With 11,000 plus flight hours and experience in over 40 models of planes, Daniel Stegeman isn’t a typical Chief Flight Instructor. Stegeman’s hiring is flyADVANCED’s continued effort to change the flight instruction paradigm and utilize more experienced pilots as instructors for its flight school. Stegeman himself developed the flight department for Bentley Systems in Exton,
Intrepid Aviation Group Holdings (Intrepid) has announced that it has priced an offering (the Offering) of US$120m in aggregate principal amount of senior notes (the Notes) due 2017. The Notes will be co-issued by Intrepid’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Intrepid Finance Co and will bear interest at a rate of 8.250% per year and were priced at
For 25 years the political hot potato over the expansion of London’s airport capacity has been widely debated with substantial opposition for each and every proposal, predominantly through an attitude of nimbyism (not in my back yard). However the options seem to have narrowed to a choice between a new third runway at Heathrow Airport,
Sunwing Airlines’ first Boeing 787 Dreamliner flights to Amsterdam begin this Saturday, June 27. Only available on the carrier’s twice weekly service from Toronto to Amsterdam that will operate on Wednesdays and Saturdays until September 02, 2015, this is the first time that Sunwing customers will be able to relax on the new state-of-the-art, wide-bodied
Jet Aviation St. Louis is now authorized to manufacture and sell individual parts to customers and suppliers under the Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The PMA approval means Jet Aviation St. Louis can manufacture and stock parts that are needed frequently and can sell them to customers who can
Kuwait Airways has taken delivery of its first A330-200, becoming a new operator for the type. Kuwait Airways’ first A330-200 accommodates a three-class configuration of 17 full-sleeper first class modules, 30 very high-comfort business and 165 latest standard economy seats, a combination that shows a clear attention to comfort and efficiency detailed in the features
Avon Aviation has announced the addition of it’s first Sovereign to its fleet under management. “Adding a Sovereign validates our model of management and the benefit we provide to our jet owners, ” said Gary Lesnik, Principal of Avon Aviation. “Initially our jet expertise was focused on delivering value to Citation Excel owners exclusively but
Bombardier Commercial Aircraf delivered its 500th Q400 turboprop aircraft to Calgary-based WestJet Encore. The milestone aircraft is one of 36 ordered by WestJet Encore and its parent company WestJet.
AVINCO has arranged the sale of a B737-800 on behalf of STL (Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Panasonic Finance) and ANATC (All Nippon Airways Trading). This Aircraft bearing MSN 34710 was purchased by Macquarie and delivered on the 24th of June.
West Star Aviation has released that they have delivered their 500th Pilatus PC-12 aircraft with exterior paint from their Grand Junction, CO (GJT) location. The aircraft was delivered to Pilatus during a commemoration ceremony held June 18, 2015. At the ceremony, which was attended by West Star’s GJT team as well as Pilatus Business Aircraft
