On November 3, 2013, Bombardier celebrated the sale and delivery of its 50th iconic Bombardier 415 superscooper aircraft assembled at its North Bay, Ontario facility. The aircraft, purchased by a partnership led by Tenax Aerospace, LLC of Ridgeland, Mississippi, will be used under contract to the United States Forest Service starting next month....

Global 5000 October 30 2013 - Qatar Executive, the corporate jet division of Qatar Airways, has welcomed a new ultra-long haul Bombardier Global 5000 Vision to its modern fleet, following continuously growing demand for luxury tailor-made travel in the Middle East and worldwide. Built for maximum comfort and speed, Qatar Executive’s new...

On 1 Nov, 2013, The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) pledged to oppose the most recent action taken by city of Santa Monica officials regarding management and use of Santa Monica Airport (SMO). NBAA’s comments came in the wake of a lawsuit, filed on Oct. 31 by the city of Santa Monica against the Federal Aviation Administration...

31 October, 2013 - Cessna Aircraft Company, recently concluded all high-speed certification flights with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the new Citation X. This marks the completion of all testing requirements needed to validate the aircraft’s unmatched maximum operating speed of Mach 0.935 (617 mph, 536 ktas), solidifying the...

Oct 30, 2013 — Cessna Aircraft Company, celebrated the company’s Citation CJ4 and Citation XLS+ as winners in the annual Robb Report “Best of the Best” in their respective jet aircraft categories. The honor was made official, as Cessna was presented with the award in a ceremony at Cessna this month. “Cessna is one of the most...

Croatia’s national carrier Croatia Airlines, which the government recently issued a tender for interest in its sale, have for the first time in five years recorded positive business results. According to a report published today on the Zagreb Stock Exchange, Croatia Airlines, in the first nine months of this year, achieved net profit of 20.3...

Bombardier Aerospace, Belfast has hosted local schoolchildren during a month of special events for a joint government and industry initiative designed to update perceptions of manufacturing in the U.K. Launched by Business Secretary Vince Cable in 2012, ‘See Inside Manufacturing’ (SIM) aims to build awareness of the sector’s wide range...

Airbus has launched the Sharklet retrofit programme for in-service A320 Family aircraft. This option will be available in 2015. Operators of older in-service A320 Family aircraft will thus be able to benefit from the significant cost savings and performance improvements which the Sharklets are already delivering on new-build aircraft. This...

Just days after taking delivery of its very first A321 aircraft, JetBlue Airways has placed a new order for 15 A321ceo (current engine option) and 20 A321neo (new engine option) aircraft. In addition, the airline has opted to upsize 8 A320ceo and 10 A320neo aircraft currently on backlog to 8 A321ceo and 10 A321neo, respectively. This order...

Visiona Tecnologia Espacial S.A. and Telebras formally signed a contract, today (November 28), to supply the Defense and Strategic Communications Geostationary Satellite (SGDC) system. The R$ 1.3 billion contract provides for the system to be delivered by the end of 2016. The project involves the Ministries of Communications, of Defense, and of...

ExecuJet Africa has been awarded the Flight Safety Foundation Basic Aviation Risk Standard (BARS) accreditation and the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) Safety 1st Ground rating. Ettore Poggi, Managing Director of ExecuJet Africa, says: "We are extremely proud to receive these highly respected industry approvals. Our clients...

Jet Aviation expands its Houston FBO by adding two tenant hangars in response to customer demand. Jet Aviation recently added a 15,000 square foot tenant hangar to accommodate tenant necessities. The newly renovated hangar has been re-painted and reconstructed with a new roof. In addition, the offices and shops have been completely refurbished...

Airbus sees a potential market for the Sharklets’ retrofit on some 4,000 in-service A320 Family aircraft, and has already secured commitments from airlines for approximately 200 of them, including from U.S.-based carrier JetBlue. This retrofit uses the same 2.4 metre-tall Sharklets that Airbus incorporates as an option on new production A320...

Kevin Keniston In continuing to keep those who fly aboard Airbus aircraft at the heart of its philosophy, the company has appointed Kevin Keniston as Head of Passenger Comfort to concentrate on cabin elements and the journey experience from a traveller perspective. “My role is to be the voice of the passenger,” Keniston said. “We know...

VLCC is proud to announce that with the new COO of VLCC, Mrs. Roxana Craciun, VLCC is in the process to sign the contract with an Arabian customer, a 10 years contract to manage in collaboration with major suppliers an Airbus A350XWB and also a Boeing 777-300. These Aircraft will be outfitted from 2016/17 to the VVIP-Version and will be operated...