Lord Glenarthur Heli Air, the UK’s largest light helicopter company announced the appointment of The Lord Glenarthur DL as Chairman of British European Aviation Ltd (BEA), Heli Air’s holding company. The appointment has been made as a result of the continued expansion of both the Heli Air business and that of its sister company within BEA,...

Recently, McDonalds has announced its plans to open a high-end restaurant in Japan aiming to capitalize on the vast demand for luxurious products in Asian markets. Reportedly, locals now spend more than 50 billion Euros a year on luxury services and more than half of them feel it is important to openly demonstrate the luxury items they can afford....

Emmanuel dHoop, Sales Director at Colibri Aircraft The international brokerage and advisory company Colibri Aircraft has appointed Emmanuel d’Hoop as its new Sales Director for France and surrounding countries. Colibri now operates from offices in the UK, France and Slovakia.   Along with his management experience in aircraft...

Aviation training centre Baltic Aviation Academy for the second year in the row is expanding its fleet by purchasing additional multi-engine Tecnam P2006T. The second multi-engine aircraft will allow students to complete MEP training in a faster and more efficient manner while academy continues to grow and increase the number of students. Last...

On 29 July Riga International Airport welcomed its fifty-millionth passenger since the airport’s foundation  – Ms Monta Skābarniece – who arrived at the airport on the flight of the Latvian national carrier airBaltic from Munich to Riga. “The achievement of Riga Airport – handling of 50 million passengers – is very remarkable...

FL Technics, a global provider of tailor-made aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has announced the start of a new cooperation with B&H Worldwide, a market leader in the aviation parts logistics industry. Under the cooperation, FL Technics will expand its London-based aircraft spare parts stock and reduce the time of delivery...

Jet Maintenance Solutions (JET MS), a global provider of tailor-made MRO services for business and regional aviation, which formerly operated under FL Technics Jets brand, has announced receiving a new Bombardier Challenger 604/605 certificate which further extends its EASA Part-145 services. In addition, JET MS has already welcomed the first two...

On August the 6th, the IV Baltic Business Aviation Forum will take place in Latvia. The industry professionals will again discuss actual questions of business aviation. The plenary session will take place at Riga International Airport VIP Center. After that the forum participants will be invited to a tour around the airport during which they will...

Just last week, Sikorsky, one of the most renowned rotorcraft industry companies, was purchased by Lockheed for $9 billion. Previously, Sikorsky had startled the helicopter market by laying off almost 1400 workers due to a significant decline in oil & gas explorations around the globe. Back then, 80 per cent of all company sales came from...

On 22nd of July, aviation training centre Baltic Aviation Academy received Certificate of the Cabin Crew Initial Training organisation, which was issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of the Republic of Lithuania (CAA). Under the Certificate the training centre is now approved to provide Initial Cabin Crew training course according to EASA...

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. has expanded its sales capabilities in Latin America by naming Aerocardal Limitada as a commercial and government sales representative in Chile. “We’ve seen consistent growth in Latin America in the past five years, with more than 180 Gulfstream aircraft in service in the region,” said Scott Neal, senior vice...

UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle), UAS (unmanned aerial system), RPAS (remotely piloted aerial systems) or simply drones – there are many different names to identify these flying objects or its systems. You most certainly have heard one of these names before and know more or less about the aerial vehicles which, paradoxically, are pilotless, and are...

Satcom Direct, the leading provider of satellite voice and broadband data solutions for flight deck and cabin communications, is bolstering its activity in the Baltic and CIS regions with a strong presence at two of the areas’ most important business aviation shows this season. At the IV Baltic Business Aviation Forum, to be held in Jurmarla,...

FL Technics Jets, a global provider of tailor-made MRO services for business and regional aviation, is delighted to announce that the company has recently completed its brand renewal process by adopting a new name – Jet Maintenance Solutions (JET MS). The EASA Part-145 organisation will operate under the JET MS brand effective...

So recently Boeing released its new market outlook for the upcoming 20 years. The good news is, that the numbers continue to be impressive on all levels. The industry continues growing, aircraft delivery adding up with every year, thus more than 500 k new pilots and over 600 k technicians on demand in nearest 20 years. The Asia Pacific keep...