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Morocco's business aviation airport project on track

Morocco’s business aviation project is on track to meet its goals of creating a new industry hub in North Africa, according to Zouhair El Aoufir, CEO of Office Nationale des Aeroports (ONDA). Speaking at the MEBAA Conference Morocco today, El Aoufir gave around 100 attendees an exclusive look...

SEA Prime with Milano Prime at MEBAA Show Morocco: increase in traffic in 2017 and doubling at Malpensa

SEA Prime with the brand Milano Prime, including the two business aviation airports of Milano Linate Prime and the new Milano Malpensa Prime FBO that represents the excellence in the business aviation in Milan, attends MEBAA Show Morocco 2017 (booth T7), following a successful 2016. 2016 closed w...


Airbus Helicopters marks 50 years of local presence and showcases EMS capabilities and at China Helicopter Expo 2017

Show display includes China’s first HEMS configured H135, the H130, the H160 virtual experience and HCare digital solutions Airbus Helicopters will highlight its wide range of products and services at this year’s China Heli-Expo, from 14th to 17th September in Tianjin. The company will also be celebrating the 50th anniversary of its presence in China.  Visitors will be abl...

EBAA and TAG Aviation Announce Cabin Crew Scholarship Winner

The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) and TAG Aviation were delighted to present a TAG Aviation Scholarship for cabin crew training to Ms Sylvia Zachariou during this year’s 3  annual EBAA Flight Attendance Conference which took place in Brussels last week.   A long-standing member of the EBAA, TAG Aviation offered the Scholarship in celebration of its 10  anniv...

MEBAA Show Morocco set to bring industry to Marrakech

The business aviation industry in Morocco is looking forward to a boost from the MEBAA Show Morocco when it opens next week at the Marrakech Menara Airport on the 12 September. Many of the industry’s key players will be in attendance, a testament to the reputation and potential of the market in the region. With North Africa’s business aviation fleet growing at an impressive twice th...

Airbus, UNESCO and GEDC select projects for Diversity Award final

Rewarding initiatives that bring more diversity to engineering Airbus, the worldwide leader in aeronautics, space and related services and the Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC), the leading global organisation for engineering education, have announced the three finalist projects for the 2017 GEDC Airbus Diversity Award. For five years, the award has celebrated successful projects...

Dassault to Highlight Falcon 8X, 900LX Trijets at Jet Expo 2017

Dassault Aviation will showcase its Falcon 8X and 900LX large-cabin long range Falcon business jets at Jet Expo Moscow 2017, which opens on September 7 at the Vnukovo 3 business aviation complex. The first ultra-long range Falcon 8X’s were recently delivered to Russian operators, following the aircraft’s Russian certification, received in May. Additional deliveries of the 6,450 nm/1...

Leonardo: major support of hurricane Harvey disaster relief efforts through products and technology

COSMO-SkyMed satellites providing critical details, data analysis and unique imaging of flooding conditions U.S. Coast Guard C-27J aircraft deployed for transportation of crews, equipment and medical supplies Gulf coast AW139 helicopters flying in support of disaster recovery  As the communities along the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana begin to recover from the devastating effe...

AsBAA presents at fifth Xi'an CIGAC 2017 Summit Forum

The 5th China International General Aviation Convention & Summit Forum was successfully held on August 24, 2017 in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province. Mr. Qiang Xiao’an, Vice-Mayor of Xi’an City, during his opening speech set the encourage “aviation corporations to take full advantage of this conference to enhance cooperation, mutual benefit, and seek common development&rdquo...

London Biggin Hill welcomes the Piaggio Avanti EVO

London Biggin Hill Airport, the only dedicated business aviation airport within the capital, is to welcome Piaggio Aerospace's Avanti EVO for the first time, during a series of showcase events by ConnectJets commencing on September 11th. Gabriella Somerville, CEO of ConnectJets, says: “As the exclusive sales agent for the EVO in the UK, Channel Islands, Ireland and Isle of Man, we are...

Daher-sponsored Morane-Saulnier Type L aeroplane replica comes to EAA Aviation Museum collection

In a donation honoring 100 years of the French-American aviation relationship, a full-sized Morane-Saulnier Type L “Parasol” aeroplane replica will join the prestigious Experimental Aircraft Association’s EAA Aviation Museum collection in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. This hand-crafted reproduction of the World War I-era Parasol – an ancestor of Daher’s TBM very fast turboprop...

Cannes is the Place to Be in September for Flight Ops Professionals' Training Needs

Flight and ground operations professionals in business aviation will be headed to Cannes this September to harness the unique training opportunities on offer at AIR OPS Europe. "This is a not to-be-missed chance for business aviation operations professionals to get trained up on the latest knowledge and techniques in the industry," says Brandon Mitchener, EBAA CEO. "Not...

Boeing Donates $1 Million to Assist Hurricane Harvey Recovery and Relief Efforts

 The Boeing Company is committing $1 million from the Boeing Charitable Trust to assist with disaster relief across Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, the company announced today. The contributions will be directed through the American Red Cross for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. "Our thoughts are with all our neighbors and teammates throughout Texa...

Airbus Foundation holds second round of youth development programme in Singapore

        Cooperation with the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore and the Singapore Space and Technology Association         Programme reached 75 students during two workshops about A380 and Space         Mr NG Chee Meng, Minister for Education (Schools) and Second Minister for Transport visited workshop on A380 The Airbus Fo...

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NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition 2026

20/10/2026 - 22/10/2026
United States, Las Vegas

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18/11/2026 - 20/11/2026
Bahrain, Sakhir

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