FL Technics, a global provider of tailor-made aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has announced the start of a new partnership with an international manufacturer of synthetic lubricants for civil and military aviation – NYCO. FL Technics will act as NYCO’s official distributor in 26 countries. FL Technics will promote and...

ABS Jets, the Prague based business jet operator, works closely with Honeywell on further enhancements of an in-flight weather awareness application, known as "Weather Information Service" (WIS). ABS Jets and their crews collaborate with Honeywell on design and validation of new features appearing soon in future releases of WIS. The WIS...

For a number of professions, particular time of the year is a little bit more important than others in regards to the job search and hiring. Let’s say for teachers, summer is that season when they look for new jobs. Other professions like construction workers, cabin crew, or anything related to agriculture are focused on the job search in the...

Company has invested billions in fleet since 2004 Company has taken delivery of 100 aircraft since it was founded in 2004 VistaJet’s regular service area now covers 90% of the globe with one way pricing Company has sold almost 40 used aircraft in its history, ensuring its fleet of over 60 aircraft is one of the largest and...

Czech handler Menzies Aviation has been awarded ground handling service contracts for two airlines at Copenhagen International Airport (CPH), further expanding their growing customer base. Jettime, the largest Danish-owned airline with 780 annual turns and a fleet of 28 aircrafts of Boeing 737 and ATR72, has appointed Menzies Aviation as the...

Cessna Aircraft Company recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of the maiden flight of the Model 525 CitationJet prototype, the aircraft that would become the foundation of the light jet segment. The maiden flight took place on April 29, 1991 with deliveries starting two years later.  Innovation in the 525 line has been a constant, with 8...

Prague Airport was voted “Highly Commended Airport” in the prestigious Routes Europe 2016 Marketing Awards. It ranked the second best in its category (airports handling 4 – 20 million passengers a year). Prague Airport representatives accepted the award in Krakow, Poland. Airports are evaluated in the survey by representatives of air...

Comlux America, the Completion and Service center of the Comlux Group based in Indianapolis IN, celebrated last week the expansion of their VIP completion hangar which now has the capability to house wide body and narrow body aircraft simultaneously. The celebration of the facility expansion took place on the 27th of April 2016, one year from the...

With the concession project underway, the Ministry of Transport and Communications and Lithuanian Airports are making the necessary arrangements and sign an agreement with InterVISTAS Consulting Group. With a great deal of international experience, the companies will assist in drafting the terms and conditions for the concession tender, define the...

The first of Airbus’ five new Beluga XL airlifter “giants” will begin taking shape early next year, initiating the creation of a new jetliner fleet to transport complete sections of the company’s aircraft from production sites around Europe to final assembly lines in France, Germany and Spain. Beluga XL’s lower fuselage will be the same...

The first prototype (OP-1) of the medium multirole Ka-62 helicopter took off at Russian Helicopters’ Progress Arsenyev Aviation Company on April 28.  The lift in a hover mode was part of the factory flight testing and was completed successfully. The OP-1 Ka-62 was launched to evaluate its overall performance and to test its main power supply...

The Special Rotorcraft Conference, which was held o 22 April 2016  in the Aviation Institute in Warsaw, inaugurated the celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the launch of helicopter production in PZL-Świdnik. The event was attended among others by Jarosław Gowin, the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Science and Higher Education and...

Vilnius Airport received the Excellence in Airport Marketing award for aviation marketing at the international route development forum Routes Europe 2016 held in Kraków. In the under 4 million passengers category Vilnius Airport surpassed other European air gateways and was only excelled by City Airport Bremen. In the Routes Airport...

While Cathay Pacific is about to welcome its first Airbus A350, other Hong Kong-based carriers are also anticipating the expansion of their fleets with dozens of new aircraft to arrive in the upcoming several years. But unfortunately, local carriers are facing the danger of ending up with too many aircraft and too few pilots to fly them. To...

Airbus is making significant investments in revolutionary additive layer manufacturing technologies (3D printing) – with expanding capabilities that are demonstrating the company’s pioneering spirit to create new and better ways to fly. At the centre of Airbus’ innovative efforts is the company’s new additive layer manufacturing...