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Bombardier Iridium Certus connectivity service will now be baseline feature on Challenger 3500

Camber is shortlisted for the IYAA 2023 Awards

Camber Aviation innovative BBJ Max-7 “Longtail” design, created in collaboration with Alexander Craker, has been shortlisted in the prestigious Private Jet Design – Concept Award in The International Yacht & Aviation Awards 2023. The awards are the only design-focused awar...

A flying start: ACC Aviation continues Q4's momentum with a solid Q1, 2023

A combination of YOY boosts to charter flight volumes and group revenue, coupled with an already busy schedule of summer leases and increased consulting activity, sees a solid start to the year across the board for ACC Aviation. Last year was make or break for many in the aviatio...

A reason for flying private charter

By Cdr. Bud Slabbaert One of the reasons why people prefer to private charters flights, are the typical inconveniences of flying commercially. Here is how it sometimes goes when not using private aviation. This is what happened to Prissy, an old friend of mine. Prissy prefers to fly private. But when her son is flying their Learjet and her daughter drives their Lamborghini, Prissy must fly sche...

DC Aviation Al-Futtaim FBO receives IS-BAH Stage 3 accreditation

As part of its ongoing commitment to provide customers with unparalleled levels of safety standards, DC Aviation Al-Futtaim announced that it has received the IS-BAH Stage 3 certification for its FBO located at Dubai South. DCAF received its Stage 1 certification in May 2019 and Stage 2 in January 2021. With the Stage 3 certification, DCAF is one of only two FBOs in...

Edmiston appointed as Gulfstream international sales representative

Gulfstream Aerospace appointed Edmiston as the authorized international sales representative for Gulfstream business aircraft sales activities in the United Kingdom and Channel Islands. Under the agreement, Edmiston will be responsible for promoting and supporting Gulfstream with customers and prospects throughout the region. Edmiston operates in London at the Edmiston London H...

Thrive Aviation continues expansion with Florida base and additional Longitude delivery

Thrive Aviation continues to grow its operation with a newly opened operational base at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport (KOPF) and the acquisition of its fourth Citation Longitude. The 24,000 sq. ft. hangar and service facility will support Thrive's continued fleet growth and charter demand as the operator expands its presence in the east coast and global markets. In addition to the...

Latest news from busy AMAC Aerospace April 2023 edition

One month and what a multitude of projects accomplished - AMAC Aerospace goes the extra mile to satisfy customers . A light on some of the projects for the month of April 2023. Maintenance project on Boeing B737 AMAC Aerospace re-delivered a Boeing B737 after a maintenance input. AMAC technicians from the Boeing Team accomplished an 1A and 2A base maintenance c...

Pilatus PC-12 fleet surpasses Ten Million flight hours

With almost 2,000 PC-12s delivered, the global fleet of the popular single-engine turboprop has officially accumulated more than ten million flight hours. The fleet leader, based in Canada, has flown more than 35,000 hours, while 71 PC-12s have logged over 20,000 hours of flight time. As a whole, the PC-12 fleet has recorded more than 9.3 million landings, with four aircraft reporting over 50...

Flexjet earns 24th FAA Diamond Award for excellence in aircraft maintenance

Flexjet received its 24th FAA Diamond Award of Excellence for Aviation Maintenance Technician Training, underscoring its commitment to serving as a leader in aviation maintenance and safety. The honor follows the acquisition of Coonstant Aviation. Established in 1991, the FAA Diamond Award recognizes aviation companies for highly effective training maintenance specialist programs de...

Dassault chooses TAG for ground school training

Thanks to a new partnership with CAE, TAG Global Training has been selected as the ground school training provider for Dassault Falcon pilots who complete their initial simulator training at CAE Burgess Hill. TAG Global Training has gained a unique reputation within the industry for setting the standards in private aviation training. It provides every ground school subject required to operate...

How all SAF feedstocks and production technologies can play a role in decarbonising aviation

Sustainable aviation fuel, hydrogen and electric all have a role to play in the decarbonisation of aviation. SAF is vitally important as it can address decarbonisation of fuel over its lifecycle, and this is now available to be used in all turbine engines including in mid and long-range aircraft. Therefore, understanding the feedstock landscape as well as the technology pathways is integral to max...

Skyports Drone Services introduces Cash-to-Master deliveries in Singapore and Korea

Skyports Drone Services announced the addition of Cash-to-Master services to its repertoire of ship-to-shore services. The CTM service was announced today at the annual Singapore Maritime Week event, with a live demonstration of the new offering taking place at the Maritime Drone Estate, Singapore’s drone testbed. Attendees included event delegates and represent...

Jet Aviation partners with FlyORO to bring blended SAF to Singapore

Jet Aviation has partnered with FlyORO to offer custom blends of Sustainable Aviation Fuel at its Singapore FBO at Seletar Airport. The tailored SAF blends use FlyORO’s AlphaLite technology and is available immediately. Jet Aviation launched SAF in Singapore in May 2022, at an approximate 39% blend. The partnership with FlyORO is the first of its kind to enable customers...

Metrojet CAMO supports outstation third-party aircraft evaluation and financial audit

The Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation of Metrojet Limited has recently supported an aircraft evaluation on a third-party Gulfstream G650 aircraft in Guangzhou and Shanghai, China. The in-depth evaluation was completed in 3 days by a team of G650 licensed CAMO engineers from the Metrojet Hong Kong headquarters. The aircraft evaluation involved airworthiness review, doc...

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