BHS Aviation is making its debut this year at EBACE. BHS Aviation Group will also exhibit some of its cutting-edge jets and helicopters at EBACE. Textron Aviations Cessna Citation Latitude jet and Leonardo AW 109 business helicopter will be available for on-site viewing. The company operates both aircraft commercially under its own AOCfor Germany and Switzerland. The aircraft featu...
Embraer and Azorra announced a new eight aircraft deal with Royal Jordanian Airlines. The agreement will see the introduction of both the E190-E2 and E195-E2 to the airline’s fleet. Aircraft deliveries are expected to begin in Q4 2023. The agreement covers eight commercial aircraft, four E190-E2 and four E195-E2, with a list price value of $635M. Six aircraft, four E190-E2 and two E195-...
Dassault Aviation will showcase its latest and largest jets - twin-engined Falcon 6X and 10X, at EBACE 2023. Dassault most popular Falcon 2000LXS twin and the 8X trijet, will be featured on the static display as well. EBACE will also be a fitting venue to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Falcon brand. Since the introduction of its first business jet, the Falcon 20, t...
Geneva Airpark - It’s not child’s play…. Geneva Airpark figures returned to growth in 2022 and recorded a higher level of business than in 2019, before the Covid crisis. 2,593 total movements (up 13.5%) 2022 v 2019 2,593 total movements (up 13.5%) 4,146 total number of aircraft days in the hangar (up 4.85%) 6,996m² average hangar space...
Neste announced its final investment decision on additional renewable products production capacity in Singapore in December 2018. The EUR 1.6 billion Singapore Expansion project has been successfully completed, the start-up of the refinery expansion has been completed after mid-April, and Neste is celebrating its opening today. The Singapore refinery expansion doubles Neste’s production...
CDB Aviation re-delivered China first-ever converted Airbus A330-300 Passenger to Freighter aircraft on lease to its customer, Sichuan Airlines. The A330 was converted by Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH with Shanghai Technologies Aerospace Company Limited ("STARCO") at its facilities in Shanghai Pudong, concluding EFW’s first-ever A330 P2F conversion to have taken...
Flying Colours Corp. is attracting increased interest from European business aircraft owners and operators seeking a single source of capabilities for multi-faceted maintenance and refurbishment work. The latest European customer will be harnessing the full scope of Flying Colours’ Peterborough capabilities, its highly skilled workforce, and in-depth experience working on the Bombardier...
Welcome Azzera Celeste, an online platform that allows aircraft operators to take action against emissions by providing access to voluntary and compliance carbon credit trading, sustainable aviation fuel certificates (SAFc), fleet management software integration and compliance market segregation services. Aircraft owners, operators and passengers are facing public, stakeholder and regula...
Ready for the Episode 4? Together with SAFEsky we continue air travel practical guidelines - what and how we can do to make our journey better. Clear for Landing! Frederick Reitz, Managing Director of SAFEsky, is ready for episode four - right things to do and especially not to do during the approach and landing. As soon as you hear we are clear for landing - it means you are 20 minutes...
Masdar and Airbus to support the development and growth of the global sustainable aviation fuel market. The agreement highlights areas of collaboration between the two companies, including Sustainable Aviation Fuels, Green Hydrogen, Direct Air Capture technologies, as well as supporting the development and implementation of 'book and claim' solutions. Direct Air Ca...
Deutsche Aircraft and Private Wings have signed a LOI for the delivery of five D328eco aircraft – the brand new 40-seater sustainable turboprop regional airliner from Deutsche Aircraft. The collaboration was announced during the ground-breaking ceremony for the D328eco final assembly line at Leipzig/Halle Airport.The D328eco will facilitate sustainable regional connections as it offers...
Airlines and airports are facing a surge in baggage mishandling rates amidst the growing number of passengers, with the number of mishandled bags almost doubling from 2021 to 2022 to 7.6 bags per thousand passengers, according to SITA’s 2023 Baggage IT Insightsreport released today. The shortage of skilled staff, resumption of international travel, and congestion at airports h...
GetJet Airlines successfully completed the contract with Uzbekistan Airlines Centrum Air for ACMI operations. After completing the winter season contract, the Lithuanian ACMI provider is ready to jump into the high summer wet-lease market with last-minute continuous availability. Two Boeing 737NGs are being redelivered back to Europe to take on new long-term or ad-hoc ACMI projects...
Collins Aerospace appointed as the latest global distribution partner for Inmarsat SwifJet inflight connectivity service. SwiftJet, which enters commercial service this year, will offer the fastest ever speeds over L-band for the global business aviation market. The agreement marks an expansion to the companies’ long-standing partnership. Customers can now talk to Collins Aerospace...
Portside expanded its portfolio of business aviation software and service offerings by acquiring the FOS hosting business line from Stellar Labs, Inc. Charter and corporate aircraft operators using Collins Aerospace Flight Operations System can now use Portside as their third-party FOS hosting provider. Portside will be building upon Stellar’s history of providing...
Textron Aviation support for business jet customers in Europe expands with addition of a new Cessna Citation CJ3+/Cessna Citation M2 Gen2 Convertible Full-Flight Simulator in the region. New simulator is scheduled to be ready for training at FlightSafety International’s Farnborough, England Learning Center in January 2025. Equipped with the latest Garmin G3000 avionics, the simulator fe...
Bids are being sought for the construction of an industrial site at Rochefort - Charente-Maritime Airport in France’s Nouvelle-Aquitaine region where VoltAero is to perform the assembly and deliveries of its Cassio electric-hybrid aircraft family. This construction project notification – issued by the regional association of airports, called the Syndicat Mixte des Aéro...
The Société des établissements de plein air du Québec retained Nolinor Aviation to help optimize hunting tourism services to the Eastern part of the Anticosti island. From August 29 to December 1, 2023, some 30 flights from Mirabel (CYMX) or Quebec City (CYQB) airports will take off for Rivière-Aux-Saumons (CTH7) on Anticosti Is...
The National Business Aviation Association joined with more than 35 aviation and biofuel industry stakeholders in calling for leaders of the U.S. House and Senate Appropriations Committees to prioritize funding in the fiscal year 2024 federal budget for key federal programs working to accelerate the development and deployment of sustainable aviation fuel. The U.S. Department of Energy Bio...
Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand have concluded their review of Merlin first stage of involvement and have approved the Plan for Software Aspects of Certification. This milestone significantly reduces risk and puts the Merlin Pilot on a viable path to validation and certification. In the CAA system this is the first civil certification of software; the CAA’s four step certif...
Eve recently completed wind tunnel testing of its eVTOL vehicle. The testing, which was conducted at a wind tunnel near Lucerne, Switzerland, utilized a scale model of Eve’s eVTOL which is projected to enter service in 2026. Wind tunnel testing is an important engineering tool used in the development of an aircraft. The testing allows engineers to monitor the flow of air over...
