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Melbourne will welcome on 21 February 2019 Aerial Search & Rescue Asia Pacific 2019

Aerial Search & Rescue Asia Pacific 2019, Australia’s inaugural aerial search and rescue event, expands its reach after Tangent Link’s successful series in Europe over the past six years. Supported by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), whose search and rescue region...

Saudi Air Navigation Services (SANS) named Official Air Traffic Control Sponsor for the Saudi International Airshow

More than 100 aircraft are expected at Thumamah Airport, Riyadh, for the inaugural Saudi International Airshow, making air traffic control critically important. The event, a first of its kind for Saudi Arabia, aims to further connect the aviation and aerospace industries to Saudi Arabia. SA...

Recipients of 2019 Leadership Conference Scholarships announced by NBAA

NBAA announced that the association’s Business Aviation Management Committee (BAMC) has selected six individuals as recipients of 2019 Leadership Conference Scholarships. Each scholarship includes a value equivalent to $2,000 to cover expenses associated with attendance at NBAA’s 2019 Leadership Conference, taking place Feb. 12-14 in Austin, TX. The Leadership Conference is des...

Welcome Sky Prime Aviation Services, the Gold Sponsor of Saudi International Airshow

Saudi International Airshow aims to further connect the aviation and aerospace industries to Saudi Arabia. Sky Prime, the largest private aviation operator in the Middle East, has been named a gold sponsor. Saudi International Airshow provides a platform for connecting professionals across all areas of the industry and promotes successful worldwide trade. Riyadh-based Sky Prime Aviat...

Red Bull Air Race Championship Selects Hartzell Propeller Again

Hartzell Propeller will be the 2019 propeller technical partner of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship for yet another year. It is the sixth year in a row that Hartzell Propeller will be supporting the world famous air race. Hartzell will supply its three-blade structural composite propeller known as "The Claw," carbon fiber composite spinners and lightweight governo...

30 years old by now, Record-Setting Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference More Forward-Looking Than Ever

As the 30th edition of the National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA’s) Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference (SDC2019) concluded, organizers said the event’s trademark upbeat vibe and forward-looking view were as much in evidence as ever. 2019 edition had the highest attendance count on record, with nearly 3,000 participants, representation from all 50 U.S. state...

Debut of Valcora at S&D to support growing North Americas business

Following a highly successful first complete year of international operations, Valcora is making its North American debut at this year’s NBAA Schedulers and Dispatchers event - booth 1736. The Switzerland-headquartered fuelling service will take the opportunity to promote its new North American office which joins the rapidly expanding global network of existing Valcora operations....

First time user of London Oxford Airport for North American users

London Oxford Airport (OXF-EGTK) is participating at the NBAA’s Schedulers and Dispatchers event in San Antonio, TX this week (29th January to 1st February) and is highlighting a ‘first time user’ offer to North American-originating pilots and corporate flight departments. New arrivals from the US and Canada can claim 25% off their landing fees fro...

SEA Prime gets ready for the new Milano Malpensa Prime Terminal opening

SEA Prime at SDC 2019 – Booth #1900 gets ready for the new Milano Malpensa Prime Terminal opening SEA Prime, a SEA Group company, which with the Milano Prime brand is the sole manager of the Business and General Aviation infrastructures of Linate and Malpensa, closed 2018 posting a growth of 2.5% and a total of 26,000 movements. It was a year filled with successes, confirming th...

Dispatch & Flight Planning services will be presented by Flight Consulting Group at Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference in the U.S.

Flight Consulting Group will exhibit at 2019 Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference (SDC2019) in San Antonio, Texas, from 29 January to 1 February. FCG participates in the event for the second year in a row and sees good potential in the North American market. SDC2019 is hosted by the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA). In 2019, NBAA expects over 580 exhibit booths and about 3,000 a...

Diamond Aircraft South and East Africa Demonstration Tour DA62 MPP and DA40 NG

Diamond Aircraft is having a strong foothold in Africa since many years already and is touring the continent regularly in Autumn since 2016. For four weeks in September and October 2018 Diamond Aircraft’s special mission aircraft DA62 MPP and training aircraft DA40 NG visited several countries in East and South Africa. Reinhard Schwaiger, Sales Manager Africa & Middle East at Diamond...

Special World Economic Forum Event Support from Dassault Aviation

Dassault Aviation’s global product support organization will once again offer a full selection of services to assist Falcon operators at major business, cultural and sporting events worldwide in 2019. Dassault makes a comprehensive range of resources available in close proximity to Falcon customers during special global events. In addition to routine troubleshooting services provide...

Aviation company embarks on new horizons in the U.S. - meet Click Aviation Network at SDC2019

Global aviation services company Click Aviation Network will be sending representatives to the 2019 Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference (SDC2019) in San Antonio, Texas, from 29 January to 1 February. This will be the first time Click exhibits its trip support and travel services at the conference in the U.S. SDC2019, hosted by the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), is an annual...

Airlines go bankrupt: will you make it home for Holidays?

The past year has not been easy for European airlines – Air Berlin, Primera Air, SkyWork, Cobalt Air, Monarch and Small Planet Airlines, VLM Airlines Brussels all shut down. Meanwhile WOW Air’s acquisition by Icelandair Group fell through leaving the transatlantic carrier to fend for itself after reporting a 36% profit drop in its third quarter 2018 financial results. And although the...

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