The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) is welcoming industry professional Steven Abreu-Hill to the International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling (IS-BAH™) as the new Audit Manager. In addition, IBAC thanks Lawrence “Fletch” Fletcher who will be retiring this year after ten years of serving in audit manager roles for both IS-BAH and IS-BAO Programs. Industry […]
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GAMA Welcomes Four New Memberships
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) announced the addition of AirCorps Aviation, Dynon Inc. and Kaney Aerospace as Members, and teTra aviation corp as an Associate Member EPIC. AirCorps Aviation is headquartered in Bemidji, Minnesota, and was founded in 2011 as a Warbird restoration shop. They now provide build to print fabrication services focused on […]
Aero Asset Heli Market Trends Reports Stable Sales Volume, Shrinking Supply
Aero Asset’s Q3 2021 Heli Market Trends reports a decrease in supply of preowned twin-engine helicopters and stable retail transaction volume year over year. For the first time, Heli Market Trends publishes worldwide flight data, tracking helicopters equipped with ADS-B transponders. The report also publishes market data of twin-engine preowned helicopter models in production and […]
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Introduced for First Time at Gatwick Airport Through Collaborative Effort
With the first one departing, a total of 42 easyJet flights operating from Gatwick Airport were to be powered by a 30 percent Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ blend. This important milestone marks the first time a departing flight at Gatwick has used sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and is also the first usage by any […]
Airlink Provides Travel to Team Rubicon Canada Volunteers Tackling British Columbia Wildfire Cleanup with the help of the Air Canada Foundation
Airlink has partnered with Air Canada and the Air Canada Foundation to provide travel to Team Rubicon Canada volunteers. The flights will benefit potentially 30 volunteers traveling to British Columbia to help local families, including Indigenous communities, with clean-up and recovery operations after recent wildfires in Lytton. Volunteers flying into Kamloops Airport over several weeks […]
Munich Airport International Partners with Urban-Air Port® for eVTOL Air Taxis
Munich Airport International GmbH (MAI) and Urban-Air Port® Ltd (UAP), announced today that they will collaborate in developing eVTOL ground infrastructure and airport operations that facilitate the vertical take-off and landing of electric air taxis expected to be operational by the middle of the decade. Coupling MAI’s world leading airport knowledge and operational experience with […]
Mission Aviation Fellowship Dedicates New Aircraft for Service in Africa
Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) has dedicated a new airplane that will serve isolated people in the African country of Angola. The airplane, a Cessna 208EX Grand Caravan, is currently being prepared for service, before it will be flown across the Atlantic sometime in early in 2022. “This new airplane will be replacing the oldest currently […]
328 Support Services GmbH Officially Becomes Deutsche Aircraft GmbH
328 Support Services GmbH (328SSG) – Type Certificate holder for the D328® aircraft – officially became Deutsche Aircraft GmbH (Deutsche Aircraft). The new company name follows the reestablishment of the company as an Aircraft Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). Following a decades-long track record of success as 328SSG, Deutsche Aircraft is poised to support the future […]
Textron Aviation Receives Order for 20 Cessna Skyhawks to Promote Growing Need for Pilot Training in China
Textron Aviation announced that Sichuan Longhao Flight Training Co., Ltd. (Longhao Flight Training School) in China, has signed a purchase agreement for 20 Cessna Skyhawk piston aircraft. The aircraft, which are expected to be delivered throughout 2022, will be utilized for primary pilot training in southwest and central China, further expanding and enhancing Longhoa’s training […]
Flying Colours Corp. Ramps Up Special Mission Expertise
Photo above – Saab’s GlobalEye platform benefits from Flying Colours Corp expertise. Flying Colours Corp., a maintenance, refurbishment, and completion specialist, continues solidifying its reputation for complex special mission expertise across a range of aircraft types having completed two significant projects in the last quarter. Having undergone interior completions work at Flying Colours Corp. Peterborough […]
