Evektor successfully passed audit of Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) at its production plant in Kunovice, Czech Republic. CAAC audit was focused on Quality Assurance, Engineering and Manufacturing, Quality Inspections and Continued Operational Safety Monitoring of fixed wing light sport airplanes. Evektor has proven compliance with...

L-39 In addition to information released by the Ministry of Defense of the Czech republic on the press conference on 29.11.2013, AERO Vodochody AEROSPACE a.s. (hereafter just Aero) can confirm its participation in three-parties negotiations on sale of up to 28 L-159A tactical jet aircraft from the surplus inventory of the Czech Army to Draken...

Nov. 28 - It seems nobody is interested in Croatia’s troubled national carrier Croatia Airlines. Last night was the deadline for interested parties in the tender issued for a 49% stake in the airlines, and according to daily Jutarnji list, not one offer was received… There had been speculation that the Chinese and Indonesia’s Garuda...

The Croatian government has invited Chinese investors to purchase a share in national carrier Croatian Airlines... “The government continually invites investors from the People’s Republic of China, as well as all other investors to invest in Croatia, but under the conditions of a tender process, where everyone has the same requirements,”...

November 28, 2013 - Embraer was announced, today, November 28, by the BM&FBOVESPA (São Paulo Stock Exchange), as a member of the ninth portfolio of the Corporate Sustainability Index (Índice de Sustentabilidade Empresarial – ISE). Along with Embraer, 39 other companies form this new portfolio, which will be in effect from January 6, 2014,...

From right: Senior Manager Eastern Europe Giovanni Simonini and Country Manager Russia & Ukraine, Nazir Abduvakhidov pictured during the Press Conference in Moscow Qatar Airways, the national airline of the State of Qatar celebrated 10 years of service to Moscow with a press conference and gala dinner. Qatar Airways is currently...

After Haiyan, one of the strongest typhoons ever recorded, struck the Philippines beginning of November, the country is still in great need, with thousands of people remaining homeless and without food or water. After a relief flight from Toulouse with an Airbus A340 test aircraft, and a second one from Hamburg with Philippine Airlines’...

From its beginnings, the aim of CEPA was to bring together and connect aviation professionals fromEast and West. This year’s CEPA-EXPO introduced a new crossroads feature that may be considered a ‘World-Premiere’. Philippe Lienard “We are the first conference in the world that brings partners from both commercial and private...

 Today Aeroflot took delivery of A320 airplane. The jet was handed over to the airline at the Airbus manufacturing plant in Toulouse. The aircraft is named in honor of Vsevolod Meyerhold, Russian theatrical producer, director and actor. Now the Aeroflot fleet includes 89 A319/320/321 aircraft with the average airplane age...

27.11.2013 - Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of Rostec State Corporation, has delivered a second commercial multirole Mi-171 helicopter built by Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant to Airfast Indonesia. The delivery continues a relationship established last year, when Airfast Indonesia – one of the country’s biggest providers of...

CEOs of international airports are extremely occupied to handle all interests of the aviation community and infrastructure that may be called the gateway to a city or region. Their schedule is loaded with appointments and obligations. CEPA-EXPO is extremely pleased that Jiri Pos, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Prague Airport, Ivan Thrlik, CEO...

Marian Jancarik is Sales Director of Colibri Aircraft. He is one of the three panel members of the Aircraft Broker Session covering the topic of the pre-owned aircraft market. Marian operates in the Central and Eastern European market from his office in Bratislava, Slovakia, while the Colibri Headquarters and its dedicated marketing and support...

Vaclav Havel Airport in Prague Central Europe is a steady growth market for business aviation with a continuing growth potential. That may be the correct way of describing it. “Emerging Market” is a trendy expression just as “Innovation” has become a trendy word. One cannot draw a zero on a dollar bill and claim it was a 10 dollar bill...

Alain Champonnois, Vice President & General Manager, Jet Aviation Saudi Arabia Jet Aviation announces the appointment of Alain Champonnois as the new vice president and general manager of the company's FBO and line maintenance operations in Jeddah, Riyadh and Medina, Saudi Arabia, effective January 1, 2014. As general manager for Jet...

On Monday, we took the opportunity to look at the new Cessna Sovereign that was on display for CEPA-EXPO visitors and guests at the Citation Service Center at Prague‘s Vaclav Havel Intenational Airport. Improving on greatness is what this manufacturer does best. The aircraft has a range of 3,000 nm nonstop. Winglets have been added to the new...