Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
Satellite communications provider Inmarsat announced a major upgrade to its L-band network on Aug. 12 that promises higher data speeds and smaller, lower-cost terminals for aviation users.
Interiors & Connectivity

Gama Aviation has bought out its partners in the Gama MENA business based in Sharjah.
MRO

Supersonic Aerion Corporation, announced today that Brian Barents, the company's current co-chairman, has been named Executive Chairman with broad responsibility for overseeing the corporate strategy that will bring the AS2 supersonic business jet to market.
Maintenance & Training

Work is underway to complete the installation of Esavian Type 126 sliding hangar doors on the new DC Aviation hangar at Al Maktoum Airport, Dubai World Central, Dubai.
Airports & Networks

Jetex Flight Support announces plans to build its aircraft hangar at the Jetex FBO Terminal near Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai South Aviation District.
Business Aviation

Honeywell says it aims to highlight what it means to be fully connected in the aviation industry by promoting its JetWave in-flight connectivity hardware.
Business Aviation

Dubai-based Empire Aviation Group has announced the appointment of Scott Glenn as the company's new director of sales to build the global aircraft sales activity for new and pre-owned aircraft.
Business Aviation

Embraer has announced the enhancement of the flight experience aboard its Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 mid-cabin business jets. The cabin altitude of these two revolutionary aircraft is already considered among the lowest on the market, but the maximum cabin altitude has been further reduced to a best-in-class 5,800 ft (1.768 m).
Business Aviation

Rapid growth in 2017 has taken Saudi Arabia's Sky Prime to top spot among the Middle East's charter firms, claims the Riyadh-based operator.
Business Aviation

Jet Aviation has reported growth in the Middle East as it celebrated its 50th anniversary at the Dubai Airshow this week.
Business Aviation

The ambitions of Dubai to create a true aviation hub in its new Aviation City development at Dubai South have been given another boost with the announcement that Dynamic Advanced Training, a specialist provider for aircrew training has signed an agreement to set up an aviation safety training academy in the aviation district.
Maintenance & Training

UAE-based GI Aviation has been selected to be Edese Doret industrial Design’s (EDID) exclusive representative within the Middle east and North Africa (MENA region).
Business Aviation

Gulfstream Aerospace will showcase two of its award-winning, large-cabin aircraft at the Abu Dhabi Air Expo from Feb. 26-28.
Business Aviation

Interflight has expanded into the Middle East with a Falcon 2000 under sales and marketing agreement. Newly refurbished in 2017, both interior and exterior, the Falcon 2000 will be available from Europe and Middle East.
Business Aviation

Sky Prime has become the first Saudi private aviation company licensed the part 151 to operate ground handling services.
Business Aviation

By Vincent Chappard
Jetex is thrilled to announce it will join forces with US startup Wright Electric to revolutionize private jet aviation.
Business Aviation

Gulfstream Aerospace all-new G500 has demonstrated both its maturity and reliability by establishing eight new city-pair speed records across continents.
Business Aviation

Mubadala subsidiary Strata had a busy morning at the opening day of the Global Aerospace Summit in Abu Dhabi as it inked another composite aerostructure deal with a European manufacturer.
Emerging Technologies

Embraer will debut the Phenom 100EV business jet at the European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland, from May 29 to May 31.
Business Aviation

Piaggio Aerospace, - the Italian aircraft manufacturer which is a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala - outlined its growth strategy during the EBACE event in Geneva today.
Business Aviation

The revolutionary HondaJet light jet is now to be available in the Middle East thanks to a deal between the automaker’s aviation arm and Jetex Flight Support with the Dubai-based company being names as the authorised sales representative.
Business Aviation

Empire Aviation Group (EAG) has inducted a brand-new Bombardier Global 6000 (G6000) business jet into the company’s extensive managed fleet of aircraft.
Business Aviation

Honeywell has been selected by Istanbul-based MNG Jet to supply its GoDirectTM Datalink and Cabin services to the company’s growing fleet.
Business Aviation

Business aviation in the UAE is booming, and this growth is illustrated by the increase in business aviation presence at the biennial Dubai Airshow.
Business Aviation

Rolls-Royce has launched a new engine family for business aviation, with the introduction of the Pearl.
Business Aviation