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Bombardier Global 7000 Flight Test Program Ramps Up with Maiden Flight of Third Flight Test Vehicle

Third flight test vehicle will join two Global 7000 test aircraft already flying Global 7000 aircraft’s exceptionally smooth ride redefines the business aircraft experience Offering unparalleled comfort, the Global 7000 aircraft has four distinct living spaces a...

A line-up of various helicopter engines to be showcased at HeliRussia 2017

Engine building is one of the most complex areas of the helicopter industry. Even fewer countries that are able to produce helicopters have the potential to build modern helicopter engines. Modern line-up of rotorcraft engines, their systems and aftersales programs to be showcased at the 10th a...


Download the EBACE2017 Mobile App Before Heading to Geneva

The official EBACE mobile app allows attendees to prepare for the show, enhances their event experience in Geneva and serves as a useful reference all year long. The free mobile app – available for the iPad, iPhone and Android smartphones – includes the following: Full conference agenda with locations and descriptions of education sessions and key events An exhibitor dir...

Satcom Direct and Lufthansa Technik extend nicemedia® in-flight entertainment service to all platforms

The nicemedia® premium content service launched by SD at MEBAA 2016 for aircraft equipped with nice®HD cabin systems is now available for all IFE/CMS platforms. Together with Lufthansa Technik, SD has expanded the types of jets which can benefit from the nicemedia SmartBox system, which delivers Hollywood blockbuster movies and contemporary TV shows to the cabin. SD will be booking appoint...

Qatar Airways Announced As Official Partner And Airline Of FIFA Until 2022

Qatar Airways was announced as Official Partner and Official Airline of FIFA as part of a ground-breaking sponsorship package lasting until 2022. Upcoming events sponsored by Qatar Airways will include the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017, the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, the FIFA Club World Cup, the FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. As an Official Partner...

Air Partner to attend Air Cargo Europe 2017 to strengthen industry relationships

Air Partner, the global aviation services group, will be attending Air Cargo Europe from 9-12 May 2017 in Munich, Germany. Air Partner will be exhibiting at stand B1.325 and members of the team will be on-hand to talk more about the group’s extensive freight solutions, which comprises part and full charter, as well as On-Board Courier services (OBC). Air Cargo Europe is the world's la...

Business Aircraft Financing: Europe’s Changing Landscape

Are you prepared for the opportunities and challenges ahead for business aircraft financing in Europe? As some banks leave the market and non-bank lenders fill the gap, aircraft financiers, attorneys and others involved in aircraft transactions can be ready to respond to changing landscape by hearing from experts at the International Aircraft Transactions Seminar, held on 21 May 2017, prior to the...

JETNET Demonstrating New Intelligence Features at EBACE 2017

JETNET, the world leader in aviation market intelligence, will demonstrate a series of new releases and features in their aircraft research service lineup at EBACE 2017 at the Geneva Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland. Highlights this year include: Aerodex Elite, a new product that combines owner/operator data with the FAA’s Traffic Flow Management System in near real time; a mobile impleme...

Is Europe Turning the Corner in Business Aviation?

Presenting the state of the European business aviation industry at its annual press conference, Brandon Mitchener, the new CEO of the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA), said that the sector was showing promising signs of vigour after a few years of flat figures.   “We’ve now had six months of steady growth in traffic numbers and they’re the best since 2011,&rdq...

EBACE International Aircraft Transactions Seminar

The EBACE International Aircraft Transactions Seminar is less than a month away and will be held on 21 May (immediately prior to EBACE) in Geneva. The agenda for this year covers a variety of topics, from the impact of Brexit on the industry to an analysis of the U.S. business aviation market, making this a must attend event. Successful aircraft transactions require a team approach involving th...

My Sky wins Sapphire Pegasus Business Aviation Award for Innovation

My Sky,the Swiss company specialized in business aviation financial management since 2015, was named winner of the Sapphire Pegasus Business Aviation Awards in the Innovation in Business Aviation category. The award was received at a prestigious Gala dinner held in Prague on Friday, April 28th 2017. This year, 78 nominees have applied for the awards in 12 different categories created to re...

Sergey Ananov to tell all about new world record attempt at Helitech International 2017

Unperturbed from surviving a forced landing in the Artic during his first attempt, this summer Sergey Ananov will once again try and become the first pilot to circumnavigate the globe in a helicopter weighing less than one tonne. In October he will share his, hopefully successful, story at the Helitech International event in London. Five-time world record holder for achievements including &lsqu...

Air Partner to partner with Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts at IMEX 2017

Air Partner, the global aviation services group, is pleased to announce that it is partnering with Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, one of the world’s premier hotel management companies, at this year’s IMEX exhibition in Frankfurt. Meanwhile, Air Partner Travel Management Company (Air Partner TMC), which specialises in group scheduled airline travel and provides expert advice and support...

Air France and Porsche GB set a new Guinness World Records title

In a record-breaking achievement, a standard Porsche Cayenne has successfully towed a 285-tonne Air France Airbus A380 42-metres, setting a new Guinness World Records title for ‘Heaviest aircraft pulled by a production car’. It’s impressive not only because the A380 is over 100 times as heavy as the Cayenne, but because the car in question was standard. The Ger...

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10/06/2026 - 14/06/2026
Germany, Berlin

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20/07/2026 - 24/07/2026
United Kingdom, Farnborough

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