification and first customer delivery next year. The third example, tail number N525BN, looks different both internally and externally to its orange and blue siblings in that it carries more flight test instruments and sports a new red and white paint scheme. It...

Stratajet launches online booking platform and app

UK-based corporate jet charter company Stratajet has launched an online booking platform and accompanying app that has been five years in the making. The algorithms and data will allow customers to book in almost real-time according to the company. The system platform uses links into other operator’s platforms and updates on information including airport and airspace charges, weather and...

Gogo Business Aviation announces expanded in-flight entertainment capabilities

For movie and TV buffs who want the newest releases and can't seem to binge enough on their favorite programming, Gogo Inc. (NASDAQ: GOGO) is making it easier to do so with a number of enhancements to Gogo Vision, business aviation's leading wireless in-flight entertainment (IFE) system. Gogo Vision provides a high-quality entertainment experience and minimizes the unpredictability...

AirClub signs with Jetex for global trip planning and ground support

AirClub is pleased to announce its further expansion by signing with Jetex for future trip planning and ground support. The choice to partner with Jetex was made by considering the company's vast experience in supporting global operations and its extended presence through a global network of ground handling and FBO locations. "Understanding the full scope...

Textron Aviation records modest rise in first quarter profits and deliveries

Textron Aviation recorded a modest increase in business aircraft deliveries for the first quarter of 2016 on the back of rising output for the Citation Latitude. For the period ended 31 March, the Cessna and Beechcraft owner delivered 34 business jets and 26 King Air turboprops, up from respective totals of 33 and 25, for the same period in 2015. Speaking on a first-quarter earnings call on...

Pakistan orders Cessna turboprops for aeromedical evacuation

Cessna has secured an order for two Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX and four T206H Stationair turboprops from Pakistan via the US government. The aircraft will be modified to perform aeromedical evacuation missions, the US Defense Department says in a contract announcement posted last week. Worth $14 million, the aircraft package will be delivered by December. “A 24-month sustainment pack...

Bell Helicopter makes 60 further redundancies at Mirabel plant

Bell Helicopter is to axe up to 60 jobs at its manufacturing facility in Mirabel in Canada. The latest cuts are in addition to the 200 layoffs that were announced by the company in February. This latest round of cuts will mean that just under a thousand people will now be based at the plant, down from almost 2,000 employees just five years ago. Lucie Tessier, head of communications at Bell t...

MD Helicopters appoints Sapura Aero for South East Asia sales

MD Helicopters has appointed Kuala Lumpur-based the Sapura Aero sales house to cover the South East Asian countries of Malaysia, Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. It will be tasked with selling the company’s full range commercial helicopter products as well as the optional equipment and accessories to support them....

Operators Survey: Dassault Falcon 7X

More than 260 Falcon 7X trijets have entered service since mid-2007 and the fleet has logged more than 440,000 flight hours, according to Dassault Falcon Jet officials.  BCA is conducting a second 7X Operators Survey now that the aircraft has had time to mature and dozens of product improvements have been made. Consistent with our findings in our March 2011 Operators Survey, Falc...

Gama Aviation achieves IS-BAO approval for Sharjah operations

Gama Aviation Plc, the global aviation services company, has received the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) accreditation at its Middle Eastern regional headquarters in Sharjah, UAE. IS-BAO is a global standard established by the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) to develop consistent safety procedures around the world and establish high quality fligh...

RUAG Dornier 228 demonstrator performs emergency SAR operation at Cape Verde

The RUAG Aviation Dornier 228 demonstrator performed an emergency search and rescue operation off the coast of Praia, Cape Verde, on 11 April 2016. The aircraft was contacted for assistance due to its renowned capabilities for low altitude flight and real-time situational awareness. The kayaker was rescued successfully, despite prevailing visibility issues. The SAR mission was initiated 7 hours in...

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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...