Field Aviation has delivered the fourth missionized Challenger aircraft to Cobham Aviation Services. This fourth delivery comes just three months after delivery of the third aircraft. Field Aviation’s wealth of experience and knowledge of the Challenger aircraft gives the company a logistical advantage for minimizing the turn-around time on these programs. These aircraft are to provide enhanced se...
Cessna Aircraft Company, announced that it has recently delivered the 5,000th Citation light business jet, a Citation M2, to Helitrip Charter LLP, which is leasing the aircraft to Catreus Ltd., an established charter operator based in the U.K. This milestone demonstrates Textron Aviation’s leadership in the light jet segment. To celebrate this milestone delivery, Textron Aviation, Helitrip and...
JetSupport BV has extended its 145 approved maintenance organization approval for the Falcon 900EX EASy series. JetSupport's MRO is able to provide its activities with this approval for all the Falcon 900 series next to the Falcon 50EX, 2000 series and 7X series. JetSupport based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, has for over 14 years been the independent provider of MRO services and support so...
Air Partner, the leading private jet charter provider, has been hitting all the right notes this summer, transporting music makers and lovers all over the world for the hottest festivals and gigs. To Ibiza and beyond, the Private Jet team has been busy making sure artists and their fans get to the show on time – and that they feel at home even when in transit. Air Partner kicked off its s...
My Jet, a Swiss-headquartered company that aims to revolutionize jet ownership by combining an in-house software, proprietary methodology and game changing approach to aircraft finance, announced today the opening of its representative office in London. Wynton Fauré, a well-known professional in the private aviation industry who has worked for a number of leading industry players,...
Communication failures have been blamed for more than a thousand deaths in plane crashes, warns an Australian academic who has reviewed the language pilots and air traffic controllers use. Dominique Estival, a Western Sydney University linguist, pilot and flight instructor has urged native English speakers to adjust their communication in the aviation indust...
In spring 2016, Airpro has replaced its ground service equipment at Helsinki Airport with pushback tractors representing the latest technology. In total, it has five new pushback tractors to move aircraft on the apron. The new tractors are manufactured by Kalmar Motor AB in Sweden. Four of the pushbacks are fully electric and the fifth and the latest model is a hybrid tractor which is powered b...
Emirates at the weekend launched two new daily A380 services – Dubai to Guangzhou, China, and Dubai to Moscow, Russia. Flight EK362, which departed Dubai, landed at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport on schedule Saturday evening. Arriving a few hours later into Moscow’s Domodedovo International Airport was flight EK131. Both Emirates A380-800s were operated in a three-class...
The Brazilian plane maker Embraer will cut nearly 8 per cent of its workforce through a voluntary buyout programme, slashing costs amid weak business jet sales and downsized defence contracts. Embraer accepted the resignation of 1,463 employees, effective this week, out of 1,470 who volunteered for the buyouts, according to the company. Union leaders said last week that nearly half of the wo...
Airbus Group will combine all of its divisions into a single company in a major step toward simplifying a business that spans jetliners to space launchers as the chief executive Tom Enders seeks to cut costs and speed decision-making. Fabrice Bregier becomes chief operating officer for the group, making him No 2 to Mr Enders, while remaining the head of the main planemaking unit – renamed...
A climate activist from the group Reclaim the Power lies on the ground during a protest against airport expansion plans at Heathrow Airport in London, Britain October 1, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall Climate activist group Reclaim the Power lie on the ground and carry luggage during a protest against airport expansion plans at Heathrow Airport in London, Britain October 1, 2016. REUTERS/Neil...
There are very many aircraft that has exceeded the speed of mach 2.0. Some of them are research aircraft, some are military and some are simply flying for reconnaissance purposes. But there is always something special with supersonic aircraft. Just imagine flying at an altitude of 5 kilometers, hearing a “go” from the radio and pushing that throttle backwards while feeling the 100+kN e...