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Pegasus sees unprecedented growth and enhanced fleet utilization

Pegasus Elite Aviation, a premier private charter subsidiary of Prima Air, has seen remarkable growth this summer, with increased flight hours and significant milestones in service efficiency. Specializing in North America, US-Asia, and US-Europe routes, the company continues to prioritize exceptional service and customer satisfaction. The VP of Operations at  Pegasus Elite Aviation c...

Pegasus Airlines selects Lufthansa Technik for A320 family base maintenance services

Pegasus Airlines entrusted Lufthansa Technik with providing comprehensive Base Maintenance Services for its fast-growing Airbus A320 family fleet. The recently signed three-year agreement includes more than 60 checks on A320ceo, A320neo and A321neo aircraft of Türkiye’s second largest airline. All contracted services will be performed within a dedicated overhaul line at Lufthansa Techni...

ExecuJet MRO Services Malaysia to exhibit at Selangor Aviation Show 2024

ExecuJet MRO Services Malaysia will be one of the main exhibitors at the Selangor Aviation Show 2024 (12-14 September), a significant event that highlights Malaysia’s position as a robust hub for business and general aviation. The fourth edition of the Selangor Aviation Show will be at Subang Airport where ExecuJet MRO Services Malaysia opened its new 149,500ft2 MRO facility, the l...

Empowering pilots with data: Emirates leverages GE FlightPulse app

On every one of Emirates’ 470 flights that depart each day, all pilots actively use GE FlightPulse, an analytics application that provides vital operational data relating to the safety and fuel efficiency performance of each mission.GE’s FlightPulse provides pilots with flight summary data from their individual missions, as well as information on how they operated the aircraft so they...

flyExclusive enters exclusive agreement to provide aircraft management services to Volato Group

flyExclusive has entered into an Aircraft Management Services Agreement with Volato Group, the largest HondaJet operator in the United States. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company will manage flight operations, sales and expenses of Volato’s fleet, consisting of 13 fully fractionalized aircraft, 8 leased aircraft and 4 managed aircraft. The goal is to transfer aircraft to the f...

First ALSIM AIRLINER in Canada for the Centre Québécois de Formation Aéronautique

ALSIM announced the sale of the first AIRLINER in Canada to the Centre Québecois de Formation Aéronautique (CQFA) for its Montréal campus.AIRLINER is a hybrid simulator (Fly-by-wire and conventional control) manufactured by ALSIM to address large flight training programs for advanced training such as Multi Crew Cooperation, Crew Resource Management, Jet Aircraft Handling and P...

Passengers numbers at Riga Airport increased by 8 % in August

According to preliminary data on the Airport's performance, RIX Riga Airport handled 740 thousand passengers in August, which is 8 % more than in August last year. Since the beginning of the year, 4.6 million passengers and 41.5 thousand flights have been served. Almost 569 thousand passengers used direct flights in August, or 8 % more than a year earlier. In the annual break...

Horizon Aircraft positioned for increased investment as a small-cap Stock with its disruptive aerospace technology

Horizon Aircraft has commissioned a study that indicates a strong return by investors to small- and micro-cap companies with unique and sustainable technologies may be imminent. The global study with small and micro-cap fund managers in the US, Canada, Europe, the Middle East and Asia with collectively $82.4 billion assets under management, found that 76% of respondents anticipate the level o...

Desert Jet Holdings annonces sale of charter subsidiary to focus on expanding FBO footprint

Desert Jet Holdings announced the sale of its charter subsidiary to Advanced Air, LLC, a regional commercial flight service, private charter provider, aviation real estate developer and FBO based in Hawthorne, CA. Desert Jet Holdings will maintain full ownership and operation of its other aviation businesses, including Desert Jet Center, a full-service FBO and Desert Jet Maintenance, a Part 145 ai...

Altaport and WSP publish concept of operations discussing business requirements for a VAS

Altaport and WSP released a concept of operations providing a detailed approach on the critical business requirements of a Vertiport Automation System. The concept of a VAS has been addressed in recent years in various whitepapers and concepts of operations; this new VAS CONOPS complements these prior works, adding context to a VAS’s role in integrating critical operational and business requ...

Thales to lead DECOR research project to test solutions for lowering the environmental impact of flight operations

The air transport industry has put in place a far-reaching plan to eliminate carbon emissions and achieve net zero by 2050. To support this environmental transformation in France, the French Civil Aviation Authority has launched the DECOR project, with funding from the France 2030 investment plan, to demonstrate eco-friendly flight operations. Thales is leading the project, working in partner...

FCG OPS introduces ground services live tracker to ATOM system

With new update of ATOM System our customers now see the details of their ground handling services in real time! The new feature ensures instant access to critical details such as aircraft readiness, crew, and passenger locations, catering deliveries, refueling schedules, and even de-icing fluid applications – every handling service and passengers, crew and aircraft movement is updated...