European Union Aviation Safety Agency, EASA, authorizes Lufthansa Technik to approve “major changes” to aircraft, their engines and components within a clearly defined scope on their own. The recognition of the “Certain STC Privilege” underlines EASA’s confidence in the reliably high level of quality that Lufthansa Technik’s engineers achieve every day to k...
Eve Air Mobility announced the successful closeout of the hover & low‑speed flights block in the flight test campaign of its full‑scale engineering prototype. The completed block generated high‑fidelity data and knowledge gains that continue to mature the program as Eve progresses toward transition flight testing. This milestone reflects Eve’s disciplined building-block approac...
TARMAC Aerosave reached a major milestone with the arrival of its 2,000th aircraft, an Iberia Airbus A330, arriving for an A-check maintenance visit. With 300 aircraft parking positions across its sites and the capability to handle all Airbus, all Boeing's and ATR's types, TARMAC Aerosave continues to reinforce its position as Europe’s benchmark for aircraft storage, mainte...
HondaJet Classic and APMG owners in Mexico can now upgrade their aircraft with the cutting-edge performance and technical innovations introduced on more recent iterations of the platform, such as the HondaJet Elite S, with the Federal Civil Aviation Agency’s formal certification of the HondaJet APMG S performance upgrade package. U.S. Federal Aviation Administration certifica...
There are some people you just click with right away. It’s that feeling when you feel like you’ve known the person you’ve just met for years. That’s exactly how it felt when I had the pleasure of meeting Kristina N’Diaye, Sales and Operations Director at Jetfly Training. The main purpose of my visit was to learn more about Jetfly Group’s global rebranding, which...
Sino Jet Academy two core training programs — The Corporate Jet Crew program and the Train-the-Trainer Program—each received full accreditation as a dual "Provider of Training Excellence" certification from the Professional Development Consortium. PDC is a research organization headquartered in the UK. Its CPD Standards Office has certified more than 800 organizations fr...
Otto Aerospace partnered with F/LIST to develop the interior for its Phantom 3500, a clean-sheet, ultra-efficient business jet that leverages breakthrough laminar-flow aerodynamics and precision all-carbon-fiber composites to deliver a 61% reduction in fuel burn compared with today’s super-midsize aircraft. Under the agreement, F/LIST, an Austria-based global provider of high-end interiors f...
World first ATR 72-600 featuring the ATR HighLine “All-Business Class” configuration touched down in Kuala Lumpur today, marking a major milestone for regional aviation. ATR’s new cabin concept received certification from both EASA and the Malaysian authorities earlier this month, confirming its readiness for commercial operations worldwide. The delivery represents a dual fi...
VIP Completions, providers of custom aircraft refurbishment and completions services, today announced the delivery of a completely revitalized Dassault Falcon 2000EX EASy. The 2000EXy offers a range of 4,000+ nautical miles, easily providing non-stop service between New York and Los Angeles. Typically configured for 10 passengers, it is renowned for its excellent performance. Manufactured bet...
Vertical Aerospace announced two key programme milestones: the start of integration testing for its next-generation hybrid-electric propulsion system, and the production of the first all-electric Valo battery from its upgraded assembly line. These milestones represent continued progress across Vertical’s propulsion and energy systems programmes, both of which underpin the Company’...
AURA AERO has selected Qarnot, a French provider of sovereign, low-carbon HPC cloud services, to support its growing high-performance computing needs. This solution will provide AURA AERO’s teams with morepowerful computing resources for their design, simulation and program optimization work. Qarnot’s infrastructure, located in Europe, addresses the challenges of data security, soverei...
A historic milestone for Australian aviation - Queensland-based Horizon Airways introduces country’s first Tecnam P2012 STOL aircraft to its fleet. Operating since 1994, Horizon Airways has been a lifeline for communities across Central, Western, and Northern Queensland. The introduction of this purpose-built aircraft will revolutionize regional air travel in the Tor...