Avfuel Corporation welcomed Sheltair’ new FBO at Georgia’s Gwinnett County Airport (KLZU) to its branded network effective April 2, 2023. The location, just 33 miles from downtown Atlanta, was awarded in a competitive process based on a $17-million program to enhance and expand the airport. Joel Hirst, Avfuel’s senior vice president of sales, commented: “S...
Analysis of industry data by ACJ reveals there are 14,999 business jets in the U.S., and around a third (4,876) are based in Texas, Florida and California. When it comes to long-range (LR), ultra-long-range (ULR), and bizliner (BL) business aircraft, there are 1,548 based in the U.S. with California having the largest number of any state (258). Around 5.4% (815 aircraf...
EVFLY signed an LoI with the F.A.S.T. group, based in Germany. The objective of this partnership is to work jointly on the AAM project and to provide the best equipment in terms of flight simulators and the best solutions for EVFLY pilot training and EVFLY customers. By using the all-new Mixed-Reality technology, pilot training will be improved in terms of safety, efficiency, a...
J&C Aero has signed a three-year contract with Heston Airlines on continuous airworthiness management of the European charter air carrier current and upcoming Airbus A320s and A330s. The new agreement also covers line maintenance, aircraft delivery, and cabin refurbishment services for the carrier’s growing fleet. Laurynas Skukauskas, the CEO at J&C Aero, com...
ALSIM announce the second acquisition of an ALSIM AL250 simulator by Malaysian Flying Academy.The AL250 simulator addresses initial phase training needs (PPL, CPL, IR/ME) and is SEP/MEP reconfigurable simulator certified as an EASA FNPT II. In addition, it offers both classic and glass cockpit instrumentation for each flight model at the simple flick of a switch. This device has been extremel...
Jetcraft has acquired Corporate Fleet Services (CFS Jets), a prominent business aviation firm specializing in the turboprop, light and midsize jet markets. Now “powered by Jetcraft”, CFS Jets is offering its client base greater access to the super-midsize and large jet categories. Both companies are continuing to operate individually, each benefiting from their respectiv...
On Saturday, April 1, JetBlue brought its signature Fly Like a Girl event to Fort Lauderdale, one of the airline’s six focus cities, for the first time. Fly Like a Girl events offer girls access to different careers in the aviation industry and the opportunity to learn directly from women crewmembers who help keep the airline running. In partnership with the airline’s Women in Fli...
Air France-KLM and the CMA CGM Group announced the effective launch of the long-term strategic air cargo partnership they made public in May 2022. This partnership will have an initial duration of 10 years and will see Air France-KLM Martinair Cargo, part of Air France-KLM Group, and CMA CGM Air Cargo, part of the CMA CGM Group, combine their complementary cargo networks, full freighter capacity a...
ACC Aviation will remain an exclusive marketing and sales agent for Freedom II LLC-operated VIP Boeing B757-200. ACC Aviation was appointed by Freedom II LLC last summer to support their 62-business-seat VIP aircraft, with ensuite bedroom. The aircraft has since flown several high-profile artists and music bands since obtaining their AOC in 2022 and is set to embark on more tours around Europ...
AVEBIO aims at demonstrating the production of sustainable e-fuels for air transport based on the yet-to-valorize CO2 of a biofuel production unit. The goal of this industrial pilot is to valorize biomass deposit while using competitive synthetic carbon to set off the e-fuel industry. AVEBIO project will also encompass an end-to-end solution from CO2 to e-fuels thanks to the integra...
Diamond Aircraft announced new strategic partnership with the United Aviate Academy in Goodyear, Arizona, by ordering 5 new jet-fuel powered DA42-VI twins. The 4-seat DA42-VI is the most recent version of Diamond’s technologically advanced piston twin, the first certified general aviation aircraft to combine a modern airframe, avionics, and power plants. Well over 1,100 DA42’...
TAG Aviation set some remarkable milestones with recent long-range flights on their Bombardier Global 7500 fleet. The trips in question were from Hong Kong to Newark and San Jose to Hong Kong, non-stop with flight times of 14:58 and 15:48 respectively, which are the amongst the longest flight endurance range of the Global 7500. To achieve such a trip, impeccable flight planning was...