Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced Lannie O’Bannion as its regional vice president of Sales for the Midwestern U.S. and Canada. Based in Wichita, O’Bannion will report directly to Kriya Shortt, senior vice president of Sales, and will be responsible for representing the broad range of Citation products to...

Airbus and Air Canada have received the Eco-partnership award 2013 from the leading monthly aeronautical publication Air Transport World (ATW) for the first ever North American “Perfect Flight” that took place in June 2012. The award ceremony will take place in September 2013, at ATW’s Annual Eco-Aviation Conference held in Washington...

Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced today at the Latin American Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (LABACE) in Sao Paulo, Brazil that the company has completed the first fuselage for its forthcoming mid-size business jet, the Citation Latitude. The Latitude prototype is expected to take its first...

Qatar Airways has announced plans to extend its Boeing 787 Dreamliner route network to India with the launch of services to and from Delhi and Bangalore starting September 01, 2013. The introduction of the state-of-the-art Dreamliner service promises the airlines’ passengers with an unparalleled level of service, comfort and travel...

Jet Aviation Flight Services has added its first Gulfstream G650 onto its U.S. Part 135 air carrier certificate. The new aircraft is available for charter and will be managed by the Jet Aviation Van Nuys office. The G650 charter aircraft accommodates up to 13 passengers, sleeps five comfortably and includes a crew rest area to provide comfort...

Kenya’s East African Affairs, Commerce and Tourism Cabinet Secretary, Phyllis Kandie, welcomed Qatar Airways’ decision to increase its frequency between Doha and Nairobi by adding four additional weekly flights to and from the capital city.  Beginning Sept. 1, 2013, the airline will increase its A320 aircraft flights to 18 flights per week,...

Qatar Airways Increases Passenger Baggage Allowance Effective 1 September 2013, passengers flying Qatar Airways routes worldwide will have enhanced baggage allowances with additional baggage weight allowed per person. Economy weight allowances have increased from 23kg to 30kg while Business and First Class have each increased from 30kg and...

When it comes to your summer holidays, why not throw on your diamonds and follow in the flight path of the rich and famous? According to London Executive Aviation (LEA), one of Europe’s largest private jet charter operators, those in the know this year are decamping to the glittering northern shores of the Mediterranean for their annual dose...

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that the theme for this year’s edition of Safety Standdown Latin America will be Professionalism in aviation. Returning once again to the Grand Hyatt São Paulo Hotel, São Paulo, Brazil, the two-day seminar takes place August 12 and 13 just before the Latin American Business Aviation Conference &...

Bombardier, the world’s leading business aircraft manufacturer, will showcase its leading business jet product portfolio at the 10th annual Latin American Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (LABACE) at Congonhas airport in São Paulo, Brazil from August 14-16, 2013. Bombardier will present a Learjet 45 XR, a Challenger 300, a...

Airbus has achieved initial EASA certification of its innovative Runway Overrun Prevention System (ROPS) technology on A320ceo* Family aircraft. This on-board cockpit technology, which Airbus has pioneered over several years and is now in service on the A380, increases pilots’ situational awareness during landing, reduces exposure to runway...

Embraer Executive Jets’ Legacy 500 will make its first public debut in Brazil during the 10th annual Latin American Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (LABACE), 14-16 August, at the Congonhas Airport (CGH), in São Paulo. The new game-changer business jet, which is scheduled to enter service in the first half of 2014, made its global...

Philippine Airlines (PAL) has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321. The aircraft was handed over at the Airbus delivery centre in Hamburg, Germany yesterday and is the first of 64 new Airbus aircraft ordered by the airline in 2012 under a major fleet modernisation programme. These include 44 single aisle A321s and 20 widebody...

New business on the rise when comparing the first half of 2013 to that of the same period in 2012 Flexjet, the world’s second largest fractional jet ownership services provider, reports 96 percent growth of new fractional and jet card sales when comparing January to June 2013 to that of the same period in 2012. Within the first six months of...

KLM Cityhopper, KLM’s regional subsidiary, has concluded a lease agreement with BOC Aviation to add six Embraer 190s to its current fleet of 22 E-Jets. The additional E190s are part of KLM Cityhopper’s strategic plan to replace the oldest aircraft in its Fokker fleet. The first of the six E190s is scheduled to be delivered during the second...