Global sales of Pilatus PC-12 NG grow over 20 percent in 2016, outpacing all other turbine-powered business aircraft. At last year’s NBAA's Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition in Las Vegas, Pilatus unveiled the latest update to its popular PC-12 NG single engine turboprop aircraft. New features in the 2016 PC-12 NG increased cruise speed to 285 KTAS, reduced cabin noise l...
Airbus Corporate Jets has combined its knowledge of customer preferences with a fresh approach to cabin design, creating a new cabin concept for its ACJ320neo Family. Called Melody, it features flowing lines inspired by the curves of nature, such as hilly horizons, rolling rivers and desert dunes. These flowing lines are represented in both the main pathway through the cabin and the curved wall...
The Embraer Phenom 100 EV will make its global debut at the NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition, which takes place November 1-3 in Orlando, Florida. With a special livery, representing technological advancements, the aircraft will be on static display at Orlando Executive Airport, along with Embraer’s full portfolio of executive jets. The Phenom 100 EV, which has already lo...
Universal Aviation, the worldwide ground support division of Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc. (exhibit #2611), announced the continued expansion of its global network with the opening of Universal Aviation Dominican Republic at La Romana International Airport (MDLR). Based at the MDLR Executive Aviation Terminal, Universal Aviation Dominican Republic is the network's 18th location in La...
Emirates is known for their huge A380 fleet, and how decked out their cabins are. Business and First Class passengers get access to the onboard bar, and First Class passengers have a shower spa. Emirates have mostly deployed the A380 routes on long-haul flights, but there are also some short flights, like Hong Kong to Bangkok, or Dubai to Jeddah. About 2 years ago, Emirates announced...
In an industry sector seemingly synonymous with delays, cost overruns and unanticipated snags encountered during protracted test programs, Embraer's KC-390 twin-jet military transport aircraft appears to be an exception. According to Paulo Gastão Silva, Embraer's program vice president, the test flying - which began in October 2015 - has routinely validated design modelling, an...
The U.K.’s government’s decision to expand London’s Heathrow airport is about “50 years too late,” according to the chief executive officer of Dubai Airports, which is building one of the world’s largest aviation hubs. “Unfortunately the bureaucracy in the U.K. seems to be the world’s most refined and the world’s most comprehensive when it c...
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced that its CS300 jetliner, the second CS300 flight test vehicle, has arrived in Zhuhai, China. The visit is the debut of the C Series aircraft in China and the jetliner, which is showcasing the logo of CS300 first operator airBaltic, will be on static display at the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition (Airshow China) from October 30 to Nov...
Etihad Airways’ latest Boeing 787 Dreamliner route was launched with the state-of-the art aircraft touching down in Riyadh, capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The occasion was marked with an official welcome ceremony attended by the airline’s senior management led by Hareb Almuhairy, Etihad Airways Senior Vice President Corporate and International Affairs, together with Mo...
The London City Airport Jet Centre (Booth 3919) has received IS-BAH approval from IBAC, covering its ground-handling operation, and will soon begin construction on a long-awaited parallel taxiway. London City Airport (LCY) is only four miles from Canary Wharf, seven miles from The City of London (the “Square Mile”), and nine miles from Mayfair in the West End. Meanwhi...
SaudiGulf Airlines announced the date for the start of commercial operations as the 29th of October 2016. Mr. Tariq Bin Abdelhadi Al Qahtani, Chairman of the Board of SaudiGulf Airlines said, “I thank the Leadership of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for their continued support, wisdom and guidance. I also thank the Minister of Transport for his support to national companies in fulfilling...
India is offering to buy hundreds of fighter planes from foreign manufacturers - as long as the jets are made in India and with a local partner, air force officials say. A deal for 200 single-engine planes produced in India - which the air force says could rise to 300 as it fully phases out aging Soviet-era aircraft - could be worth anything from $13-$15 billion, experts say, potentially one of...
