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PRIMUS AVIA joins The Air Charter Association to strengthen its presence on the charter market worldwide

First eVTOL flight in Central Asia - AutoFlight completes landmark demonstration in Kazakhstan

AutoFlight has successfully completed the first ton-class eVTOL demonstration flight in Alatau City, Kazakhstan – marking the first eVTOL Urban Air Mobility flight in Central Asia. The milestone was achieved in collaboration with Alatau Advance Air Group Ltd., which has al...

Eve completes hover & low‑speed flights block, advancing eVTOL toward transition flight testing

Eve Air Mobility announced the successful closeout of the hover & low‑speed flights block in the flight test campaign of its full‑scale engineering prototype. The completed block generated high‑fidelity data and knowledge gains that continue to mature the program as Eve progresses toward tr...

HondaJet APMG S upgrade package now certified in Mexico

HondaJet Classic and APMG owners in Mexico can now upgrade their aircraft with the cutting-edge performance and technical innovations introduced on more recent iterations of the platform, such as the HondaJet Elite S, with the Federal Civil Aviation Agency’s formal certification of the HondaJet APMG S performance upgrade package. U.S. Federal Aviation Administration certifica...

New name, same commitment to uncompromising standards of excellence - interview with Kristina N’Diaye, Jetfly Training

There are some people you just click with right away. It’s that feeling when you feel like you’ve known the person you’ve just met for years. That’s exactly how it felt when I had the pleasure of meeting Kristina N’Diaye, Sales and Operations Director at Jetfly Training. The main purpose of my visit was to learn more about Jetfly Group’s global rebranding, which...

New benchmark in business aviation training -Sino Jet Academy achieves international dual certification

Sino Jet Academy two core training programs — The Corporate Jet Crew program and the Train-the-Trainer Program—each received full accreditation as a dual "Provider of Training Excellence" certification from the Professional Development Consortium. PDC is a research organization headquartered in the UK. Its CPD Standards Office has certified more than 800 organizations fr...

VIP Completions delivers revitalized Dassault Falcon 2000EX EASy

VIP Completions, providers of custom aircraft refurbishment and completions services, today announced the delivery of a completely revitalized Dassault Falcon 2000EX EASy. The 2000EXy offers a range of 4,000+ nautical miles, easily providing non-stop service between New York and Los Angeles. Typically configured for 10 passengers, it is renowned for its excellent performance. Manufactured bet...

Rotortrade confirms participation at Catarina Aviation Show 2026

Rotortrade announced its participation in the 2026 edition of the Catarina Aviation Show. Following a successful participation at the previous edition, Rotortrade will return to the event with a dedicated booth (Booth #I06) to welcome operators, customers, partners, OEMs, and aviation stakeholders from across Brazil and Latin America. Recognized as one of Latin America’s leading invi...

What makes a jet card program actually work — and where most fall short

By Kyle Patel, President & CEO, Bitlux The concept is straightforward: prepay for flight hours, lock in your rates, and gain priority access to aircraft when you need them. The best programs deliver exactly that. At their core, jet cards exist because private aviation is inherently variable: pricing shifts flight to flight, aircraft availability fluctuates with demand, and coordinating logi...

Northern Jet earns Wyvern Wingman PRO certification

Northern Jet achieved Wyvern Wingman PRO certification through Wyvern's Flight Leader Program. With this accolade, Wyvern acknowledges Northern Jet's performance as an SMS Level 4 operator, the highest level of Safety Management System maturity by Wyvern. This reflect the strength of Northern Jet's safety culture, operational discipline, and ongoing commit...

From booking to boarding: the hidden craft of VIP charter preparation

Most VIP charter flights are arranged well ahead of time, and experienced operators prefer it that way. But last-minute bookings – sometimes with as little as 2-3 hours before departure – are far from uncommon. In recent years, the VIP market has shifted toward more advanced planning, which allows for thoughtful, methodical preparation. Even so, the ability to mobilise at short notice...

Million Air’s largest licensee, Freeman Holdings Group, is expanding hangar capacity in key U.S. markets

Luxury FBO brand Million Air largest licensee, Freeman Holdings Group, is excited to announce the development plans of three new state-of-the-art hangars at Million Air St. George (KSGU), Million Air Moses Lake (KMWH) and Million Air Orlando (KSFB), further expanding its real estate footprint and elevating service capabilities across key markets. The developments enhance operational effici...

Life Flight Network to expand Bell fleet with three new Bell 407GXis

Life Flight Network, the largest not-for-profit air medical program in the country with the largest Bell HEMS fleet, operating 35 Bell aircraft, ordered three additional Bell 407GXis. These new mission-ready Bell 407GXis will join their fleet to continue offering rapid response and exceptional emergency medical care across their extensive service area. Lane Evans, managing direc...

General Aviation Service exhibiting debut at AERO 2026: positive results, facilitating business for BizAv industry

General Aviation Service team debuted as exhibitor at AERO Friedrichshafen 2026 show. Spainsh warm welcome, experience and commitment not only to assure excellent service, but to consider every client made the booth a resounding success. According to show organizers, business aviation was the industry segment with the highest growth rate this year. Many first-time exhibitors highli...

Safe and reliable urban air mobility in Tohoku - SkyDrive & Tohoku Air Service signs LOI for purchase of eVTOL

SkyDrive signed a Letter of Intent with Tohoku Air Service, a helicopter operator owned by Tohoku Electric Power Company, for the purchase of one SkyDrive eVTOL . Under this agreement, SkyDrive aims to deliver the aircraft in 2028. Tohoku Air Service hopes to leverage the numerous advantages offered by eVTOL aircraft including quiet operation, lower purchase and maintenance costs. eVTOL also...

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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....