The Baltic Air Charter Association's Training becomes available online The Baltic Air Charter Association (BACA) has announced that it is launching a series of online training courses. The courses are designed to deliver a set of accredited standards that build to create a complete portfolio of qualifications for charter brokers and those...

The Air Transat airline is strengthening its services to Canada by adding Toronto as a new scheduled long haul destination from Nice Côte d'Azur Airport. After New York and Montreal, Aéroports de la Côte d'Azur is pleased to expand the choice of its long-haul services to 3 North American destinations with the addition of Toronto in the...

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is officially “The Fastest Airline In The World” having won the air transport industry’s 10km charity race held annually on Runway 13R - 31L of Budapest Airport on Saturday 5 September, beating the reigning champions, Aer Lingus, although the IAG carrier achieved a second - place podium finish for bo th...

Airbus is exhibiting an ACJ319, offered for VVIP charter by MJet, at Jet Expo in Moscow, highlighting the benefits of a more spacious cabin to visitors. The MJet Airbus ACJ319 includes lounge areas plus a bedroom with ensuite bathroom, and is certificated for 19 passengers, allowing it to transport company executives, extended families and...

With the launch of a new state-of-art FBO RIGA Business Aviation Center at Riga International Airport the number of aircraft handled by the company is planned to increase by 35%, said Roman Starkov, co-owner of FBO Riga. A new state-of-art FBO RIGA Business Aviation Center opened at Riga International Airport Tuesday, September 8, 2015. It now...

Aero decided to participate in the French tender for a new military training aircraft with its advanced L-39NG. Unfortunately, on discovering what it considers to be major problems with the structure and conduct of the competition, Aero has decided to request an official inquiry into the legality of the tender process. Discrimination in...

The peak of Lithuanian holidays is already coming to an end, although in aviation the summer season will end on last Sunday of October. The three Lithuanian airports – in Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga – have serviced over 1.3 million passengers during the three calendar summer months, i.e. by 9% more compared to the same period last year. In...

Prague based ABS Jets has successfully accomplished an IS-BAO audit Stage II. The IS-BAO audit was carried out from 22th to 25th June 2015 resulting in zero major findings, a great accolade for ABS Jets. After a series of thorough audit report quality checks, performed by several organizations (including the International Business Aviation Council...

Baltic Aviation Academy, aviation training centre located in Vilnius, Lithuania is inviting all aviation enthusiast and pilot profession seekers to participate at the last Open Door Day in the aerodrome this summer. The event, which is happening on August 22nd will give an opportunity to all the attendees to check out the newly purchased...

Qatar Airways and Royal Air Maroc are set to further strengthen their recent business partnership with the launch of new code-share routes across Royal Air Maroc’s extensive West African network, as well as on both airlines’ routes between Qatar and Morocco from 20th August. The new code-share agreement comes shortly after Qatar Airways...

The -1,000 test wing in the A350 factoryThe wings for the first Airbus A350-1000 have begun the process of assembly at Broughton, North Wales. The A350-1000 wing has the same span of the A350-900 that is already in service, but 90% of the parts have been modified and the trailing edge has been extended to resize the wing for the additional...

The Flight Consulting Group, a Latvian holding company that specializes in business aviation services, is celebrating 15 years of being in business. During that time the Flight Consulting Group as proved itself as a reliable partner to many clients, the company continues to grow and is aiming to double in size by expanding its service...

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Visitors to SIAF were able to see more than 50 different aircraft, which were mainly military aeroplanes from 14 countries. The flying display featured an exciting and vibrant show by historical fighter aircraft, the Red Bull pilots, aerobatic teams and modern fighter aircraft and helicopters. There was an opportunity for visitors to sit in the...