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Continued expansion of SPARFELL charter fleet

2021 is getting to a close, and it has been a busy year for SPARFELL, with 14 aircraft joining the fleet. Just over the last few weeks - and continuing into Q1 2022 - several aircraft have joined the SPARFELL charter fleet. Namely, a Cessna CJ2+, one Challengers 350, two Falcon 7X and an ACJ319 will be available for charter flights for SPARFELL's clients. With the Challenger 350 joining the...

The development of regional operator network & order for up to 200 eVTOL aircraft :Eve and Republic Airways

Eve Air Mobility signed an MoU and Letter of Intent to purchase up to 200 of Eve’s electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft to explore additional opportunities within its subsidiaries, such as LIFT Academy,  that are focused on workforce development initiatives and the future of air travel. The strategic relationship will focus on developing a deployment n...

Czech Airlines Technics signed new agreement with Austrian Airlines

Continued interest in aircraft maintenance at Prague Airport has been confirmed as Czech Airlines Technics (CSAT) signed a new contract with another major customer. CSAT management has entered into a base maintenance agreement with Austrian Airlines. Based on successful tender, won by CSAT, the company will perform overhauls of a total of 13 Airbus A320 family aircraft. Despite several operat...

UPS purchases 19 Boeing 767 freighters

Boeing announced an order for 19 767 Freighters from UPS highlighting the 767 Freighter's outstanding operational efficiency and payload capability to serve its customers at a time of robust air cargo demand. "The Boeing 767 is the most versatile aircraft we operate," said UPS U.S. Operations President Nando Cesarone. "Our plan to purchase 19 aircraft and take delivery b...

Fifth anniversary Dassault Falcon Service Mérignac marked by an expansion to handle additional Falcon models

Dassault Falcon Service Mérignac celebrates its fifth year in operation. DFS Mérignac opened in 2016 to serve large-cabin, long-range Falcon 7X and 8X trijets. The 7,500 sq meter, six-bay facility has been operating at maximum capacity for most of that time and has completed 35 of the 53 Falcon 7X C-checks accomplished by DFS over that period. The C-check is the most exte...

Archer took to the skies with first hover flight of Maker aircraft

Maker - Archer Aviation eVTOL demonstrator aircraft completed its first successful hover flight. The flight marks the completion of the company’s first full and complete systems test and validation of every hardware and software component working as intended to move the aircraft into the air. The flight test was completed at 10:30 am PT on 16 December and also resulted in the...

Airbus Corporate Jets and Four Corners Aviation agreement for an ACJ TwoTwenty

Four Corners Aviation of will market the extra-large cabin ACJ TwoTwenty as the first of an all-new business jet to its clientele for the ‘Freedom by Four Corners Aviation’ product entitled Corporate Jet as a Service (CJaaS). ‘Freedom by Four Corners Aviation’ as well as the ACJ TwoTwenty are both industry-disruptive products. The concept is creating a new value proposit...

CDB Aviation delivers first of two 737-800 aircraft to Sun Country

CDB Aviation delivered the first of two Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Sun Country, a Minnesota-based, hybrid low-cost airline. “We’re delighted to have partnered with our colleagues at Sun Country on executing this transaction for two Boeing aircraft from our portfolio, which will facilitate the further build-out of the carrier’s highly-adaptable network structure,” said Lu...

83% of all-new Gulfstream G700 testing conducted on sustainable aviation fuel blend

The all-new Gulfstream G700 has made great strides in its flight-test program and is capping 2021 with additional accomplishments, including the use of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blend on 83% of G700 flights launched from the Savannah-based Gulfstream Flight Test Center. Gulfstream anticipates G700 customer deliveries beginning in the fourth quarter of 2022. “Getting this amazing a...

TAG Aviation fully implements PART CAMO for both its Maltese and UK AOCs

TAG Aviation has fully implemented Part CAMO for both its Malta (EU) and UK AOCs. This change in airworthiness approval introduces a Safety Management System (SMS) into the airworthiness process, which expands the key role of Safety Manager to enhance safety and minimize risks to airworthiness. TAG’s team have worked hard with the regulators and are delighted to have received the Part C...

HelloFly go-live with AeroCRS

Warm welcome to HelloFly joining AeroCRS family. Maltese virtual carrier that partnered with Estonian airline NyxAir as their operational carrier and plans to start commercial flights during the Christmas holidays. The flights will be operated by a  Saab 2000 aircraft, a safe and fast 50-seat executive turboprop aircraft giving the possibility to Italians and other travelers to reunit...

10 years of support for the CF34-10E engine - Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey

Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey (LTAA) marks 10 years of experience with the maintenance, repair and overhaul of the CF 34-10E engine – a type used in the Embraer 190 and 195 regional jets and the Embraer Lineage 1000 business jet. LTAA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa Technik, added the CF34-1 and CF34-3 to its portfolio as early as 1991, and they were joined by the CF34-8 in 2002....