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Honda Aircraft Company expands its Southeast Asia footprint with sales representatives

Honda Aircraft Company continues to strengthen its presence in Southeast Asia for a seamless customer experience in response to the growing demand for the HondaJet. Welcome two new Honda Aircraft authorized sales representatives in Southeast Asia. The region-wide sales network o...

Vista to simplify the approach to trading aircraft globally

Vista will be centralizing and expanding its aircraft trading service offerings with a dedicated focus on worldwide trading of business aircraft across corporates, private owners and the brokerage market. Vista Global Trading will transform the buying and selling of assets within business aviation,...

FCG OPS develops stations in Bulgaria

FCG OPS continues the development of its ground handling network and announced the appointment of Vladimir Zlatanov as country manager in Bulgaria. The company has already been providing a full range of airport ground handling services in Bulgaria, including Sofia (LBSF), Burgas (LBBG) and Varna (LBWN) and appointment of the country manager is the next step of development in or...

Elit’Avia announces major expansion into US market with the acquisition of Pioneer Business Services

Elit’Avia announced the acquisition of Pioneer Business Services of Newburgh, New York. Pioneer offers comprehensive services for private aircraft owners and passengers, including end-to-end aircraft management and flexible charter options. Kevin Rodgers, President, Elit’Avia Americas, commented: “We are very pleased to announce the acquisition of Pioneer...

Opus Aero to present the only Airbus ACJ319neo for sale during EBACE 2023

Opus Aero will present the Airbus ACJ319neo, serial number 10673, during EBACE 2023. Conceived to fly for up to 13 hours nonstop, this ACJ319neo offers freedom and flexibility to its guests, along with features that make each journey feel special. With worldwide coverage and seamless connectivity, Ka-band high-speed Internet can be used onboard for entertainment, business, or control tools. E...

49 IADA member companies exhibiting at EBACE2023

The International Aircraft Dealers Association will be exhibiting for the first time at the 2023 European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland from May 23 to 25, 2023. In total, 41 key dealers and IADA products and services members will be participating at EBACE, either with their own exhibits or co-exhibiting with IADA at the dealer association&rs...

Bombardier Iridium Certus connectivity service will now be baseline feature on Challenger 3500

Bombardier Challenger 3500 aircraft will now be equipped with Iridium Certus connectivity as a baseline feature, providing clients with a highly reliable internet service. Collaborating with Collins Aerospace for fleetwide connectivity services, this new offering will support the aircraft’s exquisite on-board experience and ensure heightened productivity.  With a top connection spe...

Camber is shortlisted for the IYAA 2023 Awards

Camber Aviation innovative BBJ Max-7 “Longtail” design, created in collaboration with Alexander Craker, has been shortlisted in the prestigious Private Jet Design – Concept Award in The International Yacht & Aviation Awards 2023. The awards are the only design-focused awards for the industry, currently in its thirteenth year. Unlike other industry awards, the IYAA is not...

A flying start: ACC Aviation continues Q4's momentum with a solid Q1, 2023

A combination of YOY boosts to charter flight volumes and group revenue, coupled with an already busy schedule of summer leases and increased consulting activity, sees a solid start to the year across the board for ACC Aviation. Last year was make or break for many in the aviation business - with aircraft and staffing capacity issues meeting renewed travel demand. At the same t...

A reason for flying private charter

By Cdr. Bud Slabbaert One of the reasons why people prefer to private charters flights, are the typical inconveniences of flying commercially. Here is how it sometimes goes when not using private aviation. This is what happened to Prissy, an old friend of mine. Prissy prefers to fly private. But when her son is flying their Learjet and her daughter drives their Lamborghini, Prissy must fly sche...

DC Aviation Al-Futtaim FBO receives IS-BAH Stage 3 accreditation

As part of its ongoing commitment to provide customers with unparalleled levels of safety standards, DC Aviation Al-Futtaim announced that it has received the IS-BAH Stage 3 certification for its FBO located at Dubai South. DCAF received its Stage 1 certification in May 2019 and Stage 2 in January 2021. With the Stage 3 certification, DCAF is one of only two FBOs in...

Edmiston appointed as Gulfstream international sales representative

Gulfstream Aerospace appointed Edmiston as the authorized international sales representative for Gulfstream business aircraft sales activities in the United Kingdom and Channel Islands. Under the agreement, Edmiston will be responsible for promoting and supporting Gulfstream with customers and prospects throughout the region. Edmiston operates in London at the Edmiston London H...

Thrive Aviation continues expansion with Florida base and additional Longitude delivery

Thrive Aviation continues to grow its operation with a newly opened operational base at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport (KOPF) and the acquisition of its fourth Citation Longitude. The 24,000 sq. ft. hangar and service facility will support Thrive's continued fleet growth and charter demand as the operator expands its presence in the east coast and global markets. In addition to the...

Latest news from busy AMAC Aerospace April 2023 edition

One month and what a multitude of projects accomplished - AMAC Aerospace goes the extra mile to satisfy customers . A light on some of the projects for the month of April 2023. Maintenance project on Boeing B737 AMAC Aerospace re-delivered a Boeing B737 after a maintenance input. AMAC technicians from the Boeing Team accomplished an 1A and 2A base maintenance c...

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