It is no secret that the outside of an aircraft can be a hub for grime, fluids, and dirt of all kinds. Unlike their interiors, the exterior of aircraft is almost constantly exposed to the elements and will confront debris and dirt at high speed. However, aircraft can come in all shapes and sizes, and if one is concerned with their cleanliness, an obvious question arises: What makes some aircraft d...
Vertical Aerospace achieved another significant milestone. Its latest VX4 has completed the first phase of its piloted flight test programme at the Vertical Flight Test Centre. During Phase 1, the VX4 prototype conducted multiple piloted tethered flights and ground runs, across 20 piloted test sorties, completing a total of 70 individual test points. Together, these tests simulated various as...
Skyservice celebrated the grand opening of its new Seattle Business Jet Center this week at King County International Airport – Boeing Field (BFI) amongst industry peers, clients and dignitaries.The state-of-the art, 71,000-square-foot FBO and hangar complex welcomed more than 200 guests over two days. It is the newest FBO to support general aviation in Seattle at BF...
During the Advanced Air Mobility event in Montreal, Volar Air Mobility and Etihad Aviation Training signed a MoU to strengthen cooperation in the field of advanced electric aircraft operations. The agreement aims to optimize the use of both parties' capabilities and expertise through the exchange of information and joint initiatives in areas of mutual interest, advancing the UAE'...
Lufthansa Group is extending its collaboration within the framework of a wet lease partnership with its long-standing and proven partner airBaltic (BT) for a further three years beyond the summer of 2025.This partnership enables to flexibly deploy up to 21 additional aircraft of the fuel-efficient Airbus A220-300 in summer and five aircraft of this type in winter at various hubs. Due to changin...
ADAC Luftrettung will be training special maneuvers with the rescue hoist in the Bavarian Alps, the Olympia Park and at Langwieder See. The winch training sessions carried out by the “Christoph 1” stations at the Munich Harlaching Clinic and “Christoph Murnau” at the BG Klinikum Murnau take place exclusively during the week. Complex rescue scenarios are practiced with the r...
Heart Aerospace unveils its first full-scale demonstrator airplane, marking a major milestone in the development of its regional hybrid-electric aircraft, the ES-30. Built almost entirely in-house at Heart’s Gothenburg facilities, the demonstrator reflects the company’s strategy to simultaneously develop both the design and production processes. With a commanding 32-meter wi...
KlasJet is upgrading its fleet to add business class configuration for its ACMI operations. These cabin updates will make KlasJet one of the world’s only ACMI providers with twin-class configuration in its aircraft. As part of these upgrades, KlasJet expects to reconfigure its 737-800 to offer 12 business class seats, and a further 162 in economy. As opposed to simple additions of...
A high-level delegation from Embraer is concluding a visit to India this week as it evaluates the expansion of its supply chain into the country. Embraer foresees potential suppliers across its defense, commercial aviation and executive jets businesses for areas such as aerostructures, machining, sheet metal, composites, forgings, wire harness, and hardware and software development, recognizi...
The Air Charter Association in partnership with Business Air News, hosted the annual Air Charter Expo on Tuesday 10 September 2024 at London Biggin Hill Airport. With close to 100 exhibitors and more than 1,500 delegates in attendance, ACE’24 has surpassed last year’s attendance, to be a record turnout and the largest Air Charter Expo to date. There was a fantastic selection o...
Gulfstream Aerospace announced the first Gulfstream G400 intended for dedicated charter operations has been purchased by German-based DC Aviation Group. The sale was announced during a signing ceremony at Gulfstream’s Customer Support facility in Farnborough, England.The all-new G400 made its first flight on August 15, officially launching the aircraft’s flight test program, and boasts...
At the end of the Bavarian summer holidays, Munich Airport can report strong traffic figures: 6.2 million passengers used the airport in the past six weeks, ten percent more than in the previous year. The peak day was Sunday, September 1st – on that day 143,000 passengers passed through Munich Airport. The high demand for air travel was also reflected in the load factor of the aircraft: This...
Gogo Business Aviation in conjunction with Duncan Aviation, has completed the first installation of Gogo Galileo HDX on a Bombardier Challenger 300 and has commenced flight testing as the company marches toward commercial launch of its Low-Earth-Orbit global broadband solution later this year. As will be true for any of the approximately 4,000 aircraft with AVANCE platform equipment...
SITA has been chosen by the Amazon Airport Concessionaire, which operates seven airports as part of the VINCI Airports Network, to implement the SITA Airport Management solution at Manaus Airport; Porto Velho Airport; Rio Branco Airport; Boa Vista Airport; Cruzeiro do Sul Airport; Tabatinga Airport; and Tefé Airport. In addition, the airport group has renewed an ongoing agreement with SITA...
Joby Aviation has taken the first step towards becoming a certified air taxi operator in the United Arab Emirates.During the International Civil Aviation Organization’s inaugural Advanced Air Mobility Summit, taking place in Montreal, Canada this week, JoeBen Bevirt, founder and CEO of Joby Aviation, met with His Excellency Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, Director General of the UAE General Civil...
Matternet has been granted a Light UAS Operator Certificate by the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation. This marks the first LUC issued by the Swiss FOCA for higher-risk "SAIL III" operations, including beyond visual line of sight drone flights over populated areas.The LUC enables Matternet to self-authorize new operations within Switzerland and the Federal State of Ber...
STACK.aero is partnering with Azzera to enable advanced carbon emission management for BOS users and their customers. The integration will facilitate direct access to the Azzera CELESTE B2B Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform to calculate aircraft and journey greenhouse gas emissions; track, assess and manage sustainable aviation fuel uplift, including book and claim options;...
UAS International Trip Support partnered with technology company Moove to launch the UAS Charter App. Available on the Apps Store and Google Play, as well as being accessible through uas.aero, the UAS Charter App empowers clients to plan their charter experience quickly and easily. By allowing users to search the UAS fleet, they have full visibility on aircraft availability and can compare&nb...
American Airlines announced nearly 500 new aviation maintenance jobs and additional lines of heavy maintenance work at the carrier’s maintenance bases in Charlotte, North Carolina; Pittsburgh; and Tulsa, Oklahoma. The added headcount will allow the airline to perform additional heavy maintenance check work at these locations. Greg Emerson, American’s Vice President of Base Maintenan...
The Flying Kangaroo has taken off from Brisbane to Port Vila, the harbourside capital of Vanuatu, for the first time in its history. The inaugural service, QF159, was at full capacity today with holidaymakers and business travellers making the near 3-hour journey to one of the Pacific’s hidden gems. The new route offers three direct flights per week from the Sunshine State, and from 12 Decem...
Japan Airlines has become the first A350 operator globally to sign up with Airbus for the computer-based A350 Virtual Procedure Trainer. This state-of-the-art training tool offers a highly immersive and interactive environment for practising critical flight procedures and emergency scenarios. JAL’s adoption of the A350 VPT comes as the airline extends its partnership for the use of the Mobil...
