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BON SOIRÉE ENJOYS STRONG SUMMER

Inflight dining orders up by 20%  Bon Soirée is enjoying one of its busiest summers ever.  A steady flow of business with clients including VistaJet and NetJets flying out of London airports, has prompted the inflight business aviation caterer to order three new Citroen Berl...

Thai Aviation Services S-76D fleet achieves 10,000 flight hours

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, announced that Thai Aviation Services has accumulated 10,000 flight hours on its S-76D™ fleet in record time of less than two years. This milestone was achieved just a few months after TAS began operating as Sikorsky’s first Customer Support C...


Award-winning Gulfstream to make Latin American debut at LABACE

Fully Outfitted, Clean-Sheet Aircraft Will Join Gulfstream G650ER And Gulfstream G280 At Annual São Paulo Event​ Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.’s next aircraft to be certified, the award-winning Gulfstream G600, will make its Latin American debut as part of the company’s static display at the upcoming Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (LABACE) in S&atil...

Satcom Direct confirms first Ka-band installation for Deer Jet subsidiary, Hongkong Jet.

Satcom Direct, the business aviation connectivity, software and hardware provider,has confirmed its first Jet ConneX installation for Deer Jet subsidiary, Hongkong Jet. The ultra-high-speed Ka-band service, powered by Inmarsat’s Global Xpress satellite constellation, is being supplied to a privately-owned Gulfstream G650ER, managed and maintained by Hongkong Jet.​ Installed at G...

Transfer Deadline Day sparks surge in private jet usage

Football’s transfer deadline day results in a mad dash for clubs to complete last-minute deals, ensuring their squads are strong enough to compete at the highest level, but it’s also a busy period for private jet charter operators, says Luxaviation UK. The role of a private jet charter operator is to fly the players as swiftly and comfortably as possible to their destination, meetin...

Pulselite bird strike prevention system approved by EASA and CAAC for Bell 407 aircraft

Precise Flight, Inc. has announced that the Pulselite bird strike prevention system has been granted foreign validation from the European Aviation Safety Administration (EASA) and the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for Bell 407 aircraft. The Pulselite system is an FAA certified lightweight electrical system controller that alternately pulses the landing and auxiliary lights of a...

Honda Aircraft Company begins HondaJet Elite deliveries

Honda Aircraft Company announced that it has begun deliveries of its new advanced aircraft, the HondaJet Elite, at its headquarters in Greensboro, NC. Deliveries of the HondaJet Elite begin as the HondaJet marks the first half of 2018 as the most delivered aircraft in its class, based on information provided by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). "We are proud to an...

NEXUS to partner with and be a Sponsor for the WE! Expedition Team

NEXUS, the world’s fastest-growing aviation services provider, will manage flight operations for the WE! Expedition team. NEXUS India, announced it will partner and sponsor the WE! Expedition team. This around-the-world aviation expedition is led by two female pilots from India, and will attempt to cover more than 40,000 kilometers in 100 days, touching down on three continents. NEXU...

Flightdocs partners with HondaJet Owners and Pilots Association to offer discounted services to members

Flightdocs, the leading provider of cloud-based aircraft maintenance tracking, compliance, and inventory management services, announced that it has partnered with the HondaJet Owners & Pilots Association (HJOPA) to offer discounted services to HJOPA members. The annual cost for its Enterprise service will be significantly less than a competitive system that is also offered to HJOPA members, wi...

NBAA to Honor Women Airforce Service Pilots With Meritorious Award at NBAA-BACE

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) announced it would present its Meritorious Service to Aviation Award to the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), at the 2018 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), to be held Oct. 16-18, in Orlando, FL. The Meritorious Service to Aviation Award recognizes extraordinary lifelong contributions to aviation. Accepting the a...

Boutsen Aviation's summer heats up with over 360 aircraft sold

Summer is in full swing in Monaco, and the heat has only served to rev the engines of the Boutsen Aviation team. The company has just closed its 360th aircraft transaction, another milestone coming quickly on the heels of the 350th that closed earlier this year. In just the first few weeks of July, Boutsen Aviation closed a Falcon 7X, a Dornier 328 Jet, a Challenger 604, a Euroco...

VerdeGo Aero announces powertrain and eVTOL control systems to advance $30B Urban Air Mobility market

VerdeGo Aero launches Integrated Distributed Electric Propulsion (IDEP) powertrain and eVTOL control systems to help the “flying car” industry get off the ground Erik Lindbergh, grandson of famed aviators Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, has announced the launch of VerdeGo Aero’s Integrated Distributed Electric Propulsion (IDEP) systems for the rapidly growing Urban Air Mobi...

AVIAÂ appoints Matt Smith as Vice President of Business Development

Helping business jet operators and aircraft owners save a significant amount of money on their mainstay purchases through group purchasing has convinced business aviation professional Matt Smith to commit to a new role – as Vice President of Business Development.   Used to a high-pressure environment, having working globally in a senior sales role with Air Charter Service Plc, M...

Russian Helicopters delivers 5th medevac Ansat to GTLK

Russian Helicopters has delivered the fifth Ansat helicopter in medevac configuration to the State Transport Leasing Company (GTLK), concluding a contract for five aircraft of this type scheduled for delivery to GTLK in 2018. The helicopter will be operated by the Russian Helicopter Systems (RVS) company and will soon begin performing sanitary tasks in one of the Russian regions. The helic...

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IADA sees strong demand and constrained inventory shaping the global preowned aircraft market

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From first call to final mission: Helicopter Alliance’s Black Hawks excel throughout fire season

UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters operated by Helicopter Alliance played a vital role in combating wildfires across Central and Southern Europe during the aerial firefighting season that has now concluded....