Jet Aviation recently received approval from the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department (CAD) to support Gulfstream G650 aircraft with line and base maintenance. Jet Aviation’s maintenance facility in Hong Kong is an approved Gulfstream Factory Authorized Warranty Service Center for G450/G550/G650 aircraft. With this approval, it is authorized to provide line and base maintenance t...
AZALJET, low-cost brand of Azerbaijan Airlines, starts regular flights from Moscow Vnukovo Airport to Azerbaijani regions - Ganja and Gabala from March 15. On the occasion of the first Moscow-Ganja flight a solemn event was held with the participation of AZAL vice-president Eldar Hajiyev and Director General of Vnukovo Airport Vasily Alexandrov on March 15. Moscow-Ganja flights will be opera...
The Latvian airline airBaltic has completed more than 500 flights and flown over 1000 block hours with the brand new Bombardier CS300 aircraft – the greenest commercial aircraft in the world. Martin Sedlacky, Chief Operations Officer of airBaltic: “This is the best entry in service of a new aircraft type for airBaltic. The CS300 beats our expectations, and we are very happy. We...
For last couple of decades, the face of world aviation has not changed. Banal forms ans similar types replaced design solutions of the past. During the visit,organized by Strasbourg International Airport management I had amazing opportunity to discover a unique arrow-shaped form Avanti EVO aircraft, whose appearance completely destroyed my habitual idea of modern master of the sky. Tha...
Jet Aviation is pleased to announce that its maintenance facility in Basel has successfully concluded its first retrofit installation of Split Scimitar Winglets (SSWs) on a BBJ1. The SSW retrofit was completed with EASA-approved Supplemental Type Certification (STC). Split Scimitar Winglets (SSW) technology is unique in that it builds on the existing Blended Winglet design to provide a ran...
The Brazilian plane maker Embraer is looking to technology with a decision to form innovation teams in Silicon Valley and in Boston, in the United States. The company said technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, virtual reality and autonomous vehicles would be the focus of a programme aimed at "transforming global air transportation". The objective is to explore bus...
Henkel announced it has been selected by aerospace manufacturer Textron Aviation Inc. to provide its new high-impact surfacing film to help protect composite components against lightning strikes; used in the manufacturing of several of its leading turboprop and business jet products. This innovative film adhesive produces a 30 percent weight savings compared to other surfacing films, is resistant...
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced its Gulfstream G550 aircraft has been selected to launch state-of-the-art medevac services in Beijing. The Gulfstream aircraft will be outfitted with top-of-the-line medevac equipment in support of the Beijing Red Cross Emergency Medical Center. “The G550’s tremendous performance, outstanding cabin environment and interior flexibility are ideal f...
Jet Aviation and VistaJet, two leading global business aviation companies, announced that Jet Aviation Flight Services will operate and manage a U.S.-based fleet of Bombardier Challenger 350 aircraft for VistaJet’s Program customers. Jet Aviation has been a trusted partner of VistaJet since 2013, when they were selected to operate and manage the VistaJet-owned fleet o...
Bombardier Business Aircraft announced that its Ka-band high-speed internet system, the industry’s fastest in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity worldwide* available today, was certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for retrofit on all Bombardier Global aircraft models. The Ka-band high-speed internet system lets passengers on board Global aircraft browse...
Striking Berlin airport workers may cease giving notice of walkouts after Ryanair began using its own ground staff to help to maintain services from the German capital. The tactic of bringing in foreign "strikebreakers" poses a security threat because the Ryanair employees are being granted so-called air-side access without sufficient checks, the Ver.di union said on Tuesday. The l...
The profitability of airlines based in the United Arab Emirates, the Middle East's main aviation hub, is likely to fall this year amid limited growth in demand, the head of IATA said on Tuesday. The UAE is home to Emirates [EMIRA.UL], which flies more passengers long haul than any other airline, as well as rapidly expanding Etihad Airways and low cost carriers flydubai and Air Ara...
