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Jet Aviation receives FAP-285 approval at its MRO facility in Moscow-Vnukovo

Jet Aviation’s maintenance facility at Moscow-Vnukovo has received certification from the Federal Air Transport Agency (RFAA) in Russia for Federal Aviation Rules 285 (FAP-285). Introduced by the RFAA in 2015, FAP-285 certification confirms adherence to all Russian civil aviation laws....

Global Jet Capital: African business aviation market set for growth

160 new aircraft set to be delivered to continent by 2025 To coincide with Africa’s first African business aviation conference and exhibition (AfBAC), which runs from 29th November to 1st December in Johannesburg, South Africa, new analysis of industry data by Global Jet Capital, a global...

VistaJet achieves highest third quarter revenue in its history

Record results as company continues to gain market share across all markets Program Membership flights up 38% year-over-year Record number of Program Membership hours flown, up 32% year-over-year 25% of Program Membership growth from North American market EBITDA grew 24% year-over-year VistaJet, the first and only global business aviation company, is delighted to announce record r...

Weighing Up The Costs of Private Jet Travel

For the majority of people, the thought of flying on a private jet is probably something of an improbable dream. When many think of a private jet, they may picture celebrities, footballers and wealthy CEOs, so are often surprised to find out that flying via private jet can be more affordable than they first thought. Generally speaking, flying on a private jet will of course cost more than booki...

Pratt & Whitney Canada to Power New Twin-Engine Large-Utility Aircraft from Textron Aviation

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has been selected by Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. company, to power a new clean-sheet, twin-engine turboprop aircraft to serve the utility segment. The Cessna SkyCourier aircraft will be powered by the 1,100 shp PT6A-65SC engine enhanced with a fully connected FAST™ data system. P&WC is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX)....

Jet Aviation receives AsBAA’s Icons of Aviation Asia Award for Best MRO

Jet Aviation has been awarded the 2017 Icons of Aviation (IOA) Asia Award for Best MRO (Singapore / Hong Kong). The annual Icons of Aviation Asia Awards are hosted by the Asian Business Aviation Association (AsBAA) to recognize aviation’s best in the region, while promoting corporate social responsibility in aviation. The AsBAA Icons of Aviation (IOA) awards commend the best wi...

AirWorthyNext, exclusive and independent solutions for Business Aviation clients

After receiving the EASA CAMO/CAMO+ approval from Civil Aviation Authorities last month, AirWorthyNext has announced the launch of their consulting services focused in Business Aviation purchases, sales, leasing appraisals and asset management services. These services will complement the other services currently offered by the company: CAMO/CAMO+ & NCC services for private operated aircraf...

EBASCON 2018: High-Ranking Speakers to Present and Share Insights at Premier Business Aviation Conference

EBASCON, the industry’s key European Business Aviation Safety Conference, offers unparalleled insights into the developments within the industry. The conference will take place in Vienna from February 20 to 21, 2018 and feature a host of business speakers and visionaries, sharing their views and strategies on how to develop a safety culture in the business aviation sector. Like in the pas...

Commsoft welcomes UK-based Titan Airways to fast-growing global OASES community

Commsoft is delighted to welcome the UK-based leasing and charter airline, Titan Airways, to the fastgrowing global OASES community. A ‘best-of-breed’ MRO IT system, OASES combines a very high level of technical sophistication with an intuitive user interface and is structured in a modular format to allow for flexibility and scalability. To support its mixed Airbus and B...

Chinese private jet sales slump nears end

China's private jet sector is undergoing a transformation from individual to corporate ownership as first-generation buyers sell off their planes after realizing the huge operational commitments involved. Private jet sales in China have been slow for about three years. The country's fleet of private jets grew by a net 13 aircraft last year as compared with a gain of 57 in 2013, accordin...

Luxaviation Group enters US FBO market by joining forces with The Paragon NetworkTM

Luxaviation Group, the world’s second largest private aviation company, is announcing a strategic collaboration with Paragon Aviation GroupTM, the US facilitator of The Paragon NetworkTM, creating a new network of 52 Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) around the world, of which 25 are in the US. The strategic collaboration includes Luxaviation Group’s FBO management company, ExecuJet, Par...

Garmin® celebrates a milestone in aviation, delivers one-millionth certified product

Garmin International, Inc. celebrated the delivery of the one-millionth certified avionics product from its manufacturing facility in Olathe, Kansas. The milestone product was a GTX™ 3000 DO-260B compliant Mode S Extended Squitter (ES) transponder, which enables ADS-B Out transmissions and features TCAS II/ACAS II compatibility for a wide range of business and transport category aircraft....

VistaJet partners with Christie's for global tour of The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller

the sale will be the most significant philanthropic auction ever presented VistaJet, the first and only global private aviation company, announces today its worldwide sponsorship of the exhibition and tour of The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller, the most significant auction entirely dedicated to raising funds for philanthropic causes. The sale, consisting of numerous catego...

Jet Aviation holds groundbreaking ceremony for new wide-body hangar in Basel

Jet Aviation hosted an official groundbreaking for its new wide-body hangar project in Basel earlier this afternoon. The event also acknowledged the support of all the many contributors to the project. Jet Aviation’s new 8,700 square-meter, state-of-the-art hangar is scheduled to go operational at the end of 2018. After two years of planning, negotiations and preparation, Jet Aviation was...

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