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P2010 TDI Achieves EASA Type Certificate

After the live-streaming world premiere held in May 2020, which introduced the P2010 TDI to the market, Costruzioni Aeronautiche TECNAM has announced today the achievement of the Type Certificate for the P2010 TDI. The P2010 TDI certification is just the latest achievement of Tecnam’s con...

To support expansion Flying Colours switches on digital training

Flying Colours Corp. has introduced a new digital training program to support the company’s continuous improvement policy. The in-house eLearning platform is designed to deliver a long-term solution for sharing knowledge and skills across the company as it follows its ambitious expansion...


Sonaca 200 obtains SPHAIR certification from the Swiss Air Force

The Swiss Air Force has certified the Sonaca 200 Trainer Pro for the initial aptitude assessment programme called “SPHAIR”. The objective of the SPHAIR programme is to discover and assess young talents for a career as a pilot in the Swiss Air Force or general aviation. To obtain SPHAIR certification, the Sonaca 200 has undergone a thorough assessment on the ground and in flight.&nbs...

SEA Prime: San Donato Group offers Covid-19 tests at Milano Prime

SEA Prime, a SEA Group company that, with the Milano Prime brand, is the first business & general aviation airport operator in Italy and one of the leaders in Europe, announces its collaboration with the Gruppo San Donato, the first Italian hospital group, through the activation of a new service: the performance of nose-pharyngeal swabs in private regime for the detection of the Sars Cov-...

Astronics Enhanced Vision Systems approved for Airbus Helicopters AS350 by US and Canada

Astronics Corporation announced that the Unites States and Canada approved Astronics' Max-Viz 1400 and 1200 Enhanced Vision Systems (EVS) for Airbus Helicopter's AS350 Écureuil. In cooperation with AVIO dg in Calgary, Canada, Astronics obtained the Supplemental Type Certificates for its Max-Viz 1400 and 1200 EVS from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration...

The first US-delivered Pipistrel Panthera is on tour across the States

The tour of the first US-delivered Pipistrel Panthera is underway and so far the response has been truly fantastic! Although the tour has already started, there are still five weeks to go and five weeks of opportunity to catch up with Andy Chan from Right Rudder Aviation, our official Pipistrel partner in the USA. They are documenting their adventures on their Facebook page and it is...

Game-changing FBO Experience in Singapore - Bombardier and Jetex

Bombardier and Jetex have joined forces to establish a world-class FBO experience in Singapore, the two companies are pleased to announce. Bombardier is in the midst of expanding capabilities and hangar space at its Singapore Service Centre at Seletar Aerospace Park to transform this facility into a high-capacity, one-stop-shop super centre, offering customers a full gamut of services re...

TECNAM P92 Echo MkII - back to the future with EU 600kg category

Tecnam announced the certification of the P92 Echo MkII light aircraft to the new German 600kg rules, the latest version of the EASA Basic Regulation that now allows for 600kg MTOW Ultralight (UL) aircraft under the control of the CAAs of the member states. Germany is the first country to declare the opt-out, implementing the new-regulation German 600kg technical LTFUL 201...

JetBook is launching new aviation-themed Diary

JetBook confirmed today launching JetBook 2021 Diary and Planner. It is the World’s First International Aviation-Themed Diary and Planner which will be available in Three Different Versions! JetBook 2021 Diary and Planner is high-quality diary and planner packed with gorgeous aviation images, information, and personality to help to get organized and well-balanced business and priva...

Air Methods chooses Airbus HCare to support its fleet of 31 EC145 helicopters

Air Methods Corporation – the largest civil operator of Airbus helicopters worldwide with more than 450 aircraft in operation – has signed a $24 million, five-year HCare Smart support contract with Airbus Helicopters, Inc. to cover its fleet of 31 EC145 helicopters.  “This is the first of what we hope to be multiple HCare contracts, which allows us to partner with Airbus...

Meet Eve, the first spin-off from EmbraerX, shape the future of Urban Air Mobility

Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions has been launched as a new, independent company dedicated to accelerating the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) ecosystem. Eve is developing a full portfolio of solutions to enable the UAM market and ultimately benefit people’s lives, including the progression and certification of the company’s electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle (eVTOL), the associate...

Business Aviation, Women and the Caribbean

CARIBAVIA has announced that it will hold its annual Caribbean Aviation Meetup in June 2021. It is not that a Caribbean conference is just for the stakeholders in the region. On the contrary. A Canadian company is involved in infrastructure improvements at several international airports in the region. French and Canadian companies are providing radar systems. The aircraft that are needed to provid...

Dassault expands FalconCare Maintenance program with new options

Dassault Aviation recently signed its 500th contract for its FalconCare guaranteed maintenance program and further expanded the program—already the most comprehensive in the industry—to meet a broader range of customer needs and budgets. Introduced in 2005,FalconCare offers a full range of scheduled and unscheduled maintenance services through C-Check, including airframe, avion...

Welcome to the unique circle of flight professionals - Flight Level 470

Flight Level 470 (FL470) is a unique network of flight crews specializing in Business Aviation. It brings together more than 660 Dassault Falcon, Bombardier Global and VIP Flight Attendants. FL470 took a new turn during the Covid-19 crisis when there were many planes or crew grounded. This network of professionals has made it possible to find rapid solutions available to meet the ...

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Gogo announces new STC approved to install Gogo Galileo connectivity on Dassault Falcon 7X/8X

Gogo Galileo high performance connectivity system can now be installed on the Dassault Falcon 7X and 8X. Dassault Falcon Jet MRO has received Supplemental Type Certificates from both the Federal Aviat...

Prince Aviation hosts CMIG annual summit in Belgrade

Prince Aviation hosted the annual summit of the Citation Mustang Interest Group (CMIG) at its facility at Belgrade airport from 4 to 6 June 2026. The event brought together Citation Mustang owners and...

AfBAA launches first phase of groundbreaking research to improve understanding of business aviation in Africa

African Business Aviation Association announced the launch of a landmark research project that aims to advance the understanding, perception, and knowledge of the sector across the African continent.&...

Metrojet welcomes Asia’s first Bombardier Global 8000 to its managed fleet

Metrojet Limited announced the arrival of Asia’s first Bombardier Global 8000 aircraft into its managed fleet, a landmark achievement that reflects the Company’s continued growth...

Gulfstream announced new on-site customer support in Singapore strengthening Asia-Pacific service network

Gulfstream Aerospace announced new on-site Gulfstream Customer Support in Singapore, further strengthening the company’s service capabilities across the Asia-Pacific region and reinfor...

Flexjet advances global expansion with acquisition of The Jet Business

Flexjet announced the acquisition of London-based aircraft brokerage and advisory firm, The Jet Business. The deal extends Flexjet’s capabilities in whole private aircraft sales, procuremen...

ExecuJet MRO services Belgium completes extensive project on Falcon 7X

ExecuJet MRO Services Europe completed a major project on a Dassault Falcon 7X that included: installing a Starlink system and antennae, performing an avionics upgrade, an engine change, exterior repa...