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TAG Aviation’s TFMS Becomes UK’s First Rolls-Royce Business Aviation Authorised Service Centre

TAG Aviation’s Farnborough Maintenance Services (TFMS) has been approved to become the first UK-based Rolls-Royce Authorised Service Centre to support BR710 engines installed on Bombardier Global Express* aircraft. TFMS recently successfully completed a second 120-Month Inspection on a Glo...

Aim of Emperor: business aviation in Russia climbs to a cruise flight level

For the first 5 months of 2017 year the Russian charter business aviation market has increased by 7% and will continue to grow in the summer of this year. The data is provided by the Aim of Emperor group analysts. The group’s structural divisions cover all Russian business aviation market segm...


DC Aviation Al-Futtaim’s second hangar on track for year-end completion

As part of its expansion plan, DC Aviation Al-Futtaim, a joint venture between DC Aviation Group based in Germany and Al-Futtaim, has announced that its second hangar located at Dubai South is on course for completion before the end of the year. The 6,800sqm hangar will more than double the hangar capacity bringing its total land-side plot area to 24,000sqm and apron area to 13,000sqm. The new...

Jetex delivers FBO services at 15 locations within wider edeis airport network in France

Under a co-branding agreement with French airport developer Edeis, Jetex Flight Support will provide FBO services and ground handling support across 15 locations within the Edeis Airports network in France. This new partnership officially comes into play on June 1, 2017.  The 15 FBOs will join existing Jetex facilities based in France, Ireland, Italy, Spain and Ukraine, amongst others, bringi...

ExecuJet and Luxaviation Group celebrate strength of international FBO network

ExecuJet, part of the Luxaviation Group (EBACE booth number T70), is celebrating a series of successful initiatives across its 25-strong FBO network over the past 12 months. Ettore Poggi, who was appointed to the new role of Group FBO Director on 1 November 2016 to oversee the development of ExecuJet’s and the Luxaviation Group’s growing FBO business, says: “We are extremely p...

Elit’Avia Continues to Strengthen its Position in Europe with San Marino AOC

Elit’Avia (EBACE booth F70), a fully-integrated provider of business aircraft charter, management and operation services, has announced that it has been awarded an aircraft operator certificate (AOC) from the Republic of San Marino Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) (EBACE booth W70).  As a microstate within Italy, San Marino is unique in several respects. Its CAA is governed by Internation...

NetJets unveils 360 product portfolio in Europe

NetJets Inc. unveiled its new 360-degree product portfolio at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva.  On a media flight from London Luton to Geneva, Seth Zlotkin & John Odegard, Managing Partners, QS Partners and Gilles Marzuoli, Executive Director, Executive Jet Management Europe reaffirmed the companies’ strong performance over the past...

Cessna Citation Longitude crosses the pond for European debut

Textron Aviation is displaying its new super-midsize Cessna Citation Longitude for the first time in Europe at this week’s 2017 European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE). The Longitude on display is the fourth aircraft to join the test program, and is the first flying test aircraft with a fully fitted interior. The aircraft is being used to evaluate systems related to the...

Air BP and RocketRoute launch a digital suite of business aviation services

Air BP and RocketRoute, the European based aviation services company, underlined their commitment to the business and general aviation market with the launch of a new and enhanced RocketRoute app that takes the service offering beyond fuel and flight planning.  The new RocketRoute app will enable pilots to connect directly with thousands of ground handlers, FBOs and aviation providers worldwi...

Bombardier Challenger 350 Joins TAG Aviation Charter Fleet

Bombardier Business Aircraft announced today the addition of a new Challenger 350 aircraft to TAG Aviation Europe’s growing charter fleet. With its outstanding performance and continental range, the Challenger 350 is ideally suited for executive charters and premium business travel in the European market. Based in Geneva, the Challenger 350 is the first to be delivered in Switzerland and beg...

Pratt & Whitney Canada Leadership in Business Aviation

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) highlighted a number of achievements related to its turbofan engine families that demonstrate the company’s leadership in the business jet sector. P&WC is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX). “Our PW300 engine family, with a power capability that ranges from 4,700 to 8,000 pounds thrust, has proven itself time and again...

AMAC wins a new completion project : An Airbus ACJ320neo for Acropolis Aviation

AMAC Aerospace is pleased to announce that a completion contract for a VVIP completion of an Airbus ACJ320neo has been awarded by Acropolis Aviation, to AMAC’s headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. This will be the first Airbus A320neo delivered by Airbus Corporate Jets for VVIP configuration. The launch customer for the ACJ320neo, Acropolis Aviation, is enhancing its bespoke aviation servi...

Embraer Executive Jets expands customer support in Europe

Embraer Executive Jets is expanding its customer support network in Europe. Today, during a press conference at the 17th European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland, the company announced the appointment of JF Service as its new authorized service center for Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 business jets in Russia. The Moscow-based company will support Embraer&r...

Aero-Dienst Vienna Appointed Falcon Authorized Service Center

Dassault Aviation has approved Aero-Dienst’s Vienna, Austria facility as an Authorized Service Center (ASC), allowing it to perform line maintenance, AOG support and other services for Falcon 900EX, 900EX EASy, Falcon 2000EX and 2000EX EASy models. Approval for the Falcon 7X and 8X is coming soon. Located at Vienna International Airport, the 5,500 square-foot facility is equipped to provi...

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Jetfly is redefining business aviation with its Shared Ownership Program

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