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Bell and Garmin sign Teaming Agreement for on-demand Mobility Avionics Systems

Bell Helicopter announced a signed teaming agreement with Garmin International, Inc. on the development and integration of the autonomous vehicle management computer (VMC) systems to support Bell’s vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. “At Bell, we believe a convergence...

Vision Systems presents Electronically Dimmable Windows with Electroluminescent Systems

On the strength of its expertise in shading systems, Vision Systems will present a wide range of the second-generation Electronically Dimmable Window (EDW), Nuance V2, smart interactive solutions including electroluminescent information, and high-end motorized shades. For all these solar protection...


Airbus Helicopters Fully Operational as UK MFTS Aircraft Service Provider

Airbus Helicopters completion of delivery of 29 Helionix equipped H135s and three Helionix, hoist-equipped H145s earlier this year, marked the end of the delivery phase of the MFTS contract. Today, the company has completed its service provision build up and is fully embedded at RAF Shawbury and RAF Valley, supporting Ascent’s Training delivery from newly modernised facilities. On 1st Ap...

Gulfstream officially acquires NORDAM G500 and G600 nacelle line

  Company Will Continue To Operate Line At Oklahoma Facility Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced that it has acquired The NORDAM Group Inc. manufacturing line that produces nacelles for the Gulfstream G500 and Gulfstream G600. Gulfstream had been operating the Tulsa, Oklahoma-based line since early September as part of an agreement with NORDAM to address its July bankruptcy filing....

Weston Aviation have agreed terms to open a new Business Aviation Centre and FBO at Gloucestershire Airport

Weston Aviation, the UK and Ireland based FBO and Business Aviation specialist have agreed terms to open a new Business Aviation Centre and FBO at Gloucestershire Airport (EBGJ/GLO). Weston Aviation CEO and founder, Nick Weston said “We are delighted to be opening a new FBO facility at Gloucestershire Airport and this will be an exciting addition to our network of four locations in the UK...

Global 7500 Aircraft Awarded Transport Canada Type Certification

Certification paves the way for entry-into-service this year Five flight test vehicles have accumulated more than 2,700 flight test hours following a comprehensive, efficient and rigorous testing program In addition to its unsurpassed range of 7,700 nautical miles, the Global 7500 aircraft has exceeded takeoff and landing performance commitments The Global 7500 aircraf...

Gulfstream delivers first New-Generation G500 on time

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced it has delivered the first all-new Gulfstream G500, officially marking the arrival of a new generation of Gulfstream innovation and design. The North American customer took delivery of the record-breaking aircraft at Gulfstream’s Savannah headquarters, just shy of four years after the aircraft was announced in October 2014. “We’re proud of...

Luxaviation in partnership with Colombo opens new office in Lugano

Luxaviation officially celebrates the launch of its strategic partnership with Colombo Wealth Management S.A., on the occasion of the opening of its office in Lugano. Colombo Wealth Management S.A. is a family office and wealth management company based in Lugano (Switzerland), with subsidiaries in Zurich, Geneva and Luxembourg. The partnership, which had been signed at EBACE 2018 in Geneva...

Red Arrows Support Handover to UK’s HeliGroup of First ACH135 Helionix for VIP Charter

UK operator HeliGroup has taken delivery of the first ever ACH135 Helionix for VIP charter operations from Airbus Corporate Helicopters at the Monaco Yacht Club during the annual yacht show in the Principality. The handover event was attended by representatives of global aviation and yachting industries and supported by the Royal Air Force Red Arrows, guests of honour&n...

Airbus Helicopters delivers the first of 100 H135s for China in Qingdao

Airbus Helicopters has delivered one H135 to Health Commission of Qingdao in China’s Shandong Province, making this helicopter the first of 100 H135s to be delivered to China per a framework agreement signed in June 2016. ​ The H135 was delivered in HEMS configuration, fully equipped with the latest medical interior, and will perform life-saving EMS missions in Qingdao and...

La Compagnie reveals its Airbus A321neo all-business class experience: more comfort without the price tag

In April 2019, La Compagnie will become the first french airline to operate the new generation aircraft : The Airbus A321neo. More efficient, less noisy and more sustainable the Airbus A321neo will enable the french boutique airline to accelerate its development between Paris and New York while offering a better experience to passengers. Unique and spacious, the new A321neo cabin is e...

Philippine Coast Guard becomes Philippines’ first H145 operator for parapublic missions

Philippine Coast Guard has placed an order for one H145 helicopter, making it the first H145 parapublic operator in the Philippines. The new 4-tonne-class twin-engine helicopter is specially equipped with high frequency radios, emergency flotation gear, fast roping, cargo sling, search light, and electro-optical systems to perform critical missions including search and rescue, medical evacuatio...

Tunisia key for Business Aviation in MENA

Ali Alnaqbi, Founding and Executive Chairman of the Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA), yesterday led an exclusive networking event looking at the key challenges and opportunities for business aviation at the MEBAA Conference Tunisia. He was joined by Yamina Jlaiel, Deputy Director Air Transport Direction, General Directorate of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Transport...

The first Polish-registered Daher TBM 910 logs 100 flight hours

The first TBM 910 delivered to a Polish owner/operator already attained the flight hour century mark since its December 2017 delivery, and has undergone the standard 100-hour standard inspection at Daher’s TBM Service Center. This aircraft is TBM serial number 1215, flown by Roman Sobczyk – a successful Polish businessman who is CEO of the Sokpol fruit juice producer in Poland. Crea...

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EH216-S completes Central Asia’s first pilotless human-carrying eVTOL flight in the heart of Kazakhstan’s capital

EHang flagship EH216-S successfully completed Central Asia’s first pilotless human-carrying flight of an eVTOL aircraft in Astana, Kazakhstan. During the Games of the Future 2026, the...

Honda Aircraft Company associates celebrate 20 years of aviation innovation

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Summer high season in Spain is always a defining period for general aviation sector, and this year is no exception. With the first two months already behind us, preliminary results are offering a clea...

Honda Aircraft Company celebrates type validation of HondaJet Elite II in Brazil at LABACE 2026

Honda Aircraft Company announced first delivery of HondaJet Elite II in Brazil, marking a significant milestone in the company’s continued commitment to general aviation in South America. The de...

Eve Air Mobility achieves first transition flight milestone, advancing eVTOL program toward wing-borne flight

Eve Air Mobility completed its first partial transition flight, marking an important milestone in the development and testing of the company' eVTOL aircraft. The flight involved the acti...

Introducing latest-generation TBM to a major business aviation market - Daher Aircraft delivers the first TBM 980 in Brazil

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FAI strengthens long-range charter fleet with second Global 6000 in a year

FAI rent-a-jet has further strengthened its fleet with the addition of a Bombardier Global 6000 (D-AFAN, MSN 9471). The acquisition was completed just five weeks after the LOI was signed, underli...

SkyDrive signs Australia’s first eVTOL agreement with Gold Coast Helitours

SkyDrive signed a Letter of Intent with Gold Coast Helitours, a premier helicopter operator based in the Gold Coast, Australia. This milestone agreement represents SkyDrive's first LOI w...

Textron Aviation celebrates 500th Cessna Citation CJ4 delivery as Gen3 era advances

Textron Aviation delivered the 500th delivery of a Cessna Citation CJ4 series business jet, underscoring more than a decade of customer confidence in the company’s largest light jet an...