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European Aircraft Sales ApS is named as Daher’s Scandinavian sales representative for the TBM aircraft family

SaxonAir's Legacy 500 Corporate event in partnership with London City Airport

Private air charter provider, SaxonAir, has joined London City Airport in celebrating its 30th year anniversary by performing a special demonstration flight into the airport with its class-leading Embraer Legacy 500 aircraft, G-SUEJ. Key stakeholders from the aviation industry were welcomed on-bo...

FAI Technik GmbH becomes authorised Rockwell Collins dealer

FAI Technik GmbH, part of the FAI Aviation Group, is pleased to have signed a dealership agreement with Rockwell Collins to become one of its accredited dealers. Effective immediately, the agreement means FAI Technik can sell, install and maintain Rockwell Collins’ avionics and cabin...

Bombardier Launches Twelve Brand New In-Service Products

New avionics display and Synthetic Vision System (SVS) upgrades enhance pilot awareness Bombardier designed cabin refinements improve comfort and enhance aesthetics Bombardier Business Aircraft launched 12 brand new product enhancements, from situational awareness and regulatory compliance to cabin upgrades to elevate the performance, comfort and luxurious aesthetics of its in-service ai...

BACA notes the British Prime Minister's statement on the UK's membership of the European Aviation Safety Agency

With Brexit planned for little over a year away, BACA – The Air Charter Association notes the British Prime Minister’s statement on the UK’s membership of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). BACA, which is the global trade body representing the interests of a number of companies in the Air Charter industry, welcomes further clarity on the operational effect of Brexit o...

Citation Longitude circles globe, covering 31,000 nautical miles in 31 days

Textron Aviation Inc., announced the Cessna Citation Longitude has successfully circumnavigated the globe, demonstrating its commanding performance and impressive reliability to customers along the way. Throughout its world tour, the Longitude traveled more than 31,000 nautical miles, flew 27 legs and visited 12 countries. “This far-reaching tour enabled us to fulfill the mounting d...

Centreline becomes Europes's primary operator of Embraer Legacy 500

Centreline, the leading European aircraft charter and management company, has strengthened its position as the continent's most significant operator of the Legacy 500 aircraft after taking delivery of a second, brand new aircraft under management. The jet is based in Manchester and will be available for charter bookings from the end of March 2018. The aircraft, which has a range of 31...

Garmin® completes first flight of the newly retrofitted Citation XLS featuring the G5000® integrated flight deck

Garmin celebrated the maiden flight of the first retrofitted Citation XLS featuring the G5000 integrated flight deck. This marks a significant milestone toward completion of the G5000 upgrade for the Citation Excel and Citation XLS. The G5000 integrated avionics suite brings an entirely new flight deck to the aircraft, addressing both obsolescence and mandate compliance, while also lowering direct...

Voom’s helicopter commuting service launches in Mexico City

On 8 March 2018, Voom launched its on-demand helicopter booking platform in Mexico City. The Mexican capital is now the world’s second city after São Paulo, Brazil, to offer helicopter commuting services. Voom is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Airbus Helicopters that was launched in 2016 as an on-demand helicopter booking platform allowing passengers to request a...

Honda Aircraft Company expands HondaJet sales to India

Honda Aircraft Company announced that it has expanded sales of the HondaJet to India with the appointment of Arrow Aircraft Sales and Charters Pvt., Ltd. as an authorized sales representative based in New Delhi, India. Honda Aircraft made the announcement at Begumpet Airport during Wings India, where the HondaJet is making its first-ever appearance. "We are confid...

Jet Aviation installs its first JetWaveTM Ka-band system on a Global 6000 in Geneva

Jet Aviation’s maintenance facility in Geneva recently installed its first Honeywell JetWave satellite communications hardware system in a Global 6000. The JetWave satellite terminals operate on Inmarsat Aviation’s GX Ka-band network to provide high-speed broadband connectivity. Jet Aviation has agreed to do a second such installation on a Global 6000 in May 2018. By...

Beijing Capital Helicopter Becomes China's First HAI Accredited Helicopter Operation

Beijing Capital Helicopters, a subsidiary of HNA General Aviation Group, has become the first helicopter operation in China to be accredited by the Helicopter Association International Accreditation Program of Safety (HAI-APS). HAI-APS is a voluntary program that helps helicopter operators reduce accident and incident rates by improving their safety cultures. The program utilizes the Inte...

Bombardier Challenger 350 Aircraft to Expand its Segment-defining Performance Capabilities with Imminent Steep Approach Certification

Outstanding short-field performance and steep-approach capability open new destinations such as London City Airport (LCY), giving passengers direct access to one of the world’s greatest financial centres With this upcoming certification, all Bombardier business jets from the super mid-size to ultra-long-range segments will be capable of performing steep approach landings while maintaini...

Airbus Helicopters comes out of Heli-Expo 2018 with more than 50 helicopter orders

New orders and support contracts highlight the company’s commitment to customer satisfaction Airbus Helicopters, the leader in the civil and parapublic helicopter market, has wrapped up Heli Expo 2018 in Las Vegas with orders for over 50 of the company’s wide range of helicopters for customers worldwide. The most anticipated sales include the H160’s launch customer as well as...

Garmin grows Connext wireless cockpit connectivity portfolio

Garmin International, Inc.announced an expanded Connext ecosystem that now includes the FltPlan.com website and the FltPlan Go app on Apple and Android mobile devices. With compatible Garmin avionics1, pilots can simply create a flight plan within the FltPlan.com website, share it within the FltPlan Go app and wirelessly transfer it to select avionics once they arrive to the aircraft via the app o...

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