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Metrojet Engineering Clark (MEC), the Philippines based Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) station of Hong Kong-based Metrojet Limited (www.metrojet.com), recently completed their first 12-month inspection on a Bombardier Challenger 350.
Airbus and ITA Airways have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on urban air mobility (UAM) in Italy. The two companies will explore the creation of tailored UAM services, by identifying strategic use cases for emission-free mobility solutions.
VIP Completions, providers of aircraft completions and refurbishment services, and client John H. Ruiz, entrepreneur, businessman and attorney, unveiled the spectacular interior of a Boeing 767 that VIP Completions has delivered to Mr. Ruiz.
Supernal and Urban-Air Port today announced the debut of Air-One – Urban-Air Port’s proprietary deployable operations hub for manned and unmanned vehicles – marking the first functional multi-modal infrastructure hub equipped to handle future electric air travel.
The Paragon Network has announced that ExecuJet’s Auckland FBO (NZAA) located at the Auckland International Airport in New Zealand has joined their network of prestigious FBOs around the world.
Bell Textron Inc. announced the signing of a purchase agreement with Swiss aviation company Karen SA for two Bell 505s. As part of a strategic investment plan to modernize its fleet, Karen SA will use these aircraft for VIP and commercial flights as well as provide pilot training courses.
Eve UAM, LLC, an Embraer company, and Thales, a global technology leader providing solutions, services and products in the defense, aeronautics, space, transportation, digital identity, and security markets, have teamed up to support the development of Eve’s electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL) in Brazil.
North American business aviation flight activity rose rapidly following the Easter holiday weekend. A peak in activity was observed on Monday, April 18 with over 12,000 flights recorded.
Sino Jet, the largest business jet company in the Asia-Pacific region, has recently brought in a Sino Jet self-owned Dassault Falcon 7X business jet from France.
Embraer is now hiring for more than 150 open positions at its Melbourne, Florida facility. The company is hiring for multiple positions including Assembly Technicians, A&P Technicians, Aircraft Painters, Quality Inspectors and Manufacturing Engineers.
The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) and the Unmanned Safety Institute have announced plans to develop and implement the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) auditor training programme.
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Bombardier’s footprint in Wichita includes an expanding service centre that supports Bombardier’s entire family of Learjet, Challenger and Global business jets. The site also continues to operate one of the world’s leading flight test centres that performs testing and certification of aircraft upgrades on all new Bombardier aircraft programs, including the ongoing certification campaign for the Challenger 3500 jet.
Satcom Direct, the business aviation solutions provider, has announced that its FlightDeck Freedom (FDF) flight deck communications platform has been selected as the default datalink system for in-production Gulfstream G500, Gulfstream G600, and Gulfstream G650ER aircraft with initial line-fits already completed.
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced the delivery of the first Gulfstream G600 to be outfitted at its Dallas, Texas, facility. In response to growing demand, Gulfstream expanded completions operations to the Dallas facility in June 2021 to enhance interior outfitting capabilities for customers.
Duncan Aviation is excited to showcase this stunning Falcon 2000EX that received a complete paint and interior overhaul, 2C inspection, Gogo AVANCE L5, Airshow 500, and new AC outlets with USB charging.
A spike in North American business aviation flight activity was observed Thursday of this past week ahead of the Easter holiday weekend.
SmartSky Networks, the innovative air-to-ground (ATG) inflight connectivity provider, announced that Jet It, the North Carolina-based private aviation operator, is selecting SmartSky’s inflight connectivity service for its fleet of private jets. Jet It will be the first operator to install and use SmartSky’s LiTE configuration designed specifically for light-jet and turboprop aircraft.