Paris Le Bourget Airport was the top airport in Europe for business aviation between May 2015 and April 2016, according to an analysis of acukwik.com usage. Five airports serving London ranked among the top 50. Germany placed eight airports on the list of the top 50.
London Luton Airport and Nice Cote d'Azur International airports were the most requested European airports for charter departures and arrivals in the last 12 months, according to an analysis of Air Charter Guide Worldwide Trip Builder data.
Aircraft interior completions and modification centers and component suppliers know the ins and outs of interiors. They offer these tips to aircraft operators upgrading the cabin.
From legendary STOL aircraft linking remote communities to a round-the-world quest in a flying machine powered on nothing but the sun’s rays, the innovations of Swiss engineers, pilots and explorers have done much to improve our collective quality of life on this planet.
Since 1968, Air Zermatt has been rescuing stranded mountaineers from alpine peaks and out of crevasses near the Matterhorn. The extreme conditions of these rescues required innovative solutions that Air Zermatt rescue service has developed and refined.
There’s no mistaking a 2016 Pilatus PC-12 NG from earlier versions of the aircraft. The third iteration of this 22-year-old model sports a five-blade Hartzell prop with scimitar shaped blades made of black carbon fiber. It is more efficient at converting torque into thrust in all phases of flight than the aluminum Hartzell four-blade prop it replaces.
Earl Robinson dusts off his StarLiner 100 project and receives Chinese funding for a dash to 2019 certification. Fifty-seat airliner comes first; bizjet soon after.
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.
Airbus Corporate Jets and Lufthansa Technik extended their co-operation in VIP cabin completions by offering the Elite concept on the ACJ319. Walter Heerdt, LHT SVP, VIP and executive jet solutions (L) and Stephen Thomas, Airbus VP procurement, look pleased with the arrangement.
Germany’s Hahn Air Lines yesterday celebrated authorization by the International Air Transport Association to operate its fleet of Cessna Citation CJ4s on scheduled airline services.
Martin Pražsky (L), managing director of Time Air, and Nextant Aerospace VP, global sales, Jay Heublein mark delivery of the Prague-based operator’s third 400XTi.
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.
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.
