Riga International Airport in 2014 welcomed 4.8 million passengers or 0.4% travellers more than in the previous year. This year, several new airlines will start operations at the airport while the existing ones will increase the number of their destinations. „We are the largest air traffic hub in the Baltics – 46 per cent of this region’s...

With a background of falling oil prices and warnings of slow growth in the Middle East business aviation sector MEBA bucked the trend and delivered an outstanding, well organised event. The exhibition was officially opened on 8th December by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman...

AgustaWestland announced it had signed Memoranda ofUnderstanding on offset contracts worth nearly €800 million with four key Polish industrial sector companies grouped in the Polish Armaments Group: Fabryka Broni Radom (Radom Arms Factory), Military Aviation Works no. 1 in Łódź, Military Aviation Works no. 2 in Bydgoszcz and ZM Tarnów. The...

Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow eventually presented its plans for further reconstruction. In anticipation of the third runway early 2017 there should be a new terminal on the North side totally replacing and exterminating the aging Terminal B. The business jet routiniers would instantly recognize “B” by the roundish satellite on the apron...

Russian Helicopters showcased its latest helicopters at International Defence Exhibition & Seminar (IDEAS 2014) in Karachi on 1-4 December. On display in collaboration with Rosoboronexport – the company’s partner for exports of military aircraft – will be the Mi-171E and Mi-17V-5 transports, as well as the Mi-35M transport and combat...

Russian Helicopters has delivered the first batch of four Mi-171Sh military transport helicopters, made by Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant, to the Ministry of Defence of Peru. The Mi-171Sh are being delivered to Peru a month ahead of schedule. The customer also received aviation equipment required for its operation in addition to the helicopters. The...

During November 2014  ZLIN AIRCRAFT a.s. became a regular member of the Association of Aircraft Manufacturers of the Czech Republic (ALV). The Association currently has 35 members whose activity covers the whole lifecycle of aircraft from development of new prototypes to disposal of EOL machines.  The mission of ALV is to represent,...

The number of passengers handled at Chopin Airport in a year has broken the ten million barrier again. The lucky passenger flew into Warsaw from Qatar. “What a nice surprise,” said Mr Adam Połomski, Chopin Airport’s ten-millionth passenger, when he was surprised with a number of commemorative gifts from the airport and the airline. “I am...

ABS Jets is certified to perform maintenance on Russian RA registered aircraft. By complying with requirements of the Russians aviation authorities, the Prague headquartered company is empowered to perform maintenance and other technical services the Russian registered Embraer Legacy 600 and Legacy 650, Phenom 300 and Phenom 100. “We have...

Commercial aviation is been celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. IATA, the scheduled international airlines’ association, has been at the forefront of promoting this milestone. Which is ironic: the flight was a biz-av one. It may be ironic, but sadly, it is also typical. The commercial airlines are never slow to take good ideas that...

Speaking at CEPA Expo 2014 David Colindres, President of the San Marino Aircraft Registry, took the opportunity to alert delegates to the business advantages of registering their aircraft with the San Marino Aircraft Registry. David advised “One of the key factors that we offer to aircraft owners, financiers and leasing companies is the...

Richard Koe of WingX was the moderator for the afternoon session Protect your aircraft – registrations and convenience. WingX are independent Business Aviation specialists with expertise in business intelligence:data sourcing and analysis to inform commercial operations and strategy. With a focus on real time tracking and analysis of aircraft...

Rolland Vincent delivered some outstanding insight into the current status of Business Aviation activities in Central Europe. With a 30-year background in aviation market research, economics and statistics, Rolland (Rollie) has held senior positions with Cessna, Bombardier, Flexjet, and Learjet. He began his aviation career as an economics and...

In recent years, as the economic slowdown has hit business aviation travel in Western Europe and the United States, one area that has posted positive growth is Central and Eastern Europe. This area was overlooked for a long time but is now seen as having a great deal of potential as a key growth area. Seen as a relative late comer to the business...

Russian Helicopters was showcasing its latest helicopters at International Defence Exhibition & Seminar in Karachi on 1-4 December. On display in collaboration with Rosoboronexport – the company’s partner for exports of military aircraft – were the Mi-171E and Mi-17V-5 transports, as well as the Mi-35M transport and combat...