Princejets, a leading on-demand jet charter and aircraft rental provider, announces the launch of the first ever private jet charter price calculator which gives travellers the opportunity to determine which type of aircraft is best suited to the occasion with immediate charter pricing, seating capacity and flight time. The free online tool is an attempt by Princejets in providing customers wit...
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certified Embraer Executive Jets’ service center in Sorocaba, Brazil, today for maintenance of the company’s complete business jet portfolio. The approval followed the recent certification granted by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). With certification from these important aviation authorities, in addition to...
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group is celebrating the tenth anniversary of the opening of its first office in Canada; in Abbotsford, British Columbia. The company’s presence in Canada is supporting the country’s growing aerospace industry, and in 2014, Marshall purchased a 4,343ft2 building, also in Abbotsford, to accommodate up to 35 personnel; the majority of which are engineers an...
Eight of Asia’s low cost carriers, including Virgin Australia-owned budget subsidiary Tigerair Australia, have broken new ground in the no-frills sector, forging an LCC alliance aimed at giving members a significant boost in network spread and lifting their ability to increase revenue. Announced in Singapore today (Monday) and known as the Value Alliance, it is the world’s first pan-re...
Flying Colours Corp. returns to this year’s EBACE in a buoyant mood, (Booth WO63) having confirmed signing the first customer for INAIRVATION’s pre-engineered retro-fit cabin solution for Bombardier Global aircraft types. Flying Colours, which was named a North American partner by the Austrian-based joint venture between Lufthansa Technik and F/LIST during NBAA 2015, is already working...
The Latvian airline airBaltic on May 14, 2016, launched a new direct route between Zurich and the sunny German Island of Usedom in the Baltic Sea. Wolfgang Reuss, SVP of Network Management of airBaltic: “The new route complements our existing services from Dortmund and Frankfurt to Heringsdorf. In collaboration with our partners, we are delighted to offer this popular summer holiday desti...
BOC Aviation Ltd has secured 11 cornerstone investors for its $1.1 billion Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO), tapping China Investment Corp (CIC) and Boeing Co (BA.N) as it launched on Monday the largest listing by an aircraft lessor in at least five years. Sovereign wealth fund CIC [CIC.UL] and China's state-backed Silk Road Fund will invest $100 million each and compatriot CDB Inter...
A Ryanair flight from Norway to Manchester has been evacuated before take-off over a bomb scare which police say was due to a misunderstanding. The flight was about to leave from Rygge airport near the Norwegian capital, Oslo, when it was evacuated. Two men were detained by police after their behaviour aroused suspicion but were later released. The situation was "back to normal"...
In late 2013, Boeing formally launched the 777X -- the next-generation version of its popular 777 widebody jet. The 777X, which features updated engines and a new wing to boost range, payload, and fuel efficiency compared to the 777, is scheduled to enter service in early 2020. Despite the fact that it has this 777 replacement in the works, Boeing insisted throughout most of 2014 and...
Hong Kong Airlines is investigating an engine chain slip incident, which happened during a scheduled engine change at Hong Kong International airport. In response to queries from Flightglobal, the carrier confirmed that one of the engines on its A330 "was tilted", during a scheduled engine change on 5 May. "The incident is suspected to be caused by the slipped e...
As airlines based in the United States are wrapping up their inflight Wi-Fi rollouts – and eyeing nextgen upgrades – and many European airlines have finally decided on equipage plans, there’s one massive country with a booming aviation industry that remains largely disconnected. Connectivity in China is complicated, and those complications extend all the way up to 36,000 feet....
Flying to London from Dubai with a stopover is not a journey a business traveller is likely to make in place of a direct flight. But Gulf Air provides two solid reasons to fly via Bahrain: a highly competitive business class fare of Dh7,920, less than half the price of its main rivals; and personal service on smaller planes that harks back to the carrier’s golden age in the 1970s and &lsq...
