Vertis Aviation embraces digital currency to support growing customer demand

Mar 24, 2021

Switzerland-based, Vertis Aviation, is embracing the opportunities presented by burgeoning digital currencies to streamline the customer payment and stakeholder experience. Through a new alliance established with London, UK-based digital asset trader GlobalBlock,...

FAI wins Pandemic Response Special Award at Middle East Annual Achievement Awards

Mar 23, 2021

Germany‘s Air Ambulance Specialist and Special Mission Operator FAI rent-a-jet AG has been honoured with the Pandemic Response Special Award at the 2021 Aviation Annual Achievement Awards in Dubai. The judging panel highlighted FAI‘s prompt and timely roll out of its...

Piper Aircraft Announces Retirement of CEO, Simon Caldecott

Mar 23, 2021

Piper Aircraft announced that Simon Caldecott will retire effective April 2, 2021 after nearly ten years as the company’s President and CEO and forty-seven years in the aviation industry. Following Mr. Caldecott’s appointment as President and CEO in 2011, he set a...

Duncan Aviation Delivers Highly Customized Global Express XRS

Mar 17, 2021

Duncan Aviation is excited to share this highly customized Global Express XRS refurbished at its full-service MRO in Battle Creek, Michigan. No stranger to unique aircraft refurbishments, a long-time Duncan Aviation customer wanted his aircraft to be bold, masculine,...

A NEW CREW TAKES COMMAND OF THE SADDLERY SDA

Mar 16, 2021

SDA, a saddlery company specializing in aeronautical luxury, has been working since 1993 on the interior design of business jets as well as the manufacture of various protective elements for fighter planes and futons for the transformation of cabins during long night...

Falcon 6X Completes Maiden Flight

Mar 11, 2021

The Falcon 6X widebody aircraft successfully completed its first flight on March 10. This important milestone, in line with the planned schedule, enables Dassault to begin the certification test campaign. ©Dassault Aviation “Today’s flight is another milestone in...

Piaggio Aerospace receives four offers to buy the company’s business complexes

Mar 9, 2021

Four entities replied positively to the invitation to file non-binding offers for the acquisition of the business complexes of Piaggio Aero Industries and Piaggio Aviation, the two companies in extraordinary administration operating under the Piaggio Aerospace brand....

Vertis Aviation adds Africa-based Challenger 604 to portfolio.

Mar 9, 2021

Switzerland-based Vertis Aviation is expanding its footprint in Africa with the addition of a Bombardier Challenger 604 to the Vertis Charter Management Programme, VCMP. This is the second aircraft to sign up to the VCMP in as many months and represents the first...

NetJets takes purchase rights for 20 AERion as2 supersonic jets

Mar 8, 2021

Boeing co-backed supersonic jet maker Aerion said on March 3rd Berkshire Hathaway’s private aircraft firm, NetJets, has obtained purchase rights for 20 of its AS2 business jets. The AS2 will be powered by engineered synthetic fuel and can reach supersonic speeds of up...

Beechcraft King Air 200 and 300 series turboprop customers benefit from innovative King Air Ground Cooling aftermarket upgrade

Mar 8, 2021

Textron Aviation announced Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for the new Beechcraft King Air Ground Cooling aftermarket upgrade for Beechcraft King Air 200 and 300 series turboprops. With King Air Ground Cooling...