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Tailored Charts for Avionics Services to Enhance Navigation Capabilities for Pilots

A new navigation service to enhance efficient flight deck operations for pilots! Jeppesen Tailored Charts for Avionics is being introduced initially with Honeywell Primus Epic INAV avionics systems for tailored chart customers operating Embraer E2 commercial aircraft. Regional airline Wideroe of Norway is the first operator to use the new tailored navigation service. Jeppesen Tailored C...

MAKS-2019 - The results of the first day of the air show

The XIV International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2019 was opened by the Russian President Vladimir Putin. He greeted the organizers, participants and guests of the Salon, toured the expositions of leading companies and observed the demonstration flights. Within the framework of the event, Mr. Putin held talks with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The President of Russia commende...

Zeusch Aviation launches medevac operations in Spain with King Air B200

Zeusch Aviation has begun dedicated European medevac operations in Spain using its King Air B200. The G-registered, G-MEDZ, which has been configured in air ambulance format,is operating regular flights in partnership with IAS Medical, the UK-headquartered private air ambulance company which holds the AOC on which the aircraft operates.  Air ambulance services are being prov...

Be aware of bizav news and actual topics - The Air Charter Podcast

What an amazing and interesting news -The Air Charter Association has launched a brand-new podcast – The Air Charter Podcast.  Featured news and updates about the charter industry as a whole, great idea! It is widely available to listen to via the Association’s website and a number of leading channels including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher and Tune In....

FACC manufactures radomes for Airbus A220

30 years of cooperation means a real long-standing partnershi, an amazing level of business relationship. This is the case for Bombardier Aviation and FACC. Over the years, FACC has developed into a renowned partner to Bombardier through continuous innovation and efficient state-of-the-art manufacturing processes. Latest news of this cooperation:Bombardier Aviation has commissio...

World Fuel Services expands business and general aviation Global Fuel Portfolio

The definitive agreement was signed between World Fuel Services Corporation and Universal Weather and Aviation to acquire Universal’s UVair® fuel business. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to be completed by the end of the year. The total deal price is approximately $170 million, a portion of which is payable over three years,...

South America First PC-24 Super Versatile Jet

 First South America First PC-24 Super Versatile Jet was delivered to the lucky Chilean customer Ignacio del Rio!  The Super Versatile Jet flies under Chilean registry. It was the 40th PC-24 delivered since the new business jet was certified in December 2017. Ignacio del Rio, already a Pilatus owner flying a PC-12 NG, will keep both aircraft and operate them out of his...

Comprehensive component support for Asiana Airlines A320 fleet

  Asiana Airlines has signed a comprehensive component support contract with Lufthansa Technik AG. Under the terms of the new agreement, Lufthansa Technik will provide Total Component Support (TCS®) for the entire fleet of Airbus A320 family aircraft, including the A321neo version joining the fleet in the future. The ten-year contract started in July 2019 and covers a maximum of 79 air...

MAKS-2019 - UAC to showcase MC-21 and CR929 advanced commercial aircraft

United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) will represent its advanced commercial, military and transport aviation products during the International Aviation and Space salon MAKS, which will take place in Zhukovsky, Moscow Region, from August 27 to September 1, 2019. «During this important home-run event, we demonstrate to public our leading products. With the consistent UAC strategy implementatio...

15 years of Etihad Airways services in India

Get ready to celebrate 15 years of Etihad Airways service to its largest and busiest market, India. The airline’s milestone coincides with the third visit to the UAE of India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, highlighting the importance of the partnership between the two countries.  Etihad launched daily flights between the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi, and the Indian city of Mum...

TotalCare Flex services for Air Canada’s Trent 700 fleet by Rolls-Royce

A new TotalCare® Flex agreement  was signed between Rolls-Royce and Air Canada that will ensure the availability of the airline’s Trent 700 until fleet retirement.  The agreement marks a new milestone for TotalCare Flex, designed for owners and operators of mature engines. It is the first to be signed for the Trent 700, which entered service in 1995, and...

MAKS 2019 - LAROS-31 sports and aerobatic aircraft project to be presented

The LAROS-31 design bureau has been working on the development for about three years. As a basis for the project, the design bureau specialists took a series of the best Soviet-era sports aerobatic aeroplanes Su-26, Su-29 and Su-31, which were produced by the Sukhoi Design Bureau in 1983-1997. The project roadmap consists of two stages. The first phase included work on improving the aerodynamic...