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90 Airbus Helicopters rotorcraft take part in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

A fleet of 90 Airbus Helicopters rotorcraft has been deployed at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games for use in surveillance, airspace defense, anti-terrorism, law enforcement, command/control/communication, air medical rescue and electronic image capture during the month of August in Rio de Janeiro and othe...

MY JET WINS BRONZE STEVIE® AWARD IN 2016 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AWARDS

MY JET, a dynamic Swiss-headquartered company evolving in the sectors of business aviation and financial management, was named the winner of a Bronze Stevie® Award in the “Startup of the Year – Business Services Industries” category in The 13th Annual International Business Awa...

Jet Aviation receives Philippines’ CAA approval for Basel maintenance facility

Jet Aviation has recently received approval from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) authorizing its Maintenance, Refurbishment and Overhaul (MRO) facility in Basel to support Falcon 900 series aircraft registered in the Philippines. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) recently authorized Jet Aviation’s maintenance facility in Basel, an Authorized Service C...

Leonardo-Finmeccanica confirms certification activities of AW609

Leonardo-Finmeccanica announced today that the first flying AW609 prototype has arrived in Philadelphia following a recent resumption of flight testing. Departing from Arlington, Texas, the aircraft’s flight plan included an overnight stop in Huntsville, Ala, before arriving in Philadelphia on Wednesday, August 10. With industrialization underway, Leonard...

Canadian Bizav Adds $10.7B Per Year to Economic Output

A new study commissioned by the Canadian Business Aviation Association reports that ongoing business aviation operations (including FBOs) and manufacturing in Canada generate $10.7 billion and 43,200 jobs annually to the country’s economy. Furthermore, business aviation operations and manufacturing in Canada also contribute approximately $315 million each year in tax revenues...

Capital AviaNeft is coming to Sochi airport

Capital AviaNeft has started providing handling and refueling services in Sochi International Airport, the largest airport of Krasnodar Krai. The agreement concluded with Basel Aero, the airport operator, came into effect in August 2016. “Our company has already entered into direct agreements with all the rest airports in the region: Krasnodar, Anapa, Gelendzhik – so now our clients...

Bombardier Delivers First Challenger 650 Aircraft to be Operated from Germany

The Challenger 650 aircraft is the market’s best value proposition for customers in Europe seeking higher baseline equipment level offered as standard, the widest cabin and seats, and the lowest direct operating costs* Bombardier Business Aircraft announced today that it delivered its first Challenger 650 aircraft to be operated from Germany. This aircraft joins the Bo...

KlasJet adds 3rd business jet to its fleet – Hawker 800XP

European business aviation company KlasJet has announced the expansion of its business jet fleet by adding a third aircraft – mid-size Hawker 800XP. The new business jet is already delivered to KlasJet and operates charter flights across European destinations. The mid-size twin-engine Hawker 800XP accommodates up to 8 passengers and thee crew members. Built in 2000, the aircraft has a re...

Signature S.R.L. in Paraguay signs for Bell 505 Jet Ranger X

Bell Helicopter announced it has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Signature S.R.L. for a Bell 505 Jet Ranger X. The aircraft will be used for corporate transport in Paraguay. “We are pleased to sign for the Bell 505 and look forward to integrating the aircraft into our operations,” said Mr. Paul Hellmers, Co-Owner, Signature S.R.L. The Bell 505 has accumulated more than...

VTS JETS HAS EXTENDED ITS TYPE RATING WITH CL-300/350/850 MODELS

Vostok Technical Service Jets (VTS Jets) has been granted with EASA approval for the new Bombardier products following the recent positive audit results. The Bombardier Challenger-300/350/850 models enhanced the already existing Global Series and Cl-604/605 capabilities. The related amendments to the approvals issued by the other administrations (BDCA, Cayman CAA, Aruba DCA, Qatar CAA) are c...

Baltic Fleet in Figures

Over the past two years, the business jet fleet in the Baltic states hardly experienced any changes and would never go above the summary limit of 30 aircraft. It should be noted that the matter concerns only the jets (excluding turboprops), that is business jets entered to national registers of Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia (prefixes ES, LY and YL). Some 40 aircraft units more affi...

Emperor Aviation - Forum

“The Baltics are, probably, the closest region to the CIS in the European business aviation market” The Baltics business aviation market has changed both in terms of the volume and, most importantly, of the quality over recent years. Such changes have been caused by investments, efficient policy of aviation regulators, and geographic location. All these factors make the Baltics rath...

Swissport Executive Aviation Nice completes IS-BAH certification for Nice Côte d'Azur

The accreditation awarded by the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) marks the first certification for a Nice FBO. IS-BAH is the protocol of the safety envelope, and it sets an international standard for operations in business and general aviation aircraft ground handling. Aldo Salzillo, Network Quality Manager Swissport Executive Aviation says “Achieving the IS-BAH c...

ES-REG - a Decent Response to Offshore Registers

In 2016, FortAero (FortAero Baltic Business Aviation Alliance), Estonia’s top business operator, launched its new ES-REG product on the market. Prefix ES helps to register and operate the aircraft much the same as the offshore registers, whereby the client avoids so-called «offshorisation» and saves serious money on maintenance costs (at least 10-15%) via using company’s in...

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