Buisness aviation news
Turkish aviation start-up Mavi Air, founded by Alex Sahni, is preparing to launch helicopter shuttle services for the Turkish Riviera around the city of Bodrum.
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Textron Aviation announced its new single-engine turboprop, the Beechcraft Denali, took to the skies for the first time. The milestone first flight is a major step for the clean-sheet design aircraft and begins the important flight test program that substantiates the segment-leading performance expected of the Denali.
«Russian Helicopters» Holding Company (a part of Rostec State Corporation) and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Bangladesh have signed a contract for the delivery of two cutting-edge Mi-171A2 heavy multipurpose helicopters. Under the terms and conditions of the contract, the two rotrcrafts are to be delivered to the customer in Q1 2023.
Jet Aviation announced that five of its global MROs have been named Designated Maintenance Facilities (DMFs) by Pratt & Whitney Canada, a business unit of Pratt & Whitney. The company’s five newly appointed Pratt & Whitney DMFs are located in Singapore; Cairns, Australia; Hong Kong, Manila, The Philippines; and Basel, Switzerland.
Bell Textron Inc. announced the sale of the first Bell 505 NXi in Slovakia to WELLPHARMA S.R.O., marking the second Bell 505 sale in the country in 2021.
Airbus has signed a trilateral agreement with Thales and Diehl Aerospace for the joint development of the flight control computers of CityAirbus NextGen. The central flight control system of CityAirbus NextGen, the electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle (eVTOL) being developed by Airbus, will combine extraordinary computing power with lightweight design and highest safety standards.
Airbus Corporate Helicopters and Mercedes-Benz have signed a renewal of the highly successful design collaboration which introduced the concept of partnerships between the automotive and aerospace industries in 2010.
In the presence of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airlines and Group and Chairman of Dubai Airports; Comlux, one of the leaders in business aviation, transaction and completion services, announced the signing of an agreement with Mohammed Bin Rashid Aerospace Hub, the aerospace platform of Dubai dedicated to the advancement of the aviation industry, to develop a hangar facility at MBRAH that spreads across 12,000 square meters of land.
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) released its report of general aviation aircraft shipments and billings through the third quarter of 2021.
Jetex, an award-winning global leader in executive aviation, and Eve Urban Air Mobility, an Embraer company, signed a Memorandum of Understanding and announced a partnership aimed at developing the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) ecosystem.
The Leonardo AW169 light intermediate twin engine helicopter further reinforces its global market presence and its success in the energy industry sector with the sale of four aircraft to Bestfly of Angola.
WINGX’s weekly Business Aviation Bulletin.
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced today at European Rotors purchase agreements for five aircraft to customers in Ukraine.
Analysis from Colibri Aircraft, the private jet broker which specialises in the marketing, resale and purchase of pre-owned private aircraft, reveals there are around 2,444 pre-owned private jets registered in Western Europe. There were 2,414 in 2020 and 2,344 in 2019.
Sweden’s Savback Helicopters and Italy’s GHT are working together on a unique product that will excite the worlds of ultralight aircraft ownership and flying training.
FIVE, the Dubai-based Group with verticals in Real Estate, Hospitality, Investments and Philanthropy is pleased to share the news of the successful purchase of the first ACJ TwoTwenty from the Comlux Group in Switzerland.
Flying Colours Corp., the international maintenance, repair, overhaul and completions company, has received approval from the Guernsey Director of Civil Aviation to perform maintenance work on business aircraft registered on the territory’s 2-REG Aircraft Registry.
PlaneSense, Inc. recently took delivery of its 75th Pilatus PC-12, N131AF, adding to the growing fleet of its fractional program. The company has acquired more PC-12s new from the manufacturer than any other operator in the world.
