Gama Aviation, the global business aviation services provider announced a further expansion of its European based charter fleet with the addition of a Gulfstream G550 to its UK Air Operator Certificate. With its long-range capability, Gama’s G550 easily links Europe with Los Angeles, Tokyo and Johannesburg at a cruising speed of Mach 0.80. The G550
Embraer Executive Jets presented its China Executive Aviation Market Outlook 2014-2023 at the Chinese International Business Aviation Show (CIBAS) 2013, in Beijing, China. The Company forecasts that a total of 805 executive jets will be in demand the Chinese market over the next decade. The large-cabin business jet class is expected to represent 51% of
Qatar Airways’ first A380 took off from Toulouse on its maiden flight to Hamburg where the aircraft will be fitted with its cabin before being painted. The Doha based carrier has firm orders for ten A380s and will become the eleventh airline to join the prestigious club of A380 operators when it takes delivery of
AgustaWestland has appointed Sino-US of China as an official non-exclusive distributor for AgustaWestland civil helicopters in China, excluding Hong Kong and Macau. The relevant distributorship agreement was signed during an official ceremony held at China Helicopter International Exhibition in Tianjin (5th – 8th September) and includes orders for twenty helicopters comprising AW119Ke single engine, GrandNew
Finnair took delivery of an Airbus A321 aircraft, equipped with new, fuel-saving Sharklet wing tip devices. The five A321s with Sharklets will replace Finnair’s four Boeing 757s that have been used mainly for leisure and charter flights, enabling more flexibility and interoperability between European scheduled and leisure flights, driving up aircraft utilisation and thus improving
Henan New Continental Business Aviation of China will acquire two VIP passenger transport helicopters from Eurocopter to commence its chartering business – an exclusively designed EC145 Mercedes-Benz Style, which will also be the first such model to be sold in Asia; as well as an AS350 B3e from the Ecureuil family. These two rotorcraft will
After 18 successful years as Bombardier’s fractional jet ownership division, Flexjet announced a definitive agreement for its purchase by a group led by Directional Aviation Capital through a newly-formed entity, Flexjet, LLC. With support from its new investors, Flexjet is placing the largest private aviation order in its history valued at approximately $5.2bn for up
Air Canada has successfully completed the transfer of all 15 of its Embraer 175 aircraft, the smallest jet aircraft in Air Canada’s fleet, to Sky Regional to operate the aircraft on behalf of Air Canada under the capacity purchase agreement between the parties. Sky Regional now operates 20 aircraft on behalf of Air Canada, under
Air Astana, the airline based in Astana, Kazakhstan, has successfully registered an Airbus A320-232 with the DCA of Aruba; registration marks P4-KBC. Within the following months Air Astana will register a total of four more aircraft with the DCA of Aruba, ultimately increasing Air Astana’s fleet for the year 2013. The delivery of the aircraft
Tailwind Capital has successfully sold seven aircraft to an undisclosed buyer as part of its exclusive remarketing mandate for Goldman Sachs (New York). The transaction included five Bombardier CRJ-200 regional jets and two Boeing 737-400s, which are currently operated by US operators Atlantic Southeast Airlines and Alaska Airlines, respectively. These aircraft were originally acquired by
