If you search online for information about commercial aviation, it won’t be long before you come across promotional pictures from the 1960s and 1970s showing the glamorous interiors of the then-new Boeing 737 and 747 aircraft. Even in the economy section, the airlines seem to have allocated much more personal space per passenger than today’s planes. And there’s a good re...
Bombardier Business Aircraft is now authorized to perform programming, annual inspections and battery replacement operations of ACR Electronics manufactured Artex equipment at its five North American service centers. The approval applies to all Bombardier Learjets, Challengers and Globals. More than 60 technicianshold the authorization. “We strive to be a total on...
Air Berlin is benefitting from a strike at German rival Lufthansa, according to chief executive Stefan Pichler. "Short-term bookings are looking good for us," Pichler told journalists in Berlin after the carrier reported third quarter results. "I'm guessing if you flew here, you arrived on an Air Berlin plane," he quipped, referring to Lufthansa's cancellation of...
Saudi Arabian private aviation company Alpha Star Aviation has pledged to increase its fleet from a current 52 aircraft to 70 aircraft by the end of 2017. The company, which operates company-owned and managed aircraft on charter and behalf of owners, has not revealed what types it plans to acquire. However, chief executive Salim bin Obaid Al-Muzaini says Alpha Star will be purchasing aircr...
Asia Jet won the “Best Charter Brokerage Award” 2015 at the inaugural Asian Business Aviation Association (AsBAA) charity gala dinner and industry awards. The charity gala dinner and industry awards was held in aid of Orbis, the Flying Eye Hospital Charity. The event was hosted on the 6th November 2015 at Hullett House TST, Hong Kong. The awards nomination and selection process i...
The remaining British nationals in Egypt should be able to fly home by the weekend, according the latest update from Egyptian officials. Routine flights were suspended following the crash of a Russian Metrojet flight from Sharm el-Sheikh to St Petersburg on October 31st. All 224 people on board died when the aircraft came down in the Sinai desert. Some 20,000 British nationals were though...
Four seconds. The time it takes for six heartbeats. Roughly what it has taken you to read to here. In this time Stellar – a new digital marketplace for business jet charter – aims to calculate hundreds of precise and accurate quotes for a single charter request. To accomplish this, Stellar’s commercial operations systems have to work out which of the more than 5,000 airport...
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Lufthansa have signed a wide-ranging partnership agreement that will see the two airline groups operating key routes between Singapore and Europe on a joint-venture basis, in addition to significantly expanding codeshare ties and deepening commercial co-operation. Flights between Singapore and both Frankfurt and Munich, as well as flights between Singapore and Zuric...
Boeing and Ryanair celebrated the Irish low-cost carrier’s 375th direct delivery of a Next-Generation 737-800 today. Ryanair is the largest Next Generation 737-800 customer in the world having ordered more than 530 of the airplane type. “As Europe’s largest airline, the reliability and customer appeal of the Boeing 737-800 aircraft has been the cornerstone of our successf...
Seaborne Airlines has reached agreement with Erie Aviation Incorporated for Aircraft Upgrades to its SAAB 340B cabins. The new cabin will feature Erie Aviations Textile Group / Green Sky Textiles customized new bulkhead covering, new sidewall and new carpeting for the fleet as well as LED cabin lighting with Mood light option. It introduces some of the latest technology and inn...
Bell Helicopter has signed a Letter of Intent with Horizon International Flight Academy to become the first Bell Helicopter authorised training centre in the Middle East. The signing took place at the Dubai Airshow. Horizon International Flight Academy is based at Al Ain International Airport. It is purpose-built for flight training. “We are looking forward to becoming a member of th...
Air Charter Service (ACS) has been called upon to help complete ‘Cape to Cape 2.0’, a world record attempt driving from the southernmost point in South Africa to the northernmost point in Norway. The private aircraft charter firm says it was asked to assist in the adventure as with Syria out of the question to travel through, the team, driving a Volkswa...
Lietuvos Oro Uostai (Lithuanian Airports), the operator of the country's three major international airports, posted 18.432 million euros in revenue for the three quarters of this year, up 11.7% from 16.497 million euros in the same period last year. The company's net profit fell by 1.4% year-on-year to 2.556 million euros, according to its report for the three quarters. Passenger tra...
Airbus Helicopters has completed the first flight of a lightweight, high-compression engine (HCE) on an H120 Colibri helicopter technology demonstrator. The 6 November sortie of the light-single, modified with a 4.6 litre V8 high-compression piston engine, is part of the “green rotorcraft” component of European Clean Sky initiative. The powerplant is designed to lower noise and emis...
FL Technics, a global provider of one-stop-shop aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has announced the expansion of its presence in North America by establishing a representative office in Miami, Florida. The new office will facilitate direct communication with the company’s US-based suppliers thus optimizing the price of its services and enhancing the development of new produ...
Turkish Airlines says it would be encouraged to order the Airbus A380 if the European plane marker commits to developing a more fuel-efficient, re-engined model. Ahmet Bolat, Turkish Airlines Chief Investment and Technology Officer, told Gulf News at the Dubai Airshow on Tuesday the carrier is considering ordering the A380 or Boeing 747, which it could operate as soon as 2018, when Istanbu...
The first Airbus A350-900 for Ethiopian Airlines is taking shape on the Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse, France. Ethiopian Airlines will be the first African A350 XWB operator when it takes delivery of the aircraft next year. Ethiopian Airlines will operate 14 A350 XWB of which 12 are directly purchased from Airbus and two are on lease from AerCap, including this first aircraft. &nb...
The Association of Medical Tourism of Kazakhstan introduced the first aircraft for scheduled and emergency transportation of critically ill patients, pregnant women and children. As noted in the Association, Bombardier Learjet 45, is good for both, domestic and long-haul flights over distances of up to 3,000 kilometers. The aircraft has on board the latest equipmenton boa...
The aircraft register of Jersey became active on November 2, with the registration of its first business jet. The first aircraft on the register is a Cessna Citation CJ4 (MSN 525C-0200 / ZJ-THC). The aircraft arrived on the Island on November 7 from Iceland, and will be based on the island. The aircraft is owned by Tower House Consultants, and is a replacement for 2000 build Citation II MSN...
At the Dubai Airshow, Royal Jet and Lufthansa Technik signed a completion agreement for two BBJ VIP aircraft. The aircraft will be completed at the Lufthansa Technik VIP and Executive Jet Solutions facility in Hamburg and be redelivered in Q3 and Q4 2016. Each aircraft will comfortably accommodate 34 guests. “Royal Jet is the benchmark for private charter companies in the region.&rdq...
Qatar Airways yesterday joined the professional body dedicated to the aerospace community, the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS). Above: Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency, Mr Akbar Al Baker celebrates the partnership between Qatar Airways and the Royal Aeronautical Society, with RAeS President Martin Broadhurst, at the 2015 Dubai Airshow (10.11.15). Qatar Airw...
