End of Falcon 5X program
The delivery of compliant Silvercrest engines was originally planned for the end of 2013 in accordance with the Falcon 5X flight test schedule. Safran met recurrent technical issues during the program development. In 2015 and 2016, major technical issues have led...
DC Aviation opens wheel shop at Stuttgart Headquarters.
DC Aviation, with headquarters in Stuttgart, recently obtained C14-Approval for repairing and maintaining the main and nose wheels of aircraft. Accordingly, the Company is now in a position to perform all maintenance work required by the manufacturers, starting...
AfBAA celebrates successful first AfBAC EXPO
The AfBAC EXPO, Africa’s first three-day event dedicated to business aviation and RPAS, exceeded organiser’s expectations with just under 1000 delegates registering to attend the event held in Johannesburg, 29 November to 1 December. Attendees came from as far afield...
Jet Aviation secures Malta AOC and expands aircraft management and charter operation in EMEA and Asia
Jet Aviation has announced that it has secured its air operator’s certificate (AOC) for Malta, thereby launching its new flight operation. The Malta location joins the company’s other regional AOC operations in Zurich and Cologne. A Boeing BBJ 737-700 is already...
The first Pilatus PC-24 full flight simulator qualified by the Federal Aviation Administration
FlightSafety International and Pilatus announce that the first full flight simulator for the new PC-24 Super Versatile Jet has received interim Level C qualification from the United States Federal Aviation Administration. The new FlightSafety FS1000 simulator is...
FAI remains on schedule to harmonise Learjet fleet by mid-2018
FAI rent-a-jet AG, Germany´s largest business jet operator, has bid farewell to its penultimate Learjet 55 aircraft (D-CAAE), which will now continue life as an air ambulance jet in the USA. The Learjet 55 has already been replaced by a Learjet 60 aircraft (D-CFAL)...
Bombardier’s newest Challenger jet models surpass significant delivery milestones
Bombardier Business Aircraft has announced that its industry-leading Challenger aircraft accomplished two important delivery milestones in the past few months. The super midsize Challenger 350 aircraft has surpassed 200 deliveries, and the more recently introduced...
Pilatus obtains PC-24 type certificates
On 7 December 2017 Pilatus obtained type certificates from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the US-American Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the first ever Swiss business jet. Certification of the Super Versatile Jet prepares the ground for...
Signum Aviation Celebrates 10 th Anniversary.
Signum Aviation reached a milestone this month as it celebrated its 10 th anniversary.The UK-headquartered ‘boutique’ flight support company, which serves business aviation operators all over the world with complete trip-planning and operations support on a 24/7 basis...
StandardAero business aviation launches new internet portal to improve customer service.
StandardAero Business Aviation has launched a new internet-based customer service portal, called myStandardAero.com, which will serve as a project management tool to allow customers to review and approve MRO service projects and programs real-time, on-line. The new...
