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GainJet extends range with newly acquired Challenger 605

VistaJet passes 100th aircraft milestone

VistaJet, the global leader in business aviation, today reached an important milestone in its history when it welcomed its 100th ever aircraft to its fleet. The company has invested billions in jets in the past decade, growing its fleet from just 5 jets in 2006 to over 60 today, with a market value...

Chinese government plans to open more low-level airspace

The Chinese government is setting up a plan that will open up further low-level airspace for business and general aviation. The move follows a meeting of the State Council of The People’s Republic of China that was presided over by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on May 4. In a statement issu...

First LPV Approach Goes Live at Charles de Gaulle Airport

The first European LPV-200 IFR approach was implemented at Charles de Gaulle Airport’s Runway 26L on Tuesday, following publication of the procedure on April 28. The new approach mirrors Cat I ILS approach minimums, including a 200-foot decision height, and it is supported by the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (Egnos), Europe’s satellite-base...

Comlux America Expands Hangar, Adds Widebody Capability

Comlux America, the Comlux Group’s completion and service center in Indianapolis, christened its newly enlarged completion hangar late last week. The project expanded the hangar size to 157,000 sq ft from 128,000 sq ft, allowing the building to house one widebody and up to four single-aisle bizliners simultaneously. Comlux America’s first widebody completion, an&...

CHC Group files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

Offshore helicopter operator CHC Group has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to allow it time to restructure its financial assets. The company said it expects day-to-day operations to continue without interruption during a court-supervised process. The company filed “voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankrupt...

Vision Systems showcases brand new concept at EBACE

As a world leader in solar protection systems offering bespoke solutions to the aeronautic market, Vision Systems will present its range of solar protection and wireless IFE systems dedicated to business aviation. The exhibited products include Vision Systems' latest innovation, a new concept of EDW integrating interactive content, high-end motorized shades and Electronically Dimmable Windows...

Third AW609 TiltRotor prototype moves closer to maiden flight following ground run

Leonardo-Finmeccanica announced that the third prototype (A/C3) of the AgustaWestland AW609 TiltRotor has completed its first ground run at the company's facilities in Cascina Costa, Italy, marking a critical milestone as the programme advances its testing and plans a resumption of flight testing activities. Aircraft AW609 A/C3 began restrained ground run testing with all engines and system...

RUAG carries out simultaneous C-checks on two Dassault aircraft

An ambitious project is currently reaching its conclusion in Geneva, where RUAG Aviation has been conducting C-check inspections on two aircraft simultaneously. The aircraft in question are a Falcon 2000 Classic, belonging to a VIP customer, and a government-operated Falcon 900B. RUAG Aviation is renowned for its flexible approach and efficient services. It is now harnessing these qualities in...

Clive Jackson - Founder Victor Aerospace

Tell us about your career I started out in corporate finance, running my own businesses around commercial property, debt financing and providing financial advice to ultra high net worth individuals (UHNWI). However in the early 1990s I saw the potential of the internet and moved on from finance to create Global Beach, one of the first UK digital agencies. Global Beach grew quickly. Clients i...

EASA mandates H225 gearbox checks following fatal Norway crash

European regulators have mandated a number of “precautionary” checks covering the main gearbox of the Airbus Helicopters H225 rotorcraft in the wake of the 29 April fatal crash in Norway. The European Aviation Safety Agency says that although the investigation into the root cause of the accident – in which 13 passengers and crew lost their lives – remains ongoi...

Honeywell, NASA Test Sonic Boom Technology

Working with NASA, Honeywell recently flight-tested new cockpit displays that help pilots see sonic booms before they happen. As part of a joint study, Honeywell is looking to prove that the displays could allow pilots to reroute and reduce the effects of aircraft noise over populated areas. Honeywell was awarded a two-year contract in 2015 as part of NASA’s Commercial Supe...

Eurocontrol Facilitates Improvement in Black Sea Routing

Air navigation service providers (ANSPs) for Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey implemented a “significant airspace project” at their interfaces to address the handling of traffic in the Black Sea area, Eurocontrol announced late last week. This improvement is intended to provide “extra options at those interfaces and has the potential for allowing these ANSPs to safely and effici...

Norway helicopter crash which killed British oil worker caused by mechanical failure

The Norway helicopter crash, which killed 13 people including a British oil worker, was caused by technical failure and not human error, according to investigators. Eleven passengers and two crew were killed after the aircraft came down near the city of Bergen on Friday. British oil worker Iain Stuart, from Laurencekirk in Aberdeenshire, was among those who died in the crash. Norway&rsquo...

Business jet market slowly ascending to prerecession levels

The business jet market, a cash cow for Bombardier Inc. that financed much of the early development costs of its C Series plane, is recovering from the steep dive it took during the recession but has a long way to go before returning to the heady days of the mid-2000s. Bombardier remains the biggest player by number of planes sold, but could be overtaken by Gulfstream this year after deliberate...

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