The Spanish Air Force has now decided to buy another 16 PC-21s. The contract signed with the Dirección General de Armamento y Material (DGAM) makes Spain the largest PC-21 operator in Europe. Spain is convinced by the PC-21: since summer 2022, its future military pilots have trained with the world’s most advanced training system by Pilatus. After a very professional negotiation p...
Airhub Airlines has received the GACAR PART-129 approval from the General Civil Aviation Authority of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (GACA). This approval will allow the Maltese carrier to operate flights to and from Saudi Arabia on its call sign, a fast-growing market in Middle East. Airhub Airlines is already slated to deploy its widebody and narrowbody fleet in the region, with plans to perform Ha...
airBaltic together with Airbus unveiled its 40thA220-300 aircraft in a livery of the Latvian flag colours, honouring the great, long-standing collaboration ties between Latvia and Canada. airBaltic’s 40th A220-300 aircraft, registered as YL-ABN, is planned to join the airline’s fleet in early April 2023 with a special event also held in Riga, Latvia,...
Pratt & Whitney celebrated the 40th anniversary of the establishment of IAE International Aero Engines AG, a multinational consortium comprised of shareholders that also include Pratt & Whitney Aero Engines International GmbH, Japanese Aero Engines Corporation and MTU Aero Engines. The launch of the successful joint venture in March of 1983 leveraged diverse engineering expertise and...
We continue our discussion on sustainable aviation. Each company is doing its best to involve the current regulations on sustainability. How can we be more efficient? What do we need to change in our approach? What are the challenges, the visions, the benefits? This time, exciting exchange with Kevin Singh, Founder and CEO of Icarus Jet. Kevin believes that private aviation can do much more t...
Digitally-connected flights to and from Italy will be available from this summer, as ITA Airways rolls out the European Space Agency and Inmarsat ground-breaking Iris data link technology to the cockpits of its full aircraft fleet, contributing to airspace modernisation in Europe. ITA Airways will be the first full service carrier in Europe to join Iris. The programme enables aircra...
On International Women Day, Air Canada and CAE announced recipients of the 2023 Captain Judy Cameron Scholarship, which provides financial assistance to Canadian women studying to become commercial pilots or aircraft maintenance engineers. This year, the two Montreal-based global aviation companies have joined forces to double the number of recipients, awarding scholarships to eight young wom...
Airbus Helicopters partnered with the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation to develop CityAirbus NextGen future missions for medical services in Norway. To this end, the parties will jointly measure the added value of eVTOL aircraft for a selection of medical services use cases across the country to integrate the operational requirements right into the configuration of Airbus’ eVTOL....
Airways Aviation decided to celebrate Women International Day by announcing a scholarship of €100.000,00 (one hundred thousand Euros) to be given and split between the first 10 women enrolling in the upcoming ATPL(A) courses in the Europe. Every year and through a number of actions, Airways Aviation tries to make a positive impact on the lives of underrepresented g...
Capital Air Ambulance announces the full capability of its brand new Paediatric service. The Bristol-based operator’s air ambulance fleet is now equipped for the safe and efficient transfer of children across all ages, and primed to meet the needs of almost all complex emergencies, including critical care patients. Part of the Pula Aviation Services Group, Capital King Air fixed-wi...
Sabena technics has been selected by CMA CGM AIR CARGO for the maintenance of its four Airbus A330 Cargo aircraft, which will be operated from Roissy-CDG. Under this new multi-year contract, Sabena technics teams based at Roissy-CDG will provide line support for the fleet as well as associated logistics services to support CMA CGM AIR CARGO's growing operations. Saben...
Honda Aircraft announced a new Flexible Phased Maintenance Program for HondaJet customers that aims to optimize maintenance events for increased operational flexibility. The new program has received acceptance by the FAA and will be available to customers as early as April this year at all HondaJet Authorized Service Centers in the U.S. It is applicable to all HondaJet HA-420 models, inc...
