This year’s Dubai Airshow is set to be the biggest yet. Still six months away, the show, which will be held at Dubai World Central Airport (DWC) from Nov. 8-12, has registered 1,100 exhibitors from 60 countries and expects to host 65,000 trade visitors.
Blink air taxi service announced this week the acquisition of Italian operator MyJet, its three Cessna Citation Mustangs and its maintenance facility in northern Italy.
Avinode is showing off an Apple Watch “proof of concept” at its booth at Q090 that demonstrates how Apple’s new icon in wearable technology may support Avinode’s iPhone app.
Europe’s business aviation industry may be facing tough challenges, and sales remain flat, but the mood at this year’s EBACE was definitely upbeat with the debut of six new aircraft models and increased participation from emerging markets.
EBAA CEO Fabio Gamba says business aviation in Europe is adapting to “a new normal” of flatter growth in the wake of the Great Recession, responding to continuing company consolidations, new legal and operational changes imposed by the European Aviation Safety Agency and a shift in the EU’s aviation policies and priorities.
Expansion of its services in Africa is a key part of growth plans for Universal Aviation, the ground support division for Universal Weather & Aviation.
Yasava Aeronautics has entered into a partnership agreement with Sparkle Roll Aviation Group to establish a center of excellence in Beijing for the Astral Design range of business aircraft interiors.
Flying Colours officially opened its facility in Singapore on April 21, its first in Asia and the only interiors refurbishment shop in the region that Bombardier endorses.
TAG is operating a Boeing 757-200ER for TCS Expeditions, a subsidiary of the TUI AG Group. It has also partnered with the Four Seasons hotel and resort group and makes luxury round-the world trips for high net worth individuals.
Inmarsat, Honeywell Aerospace and Eclipse have completed flight and lab tests of high data rate capabilities for SwiftBroadband, an aircraft connectivity service provided through Inmarsat satellites.
Maximum parking time for general aviation aircraft at Beijing Capital Airport has been slashed from 48 hr. to 24 hr., effective May 1, according to the blog of Jimmy Young of Universal Aviation China.
Apart from one small cloud on its horizon, Dassault Aviation comes to EBACE in a positive mood, albeit heavily involved with the overlapping development programs of two new bizjets.
Gama Aviation will explore the subject of consolidation at EBACE with a seminar in association with business aviation intelligence agency WingX Advance.
Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co.’s cabin completion center, HAECO Private Jet Solutions, has unveiled a new interior concept design called Xiao Yao for the Boeing BBJ2.
The Chinese business aircraft market will probably weaken further this year, with fleet growth of only about 10% because such factors as an anti-corruption crackdown continue to hold down demand, says a consultancy that compiles the most detailed figures on the market in China.
Farnborough-based Acropolis Aviation has ordered the first corporate jet version of A320NEO, valued at $125 million, with a 19-seat custom interior at current list prices.
Gulfstream Aerospace announced first flight of the G500 on Tuesday, a critical milestone that keeps the aircraft’s flight test and certification program on track for its slated 2017 FAA and European Aviation Safety Agency certification.
