The 2019 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) in Las Vegas will run between October 22 and 24 this year. Ahead of the world’s largest business jet event, much of the focus of planemakers has been on improvements in maintenance and accessibility of parts for customers as the industry, as a whole, pushes for […]
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Embraer has inked a purchase agreement with Flexjet, one of the global leaders in private jet travel. The deal comprises a fleet of Embraer business jets, which includes the recently certified Praetor jets and the Phenom 300. Valued at up to US$ 1.4 billion, at current list prices, this deal was included in the 2019
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With an expanded Air Carrier Certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Wing has become the first company to operate a commercial air delivery service via drone directly to homes in the United States. Wing has started delivering packages, over-the-counter medication, snacks and gifts to residents of Christiansburg, Virginia, on October 18. Wing’s FAA permissions
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VA Airline Training (VA) and Ultimate High Academy (UHA) have formed a Training Alliance and developed a new joint Multi-pilot Aircraft (MPA) ‘Airline Ready’ programme. Trainees completing Airline Pilot Standards (APS) MCC courses with Cambridge Airport-based VA, will progress seamlessly onto an ‘Advanced’ Multi-Pilot Aircraft (MPA) Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT) course with UHA
Air Lease Corporation has signed long-term lease agreements with Delta Air Lines for two new Airbus A330-900neo aircraft. The first aircraft is scheduled to deliver to the airline in Fall 2020 and the second aircraft will deliver in early 2021 from ALC’s order book with Airbus. “These two incremental aircraft represent an opportunistic play to
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Austria’s Ministry of the Interior (BMI) has formally introduced into service two Airbus H125 helicopters, equipped for law enforcement and rescue missions. The aircraft join BMI’s existing fleets of Airbus H135 and AS350 helicopters and will operate from Innsbruck and Salzburg on behalf of the Tyrolean Government in the Tyrol and other mountainous areas of
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Eurowings has chosen Atitech, the independent MRO located in Naples,Italy, as its new partner to take care of airframe maintenance needs. In a meeting held at the MRO Europe in London, the Boards of Eurowings and Atitech signed the contract, starting a long-term cooperation. Furthermore, Atitech has signed a long-term service agreement for airframe maintenance
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Delta TechOps andAustria’s largest carrier, Austrian Airlines, have signed an engine maintenance agreement at the MRO Europe conference in London. The exclusive agreement covers PW4060 engine maintenance for up to six years supporting the airline’s Boeing 767 fleet. As the maintenance division of Delta Air Lines, Delta TechOps has numerous years of experience both operating
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GKN Aerospace has reached a major milestone in the ‘Wing of Tomorrow’ program after designing, manufacturing, and delivering a mid-scale demonstrator tool to the GKN Aerospace Filton facility. This tool provides a fully functioning automated low pressure RTM system for the Airbus-led programme’s composite wing spar. The spar is considered one of the most challenging
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As part of a research project on the effects of ultra-long-haul travel on passenger and crew, Qantas has set a new milestone in commercial aviation with a successful non-stop flight between New York and Sydney. The flight lasted 19 hours and 16 minutes, covering 16,200 kilometers (10,066 miles) with 50 passengers and crew on board
