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Daher congratulates two Polish TBM 930 owners for their round-the-world trip with the very fast turboprop aircraft

Piper Appoints Dealer for Bulgaria and Romania

Piper Aircraft, Inc. and OK Aviation Sales announced today that they have expanded OK Aviation's territory to include Bulgaria and Romania. OK Aviation has been a Piper Dealer for nearly 20 years providing sales and product support to the country of the Czech Republic, Hungary, and the Slovak Re...

23% growth in departures signals successful 2017 for London Biggin Hill Airport

The WingX Advance Q4 report revealed London Biggin Hill Airport as one of the fastest-growing business aviation airports in Europe, with a 23% year-on-year increase in departures for November, resulting in a remarkable 16% hike for 2017. The report indicates that the average year-to-date growth f...

Babcock introduces two H175s to the Southern Hemisphere

Global offshore service provider Babcock International has taken delivery of two H175s at a ceremony in Darwin, Australia. Babcock’s aircraft are the first H175s to be introduced into the southern hemisphere and will be based in Dili, Timor Leste. The new aircraft will be used to transport personnel and provide search and rescue and medevac support in the Timor Sea, approximately 5...

Deer Jet Made History after Maiden Antarctica Landing

16th December, 2017. Deer Jet made history again by becoming the first Chinese private jet operator to fly from China to the Antarctica. The arrival of one of the company’s private jets at Wolfs Fang airport had marked the achieving of the aircraft’s test flight and the launching of a new charter service between China and the Antarctica. Deer Jet is known for its pioneering role i...

Garmin® introduces industry-first, all-in-one portable ADS-B and SiriusXM Aviation receiver

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd.announced the GDL 52/51, a series of portable receivers that are capable of receiving Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) traffic and weather, as well as SiriusXM Aviation weather1 and audio for display and control on select portables and mobile devices. The flagship GDL 52 combines all of these functions into a single device, whi...

Aerion and Lockheed Martin Join Forces to Develop World's First Supersonic Business Jet

Two leaders in supersonic technology, Aerion and Lockheed Martin announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to define a formal and gated process to explore the feasibility of a joint development of the world's first supersonic business jet, the Aerion AS2. Over the next 12 months, the companies will work together to develop a framework on all phases of the program, including...

Jet Aviation’s 3rd hangar at Seletar Aerospace Park in Singapore goes operational

Jet Aviation is pleased to announce that its third hangar project at Seletar Aerospace Park in Singapore is now in operation. The official opening ceremony will be held during the Singapore Airshow in February 2018. Bringing much needed aircraft service capacity to the region, the 3,850-square-meter hangar began operation in early December. The MRO facility is currently providing scheduled...

Jet Aviation appointed a BBJ Factory Authorized Service Center in Singapore

Jet Aviation’s MRO facility at Seletar Aerospace Park in Singapore has been designated a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) Authorized Warranty Repair Facility and BBJ Factory Authorized Service Center (ASC), joining the company’s previously appointed BBJ ASCs in Basel, Dubai and Geneva. The MRO facility in Singapore has also received EASA approval for the Gulfstream G650. The Boeing Fa...

A Daher TBM 910 owner’s birthday present: formation flight with a World War II-era Spitfire

Dr. John C. Taylor, OBE, owner of a Daher TBM 910 very fast turboprop aircraft, received a special present for his birthday last month: a formation flight with one of World War II’s most renowned fighter aircraft: the Spitfire Mark 1a. This unique photo shoot was arranged by David Fabry, the Chief Executive Officer of Flying Smart –Daher’s TBM authorized distributor for...

HNA General Aviation Explores New Models to Support Building China’s “Belt and Road”

General Aviation has became the focus in China after the State Council released “Guidelines to Promote the Development of the General Aviation Industry” which are aimed to building new infrastructure, breaking restrictions and promoting private investment in the field. In addition to the new political environment, the construction of China’s ambitious "Belt and Road" pr...

Oriens Aviation moves into Pilatus PC-12 MRO support with Avalon Aero London Biggin Hill acquisition

Oriens Aviation, the exclusive Pilatus Centre for the British Isles, has reinforced its commitment to the world's best-selling single engine turboprop (SET), the Pilatus PC-12, and the growing SET commercial operations' market in Europe by acquiring Avalon Aero's business aviation MRO facility at London Biggin Hill Airport. The business will be formally renamed and inaugurated...

Dassault launches new business jet with termination of Silvercrest contract and 5X programme

Dassault Aviation initiates the termination process of the Silvercrest contract leading to the end of the Falcon 5X program and announces the launch of a new Falcon program with an entry into service in 2022. The delivery of compliant Silvercrest engines was originally planned for the end of 2013 in accordance with the Falcon 5X flight test schedule. Safran met recurrent technical issues dur...

Bell Helicopter's Mirabel facility celebrates completion of 5,000th aircraft

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, announced that the company's Canadian facility located in Mirabel has completed its 5,000th aircraft. The aircraft, a Bell 407GXP, will be owned by China's Shaanxi Helicopter Co. Ltd. (SHC), which had signed a purchase agreement for 100 Bell 407GXPs earlier this year. “This is an incredible milestone for Bell Helicopter and a testa...

Falcon Aviation celebrates first year at Dubai South FBO with IS-BAH Accreditation

Falcon Aviation is celebrating the completion of its first anniversary at its FBO in the VIP Terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport (Dubai South) with the news that it has been awarded International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling (IS-BAH) certification. The accreditation was received by the company on 30th November following a third-party audit by IBAC, the Internation...

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