Dagmar Grossmann has over 30 years’ experience working in the private aviation sector. In 1991, Grossmann Air Service was launched in Vienna, with one aircraft, and Ms. Grossmann went on to help the company grow to become one of the leading aircraft management and operating companies in Europe. Ms. Grossmann also developed a worldwide aviation...

Fraport Group has published the consolidated annual report for the year 2015. The fiscal year 2015 was closed successfully, mainly due to a large number of passengers. Group revenue climbed 8.4 percent year-on-year to EUR 2.58 billion (adjusted for IFRIC 12). The Group's operating profit (EBITDA) increased by 7.4 percent to EUR 848.8 million,...

At least 23 people have been killed and dozens injured in Brussels, Belgium after a terror attacks struck the airport as well as a metro station near the EU headquarters. According to witnesses, scenes looked 'like the apocalypse' with blood and 'dismembered bodies everywhere' after two blasts rocked the American Airlines check-in desk at Brussels...

Employees at PZL Mielec, together with representatives from Polish suppliers, celebrated the completion and shipment of the 300th BLACK HAWK helicopter cabin built in Poland. The cabin, a complex structure the size of a cargo van, is made from around 3,000 separate components. Completed cabins are joined to the S-70i™ BLACK HAWK aircraft...

India is playing an increasingly important industrial role for Airbus as this country’s air transportation market continues to grow. Airbus’ cooperation with India offers the benefits of cost-competitiveness and a highly-skilled workforce, and is fully aligned with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Make in India” campaign to further...

Aviation industry keeps developing and every pilot training centre must offer the new education solutions for those wishing to become commercial pilots. Lately, dual study programs and professions have increased in popularity from demand and supply side. Flight training schools are offering students opportunities to match flight training courses...

Jarosław Gowin, the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Science and Higher Education, paid  a visit on March 14th to PZL-Świdnik, a Finmeccanica company, to obtain first-hand knowledge about the technological potential and capabilities of the only producer of Polish helicopters and the main supplier to the Polish Armed Forces. During...

Jet Aviation Vienna was recently appointed an official Gulfstream Factory Authorized Service Center for the Gulfstream G550 model aircraft. To support customer demand in Vienna and the region, particularly Eastern Europe, Jet Aviation Vienna has been appointed an OEM-approved Gulfstream Factory Authorized Service Center for Gulfstream...

Boeing Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President, Engineering, Operations & Technology John Tracy has announced his intention to retire after 35 years of service and 10 years as CTO, following celebration of Boeing’s 100th anniversary this summer. Tracy will begin transitioning his portfolio of Engineering, Operations &...

Riga hosted the ceremony where the winners were chosen and awarded with the Annual Latvian Construction Industry Award (“Latvijas Būvniecības Gada balva”). The winners were announced based on the results of the national contest. FBO RIGA, the center of business aviation, which was commissioned in September 2015, also participated in the...

FL Technics announced signing an agreement with the European leisure air carrier Small Planet Airlines. According to the newly inked agreement, FL Technics shall carry out cabin re-design and refurbishment works on the carrier’s 13 Airbus A320s. The first fully retrofitted aircraft has been already delivered to the carrier. Based on the...

The newly created Sapphire Pegasus Business Aviation Award recognizes and honors outstanding performances by companies and individuals in twelve different categories which will ensure that most aspects of Business Aviation will be covered. The Sapphire Pegasus Awards will be presented to the winners during a Gala Ceremony in Prague on April...

ADB Safegate, a global player in delivering airport performance, has been created following the announcement by European private equity firm PAI Partners and ADB Airfield Solutions to acquire Safegate International, a leading player providing aircraft docking guidance systems, gate management systems, airfield lighting solutions and air traffic...

Volga-Dnepr Airlines is continuing to support the ExoMars mission organised jointly by the European Space Agency and the Russian space agency, Roscosmos, by delivering a Breeze-M booster to Baikonur in preparation for the space vehicles’ scheduled launch on 14 March 2016. Carried from Moscow to Kazakhstan onboard one of Volga-Dnepr’s An-124...

In September, Tallinn Airport announced a public procurement project for the construction work in the Tallinn air traffic area; today they will conclude the construction contract with Lemminkäinen Eesti. In accordance with the agreement, the cost of the construction will be 34.6 million euros, half of which will be covered by the Cohesion Fund...