Liebherr-Aerospace has been selected by Finland's flag carrier Finnair to perform the overhaul of the nose landing gear systems for Airbus A350 aircraft. Leveraging on its extensive experience as both the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and a specialized center for maintenance, repair and overhaul of landing gear systems, Liebherr-Aerospace’s facility in Lindenberg (...
PRIMUS AVIA has recently become a member of The Air Charter Association, the leading global trade body for the aircraft charter industry. This strategic step was taken to further integrate the Austrian aviation company into an elite network of operators and brokers worldwide, as well as to reflect its commitment to the strict requirements of the association’s Code of Professional Practice. B...
AutoFlight has successfully completed the first ton-class eVTOL demonstration flight in Alatau City, Kazakhstan – marking the first eVTOL Urban Air Mobility flight in Central Asia. The milestone was achieved in collaboration with Alatau Advance Air Group Ltd., which has already purchased and paid for AutoFlight's large-scale eVTOL. During the flight ceremony, the two...
European Union Aviation Safety Agency, EASA, authorizes Lufthansa Technik to approve “major changes” to aircraft, their engines and components within a clearly defined scope on their own. The recognition of the “Certain STC Privilege” underlines EASA’s confidence in the reliably high level of quality that Lufthansa Technik’s engineers achieve every day to k...
Eve Air Mobility announced the successful closeout of the hover & low‑speed flights block in the flight test campaign of its full‑scale engineering prototype. The completed block generated high‑fidelity data and knowledge gains that continue to mature the program as Eve progresses toward transition flight testing. This milestone reflects Eve’s disciplined building-block approac...
TARMAC Aerosave reached a major milestone with the arrival of its 2,000th aircraft, an Iberia Airbus A330, arriving for an A-check maintenance visit. With 300 aircraft parking positions across its sites and the capability to handle all Airbus, all Boeing's and ATR's types, TARMAC Aerosave continues to reinforce its position as Europe’s benchmark for aircraft storage, mainte...
HondaJet Classic and APMG owners in Mexico can now upgrade their aircraft with the cutting-edge performance and technical innovations introduced on more recent iterations of the platform, such as the HondaJet Elite S, with the Federal Civil Aviation Agency’s formal certification of the HondaJet APMG S performance upgrade package. U.S. Federal Aviation Administration certifica...
There are some people you just click with right away. It’s that feeling when you feel like you’ve known the person you’ve just met for years. That’s exactly how it felt when I had the pleasure of meeting Kristina N’Diaye, Sales and Operations Director at Jetfly Training. The main purpose of my visit was to learn more about Jetfly Group’s global rebranding, which...
Sino Jet Academy two core training programs — The Corporate Jet Crew program and the Train-the-Trainer Program—each received full accreditation as a dual "Provider of Training Excellence" certification from the Professional Development Consortium. PDC is a research organization headquartered in the UK. Its CPD Standards Office has certified more than 800 organizations fr...
Otto Aerospace partnered with F/LIST to develop the interior for its Phantom 3500, a clean-sheet, ultra-efficient business jet that leverages breakthrough laminar-flow aerodynamics and precision all-carbon-fiber composites to deliver a 61% reduction in fuel burn compared with today’s super-midsize aircraft. Under the agreement, F/LIST, an Austria-based global provider of high-end interiors f...
World first ATR 72-600 featuring the ATR HighLine “All-Business Class” configuration touched down in Kuala Lumpur today, marking a major milestone for regional aviation. ATR’s new cabin concept received certification from both EASA and the Malaysian authorities earlier this month, confirming its readiness for commercial operations worldwide. The delivery represents a dual fi...
VIP Completions, providers of custom aircraft refurbishment and completions services, today announced the delivery of a completely revitalized Dassault Falcon 2000EX EASy. The 2000EXy offers a range of 4,000+ nautical miles, easily providing non-stop service between New York and Los Angeles. Typically configured for 10 passengers, it is renowned for its excellent performance. Manufactured bet...
Vertical Aerospace announced two key programme milestones: the start of integration testing for its next-generation hybrid-electric propulsion system, and the production of the first all-electric Valo battery from its upgraded assembly line. These milestones represent continued progress across Vertical’s propulsion and energy systems programmes, both of which underpin the Company’...
AURA AERO has selected Qarnot, a French provider of sovereign, low-carbon HPC cloud services, to support its growing high-performance computing needs. This solution will provide AURA AERO’s teams with morepowerful computing resources for their design, simulation and program optimization work. Qarnot’s infrastructure, located in Europe, addresses the challenges of data security, soverei...
A historic milestone for Australian aviation - Queensland-based Horizon Airways introduces country’s first Tecnam P2012 STOL aircraft to its fleet. Operating since 1994, Horizon Airways has been a lifeline for communities across Central, Western, and Northern Queensland. The introduction of this purpose-built aircraft will revolutionize regional air travel in the Tor...
EVA Air has earned the SKYTRAX 5-Star Airline certification for the 11th consecutive year, reaffirming its position among the world's top airline rankings. The latest evaluation highlights EVA Air's outstanding performance across multiple areas, including flight safety, cabin crew professionalism, aircraft cleanliness, business class amenities, and onboard beverage quality. The a...
Rotortrade announced its participation in the 2026 edition of the Catarina Aviation Show. Following a successful participation at the previous edition, Rotortrade will return to the event with a dedicated booth (Booth #I06) to welcome operators, customers, partners, OEMs, and aviation stakeholders from across Brazil and Latin America. Recognized as one of Latin America’s leading invi...
By Kyle Patel, President & CEO, Bitlux The concept is straightforward: prepay for flight hours, lock in your rates, and gain priority access to aircraft when you need them. The best programs deliver exactly that. At their core, jet cards exist because private aviation is inherently variable: pricing shifts flight to flight, aircraft availability fluctuates with demand, and coordinating logi...
Emirates has broken ground on its new US$ 5.1 billion engineering complex at Dubai South slated to become the world’s most modern and advanced MRO facility, cementing Emirates' and Dubai's leadership in global aviation capability and infrastructure. Emirates’ new engineering facility is being delivered by China Railway Construction Corporation, a leading construction and i...
Qatar Airways and Philippine Airlines are expanding their strategic partnership by enhancing the connectivity between both airlines’ networks. Starting 1 June 2026, Philippine Airlines will place its (PR) code on Qatar Airways flights from Manila, Cebu, Clark, and Davao to Doha, and connect to over 20 major European cities, including Paris, Rome, and Frankfurt v...
The Deutsche Lufthansa AG will exercise its option to acquire a majority stake in ITA Airways in June of this year. This will increase its stake from 41 to 90 percent. The Supervisory Board approved this decision by the Lufthansa Executive Board at its meeting yesterday. The acquisition of the additional 49 percent stake will take place at a previously agreed purchase price of 325 million euros. T...
