Global aircraft operating lessor BOC Aviation has signed a firm order for 80 A320neo family aircraft comprising 10 A321XLR, 50 A321neo and 20 A320neo. The latest agreement takes BOC Aviation’s total direct orders with Airbus to 453 aircraft from the single aisle A320 Family to the A330 and A350 widebodies. “We are proud to continue our long-standing relationship with Airb...
Metrojet Limited (www.metrojet.com) is honoured to have been awarded the Caring Company 2021/22 logo by the Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS). The award is in recognition of Metrojet's efforts towards social responsibility and commitment to its employees, the community, and the environment. Being the longest-serving business jet operator in Hong Kong, Metrojet has initiated a...
Think drones. Now think of drones carrying passengers and the abbreviation eVTOL for Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing, begins to make sense. It is all about moving persons fast from point to point without hurdles. These “green” flying machines will deliver on-demand flights at a more affordable price, and trips from island to island will be quick and easy, and it will bring joy o...
The safety of products and the people who fly or operate them is the number one priority for Airbus. Compiling and analysing data on the incidents and accidents which occur contribute to continuously improving the safety of our products, by identifying trends and bringing out links between causes and consequences. The latest edition of the Statistical Analysis of Commercial Aviation Accide...
flyExclusive launches flyExclusive Fractional. This new program gives private jet flyers a true aircraft ownership experience with the consistency and reliability of the growing flyExclusive fleet. To support the launch of the program, flyExclusive has agreed to purchase up to 30 Cessna Citation CJ3+ aircraft per year over the next three years. Jim Segrave, Founder of flyExclusive, c...
CAE announced that Aeromexico has received Mexican Federal Civil Aviation Agency certification of its second CAE 7000XR Boeing 737 MAX full-flight simulator, as the airline prepares for growth. The CAE 7000XR Series sets a new standard in Level D full-flight simulators, the highest level of fidelity. It leverages the latest advancements in technology and training capabilities and is designed...
Cirrus Aircraft announced the establishment of Cirrus France, a new, dedicated regional sales office offering new and existing French customers an ideally located aircraft sales location. The office will be led by Cedric Dupont who has been appointed as Regional Sales Director of Cirrus France. Cirrus Aircraft is committed to the French general aviation market considering the rich aviation cult...
Infosys and Rolls-Royce inaugurated their joint Aerospace Engineering and Digital Innovation Centre in Bengaluru, India. This centre has been established to provide high-end research and development services integrated with advanced digital capabilities to Rolls-Royce’s engineering and group business services from India. Infosys and Rolls-Royce’s collaboration has been...
CDB Aviation entered into a new sale and leaseback agreement with its existing customer, Volaris (“Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V.”), for a fleet of five Airbus aircraft, encompassing two A320neos and three A321neos. The new agreement brings the number of CDB Aviation aircraft on lease to Volaris to a total of thirteen aircraft, whic...
ZeroAvia signed an MoU for new partnership with ZEV Station to develop green hydrogen refueling infrastructure for airports in California. The companies will work together on developing an initial regional airport project that represents sufficient scale to showcase how hydrogen-electric propulsion systems can deliver zero-emission commercial flights. ZeroAvia will leverage its...
Flexjet plans to hire 350 pilots to fly the additional 50 jets the company will be entering into service by the end of 2022 to meet record demand. Flexjet Chief Operating Officer Megan Wolf said: “We want Flexjet to be a career destination for pilots not only for the long-term earning potential but schedule, quality of life and modern equipment.No other company can match the innova...
Safran Electrical & Power and AURA AERO announced an agreement to work together on the architecture and electric propulsion systems of two aircraft: the INTEGRAL E training aircraft and the Electric Regional Aircraft. Safran Electrical & Power will supply the propulsion system for the INTEGRAL E flight demonstrator (the electric version of the INTEGRAL). This is the aerobati...
