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Gulfstream unveils redesigned London showroom

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced the official unveiling of its reimagined London Sales and Design Center. Originally opened in 2013, the nearly 5,500-square-foot/511-square-meter space located in Mayfair gives customers based in or traveling through the city exclusive access to Gulfstream’s London-based sales executives and interior design team. Mark Burns, president, Gulfstream comme...

XTI Aerospace announces MOU with VerdeGo Aero for collaboration on hybrid-electric technologies

XTI Aerospace announced a technology collaboration MoU with VerdeGo Aero. XTI is seeking optimal powertrain solutions for military and civilian market opportunities within the unmanned aircraft systems market segment. Throughout the development of its transformational TriFan 600 airplane and its derivatives, XTI has continually evaluated technologies to maximize the performance...

AviLease places first direct Boeing order for up to 30 737 MAX jets

Boeing and AviLease, a global aircraft lessor headquartered in Saudi Arabia, announced the lessor has placed its first direct order for Boeing airplanes with a firm purchase for 20 737-8 jets and options for 10 more. The deal enables AviLease to scale up its growing portfolio and provides its customers with the latest generation, fuel-efficient aircraft. Edward O'Byrne, CEO of Avi...

Thales's green flag orchestrator solution successfully deployed in Brest and Reims, France, supporting sustainable Air Traffic Management

Thales and France Direction des Services de la Navigation Aérienne announced successful implementation of the Green Flag Orchestrator solution at the Reims Area Control Centre in France. This milestone marks a new significant step towards more sustainable aviation and aligns with the European Union's environmental goals to reduce 90% of CO2 emissions by 2040.  Using ad...

Aircraft corrosion – aviation’s unseen risk

Anyone with even the slightest experience of cars, especially older cars, knows that corrosion can mark the demise of a vehicle's lifecycle. Rust on the body or panels will undermine its structural integrity, and will undoubtedly affect the car’s performance. Now, apply this to aircraft, which can also suffer from corrosion (they share similar materials, after all). If you do not maintai...

Geneva Airpark records an increase in its activities in 2024

With some increases of around 10%, a confirmed trend for the hangaring of aircraft out of the winter season and a wide variety of aircraft sheltered, Geneva Airpark records  an increase in its activities for 2024 and the winter of 2024/2025. Annual solution for 22 aircraft The resident fleet of aircraft with an annual option hosted by Geneva Airpark includes a wide variety of business j...

ZeroAvia launch operator RVL Aviation to fly world first zero-emission cargo services in the UK

ZeroAvia has signed an agreement with RVL Aviation which will see RVL operate Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft retrofitted with ZeroAvia’s hydrogen-electric, zero-emission ZA600 powertrain. Flights within the British Isles will commence once certification for the engine, airframe integration and planned services are obtained and all retrofit and training work is complete.Analysis performed by R...

Joby flies two aircraft simultaneously in testing milestone

Joby Aviation has successfully flown two of its aircraft simultaneously for the first time, marking another important milestone in the Company’s flight testing program. The two-aircraft flight, completed in Marina, CA, on May 9, is a further demonstration of the maturity of Joby’s test program, and comes just two weeks after the Company announced it had reached another testing landmark...

Garmin expands avionics database solutions for South Pacific region

Garmin expanded coverage of the Garmin Navigation Database to include the South Pacific region, including Australia, New Zealand and surrounding countries. Previously available to aircraft owners and operators in the Americas and Europe, the Garmin Navigation Database delivers a new option for South Pacific region customers to incorporate the latest aviation navigation informat...

Bell celebrates its 6,000th commercial aircraft built at Bell Textron Canada Centre

Bell Textron Canada Limited announces the completion of its 6,000th commercial aircraft at commercial delivery and assembly centre in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada with two SUBARU Bell 412EPXs for operations by the Sûreté du Québec. Bell will deliver the aircraft to the Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable, which manages a fleet of aircraft through the Ser...

ACIA Aero Leasing delivers first of two ATR72-600s to Emerald Airlines

ACIA Aero Leasing announced the delivery of the first of two ATR72-600 passenger aircraft in 72-seat layout on lease to Emerald Airlines, the exclusive operator of Aer Lingus Regional services.With the addition of these two aircraft, Emerald Airlines will operate a total of 20 ATR72-600s.  Mick Mooney, ACIA’s Chief Executive Officer commented: “We are continuing to st...

Viasat JetXP surpasses 400 customers, redefining business aviation connectivity

Viasat JetXP, its next-generation business aviation connectivity service, has been selected by more than 400 customers since becoming commercially available at the end of last year. JetXP builds on Viasat’s market reputation for delivering consistent, reliable and seamless global connectivity, complemented by the white-glove customer service and 24/7 support of its distribution partners...