AsBAA, Asia’s non-profit representative trade body for business and general aviation has announced a new strategic partnership with legendary Swiss watchmaker – Breitling. The partnership between AsBAA and Breitling is based upon a mutual commitment to: the advancement of aviation innovation, to creating opportunities for those in the aviation community, and to a culture of education,...
Twice per year business aviation celebrates “Christmas” - EBACE and NBAA-BACE. In your opinion, to what extent has the industry changed between these two events? It’s a very fast moving industry, so we’re seeing a lot of change even in the months since EBACE earlier this year. For Inmarsat specifically, at EBACE 2017 we announced that our Jet ConneX inflight Wi-Fi servic...
The Dubai Airshow has announced the first round of aircraft expected to demonstrate their abilities in the flying display when the event takes place from 12-16 November at DWC, Dubai Airshow Site. Aerobatic displays this year will include PLAAF August 1st Air Demonstration Team from China performing in J10As and the Russian Knights in Sukhoi SU30Ms in addition to the UAE’s Al Fursan...
Airbus had a significant presence at the MRO Asia-Pacific exhibition last week, with the company and its subsidiary Satair each having a stand and several executives speaking about the future of the maintenance business at a related conference. The show allowed the company to highlight its growing presence in the increasingly important Asian maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) market. Ove...
Aircraft on track to reach Type Certification The A350-1000, the newest member of Airbus’ leading Widebody family, has successfully completed its Functional & Reliability testing, bringing the aircraft a step closer to Type Certification in November 2017. The first customer delivery to Qatar Airways will follow in the coming weeks. The Functional and Reliability Testing...
On November 2, 2017, the MC-21-300 test aircraft performed the first flight from the airfield of Flight Research Institute n.a. M.M. Gromov (Zhukovsky city, Moscow region). The flight lasted more than three hours. The characteristics of stability and controllability were assessed at the altitudes varying from 6,000 to 12,000 meters. All aircraft systems operated normally. Flight tests of MC-21-...
StandardAero Aviation Holdings, Inc. (“StandardAero”) and Airbus SE (“Airbus”) today announced that they have finalized the acquisition by StandardAero of Vector Aerospace Holding SAS (“Vector”) from Airbus. Vector is a global aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul company, providing responsive, quality support for turbine engines, components, fixed- and...
Boeing and Air China today celebrated the delivery of the airline's first 737 MAX 8. China's national flag carrier is the first airline in the country to receive the 737 MAX. Customers throughout China will take delivery of nearly 100 737 MAXs by the end of next year. "Air China has been a longstanding valued customer for decades," said Rick Ande...
Celebrates milestone delivery in Hamburg, reaffirms commitment to A380 programme Emirates chairman highlights positive impact of Emirates’ A380 operations on aerospace manufacturing, aviation industries and consumer experience Emirates today celebrates the milestone delivery of its 100th Airbus A380 aircraft at a special ceremony with Airbus at the manufacturer’s delivery ce...
JetCrew, a subsidiary of Jetsolution Aviation Group, established in early 2017, has proudly launched a progressive training program for corporate flight attendants, extending the group's business vision in service perfection. The objective of the training is to provide high-level cabin service enhancement and safety training to aircraft owners and operators, enabling their aircrew to deliver b...
The world’s first carrier to operate the A380 – Singapore Airlines – has taken the passenger experience to a new level with a new cabin being rolled across its entire fleet of iconic double-deck Airbus jet. The new cabin results from four years of development and an investment by the airline of $850 million, reaffirming its ongoing full commitment to the aircraft type. &ldq...
In October 2017 SmartLynx Airlines Ltd. signed ACMI wet lease agreement with Kuwait National Airways K.S.C T/A Wataniya Airways. According to it SmartLynx leases to Wataniya Airways aircraft A320, MSN 1823 with Latvian Registration Mark YL-LCP. Aircraft will operate from the base in Kuwait Airport (KWI) starting from 5 November 2017 to destinations in the Middle East and Europe. Redeliv...
