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ExecuJet Europe grows managed fleet with two Gulfstream aircraft

ExecuJet Aviation Group is expanding its European managed fleet with the addition of a brand new Gulfstream G650 aircraft and one Gulfstream G550 aircraft. Niclas von Planta, ExecuJet’s Vice President, Europe, says: “As we continue to receive positive feedback and referrals from our c...

Comlux America gains EASA 145 certificate

Comlux America has been awarded a Foreign EASA 145 Certificate making them the first stand-alone EASA certificate holder in the USA. The certificate allows Comlux to perform base maintenance and interior completions on European Union (EU) registered aircraft not type certificated by the Federal A...

JetSmarter launches first private JetShuttle service in Europe

An app that has been dubbed "Uber for private jets" has launched a new service in Europe that will allow customers to book empty seats on luxury routes between London, Paris and Geneva with a tap of the smartphone. JetSmarter, which launched in the US in 2013, will also launch routes to Nice in May before spreading to Moscow later this year. A ticket on a six-seat Citatio...

Helo EMS Set To Take Off In India with New Policy

Long overlooked, helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) in India will get a boost through a civil aviation requirement to be issued by the country’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in mid-April. This is the first time separate regulations are being set for the HEMS industry in India. Issues to be addressed include eliminating the requirement for HEMS...

Updated Business Aviation Fatigue Management Guide Endorsed by ICAO

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) recently endorsed a business aviation fatigue management guide that contains recommendations originally made by NBAA and the Flight Safety Foundation. In the most recent version of the Fatigue Management Guide for General Aviation Operators of Large and Turbojet Aeroplanes, several groups, including ICAO, the International Business Aviat...

Piper Aircraft Lowers Prices on M-class Singles

Piper Aircraft slashed the price of its M500 turboprop single today by nearly $300,000, to $1.99 million, as the company repositions its the M-Class product line in anticipation of certification of the new $2.853 million M600turboprop single in the third quarter. In addition, a newly upgraded executive interior will be standard on eachM500 and includes a new color palette dubbe...

VistaJet to grow its presence in Malta

Company announces intention to move its Global Group Headquarters to Malta Certain Headquarter functions to be centralized in Malta Targeted structure to help drive continued growth Takes receipt of 50th Maltese registered aircraft VistaJet, the global leader in business aviation, today is excited to announce that it intends to move its corporate HQ to Malta, as it prepares for the...

Bombardier WAVE high-speed Ka-band Wi-Fi service for Global 5000 and Global 6000 receives Transport Canada certification

Bombardier Business Aircraft announced today that its Bombardier WAVE (Wireless Access Virtually Everywhere) ultra-high-speed in-flight connectivity and productivity solution has been awarded a supplemental type certificate (STC) from Transport Canada (TC). The new system, which allows business aviation passengers to browse the internet, stream online media and stage a video conference high abo...

GE Aviation closes in on Passport certification

Engine manufacturer GE Aviation is in the “final throes” of the certification effort for its new Passport engine to power the Bombardier Global 7000/8000 ultra-long-range business jets. Brad Mottier, GE’s vice-president and general manager of business and general aviation and integrated systems, says the required tests on the 10,000-20,000lb-thrust (44-89kN) powerplant are com...

Gulfstream Delivers First G650ER into China

Gulfstream Aerospace has handed over a G650ER to Minsheng Financial Leasing Co. Ltd. (MSFL), marking the first factory-direct delivery of the ultra-long-range jet in mainland China. Minsheng’s aircraft is U.S. registered, since Chinese CAAC type approval of the G650/G650ER is still pending. According to Gulfstream president Mark Burns, “T...

StandardAero Authorized as Major Maintenance Provider for Honeywell HTF7000 Turbofan Engines

StandardAero has been authorized by Honeywell Aerospace as major maintenance provider for repair and overhaul services (MRO) for the Honeywell HTF7000 family of turbofan engines, powering Bombardier Challenger 300/350, Embraer Legacy 450/500, Gulfstream G280 and the recently announced Cessna Citation Longitude business jets. StandardAero will also own and maintain HTF7000 rental bank engi...

Skyüber readies for second phase of expansion

European online ride-sharing platform Skyüber is gearing up to launch the second phase of its development plan, which will include expanding its reach throughout the continent. The Portuguese firm launched its online and mobile platform in August, to connect pilots of non-complex aircraft, seating more than six occupants, with individuals looking to fly privately. “The cost of the...

DC Aviation expands operations

BHS Helicopterservice located in Bamberg, Germany has partnered with Stuttgart-based DC Aviation. The company has now expanded its operating licence to include the commercial use of helicopters. BHS operates two helicopters, an Airbus H135 and an AgustaWestland AW109SP, both will be available for charter from early next month. “The basis of our trusting and partner...

Bizjet Broker Sees Opportunities in India

Despite policies that have deterred the growth of business aviation in India, aircraft broker ArcosJet remains optimistic about the opportunities for the industry. After notable growth between 2003 and 2008 boosted the fleet in India to about 140 aircraft, an import tax that was introduced in 2007, poor infrastructure and bureaucracy “stopped Indian business aviation in its tracks,” Ar...

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