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Honda Aircraft Company reaffirms commitment to service excellence with fourth consecutive FAA AMT Diamond Award

Honda Aircraft Company celebrated its receipt of the William O’ Brien Aviation Maintenance Technician Award developed by FAA for the fourth year in a row. The AMT Employer Diamond Award represents the highest level of distinction awarded to aircraft maintenance employers, requiring t...

TAG Aviation counts down to the arrival of Falcon 6X

TAG Aviation is excited for the arrival of their brand-new Falcon 6X which is currently in Dassault Aviation’s completion facility in Little Rock. This will be the first UK-registered Falcon 6X and will be available for charter.  This aircraft type will fit perfectly into an already varie...


New Zealand Search and Rescue Services order four Airbus H145 helicopters for emergency medical services

New Zealand Search and Rescue Services has placed an order for four Airbus H145 helicopters to bolster its emergency medical services operations. These state-of-the-art helicopters will join SRSL’s existing fleet of H145 and BK117 aircraft, further enhancing its ability to serve communities across the country. Christian Venzal, Managing Director of Airbus Helicopters in Australi...

Signature Aviation brings blended sustainable aviation fuel to six new European locations

Signature Aviation announced the expansion of its blended sustainable aviation fuel offering at six new locations across Europe following multiple blended SAF supply agreements. The addition expands Signature’s SAF availability to 33 locations in total across its network, while expanding its offering to 8 locations in total in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region. Derek De...

Bombardier grows service network in Australia, adding line maintenance station in Perth

Bombardier has added a new Line Maintenance Station in Perth, Australia, further complementing its customer service footprint in the region and expanding its network of certified aircraft technicians. The company is also planning to open a second LMS in Sydney, Australia, later this year. The new Perth Line Maintenance Station brings Bombardier’s worldwide LMS presence to 10, provi...

Airbus delivers first ACH160 in Korea

Korean business aviation operator K-Aviation took delivery of country’s first corporate ACH160. The helicopter will join its fleet of business aircraft for private aviation services in Korea. The ACH160 is the premium version of the H160, which was certified by Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in April 2024. Frederic Lemos, Head of Airbus Corporate Helicopters...

KlasJet expands partnership with Sundor by EL AL Group for two years

KlasJet has announced an expansion of its partnership with Sundor by EL AL Group, including the leasing of Boeing 737-800 aircraft for two years, starting in April 2025.This will support its operational capacity and passenger travel demand. With this agreement, both companies are continuing a great partnership, which started in May 2024. Justinas Bulka, CEO of KlasJet, commented: &ldq...

A pilot's insight into navigating world's most daunting airports

Pilots operating at the world’s most difficult airports must be at their best, as the unique conditions of specific airports can present various challenges during landing or take-off. Demanding environments require high skills to navigate aircraft and handle operations in dangerous airports. Zbigniew Mlotkowski, Director of Crew Training at KlasJet, talks about specific challenges that pilot...

Paragon Aviation Group to celebrate excellence at 2024 Paragon Awards During NBAA SDC2025

  The 2024 Paragon Awards will take place on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at 11:30 AM at the Paragon booth during the NBAASDC2025 conference in New Orleans. This prestigious ceremony will honor outstanding achievements within the Paragon Network, recognizing individuals and organizations who demonstrate unwavering commitment to service e...

Gogo announces Gulfstream GV and Gulfstream G550 STC for Plane Simple Ka-band terminal

Gogo confirmed Supplemental Type Certificate approval by the FAA for its Plane Simple Ka-band tail mount terminal for Gulfstream GV and Gulfstream G550 aircraft. This latest development marks another significant milestone in the Plane Simple antenna series rollout. Gulfstream Aerospace developed the STC at its Savannah, Georgia, headquarters in collaboration with Gogo. This adds to...

Global Medical Response accepts delivery of its first IFR-configured Bell 407GXi

Bell Textron has completed the delivery of Global Medical Response’s first IFR-configured Bell 407GXi, marking the beginning of 24 anticipated aircraft deliveries to the air medical service operator.   Lane Evans, Managing Director of North America Sales, Bell commented: “Bell is proud to deliver the first aircraft in the series to Global Medical Response, highli...

Metrojet Engineering became 1st Asia-Pacific Starlink dealer

Metrojet Engineering Clark , a Philippines-based MRO station, has become the first Authorised Dealer in Southeast Asia for SpaceX’s Starlink to sell and install the cutting-edge Starlink Satellite system for business aviation users. Starlink, developed by SpaceX, delivers high-speed internet access through a network of satellites in Low Earth Orbit. This global coverage delivers co...

ExecuJet MRO Services South Africa completes Dassault-approved modification work on Falcon 900EX

ExecuJet MRO Services South Africa has recently completed a 2C heavy maintenance check on a Dassault Falcon 900EX that included additional work, such as removing and reinstalling the wing’s outermost surface and modifying the wing’s dry bay. This major modification which adds a sealed boundary area in the wing structural fuel tank, acts as a safety buffer and an extra la...

Bell celebrated a record-breaking year in Latin America

Bell Textron has set a new record for aircraft orders in Latin America during FY2024, marking the largest number of Bell 429s ordered in a single year in the region. This milestone underscores the growing demand for Bell’s aerial solutions and its success in the Latin American market.  John Ramos, managing director, Latin America commented: “Bell is thrilled to have reached thi...

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Flexjet receives first-ever Embraer Praetor 600E as fleet launch customer

Embraer delivered the first Praetor 600E to Flexjet, marking the operator as the launch fleet customer for Embraer’s latest-generation super-midsize business jet. The inaugural aircraft joins Fl...

HondaJet Echelon advances to next phase with successful wing assembly

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

The International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) has released its 2026-2027 Current Market Portrait & Forecast, offering an in-depth analysis of the global preowned business av...

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....