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AW169 helicopter gets five firm orders in Brazil for executive transport

Leonardo-Finmeccanica announced that five firm orders have been signed for AgustaWestland AW169 helicopters by different Brazilian corporate and private customers. The announcement comes following an official presentation of the new generation model to nearly 100 pilots from across Brazil and held a...

Bell Helicopter to display latest commercial and military products at JA2016

Bell Helicopter announced its participation at the Japan International Aerospace Exhibition 2016 (JA2016) held October 12 through October 15 at Tokyo Big Sight. Leadership from Bell Helicopter, Textron Aviation and Textron Systems will be available in booth #W3-018 to discuss their innovative pro...

Revolutionary Cessna Citation Longitude takes to the skies

Cessna Aircraft Company announced the successful first flight of its Citation Longitude super-midsize jet. The flight comes less than a year after the company unveiled new details for the revolutionary aircraft – the company’s latest example of continued investment in its family of larger business jets. “First successful flight of the Citation Longitude was...

The Jet Centre at London City Airport receives IS-BAH award for quality of handling

The Jet Centre at London City Airport is proud to be the latest recipient of the IS-BAH award for quality of handling. London City Airport provides access for business aviation from its home airport location which is only four miles from Canary Wharf, seven miles from The City and nine miles from Mayfair. London City Airport has approvals for most major manufactures with the Global 6000, Fal...

Embraer awarded certification of head-up display and enhanced vision system for Legacy 450 and Legacy 500

Embraer announced that the head-up display and enhanced vision system for the Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 have been awarded certification by Brazil's civil aviation authority (ANAC Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil), the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration), and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The company has combined these two systems into the Embr...

ICAO Aviation Emissions Scheme Exempts Most Bizav Ops

The International Civil Aviation Organization carved out small emitters, which includes most business aircraft operators, and light aircraft as it agreed today to a comprehensive market-based measure (MBM) to help curb the aviation industry’s carbon dioxide (CO2) footprint worldwide. Dubbed Carbon Offset and Reduction System for International Aviation (CORSIA), the plan was adopted...

Dassault Delivers First Falcon 8X

Dassault Aviation delivered its first Falcon 8X, marking the entry into service of the company’s new ultra-long range flagship. Amjet Executive took delivery of the aircraft at Dassault Aviation’s Bordeaux-Merignac facility and is now the first company to operate the Falcon 8X. The 6,450 nm/11,945 km 8X received its EASA and FAA certification in June and is entering service...

Embraer flies first Legacy 450 assembled in Melbourne

Embraer announced the first flight of its first Legacy 450 mid-light business jet assembled in Melbourne. The Legacy 450 performed as expected and all flight test procedures were successfully completed. “We are very satisfied to have successfully completed this important milestone and we are on track to deliver this aircraft in December,” said Marco Tulio Pellegrini, President...

What TAG Aviation’s Successful Part-NCC Compliance Solution Means?

TAG Aviation’s Part-NCC Compliance Programme which was developed to help ease the transition for business jet owners and operators in the EU ahead of EASA’s Part-NCC regulations, which came into force this August, has already successfully managed the mandate NCC declaration process for 16 clients’ aircraft. TAG’s easily implemented offering helps release privat...

Constant Aviation Partners With Gogo Business Aviation To Develop STCs For Gogo 4G Service

As Gogo Business Aviation, a leader in connected airplanes, continues toward its scheduled launch of its 4G service in the first half of 2017, Constant Aviation will be one of the first Gogo dealers to develop Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) for the new system. Constant, a full-service maintenance, repair and overhaul Gogo dealer, will develop STCs for Embraer 145 Series Shuttle, Legacy 6...

The Changing Face of Predictive and Preventive Aircraft Engine Maintenance

Pratt & Whitney Canada’s engines cover the spectrum, from the hugely popular PT6A turboprop and turboshafts for helicopters to larger turboprops for regional airliners and turbofans for business jets. The worldwide fleet of engines has achieved 700 million flight hours and clocks over 30 million more annually. The company has also taken on the parent corporation&rsquo...

How to set up a Bizav operator in "only" 10 years?

GainJet CEO recipe. Last month, GainJet celebrated its 10th anniversary in a chic resort of Athens, "Amaltheia the place". With over 300 guests joining the celebration, people gathered from all parts of the world including Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Americas. Especially for 50skyshades, we met Captain Ramsey Chaban, the company who transported the teams of Portugal, Engla...

Field Aviation delivers fourth missionized Challenger to Cobham Aviation Services

Field Aviation has delivered the fourth missionized Challenger aircraft to Cobham Aviation Services. This fourth delivery comes just three months after delivery of the third aircraft. Field Aviation’s wealth of experience and knowledge of the Challenger aircraft gives the company a logistical advantage for minimizing the turn-around time on these programs. These aircraft are to provide enhanced se...

Cessna celebrates segment leadership with 5,000th Citation light jet delivery to Catreus

Cessna Aircraft Company, announced that it has recently delivered the 5,000th Citation light business jet, a Citation M2, to Helitrip Charter LLP, which is leasing the aircraft to Catreus Ltd., an established charter operator based in the U.K. This milestone demonstrates Textron Aviation’s leadership in the light jet segment. To celebrate this milestone delivery, Textron Aviation, Helitrip and...

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