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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 manne...

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 bei...

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...

Emperor Aviation expands its business jet fleet

Emperor Aviation, the first Maltese operator active in the Russian business aviation market announces fleet expansion. The company received a long-range Global XRS business jet. The announcement was made during ЕВАСЕ 2016, the largest European business aviation exhibition which was taking place on May 24-May 26 in Geneva. - We highly appreciate the credit of trust given to us by o...

Purchase Planning Handbook: 2016 Business Airplanes

The new business aircraft market continued to fly into troubled skies in 2015, with piston engine aircraft deliveries dropping 6.5%, turboprops down 7.6% and turbofan aircraft shipments flat at 1.6% growth, compared to 2014, according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). However, billings were up 2.4%. Notably, business aircraft operators are not parking their older equipment....

Fancy a bargain business jet? Gulfstream G650 is a snip at just $58.8m

The private jet Janine Iannarelli is selling for a Russian client has leather seats, wood paneling, a satellite phone and can fly non-stop from Tokyo to Los Angeles. The price has dropped US$3 million since September and is still falling. Ms Iannarelli is hawking the 10-year-old Bombardier Global 5000 for $14.5m but recommends that her client cut the price further as the market for lar...

Professional Helicopter Services signs letter of intent for three Bell 505 Jet Ranger X Helicopters

Bell Helicoptera announced a signed letter of intent (LOI) with Professional Helicopter Services (PHS) for three Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopters while at the Australian Helicopter Industry Association’s Rotortech 2016. PHS will be the first helicopter training school in the region to operate the Bell 505. While at the show, Hawker Pacific, the Independent Representative of Be...

Tamarack Aerospace and Cessna Send Active Winglet Equipped CJ1 on European Demo Flight Tour

In the next few weeks, customers will be able to experience – first hand – the performance improvements of the Cessna Citation equipped with Tamarack's Active Winglets, on a tour of four Textron service centers in Europe. The modified CJ1 will be visiting Dusseldorf on 31st May; Paris on 1st June; Valencia on 2nd June; and Doncaster on 3rd June...

VistaJet receives first ever EBAA Diamond Safety of Flight award

The first operator ever to receive the prestigious award Award is for surpassing 100,000 hours, or 50 years, of flying without an accident Highlights company`s commitment to safety and security VistaJet, the global leader in business aviation, is pleased to announce it has been honoured at the European Business Aviation Association`s (EBAA) Safety of Flight Awards, where it...

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