London Oxford Airport, one of the UK’s busiest business aviation hubs has been formally awarded Stage II of the International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling (IS-BAH). This industry leading accreditation is the global standard for best business aviation safety practice. Significantly, Oxford Aviation Services Limited, OASL with its OxfordJet branded FBO, is one of only a handful...
MSH is proud to present the second prototype (P2) of its SH09 single-turbine helicopter on the occasion of the 2018 Helicopter Association International Heli-Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada, to be held from 27th February to 1st March. P2 has demonstrated the excellent flying characteristics and performance that underpin the SH09 multi-role capability. P2's successor aircraft, Prototype 3 (P3), is...
F-15 Eagle, F/A-18 Super Hornet, P-8A Poseidon, CH-47 Chinook, AH-64 Apache, and unmanned systems on display 737 MAX, 787 and 777X airplane models on exhibit New Boeing Global Services exhibit highlights products that drive lifecycle innovation and efficiency Boeing will showcase a wide range of products and services at this year's Singapore Airshow, Asia's largest...
Airbus engineers study the natural world for modern aircraft design solutions The growing science of biomimicry focuses on what humanity can learn from the world, and Airbus engineers are learning quite a lot about efficient solutions for aircraft design that nature has spent millions of years refining. The traditional method of helping an aircraft cut through the air is to make every surfac...
The Latvian airline airBaltic in cooperation with Etihad Airways on October 29, 2017 launched a direct service between Riga and Abu Dhabi. airBaltic’s service to Abu Dhabi has been popular among travelers from Latvia as well as outside of it. The Latvian airline will continue to perform regular flights between the two cities also during the next winter season, with flights restarting on O...
Hong Kong-based Metrojet Limited (www.metrojet.com), a leading business aircraft operator with presence in Asia, is pleased to announce the appointment of industry-renowned aircraft maintenance professional –Mr. Lanny Schindelmeiser, as the General Manager of Metrojet’s MRO (Hong Kong). Lanny has more than 20 years of business aviation experience, including senior positions at Amerifli...
ARGUS International, Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of the Operational Excellence Program (OEP) for business aviation flight departments that are currently IS-BAO Stage 3 registered. Developed in response to interest from IS-BAO Stage 3 registered flight departments, the Operational Excellence Program will expand and enhance the overall management processes for participating flight depa...
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced that its all-new Gulfstream G500 business jet has begun a world tour to give current and potential customers an opportunity to experience firsthand the aircraft’s cutting-edge technology, unparalleled comfort and superior craftsmanship. The 12-country tour began this month at Dallas Love Field and will conclude in June. “This is a moment...
Only six months after the opening announcement of their third paint shop, Sabena technics has been selected by Airbus for the construction and operation of a fourth painting facility dedicated to Airbus wide body aircraft in Toulouse Blagnac airport. This new facility reinforces Sabena technics’ footprint in Toulouse and comes in addition to two facilities in operation since 2015 as well...
US regulator awards amended type certificate to newest member of super-efficient airplane family Deliveries scheduled to start in first half of 2018 Boeing announced the 787-10 Dreamliner received an amended type certificate (ATC) from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), clearing the airplane for commercial service. The awarding of ATC caps a successful flight test program tha...
Brazil has ordered an additional Airbus C295 search and rescue (SAR) aircraft that will eventually take to 15 the number of C295s in service with the Brazilian Air Force (FAB). This latest order constitutes the firming of an option included in an earlier contract in 2014. It was signed at the end of last year and will therefore be included in the 2017 orderbook. The three SAR aircraft wil...
Business Aviation handling company, Cat Air Service, anticipates a surge of traffic at Zurich Kloten Airport for the WEF on 23-26th January. The 48th World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos is forecast to host a record number of heads of state from G7 and G20 economies, leaders from government and international organisations, business professionals from academia, the arts, the medi...
