General aviation manufacturers now are riding the wave of the improved economy. Billings increased to $24.5 billion and deliveries exceeded 2,400 airplanes.
South African FBO operator- Fireblade Aviation - is in advanced discussions with the South African government to offer a full customs and immigration service for international arrivals and departures at its Johannesburg facility.
With respect to the tragic end of the R-101 there seems little that can be added to what has already appeared in print. An air crash that results in complete loss by fire usually remains somewhat of a mystery as regards the cause or causes of the crash.
Since we last published the box score a year ago, the record of the rigid airship has continued to improve. It is still true that there have been no disasters to ships of that type on the North Atlantic route. Eleven wholly successful crossings have been made. The flight on which the Graf Zeppelin had to turn back still constitutes the only departure from a perfect record.
The Veling Group is widening its business aviation activity with the formal opening on 6th May of a brand new state-of-the-art 2,200 sqm hangar at its 12-month old private aviation terminal at SSR International Airport, Port Louis in Mauritius, Africa.
Germany-based general aviation and air ambulance specialist operator FAI rent-a-jet has announced the induction of an eighth Learjet 60 (S/N 281) into its fleet.
In April 2015, air charter customers and brokers requested more quotes for flights terminating at and originating from McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas than any other airport, according to an analysis of Air Charter Guide Worldwide Trip Builder data.
With the 2012 three-year Africa Strategic Improvement Action Plan coming to an end in 2015, where are we, what have we learned and what still needs to be done? The panel aims to harvest five safety ideas worth spreading throughout Africa for continued improvement of aviation safety.
Piper may have canceled its single-engine jet project, but the U.S. airframer continues to upgrade its products—its latest is a turboprop that seats six and cruises at 260 kt.
Attendees and exhibitors are expected to grow at EBACE 2015. Plus, a NetJets vice president acted alone when he inappropriately blogged and tweeted about the pilots’ union activities and positions, the company said. And the first contracts signed for Dishwashair, Lufthansa Technik's inflight diswasher, have been from owners of larger executive VIP business jets, according to the Hamburg-based interiors and MRO specialist.
The Ugandan Police Service (UPS) says it will this month (May) take delivery of two new helicopters from the Polish subsidiary of Italian aircraft manufacturer Augusta-Westland in terms of an order made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs in July last year. The helicopters have been undergoing final flights tests at the AW main assembly plant in Italy for the past month.
Business Aviation in Europe has been beset by problems ranging from political to practical—sanctions and market saturation have taken their toll. But now manufacturers are seeing some upward movement.
