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Jet Aviation commences development of two new hangars in Basel

Jet Aviation announced that development is underway on two new wide-body hangars at its site in Basel, Switzerland. The combined structures will bring the total hangar capacity of the site to some 40,000 square meters, with some 18,000 square meters of production and shops. Basel is the company...

Golden West Jet Center to close after nearly two decades of dedicated service

After 18 years of operation at Oxnard Airport (KOXR), fixed base operator Golden West Jet Center will officially conclude its services on June 1, 2025. The leasehold at Oxnard Airport was recently the subject of a Request for Proposal process. During this time, owner Harold Lee chose not t...

Impressive growth, development of new projects, expertise and goodwill - interview with Sir Jorge Colindres Marinakis at EBACE 2025

A pioneer in the field with more than thirty years of diverse aviation experience. An incredible mindset that is helping to educate the upcoming generation of aviation professionals. visionary approach and ongoing development of new ideas and activities.I assume that practically everyone has already guessed that person's name. Yes, we are talking about. Sir Jorge Colindres Marinakis. The annua...

Falcon begins first base maintenance on Falcon’s Global Express XRS

Falcon Technic, the MRO division of Falcon - part of Alex Group Investment, has officially launched its very first in-house base maintenance project on one of Falcon’s own Global Express XRS aircraft. The aircraft is now undergoing a complete six-week base check at Falcon Technic’s facility in Dubai South. This scheduled 60-month inspection, carried out in accordance with the aircraft&...

Skyservice unlocks global Wi-Fi with Gogo Galileo HDX STC for Bombardier Challenger aircraft

Skyservice Business Aviation expands its avionics offering with a new Supplemental Type Certificate for the Gogo Galileo HDX system on Bombardier Challenger CL604, CL605 and CL650 aircraft. With Transport Canada certification approval, Skyservice becomes the only Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul in North America to have completed the STC for Gogo's next generation glob...

KlasJet hosts French sports teams at exclusive VIP charter event

KlasJet recently hosted an exclusive gathering in Paris. The event brought together France's leading sports teams and premium travel professionals for networking and strategic discussions, while showcasing the advantages of VIP air travel solutions. The event began with a presentation from Ernestas Lukoševičius, VIP Charter Flight Business Development Manager at Klasjet. He guided...

Flexjet broke ground on new custom-designed private terminal in Scottsdale, Arizona

Flexjet broke ground for its newest Flexjet exclusive private terminal at the Scottsdale, Ariz. Airport (KSDL) opening in late 2026. Today’s groundbreaking signals the start of this ground-up custom build a $36 million facility, with a 9,000 square-foot customer terminal, 9,500 square feet of office space and another 34,000 square feet in maintenance hangar space. Kenn Ricci, Chairman of...

CARIBAVIA breaks the traditional conference mold and on purpose

In two weeks we'll be coming together at CARIBAVIA, an aviation event unlike any other. I've had the pleasure of participating twice, and each time the findings were genuinely fascinating, enlightening, and helpful. CARIBAVIA 2025 Summit & Retreat will be held June 10-12 on the French Caribbean Island St.Barth. CARIBAVIA brings aviation, tourism and investment stakeholders together. Ai...

To strengthen regional insight Rotortrade releases dedicated LATAM helicopter market report

Rotortrade has released its Latin America Helicopter Market Report 2024-25, offering a detailed view of the region’s evolving helicopter landscape. As part of its 2025 initiative to deliver targeted market intelligence, Rotortrade is releasing a series of regional helicopter market reports. Following the launch of the Rotortrade Global Market Report in March, the LATAM edition prov...

First Bombardier Global 8000 production aircraft completed flawless inaugural flight

The first production Global 8000 aircraft has successfully completed its inaugural flight. The milestone was completed on May 16 from Bombardier’s state-of-the-art Aircraft Assembly Centre in Mississauga, Ont., and the aircraft executed a series of tests, part of the production flight test procedures during the flight. The exquisite jet landed under the expert command of pilot...

Lufthansa Technik marks 2,000 »nice« installations and expands Gogo collaboration

As a pioneering cabin management and in-flight entertainment solution, Lufthansa Technik’s Networked Integrated Cabin Equipment (»nice«) system has been transforming the passenger experience in VIP and business jets for decades. With the recent delivery of its 2,000th shipset, »nice« once again underlines its leading position in the market. To make »nice&la...

ExecuJet Belgium completes its first heavy check on Falcon 7X

ExecuJet MRO Services Belgium, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dassault Aviation, has completed a ‘C-check’ on a Falcon 7X, its first heavy maintenance check on this aircraft type.The work was carried out at the MRO company’s heavy maintenance centre at Belgium’s Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport, coincidentally the same airport where the customer bases the aircraft...

Gogo signs Falcon as first charter fleet customer for multiple Gogo Galileo HDX installations

Falcon, part of Alex Group Investment, is the first charter fleet operator to commit to multiple installations of its Gogo Galileo HDX system. The mixed fleet operator has confirmed an initial purchase of five terminals for its Bombardier Global 5000 and Global Express aircraft as part of a strategic program to redefine the passengers’ onboard experience. Based in Dubai,...

Textron Aviation announced fleet order for up to 12 Cessna Citation business jets from Aerolineas Ejecutivas

Textron Aviation entered into a purchase agreement with Aerolineas Ejecutivas (ALE), for up to 12 Cessna Citation business jets. ALE will operate the aircraft — a mix of Cessna Citation Latitude, Citation CJ3 Gen2 and Citation CJ3 Gen3 business jets — in its fractional ownership division, MexJet. ALE expects to take delivery of four aircraft, including two Citation...

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