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Charlotte Pedersen - a woman in business aviation - the way to industry, point of view and vision for future

Each EBACE is a perfect opportunity to discuss with industry professionals, but sometimes due to over busy agenda best conversations are happening afterwards. This is exactly the case with this interview with Charlotte Pedersen, CEO of Luxaviation Helicopters. Q. Your way in aviation - was...

Air Partner named “Best Executive Travel Solutions Provider” at Major Events International (MEI) Summit

Air Partner, the global aviation services group, was named “Best Executive Travel Solutions Provider” by Major Events International (MEI) at an awards dinner held on 27 June 2018, as part of its Major Events Summit in Liverpool. MEI provides international business services for c...

ExecuJet opens new FBO in the Seychelles

ExecuJet, part of the Luxaviation Group, is announcing the opening of a new FBO facility in the Seychelles. ExecuJet’s Seychelles FBO, to be officially opened on 1 August 2018, is located at Seychelles International Airport on the island of Mahé and will be operated by ExecuJet in partnership with Euro Aviation Limited. The new facility will be available to all c...

StandardAero achieves industry's first EASA STC for Gulfstream GV/GV-SP JetWave Ka-band connectivity solution

Earlier this month, StandardAero received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval for its Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for installing Honeywell JetWaveTM satellite communications systems and associated Ka-Band radomes on EASA-registered Gulfstream GV/GV-SP aircraft. In December, 2017, StandardAero completed the first STC program using Honeywell JetWave and Inmarsat's Global X...

Embraer delivers Asia Pacific's first Phenom 300E to Australian luxury tourism group Northern Escape Collection

Embraer has delivered its first Phenom 300E in Asia Pacific to Northern Escape Collection. The new light jet model, which is an enhancement of the Phenom 300, the world's most delivered light business jet for the past six years, offers Northern Escape Collection an elegant solution to provide their guests access to its collection of private lodges in Queensland including Orpheus Island Lodge,...

Garmin to exhibit key avionics solutions for defense, air transport and business aviation markets at Farnborough International Airshow

Debuts premium tandem cockpit experience, head-up display and integrated flight deck Garmin International, Inc. a unit of Garmin Ltd., announced a tandem cockpit experience to be unveiled at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow, July 16-20 at the Farnborough Airport in the United Kingdom. Garmin’s business aviation, air transport and defense markets will be showcasing commercia...

Stuttgart-based operator DC Aviation opens office in Paris

DC Aviation has opened an office in Paris, France. This constitutes a milestone in the company's 20-year history of operating aircraft and its equally long experience in aircraft management for leading companies. DC Aviation has opened an office in Paris, France. This constitutes a milestone in the Company’s 20-year history of operating aircraft and its equally long experience in airc...

TAG Farnborough Airport becomes first carbon neutral business aviation airport in the world

Europe’s leading business aviation airport, TAG Farnborough Airport has been awarded carbon neutral status, the first business aviation airport in the world to achieve this under Airport Carbon Accreditation run by Airports Council International Europe (ACI EUROPE). To achieve carbon neutral status, an airport must have mapped its carbon emissions, reduced CO2 emissions under its...

First ACJ320neo enters final assembly

Builds on success of A320neo airliner Family The first ACJ320neo[1] has entered final assembly in Hamburg, marking the start of a new era in Airbus corporate jets. Featuring the largest cabin in its class, the ACJ320neo is due to be delivered to Acropolis Aviation of the UK in the last quarter, together with a second aircraft, for Comlux of Switzerland. More than 300 A320neo Family airlin...

Exclusive views and corporate hospitality at Farnborough Airshow is bigger than ever at Aviator

TAG’s boutique hotel marks 10th birthday next month In three weeks’ time the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow opens to the world’s aerospace fraternity. Build up is well advanced and Aviator hotel, which marks its 10th anniversary at the end of July, is gearing up to welcome its resident and corporate hospitality guests. Some 5,300 slices...

Airbus Helicopters and Safran roll out major competitiveness boost to H125 and H130

Airbus H125 and H130 helicopter customers will get a boost in their operations thanks to a significant reduction in direct maintenance costs for the SafranArriel 2D engine, which equips both single engines. The two main improvements provided by Safran are the extension of 25 % of the time between overhaul (TBO) to 5,000 hours for new and in-service helicopters, and the new thre...

Tech-led industries drive change in private jet trends for business travellers

A shift toward more tech and digital-led industries using private aviation for business travel, rather than the more traditional financially-led industries, are driving trends and behaviour changes in Luxaviation UK’s business travel clients. While there are no big surprises in Luxaviation UK’s ‘top ten business travel destinations’ from the UK this year, the UK&rs...

Zeusch Aviation medevac and charter business takes off with addition of King Air 200

Zeusch Aviation, the Netherlands-based aerial services provider, has taken delivery of its third aircraft, a King Air 200. The latest addition to the young Lelystad airport-based operator will join the existing fleet of two King Air C90A aircraft, and begin operations in mid-July. With a dual-purpose role, it becomes the first Zeusch aircraft to support medevac and passenger charter opera...

BACA appoints two new Council Members – Ilaria Iacobini and Kevin Ducksbury join the BACA Council

Ilaria Iacobini of Universal Aviation and Kevin Ducksbury of Emerge Aviation have been elected to join the Council of BACA - The Air Charter Association. Their appointments come following the departure of two of the Council’s longest serving members; Bernard Keay and former Chairman Dick Gilbert. Ilaria Iacobini is the Ground Handling Sales Manager EMEA for Universal Aviation, the g...

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