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Further development - New offices of Air Partner in Houston and Singapore

To further extention of its global reach, Air Partner opened two new offices in Houston, Texas, U.S., and Singapore, to serve the needs of its international customer base. Located in the Woodlands area of the city, the new Houston office opened its doors in mid-February, further solidifying Air Partner’s presence in key markets across the United States. The company currently has offi...

International Women's Day taken to New heights by Etihad Airways All-Female crew

Happy Women's Day! Etihad Airways made International Women’s Day this year with its first flight staffed by an all-female flight crew, highlighting the integral role played by its female staff members in technical, operational and leadership positions. More than 30 Etihad Airways women showcased their aviation skills and expertise during Etihad’s first ever all-femal...

Results of Heli-Expo 2019 for Airbus Helicopters - 43 orders

Airbus Helicopters announced results of Heli-Expo 2019 edition. The best is to see how many orders were signed - 43 this time, for the whole Airbus civil product range - H125, H130, H135, H145, H160, H175 and H225. Twenty-one helicopters of the 43 orders announced at the show were from longstanding Airbus Helicopters customer Air Medical Group Holdings (AMGH), which unveiled a contrac...

Daher TBM 940 unveiled

Welcome a new model from Daher - TBM 940!  With a smart ans stylish canib, it will bring more automation in the cockpit to ease handling of the very fast turboprop aicraft. Daher introduced the latest version of its single-engine very fast turboprop aircraft – the TBM 940 – which sets new standards with the integration of an automated throttle and automatic deicing system,...

First Wizz Air A321neo delivered

Wizz Air, the largest Central and Eastern European low cost carrier, has taken delivery of its first of 184 A321neo aircraft on order at an event in Hamburg, with József Váradi, CEO Wizz Air and Christian Scherer, Airbus Chief Commercial Officer. The new generation aircraft is powered by two Pratt & Whitney GTF engines and features the widest single aisle cabin with 239 seats...

Metrojet New Maintenance Facility is set to deliver operational excellence throughout Asia Pacific

Congratulations! Metrojet Limited breaks ground of its New Maintenance Facvility in the Philippines! Hong Kong-based Metrojet commenced the building of its  regional expansion project - a state-of-the-art business aviation parking and maintenance facility in Clark, Pampanga, Philippines - planned to be operational in Q2 2020. The 26,000m2 facility has been desig...

airBaltic is Offering More Than 300 Destinations from Riga with One Stop

In summer season 2019, which will begin on March 31, airBalticwill enable passengers to choose from more than 300 destinations with one stop by using its partner airlines. In addition, airBaltic will launch eight new direct routes – five from Riga and three from Tallinn. Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of airBaltic: “The busy summer season will start al...

Austro Engine announced successful initiation of AE300 series license production

A successful initiation of its AE300 series license production being reflected by having released the first units of AE300 and AE330 as pre-series engines on February 28th, entering extended testing campaigns was announced by Autro Engine, a Diamond Aircraft Company. In the coming quarter, Austro Engine will finalize certification and qualification procedure in order to essentially en...

Russia’s first private cosmodrome may be built in Nizhni Novgorod Region

There are plans for building Russia’s first-ever private cosmodrome in the Nizhni Novgorod Region. A preliminary agreement on the issue was signed by the regional administration and the company CosmoCourse, a source close to the regional authorities told TASS on Wednesday. "The Nizhni Novgorod Region has signed a preliminary agreement for cooperation in creating a cosmodrome. Several...

Upcoming Destinations and Enhanced Economy Class Product from Qatar Airways

Are you flying to Lisbon, Portugal; Malta; Rabat, Morocco; Langkawi, Malaysia; Davao, Philippines; Izmir, Turkey and Mogadishu, Somalia in 2019? Do it with Qatar Airways!  New Economy Class experience features additional leg room, faster broadband and a new in-flight dining experience, ‘Quisine’, featuring all new tableware with 25 per cent larger main courses and 50 per cent...

Boeing Acquires ForeFlight

Combined offerings will provide customers across the aviation industry with enhanced digital services Boeing completed the acquisition of ForeFlight, a leading provider of innovative mobile and web-based aviation applications. ForeFlight has partnered with Boeing for the past two years to bring aviators Jeppesen's aeronautical data and charts through ForeFlight's popular mobile...

New opportunity for TAG Aviation clients - Aircraft Acquisition Service

There are companies where you can ask almost every question, ask for so many different services, being always sure of the quality and attitude you will be treated with. As I once defined for myself this company - isle of stability. Stability in the constant development of offer, constant improvement of quality. So it's a pleasure to find out about one more opportunity for clients, one...

A base to repair auxiliary power units in Russia by S7 Technics and Honeywell

A repair facility , the first of its kind in Russia and CIS, will be created by S7 Technics and Honeywell to handle Honeywell APUs installed Honeywell APUs installed in the most popular aircraft of Airbus A320, Boeing 737 and RRJ-95 families. According to the signed license agreement, S7 Technics is granted the status of Honeywell Channel Partner and shall be capable of providing authorize...

Trans States Airlines Introduces $60,000 Signing Bonus for Pilots

First Officers wanted! Trans States Airlines now offers the highest new hire bonus package of any regional airline, with up to $60,000 in signing bonuses available to new First Officers.   The new bonus, which includes an additional $10,000 bonus for pilots with a type rating, gives Trans States pilots the highest first-year earning potential in the regi...

Sikorsky Introduces S-92A+™ And S-92B™ Helicopters

Sikorsky announced new plans for its S-92® helicopter line that will re-designate fielded helicopters as the S-92A+ after modification, and newly produced aircraft as the S-92B. The two variants will share a nearly identical configuration, with S-92B helicopters also featuring enlarged cabin windows and plans for a common cabin door suitable for offshore and SAR configurations. The announ...

Get ready to a real celebration - BACA has 70th candles to blow on the cake

Did you check your agenda? There are some exciting events not to be missed this time.... We would even say a packed program of events for this year.​ BACA -The Air Charter Association is celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2019. In keeping with this historic occasion CEO, Dave Edwards and the BACA Council have been carefully co-ordinating a series of events and activities to mark the occasion....

World's first AW609 tiltrotor Lever D Full Flight Simulator to be in service in 2020

The start of production of the world’s first AW609 tiltrotor Level D Full Flight Simulator (FFS) and the intention to introduce the first US-based AW169 Level D Full Flight Simulator was announced by Leonardo. Both will be installed into the new Training Academy being developed at the Company’s helicopter facility based in Philadelphia and will be in servi...

500 Registered Aircraft surpassed by MRO Insider

A celebration is always a positive moment in everyday routine. So what is MRO Insider celebrating this time? There is a first millestone passed for the website - the registration of over 500 corporate aircraft on the maintenance quoting marketplace.  MRO Insider is a web-based tool for obtaining maintenance quote requests for eleven different maintenance services. After registeri...

Fly transatlantic routes from Montreal for $99.99 with WOW air

Take advantage of early special fares for spring travel to Europe from Montreal! WOW air is offering travellers departing from Montreal's YUL airport fares as low as CAD $99.99* to a number of European destinations, for travel between March and May 2019.  Montrealers can now book affordable flights to Reykjavik, Brussels, Berlin,&nbs...

Gulfstream G650 joined ABS Jets fleet

ABS Jets has added another business jet designed for long haul flights— a brand new Gulfstream G650—the very first under Czech registration. With 11 heavy jet and ultra-long-range aircraft in its fleet they are the largest Czech business jet operator. With a capacity of up to 19 passengers, the aircraft delivers maximum performance and luxury travel at the same time. High...

H160 air medical cabin concept by Metro Aviation unveiled in North America

Specific H160 cabin concept design with needs of North American air medical operations in mind debuted at HEli-Expo 2019 with cabin-mock up on the Airbus Helicopters booth completed by Metro Aviation. “At Metro Aviation, we spend a large amount of time pouring over designs to ensure any configuration that leaves our facility is one that exceeds expectations and eases the burden...