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HNZ GROUP ANNOUNCES RENEWAL OF OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS SUPPORT CONTRACT IN NEW ZEALAND

Jet Aviation Basel launches Honeywell Aerospace APU Overhaul Facility

Jet Aviation Basel has received approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to operate its new Honeywell Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) Overhaul Facility for the GTCP36 Series. Honeywell presented their APU Overhaul Facility Certificate to Jet Aviation Basel at the EBACE Conventio...

Pilot Report: Flying The HondaJet HA-420

Michimasa Fujino, founding president and CEO of Honda Aircraft Company, Inc. (HACI) is understandably proud of the new HondaJet. He has personally guided its progress from initial conception to a fully developed model and certified aircraft, fighting through at least five years of delays in the proc...

PrivatAir Commences Operations On The Jeddah - Riyadh Route On Behalf Of SPA

PrivatAir is pleased to announce the launch of a new business-class-only airline service between Jeddah (King Abdulaziz International Airport, JED) and Riyadh (King Khalid International Airport, RUH) on behalf of Saudia Airlines (Saudia) and Saudia Private Aviation (SPA). “The new service “Albayraq” comes as part of Saudi Arabian Airlines strategic objective of transportation...

WIKING Helikopter Service GmbH orders two H145s for offshore operations

Airbus Helicopters and WIKING Helikopter Service GmbH signed a contract for two H145s in offshore configuration at the international aerospace exhibition ILA in Berlin, making them the first Airbus Helicopters products to be added to their WIKING Helikopter Service GmbH’s fleet. The delivery of the first H145 is scheduled for the end of the year. Both rotorcrafts will be used for the transfe...

Airbus Helicopters advances Clean Sky 2 high-speed efficient rotorcraft demonstrator

Airbus Helicopters earlier this year passed an important milestone in the development of the high-speed, compound helicopter demonstrator currently being built as part of the Clean Sky 2 European research programme. A mockup of the breakthrough airframe design has just undergone windtunnel testing in an Airbus facility. The tests proved the viability of the chosen design in terms of efficiency, su...

Annual BBA Summit - new business opportunities for the industry

Further to its previous success, the 4th Annual BBA Summit will explore all aspects of business aviation in the Baltic region and new business opportunities for the industry. The focus of this event will be on the countries that have shorelines along the Baltic Sea: Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Finland, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and Sweden. It...

ExecuJet enhances maintenance support in the Middle East and India

ExecuJet Middle East is extending maintenance capabilities at its Line Station, located at Al Maktoum International (DWC), Dubai South and at its recently established India MRO facility, located at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi. ExecuJet’s Line Station at DWC is now manned 12 hours a day, seven days a week, providing full line maintenance with essential tooling and grou...

Flyemptyleg.com launches

A new website for the worldwide aviation charter market is designed to allow the operators and brokers to list their empty leg flights in the search for return loads. The founder and brainchild of Flyemptyleg.com, Paul Ludick, said: “It’s about time that charter companies are being allowed and supported to promote their empty leg flights directly to the public where anyone can...

Jet Aviation Dubai receives EASA and GCAA approvals for its NDT Shop

Jet Aviation Dubai has secured approvals from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for its Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Shop. Jet Aviation Dubai introduced non-destructive testing as part of its maintenance service portfolio upon receiving Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval for its NDT...

AW101 Norwegian all-weather SAR helicopter unveiled

Minister of Justice and Public Security, Anders Anundsen, said “This roll out ceremony marks the accomplishment of a very important milestone. The helicopter that will be an important and crucial resource for the Norwegian rescue service is now complete and ready for testing. I am very pleased with the effort made by Leonardo Helicopters so far.” Daniele Romiti, Managing Director, L...

Satcom Direct (SD) First Distribution Partner to Activate Inmarsat’s Jet ConneX Service for Business Aviation Customers

Jet ConneX is the high-speed broadband service for business aviation that operates over Inmarsat’s new Global Xpress (GX) constellation. Now available to customers, it delivers a new standard for satellite communications, supporting high data rate applications in flight, including streaming videos and holding video calls. The service is initially available on new aircraft manufactured by Jet...

Bell Helicopter Continues To Drive Growth in Heavy Maintenance Throughout Asia-Pacific

Bell Helicopter announced that its facility in Singapore successfully completed 5,000 hour inspections and customization for two Bell 412EPs for a private customer located in Australia. "Our Singapore facility continues to drive growth in heavy maintenance, repair and overhaul for customers throughout the region," said Mike Greene, general manager for Bell Helicopter&...

TAG Aviation 50 years way to success

EBACE 2016 was special for TAG Aviation. As each year this is the time and place to meet partners, just this time that was also the time and place to celebrate the birthday - 50th anniversary. 50skyshades had the honour to be part of this celebration. So once again - Happy Birthday and Best Wishes! Right after TAG Aviation signed agreement with the Swedish Bromma...

Jetex achieves IS-BAH certification for Dubai FBO

Jetex has been awarded the International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling (IS-BAH) certification for its Fixed Base Operator (FBO) at Al Maktoum International VIP terminal. The accreditation awarded by the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) marks the first certification for a Dubai-based FBO. IS-BAH is a set of global industry’s best practices for business aviation grou...

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