The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) today published a nine-month industry update with the release of its third quarter general aviation aircraft shipments and billings report. Aggregate business jet and piston airplane deliveries continued experiencing increases through the first nine months of 2019 compared to last year, whereas the number of turboprops and rotorcraft deliveries […]
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Dassault To Highlight Falcon 8X, 900LX Trijets at Dubai; Falcon 6X Expected to Be Strong Sales Driver in Middle East
Dassault Aviation will showcase its ultra-long range large cabin Falcon 8X flagship and super versatile 900LX at this year’s edition of the Dubai Air Show, which opens on November 17 at Dubai World Central. Dassault will also be leveraging the event to promote its new ultra widebody Falcon 6X, currently in development. A full-scale cabin […]
Select Aviation College Once Again Chooses ALSIM
ALSIM is thrilled to announce the sale of two AL250 simulators to Select Aviation College, a Canadian flight training organization located in Québec, Canada. This follows Select Aviation’s purchase of an Alsim ALX in late 2017. The AL250s, reconfigurable between several classes of piston aircraft, are scheduled to be used heavily in the initial stages […]
IADA Names New Leadership for 2020-2021
The International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) has named QS Partners Managing Partner Paul Kirby as the aircraft dealer organization’s new Chairman of the Board for 2020-2021. He replaces outgoing Chairman Brian Proctor, Mente Group President and Chief Executive Officer. Joining Kirby as an officer on the Board of Directors of the global aircraft transaction organization […]
US Army Chooses Ryan Aerospace (Australia) to Supply 31 Helicopter Simulators Featuring Motion by D-BOX
D-BOX Technologies Inc., a pioneer and innovative leader in cutting-edge motion-cueing systems, congratulates Ryan Aerospace Australia for signing a contract to supply 31 Helimod Mark III helicopter simulators to the U.S. Army in Fort Rucker, Alabama, the world’s largest helicopter training facility. Ryan Aerospace Australia specializes in the design, manufacture and through-life support of realistic, […]
NBAA Congratulates Jean Rosanvallon for Distinguished Statesman of Aviation Award
National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen congratulated former Dassault Falcon Jet (DFJ) CEO Jean Rosanvallon for being honored with the 2019 Wesley L. McDonald Distinguished Statesman of Aviation Award from the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). Recognized for his “45 years of effective leadership and unrivaled record of success at Dassault Falcon […]
Tracware Expands in Australia with Maroomba Airlines
Tracware Limited, a JSSI company and innovative developer of aviation process control software to maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) providers globally, announced that Maroomba Airlines has selected its flagship product, Aerotrac, to manage the regional airline’s Part 145 aircraft and engineering business activities in Western Australia. As one of Perth’s most established and reputable air […]
Michelin Aviation Solves Tire Issue Allowing Research Plane to Soar
The award-winning Airbus Perlan Mission II – a nonprofit organization made up of volunteer pilots, engineers and scientists – is developing soaring technologies and testing stratospheric air launch operations to study weather patterns and atmospheric chemistry with the goal of improving flights. Attaining its first world record in 2006 at 50,722 feet with a non-pressurized […]
NBAA, IBAC Renounce Calls for Restricting UK Airport Access for Business Aircraft
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) today responded to calls from some British political leaders for restricting business aircraft access to airports in the United Kingdom (UK) on emissions grounds. The two associations emphasized that such proposals disproportionately target a single transportation mode with a proven record on […]
IBAC’s New Board Executive Officers Reflect Global Nature of Business Aviation
The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) has announced its new Governing Board executive officers, selected at its 70th meeting last week following the Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mr. Ali Alnaqbi, Founder and Chairman of the Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association will become Chairman of the IBAC Governing […]
