“Europe is not off-limits”
By Sylvie Peron “Do your homework,” advises Greg Evans in his latest Chairman’s note on July 14th. Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc. is here to help those global, and particularly North American customers planning to summer in Europe, for business and...
AMAC Video Part #1 : Statement and market comments by CEO, Kadri Muhiddin
With the cancellation of EBACE (European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition) 2020 in Geneva due to Covid-19, companies have had to reinvent the way they communicate with their customers. This is the case of AMAC Aerospace - Group of Companies which has...
The passing of an Era
By Sylvie Peron The unexpected passing of Joe Clark on Monday, March 30, hit the aviation community hard. A living legend, Clark, aged 78, fervently believed aviation could be a model for green innovation. “Joe’s passing was sudden and unexpected, and left us...
Pilatus prepared for turbulence
By Fred Vergneres et Pilatus The year 2019 will go down in the company's 80-year history as another successful year with figures very similar to those of 2018. According to Pilatus, the financial year has once again passed the one billion Swiss franc mark with sales...
Humanitarian airlift
Earlier this May, as all commercial airliners were grounded, an airlift was set up between Moscow and Geneva, Switzerland, thanks to Albinati Aeronautics and French ski champion Jean-Claude Killy. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, a total of ten Russian children with...
ADS-B compliance postponed
By Frédéric Vergnères The European Commission (EC) has announced that it is extending the deadline for fitting ADS-B on board aircraft by six months to 7 December 2020. The Commission, which allows operators and professionals to take the necessary measures until 7...
PhilJets in repatriation mode
By Frederic Vergnères The containment and border closures declared in mid-March in many countries will have surprised many tourists around the world. Many embassies have had to call in certain operators, including PhilJets, a Philippine-based business airline. Founded...
Elit’Avia : leverages expertise to continue operations despite unprecedented challenges
By Sylvie Peron Elit’Avia, the company headquartered in Ljubljana, Slovenia, is offering repatriation, medical staff transportation and specialized cargo flight services, in response to the worldwide Covid-19 crisis. In the past 45 days, the company has been involved...
Embraer Phenom 300E Flight Test.
An imaginary conversation with Hemingway about the Phenom 300E By David Zara I recently had the chance and privilege of flying the new and improved Phenom 300E. I wanted to share in the joy and dreamt I had an imaginary talk with Hemingway. We sat down at his favorite...
Crystal Skye & Comlux : Supporting the efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic
By Sylvie Peron Crystal Skye operated by Comlux Aviation continues to soar the skies even in these difficult times. Chartered by Rubber Products Distributors, the VIP Boeing 777 landed in Indianapolis carrying approximately 20 tons of medical cargo to support the...
