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One of the most modern observation aircraft delivered

State-of-the-art technology for Open Skies missions - he aircraft is intended to fly missions within the framework of confidence-building measures but can also be used for medical and conventional passenger transport. Where  the deadline and budget met.​ Lufthansa Technik AG handed over the converted Airbus A319CJ to the German armed forces in the presence of Dr. Ursula von der Leyen,...

World Chocolate Day with Emirates

Do you like chocolate? Do you like flying? Can you imagine that over 11 million pieces of fine chocolate and other chocolate treats fly on Emirates every year? This is real - every year, at least 11 million pieces of gourmet chocolate are sourced from around the world to be served in Emirates' premium cabins, in addition to a variety of chocolate desserts and treats in all classes. The...

Congratulation - Five Years of Norwegian Low-cost Long-haul Service to London Gatwick

Time to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Norwegian long-haul routes from the United States to London Gatwick, a nonstop service with unbeatable low fares, featuring new planes! London is the crown jewel in Norwegian’s U.S. network with nearly 1 million passengers carried each year. July 2014 marked the beginning of Norwegian’s long-haul expansion from the U.S. to London...

Etihad Airways Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner services to Shanghai

Etihad Airways has celebrated the deployment of the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner on its daily scheduled services to Shanghai by hosting a spectacular “Abu Dhabi Night" reception. The event took place at Bellagio Shanghai, a five-star hotel inspired by the Art Deco history of the city’s famous Bund and styled on a ‘modern interpretation of Shanghai’s past’. The o...

Rotation System Will Enable the Stratobus Airship to Operate Autonomously for up to One Year

CNIM Designs and Validates the Rotation System That Will Enable the StratobusTM Airship to Operate Autonomously for up to One Year! Stratobus is an 85,000 cu. m airship designed to operate at an altitude of 20 km, in the lower layer of the stratosphere. Equipped with four electric motors powered by solar panels during the day and batteries at night, the vehicle is fully...

Maiden flight of First Royal Canadian Air Force C295

The key milestone towards delivery by the end of 2019 to begin operational testing by the RCAF is made for the Airbus C295! The aircraft, designated CC-295 for the Canadian customer, took off from Seville, Spain, on 4 July at 20:20 local time (GMT+1) and landed back on site one hour and 27 minutes later. FWSAR program facts and figures The contract, awarded in December 2016, incl...

Children's menus for Lufthansa by Alexander Hermann

Everyone flying with kids.... What you can say regarding the onboard menu? Do kids like what they are getting, do you thing some changes must be done? Lufthansa has made a progress in this case and provides young guests with fun and variety on the flight Rice pudding mouse, dragon feet and hen house - these and other imaginative dishes will be on offer to young passengers from 1 July on...

Euramec Strengthens Operations in China

Euramec, the European provider of advanced flight simulation solutions, officially opened its Sales and Support office today in Hangzhou as a response to the company’s continued growth within the Chinese market.   The office will be home to a new team consisting of hardware and software support engineers, to support Euramec’s strategic partners and clients in China.   In...

An Insider’s Guide to Attracting, Educating and Retaining Top Talent

What can be better than insider experience and expertise? Don't miss you chance at this year’s CBAA 2019, 9- 11 July, Calgary, AB!  Ian Ross, Director of HR for Flying Colours will be participating in the panel An Insider’s Guide to Attracting, Educating and Retaining Top Talentat 10.30am on July 10th to share know-how, and offer up suggestions on how to...

Mi-38 successfully passed testing in extreme conditions

Extreme conditions for helicopter? No problems -Mi-38 successfully passed testing in extreme conditions! Specialists of the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant finished a series of Mi-38 flights conducted under the instrument flight rules (IFR), as well as in conditions of extremely high temperature and high altitude. Test results were delivered to the Federal Air Transport Agency Rosaviatsiya&nbs...

Rapid development of inflight mobile broadband services

A new contract is announced between Inmarsat and Space Norway and its subsidiary Space Norway HEOSAT. it meant to support the continued fast-paced development of its award-winning GX Aviation and Jet ConneX inflight connectivity solutions.​ The new payloads, GX10A & 10B, will provide Inmarsat’s airline and business aviation customers with even more capacity to meet rapidly g...

Private jet flying trends among Air Partner corporate clients

As we head into the second half of 2019, Kevin Macnaughton, Air Partner’s Managing Director, Charter, comments on the corporate flying trends it has observed across its Private Jets division in 2017, 2018 and 2019 to date. Sector trends “While it is certainly true that demand for private jets among corporates declined in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crash, in recent years...

Further Wizz Air expansion in Poland

Wizz Air announced its new international low fare route from Olsztyn Mazury Airport to Bremen, Germany. The newest WIZZ service will be operated with two weekly flights (Wednesdays and Sundays). Seats on the new route are already on sale and can be booked on wizzair.com or Wizz Air’s free app from as low as PLN 39*. Bremen is a major cultural and economic hub in the northern reg...

Exxaero expands to Germany

Dutch Exxaero has established a German branch. The AOC was granted today by German Luftfahrt Bundesamt, to operate aircrafts from Weeze Airport. Exxaero starts with one private jet at the German airport, but other jets will follow soon. Ground handling at Weeze is carried out by subsidiary Solid Handling, a trusted partner on German soil. In the Netherlands, the airline has been...

Kenya Airways Selects GE Aviation for Digital Flight Operation

Kenya Airways has selected GE Aviation for the Flight Operations suite of digital products across the airline’s fleet of Boeing 737, 787 and Embraer E190 airplanes. Kenya Airway’s fleet adds to the 15,468 unique aircraft assets that are connected to GE Aviation’s digital solutions. Implementation is currently underway with completion this year.    “Kenya A...

PC-24 Lands on Grass Runway in Goodwood for the Festival of Speed

A first in England at the legendary Festival of Speed: the Pilatus PC-24 Super Versatile Jet landed on the grass runway at Goodwood Aerodrome and will be on display for the general public to admire throughout the Festival of Speed from 4 to 7 July 2019. The PC-24 is the first ever business jet to land at this field. Goodwood Aerodrome (EGHR/QUG) is located northeast of Chichester in the sou...

Etihad Airways Airbus A380 daily service to Seoul

Congratulations Etihad Airways, on the deployment of its first Airbus A380 ‘Super Jumbo’ on its scheduled daily services to Seoul, South Korea.  The occasion was marked in style with a spectacular ‘Abu Dhabi Night’ evening reception at The Shilla, Seoul’s most iconic landmark...

The third year Clay Lacy Pilot Scholarship Fund helps Orange Coast College Aviation Students

Now it's third year, Clay Lacy Pilot Scholarship Fund helps students earn private, instrument and commercial pilot license, and pursue careers in aviation. Attention, two newest recipients of the Clay Lacy Pilot Scholarship at Orange Coast College (OCC) in Costa Mesa, Calif are announced - Katie Kirby and Joseph White! They are pursuing their private pilot license through the Oran...

Dassault Aviation acquired business aviation activities of RUAG in Geneva and Lugano

Business aviation professionals are quite ready for big announcements during TOP important industry events. At the moment we've been true the wave of important news during EBACE, but NBAA convention is still some month ahead. However, here one more very important announcement - Dassault Aviation and RUAG announced the acquisition by Dassault Aviation of the maintenance and FBO activi...

London City Airport master plan, a vision for the airport to 2035

London City Airport has published a draft master plan, detailing how it could respond to continued demand for business and leisure air travel, in a sustainable and responsible way, over the next 15 years.    It follows a 42% increase in passengers at London’s most central airport over the past five years and the continued shift in London’s centre of gravity towards the east...

New Liberty for the Iconic Learjet

Please welcome - Learjet 75 Liberty, the iconic platform that launched business aviation in America now is offering more than ever before!  Passengers who step into the six-seat Learjet 75 Liberty will have the freedom to stretch out in the only Executive Suite in the light jet category, aboard a stunning cabin that delivers the quietest and smoothest ride....