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EBACE Opens Tuesday, with Pilatus Jet Set To Shine

EBACE returns to the Palexpo Exhibition Centre in Geneva, Switzerland, next week, providing visitors the opportunity to both network and see the latest hardware over the three-day show that opens on Tuesday. Expected on the ramp this year at the adjacent Geneva International Airport is the Pila...

Gama Aviation joint venture with Cotswold Helicopter Centre.

Gama Aviation have entered into an agreement with Cotswold Helicopter Centre (“Cotswold”) to offer training courses to new helicopter pilots at our rotary base in Fairoaks, Surrey. The joint venture will start operating with one helicopter, the innovative Guimbal Cabri G2, w...

Private jet booking platform Stratajet lands $8m in funding

Private jet booking platform Stratajet has announced the closure of a $8m funding round led by Octopus Ventures. The round, which also drew support from existing investors Playfair Capital and JamJam Investments, brings the company’s total funding to $14m. According to a statement, the money will allow the London headquartered company to invest in further development. Jonny Nicol, f...

New Down-Route App revolutionises Hotel Bookings and Crew Expense Management for Business Aviation

An App that revolutionises crew expense management for aircraft operators, giving them precise and real time control over hotel bookings and other expenses, is being showcased during Europe’s premier business aviation show EBACE in Geneva next week by Private Jet Central (PJC). Down-Route.Com combines expense management with hotel bookings into a single App, enabling business aircra...

First pilots training center for newest Bell 505 Jet Ranger X in Russia

The official representative of Bell Helicopter in Russia and Ukraine Jet Transfer and Heliports of Russia within the framework of IX «HeliRussia 2016" International exhibition of the helicopter industry, have signed a memorandum on the organization of aviation training center on the territory Heliports of Russia to train pilots for the newest helicopter Bell 505 Jet Ranger X....

A-Group launched new hangar construction in Sheremetyevo

By the end of 2016 A-Group plans to set in operation a new, third hangar with 6100 m2 floorspace in Sheremetyevo, company reported to BizavNews. In accordance with the project plan, the hangar shall house up to 8 mid-size business jets. The hangar will be equipped with modern ventilation and air-conditioning systems, providing comfortable environment for the staff and aircrafts. The hangar p...

Second Airbus Helicopters hundred in Russia

Recently Airbus Helicopters Vostok and his partner "Heliport Russia" in a festive atmosphere handed the keys to two brand new H130 helicopters to customers. One of the helicopters was the anniversary, two hundredth delivered in Russia. Both of H130 will be used in Magadan Region, where it will be operated for private owners. Artem Fetisov - commer...

Starling Aerospace Interiors takes its new innovation to EBACE 2016

Starling Aerospace Interiors (booth C058) is showcasing its Berthable Divan at The 2016 European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE2016). This new innovation provides a 91 inch long modular sleeping solution and is certified for 9G and 16G aircraft. The stylish new Berthable Divan is available as a single (club 2 configuration), three or four seater and manually converts...

Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited obtains its francization certification from the OQLF

Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited (BHTCL), a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, is proud to announce that it has obtained its francization certification from the Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF), attesting that BHTCL meets the criteria of the Charter of the French Language regarding the use of French as the language of work. A ceremony was held at the Mira...

Lufthansa Private Jet cooperation with NetJets extended by five years

Exclusive service, individuality and flexibility in terms of time when travelling For the past eleven years, Lufthansa has been offering its passengers exclusive travel by private aircraft and customised flight schedules with Lufthansa Private Jet. Due to the success of the premium service, the airline has now extended its strategic alliance by five years with NetJets, the world's largest p...

Gulfstream G650ER adds another speed record

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. yesterday announced that the Gulfstream G650 ER recently claimed another city-pair record, this time linking Sydney to Los Angeles. The G650ER departed Sydney Airport at 7:11 a.m. local time on March 11 and landed at Los Angeles International Airport at 1:51 a.m. local time on March 12. The 6,620-nautical-mile/12,260-kilometer flight took 12 hours and...

Capital Handling supports IV Baltic Business Aviation Conference

„Capital Handling” is one of the leading business aviation companies in Baltic States, which provides to private flights and VIP clients an opportunity to use modern and comfortable departure and arrival halls and high level standart conformable service. A high-class ground services and aircraft technical service in 5000m2 heated hangar, which is used for aircraft maintenance and...

TAG Aviation Enhances Its Maintenance Support to Clients

TAG Aviation now operates a Mobile Repair Team (MRT) and can dispatch an expert team to provide global AOG support services from any one of its seven European Maintenance Centres within hours of any reported issue, keeping downtime and inconvenience to a minimum. Clients will benefit from highly trained and skilled technicians that have extensive maintenance experience to diagnose and rectify fau...

Why private jets ‘have to get away from the Hollywood image’

You could say that Thomas Flohr, founder, chairman and owner of the executive jets business VistaJet, has an affinity with his product. “I fly as much as 700 hours a year, so I know what our clients want. They want luxury and comfort, of course, because they have certain lifestyle expectations. But they also want efficiency, because their time is a premium. That’s what we aim to giv...

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From flagship aircraft to best-in-class support: Bombardier's NBAA-BACE 2026 experience

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NetJets expands exclusive-use terminal network across the United States

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