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Priester Aviation once again earns IS-BAO Stage 3 certification, based on company-wide dedication to safety

The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) has once again awarded Priester Aviation, LLC, its IS-BAO Stage 3 safety certification, the highest recognition for safety for business aviation. This certification recognizes Priester Aviation’s ongoing commitment to a rigorous safety cult...

Tyrol Air Ambulance and Pediatric Air Ambulance announce cooperation to provide children's intensive care transport

Tyrol Air Ambulance (TAA) and Pediatric Air Ambulance will work closely together in the future to provide intensive care transports for children. The collaboration has recently been finalized after successful equipment tests on the Cessna Citation and Gulfstream 100 aircraft types used by TAA. In...


Honeywell Expands Connected Aircraft Reach With Versatile New Router

Honeywell is expanding its industry-leading range of Connected Aircraft offerings and setting a new benchmark with the launch of its newest connectivity solution, the GoDirect™ Router. The router is roughly half the size and weight, and one-third the current price, of comparable products. By enabling redundant connectivity in an easy-to-install package, the new router offers the broades...

My Sky named National Winner for Switzerland in prestigious European competition

My Sky, the Swiss company with a representative office in Russia specialized in business aviation and fintech, has been named National Winner for Switzerland in the 2017-18 European Business Awards, Europe’s largest business competition, sponsored by RSM.  My Sky was chosen from 2,898 businesses previously identified as ‘Ones to Watch’ in a list of business excellence pub...

Gogo Business Aviation Hits Milestone with 100th Business Jet Now Flying with AVANCE L5 System

Gogo Reaches Mark in Six Months, Bringing 4G Experience to 35 Popular Business Jet Models It took just six months for Gogo Business Aviation (NASDAQ: GOGO), the leading global provider of broadband connectivity products and services for aviation, to reach a major milestone with the 100th installation of a Gogo AVANCETM L5 system. The install was recently completed by Constant Aviation on an...

Hongkong Jet Set to Expand Operations in Greater China

Hong Kong-based private jet operator Hongkong Jet is planning to expand its service and maintenance operations across Mainland China. A subsidiary of HNA General Aviation Group and sister company of Asia’s largest business aviation company Deer Jet, Hongkong Jet will upgrade and expand its HKAR-145 maintenance capabilities to include approval to certify the Gulfstream G550 to 144MOS/12C leve...

SaxonAir has grown so has the fleet, but not just in size

Growth in style, performance, technology and comfort are all apparent with the addition of the Legacy 500.  Ask any broker, owner or seasoned charterer which super midsize jet would offer them the comfort and speed of a heavy jet and you’ll solidly hear one name - The Legacy 500. It is easy to be biased, with one in your fleet. But whether a subjective or objective viewpoint is ta...

New agreement for Jersey Aircraft Registry

The Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture, Senator Lyndon Farnham, has formally invited Ports of Jersey Ltd to assume operational control of the Jersey Aircraft Registry (JAR). The invitation has been extended following a review of the original JAR business model and negotiations with a number of parties over the past 12 months. As part of the initial five-year agreement...

RUAG expands scope of EASA Design Organization Approval to include Night Vision Imaging Systems

RUAG Aviation has expanded the scope of its EASA Part 21 J Design Organization Approval (DOA) to include Night Vision Imaging System (NVIS) capabilities. The specification of NVIS technical field entitles the aviation life cycle support and services provider to directly classify and approve changes and repairs, to design and develop Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) for aircraft with NVIS...

Latin America Debut of M600 Begins at FIDAE

Piper Aircraft Inc. and its recently appointed Chilean dealer, Aeroneed, are collaborating to display the M600, the company's flagship product, at the upcoming FIDAE, to be held April 3-8. This will be the first time that an M600 has been on display at an event in South America. Prior to and following FIDAE, the M600 embarks on a one month Latin America demo tour covering multiple countries....

Interflight Middle East welcomes Falcon 2000

Interflight expands into the Middle East with a Falcon 2000 under sales and marketing agreement. Newly refurbished in 2017, both interior and exterior, the Falcon 2000 will be available from Europe and Middle East. Speaking on the news, Khalil Rachidi, Director of Sales at Interflight Middle East says “We are delighted to launch the new Falcon 2000, which offers the perfect balance betwee...

Penzance Heliport announces Isles of Scilly helicopter operator

Penzance Heliport Ltd will team with one of the UK’s leading helicopter companies, Sloane Helicopters, to operate the new helicopter link between Penzance and the Isles of Scilly. Helicopter flights to the Isles of Scilly, between Penzance and the islands of Tresco and St Mary’s, will operate from Spring 2019. Northamptonshire-based Sloane Helicopters has nearly 50 years&rsq...

StandardAero achieves EASA AMO certification for South African PT6A engine MRO facility

Vector Aerospace Africa (Pty) Ltd., a StandardAero company located in Lanseria, Johannesburg, South Africa, has secured European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) aircraft maintenance organization (AMO) certification for its engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility.  Opened in 2010 and located at Lanseria International Airport, the shop is a Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) PT6...

Business Aviation stimulates economic growth across Europe

“Business Aviation connects distant and remote regions, spurring investment and the growth of business across Europe” The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) has today published an Economic Value and Business Benefits Report, outlining clearly the value derived by the European economy from the activity of Business Aviation. The report, commissioned by the EBAA and pro...

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AeronautX elevates training capacity with new Amsterdam Centre and strategic VistaJet alliance

AeronautX, part of the AX Aero Group, has announced the launch of a new business aviation pilot training centre in Amsterdam, scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2027. Created by business a...

From flagship aircraft to best-in-class support: Bombardier's NBAA-BACE 2026 experience

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Bombardier marks 40 years of Smart Services programs at NBAA-BACE 2026 in Las Vegas

Bombardier marked the 40th anniversary of its industry-leading Smart Services cost-per-flight-hour programs, which today support more than 1,500 enrolled aircraft and account for over 11 mil...

Elevating Nevis: Premier Mark Brantley on aviation, tourism and economic transformation

Few infrastructure projects have the potential to reshape an island's future quite like the ongoing transformation of Nevis Airport. To gain deeper insight into this ambitious development and the...

BPE Air reports nearly US$90 million in 2025 revenue as Aldrew Crowe advances integrated aviation platform

BPE Air, the aviation company founded and wholly owned by entrepreneur Aldrew Crowe, reported approximately US$90 million in revenue in 2025, marking a major milestone in the growth of its integrated...

AMAC Aerospace records strong business growth as new contracts and approvals drive demand across core services

AMAC Aerospace Group continues to experience strong business momentum, marked by new certifications, contract wins and rising demand across its maintenance, completion and aircraft modification activi...

Gogo unveils Galileo roadmap to continue enhancing customer investments through the mid 2030s and beyond

Gogo has unveiled its long-term vision for the Galileo connectivity platform at NBAA-BACE 2026, outlining a roadmap designed to enhance and protect customer investments well into the mid-2030s and bey...

First production Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen3 rolls out, marking major step toward entry into service

Textron Aviation has marked a key milestone in the development of the Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen3 with the rollout of the program’s first production aircraft. The achievement brings the next-g...

Dassault brings EASy IV upgrade to Falcon 2000 series, extending its latest standard to the best-selling family

Dassault will introduce the fourth-generation EASy IV flight deck on newly built Falcon 2000LXS aircraft, while also making the upgrade available as a retrofit across the entire Falcon 2000 EASy fleet...