The first two of four CRJ900 aircraft ordered by Uganda National Airlines Company in July 2018 is delivered. The new airline has selected Bombardier and the CRJ900 regional jets fitted with the ATMOSPHÈRE cabin for its upcoming debut, making it the first operator in Africa with this enhanced cabin experience. The CRJ900 delivery ceremony held today at Bombardier’s Mirabel, Qu&eacut...
The 35 MC-21 Russian passenger jets, Aeroflot air carrier plans to lease in addition to 50 MC-21 jets it ordered earlier, will be equipped with the Russian PD-14 engines, Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Oleg Bocharov told journalists. This reported by TASS. "We are still working on all this (contract with Aeroflot - TASS.) These are 35 jets with PD-14 engines," he said. On Tuesd...
Etihad Airways will be the first airline in the region to operate a flight without any single-use plastics on board, in a bid to raise awareness of the effects of plastic pollution. Flight EY484 will depart Abu Dhabi on 21 April, landing in Brisbane on 22 April – Earth Day. H.H. Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Transport sa...
Australian Army’s Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) Tiger through-life support (TLS) contract extension signed between the Australian Department of Defence and Airbus Helicopters. Airbus Australia Pacific Managing Director Andrew Mathewson said that the five-year, TLS contract extension reflected the current standing of the Tiger in Australia. “Airbus is commi...
During ABACE 2019 Asian Sky Group has released statistics, proving that Sino Jet is now the fastest growing operator in China. According to the report, there are 292 jets among the top ten operators in Asia-Pacific, with 39 of these within the Sino Jet fleet. Sino Jet now ranks as the third largest operator in mainland China with the fastest growing fleet. Despite challenges in the...
Cessna-AVIC Aircraft (Zhuhai) Co.has signed agreements with the Flight Inspection Center of CAAC (CFIC) for eight new Cessna Citation XLS+ business jets. Deliveries of the aircraft are expected to take place from 2019 to 2021. The two companies held a signing ceremony today during the Asian Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (ABACE) at the Shanghai Hongqiao Airport. &ld...
Just to remind you, The DA50 program was introduced at AERO Friedrichshafen 2017 in three variants with different seating and engine configurations. In December 2017 a new owner took over Diamond Aircraft with the promise for a long-term commitment: Diamond wants to be the leading company in General Aviation. The transition year 2018 was spent with re-evaluation of all ongoing projects....
Flying Colours Corp. is attending this year’s ABACE – Booth A639 – having confirmed renewal of its agreement with Bombardier Business Aircraft’s Service Centre at Seletar Airport to provide interior services at the OEM’s Singapore facility. The renewed relationship between the two Canadian companies confirms that Flying Colours...
Meeting ExecuJet team at ABACE you will find out about at least two important things. First of all - a record year in Asia Pacific. Let's see in In details: fleet additions - three Bombardier Global Expresses, two Challenger and one Gulfstream aircraft added to ExecuJet’s Asia Pacific operations over the last year. extention of Singapore office with a large office...
Good news for Isle of Man-registered aircraft owners from Metrojet Limited! It's Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) in The Philippines – Metrojet Engineering Clark – is now able to work on and return to service Isle of Man-registered aircraft. “Metrojet has commenced the building of a new state-of-the-art hangar in Clark to accommodate the growing...
For the first time in China, two brand-new Citation Latitude business jets are now available. It represents next step in fulfilling APERTUS Aviation vision of taking private jet travel to new heights. The collaborationsees APERTUS, which provides high-level charter management services in Asia, working in synergy with Emper in offering a world-class and consistent experience to...
A ceremony to celebrate the Triple E195-E2 Type Certification was held. ANAC, the Brazilian Civil Aviation Agency (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil); the FAA (U.S. Federal Aviation Administration) and EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) - The E195-E2 is the biggest of the three members of the E-Jets E2 family of commercial airplanes and the larg...
