Sparfell acquires Speedwings

Nov 11, 2020

Swiss-based Sparfell has further positioned itself as a global leader in business aviation through the recent acquisition of Speedwings’ air operator activities in Switzerland, Austria (AOC) and France (AOC). Since 1988, Speedwings is the operator of choice for the...

Auctioning business jets online: helping the industry in times of a global pandemic

Nov 10, 2020

GlobalAVX, a Dublin, Ireland-based online auction platform for the buying, selling and leasing of commercial and business aviation assets, are launching their first aircraft auction on the 10th of December 2020 in collaboration with Canada’s oldest and largest...

PC-12 NGX Flight Training Device for Pilot Training Certified

Nov 5, 2020

An all-new Level 6 Flight Training Device for Pilatus PC-12 NGX has received the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) National Simulator Programme approval for training flight crews of Pilatus’ latest iteration of its popular single-engine turboprop. It is now in...

High maintenance season at AMAC Aerospace

Nov 5, 2020

Despite limited circumstances due to the Covid-19 pandemic AMAC has seen no slowing of its maintenance activities. In fact, the organization welcomes a slow improvement of flight activities in business aviation. “This shows a positive impact in our business segment”,...

Supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Oct 30, 2020

Wheels Up, one of the leading brands in private aviation, once again supported Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October with its #WheelsUpGoesPink social campaign – which puts the company’s pink Beechcraft King Air 350i, now in its fifth year in the Wheels Up...

TEXTRON Aviation REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2020 RESULTS

Oct 30, 2020

During press webinar conference, Textron Aviation has reported revenues of $795 million were down $406 million from the third quarter of 2019, primarily due to lower Citation jet volume of $234 million and lower commercial turboprop volume of $83 million, reflecting a...

GULFSTREAM G500 AND G600 AGAIN EXCEED EXPECTATIONS

Oct 30, 2020

Gulfstream Aerospace announced the Gulfstream G500 and G600 have demonstrated additional range capabilities through real-time operations. The newly increased range for the G500 and G600 apply to both the high-speed cruise of Mach 0.90 and the long-range cruise speed...

GULFSTREAM INTRODUCES ANOTHER G700 TEST AIRCRAFT

Oct 26, 2020

Gulfstream Aerospace announced the fifth Gulfstream G700 flight-test aircraft has taken flight, just three weeks after the fourth G700 flew for the first time. “The G700 flight-test program is progressing exceptionally well,” said Mark Burns, president, Gulfstream....

Flying Colours switches on digital training to support expansion

Oct 21, 2020

Flying Colours has introduced a new digital training program to support the company’s continuous improvement policy. The in-house eLearning platform is designed to deliver a long-term solution for sharing knowledge and skills across the company as it follows its...

Dassault Signs Up 500th FalconCare Contract and Expands Program with New Options

Oct 19, 2020

Dassault Aviation recently signed its 500th contract for its FalconCare guaranteed maintenance program and further expanded the program—already the most comprehensive in the industry—to meet a broader range of customer needs and budgets. Introduced in 2005, FalconCare...