Buisness aviation news

Bombardier is pleased to announce the arrival of the first Global 7500 business jet in Indonesia. This award-winning aircraft was recently delivered to an undisclosed customer based in Jakarta.

Europe’s leading private jet provider, GlobeAir, ensures less than 15 minutes of boarding time and a complete overview of travel regulations, whilst commercial airlines can’t keep up with the newest safety measures causing unnecessary stress, frustration and time loss for travellers.

Pedro Siza Vieira, State Minister of Economy and Digital Transition of Portugal, Pedro Nuno Santos, Minister for Infrastructure and Housing of Portugal, Nicolas Notebaert, CEO of VINCI Concessions and President of VINCI Airports, concessionaire of ANA, and Johan Lundgren, CEO of easyJet, celebrated today the opening of easyJet’s new base and the launch of Faro airport’s solar plant, the first in-airport solar plant in Portugal.

SAF Group will be operating three more five-bladed H145s for emergency medical services (EMS) in France. These three aircraft will be based in Grenoble, Valence, and Montpellier. They will complement the three H145s already ordered by SAF in 2018 and 2020, the first of which was delivered recently and will be deployed for EMS missions in Belgium.

Hansueli Loosli has been elected as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Pilatus Annual General Meeting. In addition, the AGM elected two further notable members: Martin P. Furrer and Mario Rossi.

Due in no small part to the very limited commercial airline capacity for pets to fly in the hold of larger aircraft, more and more owners are turning to chartering private jets to transport their beloved companions. Air Charter Service has seen a significant rise in the demand for flying pets with them on passenger aircraft – including trans-Atlantic ride-sharing for owners’ of cats and dogs.

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Embraer and VisionSafe Corporation announced that VisionSafe’s EVAS (Emergency Vision Assurance System) is now available for the Praetor 500 and the Praetor 600 business jets. The new feature will be available through a Supplement Type Certificate (STC) issued by VisionSafe Corporation.

Wheels Up, the leading brand in private aviation, today is introducing "UP for Business," a new customizable solution established within Wheels Up to meet the travel needs of corporate clients. "UP For Business" is structured and scaled to deliver on all corporate private flight needs ranging from aircraft charter to aircraft management as well as aircraft ownership solutions.

An EASA Part 145 Maintenance Organization certification approval was granted to Clay Lacy Aviation MRO Services by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). This certification authorizes Clay Lacy to provide maintenance services on business jets that are registered in member countries of the EU.

UTG Private Aviation, fix-based operator (FBO) at Domodedovo airport, has completed basic reconstruction of terminals ground floor and ready to proceed to the next stages. It will include ground floor space enhancement, second floor renovation and surrounding area improvement.

Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, and Vertical Aerospace (‘Vertical’), the most advanced electric vertical take-off and landing (‘eVTOL’) company in the world, announce a ground-breaking US$2 billion order for up to 500 electric eVTOL aircraft.

Atlas Air Service successfully brokered an Embraer Phenom 100E (built in 2014) on behalf of a customer’s order. Primarily, a brokerage contract was concluded with the owner from the Middle East and the aircraft was marketed worldwide. Finally, a purchase agreement was concluded with an interested customer from Eastern Europe.

The International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2021. The organization that began as the National Aircraft Resale Association (NARA) to fight against untrustworthy aircraft dealers has undergone transformational changes and is still fighting for transparency and integrity in airplane deals.

Embraer announced it has signed a contract with GrandView Aviation for a Phenom 300MED STC (Supplemental Type Certificate) conversion.

Albinati Aeronautics announces that an additional brand new Pilatus PC-24 aircraft, based in Geneva, has just joined its fleet, fully available for charter. Not only, but we have also been entrusted with the management of two Pilatus PC-12 also, available for charter flights, by one of our customers who has long much appreciated the quality of our services.

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced that the Genesys HeliSAS autopilot in the Bell 505 has received certification from the United Kingdom’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).

Newly launched fractional ownership brand, JetClub, has been awarded its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) by Transport Malta Civil Aviation Directorate (TM-CAD) and can now begin operating fractional and charter passenger flights.