Athar Husain Khan passes away

Mar 30, 2023

The message came as a complete shock. “It is with shock, complete disbelief, deep sadness and heavy hearts that we mourn the loss of our Secretary-General, Athar Husain Khan. Our highly esteemed colleague and friend Athar passed away unexpectedly on Sunday 26...

Winter Aviation Summit – March 22^nd & 23^rd

Mar 27, 2023

2023 marks the seventh edition of the WAS. Held in the grand setting of the Hotel des Trois Couronnes in Vevey, Switzerland, a few hundred of the industry’s finest met for a two-day long conference covering all aspects of the industry. On day 2, following...

Jekta signs Letter of Intent with Gayo Aviation for ten PHA-ZE 100 amphibious aircraft

Mar 24, 2023

Jekta, the Payerne, Switzerland-based manufacturer of the electrically powered Passenger Hydro Aircraft Zero Emission 100 (PHA-ZE 100) flying boat and Gayo Aviation have announced the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the acquisition by Gayo for ten electrically...

VIP Completions Unveils Fully Refurbished Bombardier Global Express

Mar 17, 2023

Fort Lauderdale-based VIP Completions, providers of aircraft completions and refurbishment services, has unveiled a Bombardier Global Express that it recently delivered to an unnamed client. The long-range business aircraft has a 6,000-nautical-mile range. Typically...

Embraer, ITA, and FAPESP open Engineering Research Center to accelerate Future Air Mobility

Mar 17, 2023

Embraer, ITA (Aeronautical Technological Institute), and FAPESP (São Paulo State Research Support Foundation) inaugurated on 14th March the Engineering Research Center (CPE), dedicated to the Air Mobility for the Future studies. The event, held at the ITA campus in...

AutoFlight Announces Landmark Commercial Deal with EVFLY for 205 eVTOL Aircraft

Mar 17, 2023

AutoFlight, the global eVTOL (electric Vertical Take Off and Landing) pioneer, which is backed by European tech holding company Team Global, has entered into a contract with EVFLY, on the heels of its record-breaking 250km all-electric flight. The agreement...

Lufthansa Technik hands over A350 “Theodor Heuss”

Mar 17, 2023

Lufthansa Technik AG has handed over another new Airbus A350 government aircraft to the German Armed Forces. The modern long-haul jet was ceremonially christened “Theodor Heuss”, after the first President of the Federal Republic of Germany. Further to...

Drone detection: Thales and Drone XTR partnership

Mar 17, 2023

Nearly 2,500,000 drones have been registered in France in 2021. The proliferation of drones in the airspace raises security challenges to prevent accidents or even malicious acts from occurring. As one of the top three countries in the world in terms of drone...

UK BizAv operators in buoyant mood at BBGA annual conference

Mar 10, 2023

Reflecting on a ‘rollercoaster of two years,’ “we have almost forgotten the language of good, but we saw just that in 2022 across all parts of our business”, highlighted Alex Durand, CEO of SaxonAir and Deputy Chair of the British Business General Aviation Association...

Satcom Direct validates benefits of Dual Dissimilar hardware offering

Mar 10, 2023

The doubling of antennas also increases the amount of data that can be transmitted to and from the aircraft and, consequently, the bandwidth available. This enhances digital communications, aircraft performance monitoring, and crew operations support for both the...