Oliver Stone, Managing Director of Colibri Aircraft in London, UK The market for private jets has been a jumble of signs and indicators recently. Both good news and bad is common, and it all depends upon where you are looking. There are reasons to be despondent and reasons to be comforted. In general, demand for private aircraft is...

TAG Aviation announced that it has renewed its dealer agreement with Honda Aircraft Company. As part of the HondaJet's first Europe tour, demonstration flights will be offered from TAG Aviation's bases in Geneva and Farnborough as well as in Leeds following EBACE. TAG Aviation is the authorised HondaJet dealer for Southern Europe, covering:...

ABS Jets has received approval to do line maintenance on the Gulfstream 550. Located in Prague, ABS Jets is turning into a major maintenance center for many different business jets in Central and Eastern Europe. “We have noticed that a growing number of tech stops are made in Prague because ABS Jets is seen as a unique one stop service...

ABS Jets’ has marked its 10th Anniversary year 2014 with striking results that underline the company’s proven leadership and the reputation it has earned as a major player in the business aviation field. On strong demand for the entire portfolio of ABS Jet’s services, all units combined boosted the company’s revenue by 3.7%. The...

The 4th Baltic Business Aviation Forum will be held on August 6-7, 2015 in Jurmala, Latvia. The Forum gathers business aviation professionals to discuss the latest industry trends and challenges, and to share expertise and best practices. Development, trends and opportunities of Business Aviation, in particular in the Baltic Region, will be...

‘We have arrived where we begin!’ Those were my words last year on the occasion of ABS Jet’s 10 year anniversary. Another year has passed and it was characterized by further expansion and strengthening of our position in our core markets, as well as increasing the activities in growth markets. We can proudly look back at a year of...

Euro Jet Intercontinental, the leading provider of ground support services throughout Europe and Asia will celebrate another record year of continued growth and expansion at this year’s EBACE in Geneva, Switzerland. Despite various challenges in the European and global market, the company has continued to have another year filled with many...

ABS Jets will celebrate its 11th anniversary with a contest during EBACE.  The winner of the Grand Prize will spend a fantastic luxury weekend in the gorgeous city of Prague. Besides enjoying the city, ABS Jets will welcome the prize winners to a Grand Tour of its facilities at Prague International Airport. “Unusual as the number may sound,...

ABS Jets is experiencing a growing demand for its services. It became necessary to expand its charter sales activities and in that way ABS Jets has appointed Lenka Nahlovska to the position of Supervisor of Charter and Brokerage Department. In her new leadership position at the Charter and Brokerage department, Lenka’s main...

  VistaJet announced it has extended its global market leadership by adding 10 new aircraft in Q1 2015. The expanded fleet sees an increase in its VistaJet U.S. portfolio to include service on Challenger 350 aircraft, licensed air carrier to be appointed, in addition to its current U.S. registered Global 5000 aircraft that are managed and...

The ABS Jet’s has recorded a significant increase in number of flight planning assignments for customers coming from North America, South America and China. The company has its own Operations Control Center (OCC) which flight planning capacities are extended as the demand is increasing. ABS Jets has signed contracts with several clients coming...

AELIS Group completed the Mission. Selected in 2013 by Eurolot, the Polish Regional Airline, for the marketing of its fleet of 11 ATR aircraft (9 ATR72-200 & 2 ATR42-500 for an average age of 22 years) and 4 spare engines, AELIS Group is pleased to announce the successful sale of the last aircraft from the portfolio. All aircraft were marketed...

Fly Comlux, the VIP airline of the Comlux Group announced that its European branch Comlux Malta Ltd has been awarded the Certificate of Registration to the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO). Issued by the International Business Aviation Council, Montreal – Canada,  and verified through an audit conducted by an...

Qatar Airways has partnered with Six Seconds to introduce enhanced emotional intelligence training. Seventeen members from the Customer Experience Training Team have successfully completed a customised training programme developed by Six Seconds, to become certified practitioners in Emotional Intelligence. Qatar Airways’ Customer...

Colibri Aircraft reports that the Central and Eastern European market for pre-owned aircraft was stable and is showing signs of year to year growth in 2014. Thirty-four transactions were recorded. Fourteen aircraft were bought from countries outside the region, twelve were sold outside of the region, and eight remained within.  Last year seven...