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Challenger 650 addition to Meridian ever-growing fleet

The fleet of Meridian is ever-growing, here is the latest addition - 2018 Challenger 650 (N562RT) business jet. The aircraft is based in West Palm Beach, FL, and conveniently serves our South Florida and New York City-area customers. This heavy jet is impeccably maintained both inside and out, and contains the modern amenities that discerning passengers require when choosing a business a...

Recipients of 2019 Leadership Conference Scholarships announced by NBAA

NBAA announced that the association’s Business Aviation Management Committee (BAMC) has selected six individuals as recipients of 2019 Leadership Conference Scholarships. Each scholarship includes a value equivalent to $2,000 to cover expenses associated with attendance at NBAA’s 2019 Leadership Conference, taking place Feb. 12-14 in Austin, TX. The Leadership Conference is des...

New Innovative 50-Seater Aircraft from Bombardier

Welcome The new CRJ550, a new aircraft type based on the CRJ700 platform, the first triple-class 50-seat aircraft in the world Bombardier Commercial Aircraft officially launched the new CRJ550 aircraft, designed to meet the expectations of today’s passengers. The CRJ550 is a new CRJ Series aircraft model, with a new type certificate based on the CRJ700. United Airlines is th...

Airbus creates the first electric airplane race with Air Race E

Airbus has announced a global partnership with Air Race E, the world’s first electric airplane race set to launch its inaugural series in 2020. Airbus is the Official Founding Partner of Air Race E. The competition aims to drive the development and adoption of cleaner, faster, and more technologically advanced electric engines that can be applied to urban air mobility vehicles and, eventu...

Diamond Aircraft needs more than 200 employees in Austria and Canada for increased production

Attention! Here is your job you were dreaming about!  After one year under the new management of the Diamond Aircraft Group, the company is on a very good way to achieve its goal to be the leading company in General Aviation in its class worldwide. After a huge staff increase in 2018, the company now is looking to employ even more people in 2019 as production is doubling. Liqun Zhang, C...

IADA Launches Sophisticated International Search Portal

The International Aircraft Dealers Association has launched a groundbreaking available aircraft search portal to make it much easier and quicker for buyers and sellers to make airplane deals. The new portal takes advantage of the strength of the organization, high quality of its brokers and the world-class aircraft they handle. "AircraftExchange.com is an exclusive...

Welcome Sky Prime Aviation Services, the Gold Sponsor of Saudi International Airshow

Saudi International Airshow aims to further connect the aviation and aerospace industries to Saudi Arabia. Sky Prime, the largest private aviation operator in the Middle East, has been named a gold sponsor.  Saudi International Airshow provides a platform for connecting professionals across all areas of the industry and promotes successful worldwide trade. Riyadh-based Sky Prime Aviat...

Marvel Studios' first female-lead Super Hero Captain Marvel takes to the skies with Alaska Airlines

Ahead of the highly-anticipated release of Marvel Studios' Captain Marvel on March 8, International Women's Day, Alaska Airlines unveiled a special-edition plane today, featuring Marvel Studios' first female Super Hero lead. The Captain Marvel-themed plane was debuted today at Sea-Tac International Airport at a gate celebration for guests flying to Orange Count...

Boeing Partners with Aerion to Accelerate Supersonic Travel

Aerion's AS2 will be the first supersonic business jet to market Boeing to provide financial, engineering and industrial resources Being announced a partnership with Aerion, a Reno, Nev.-based company pioneering next-generation supersonic aircraft. As part of the agreement, Boeing made a significant investment in Aerion to accelerate technology development and aircraft design,...

Increased Warranty for All Piper M600 Aircraft

Piper Aircraft announced the warranty for all M600 aircraft will be increased from five years / 1,000 flight hours to five years / 1,500 flight hours effective immediately.  Piper originally launched the M600 program with a five year / 1,000 hour warranty.  However, after three years of deliveries, nearly one-hundred aircraft in service and over 21,000 fleet hours, the data gathered...

Happy birthday - thirty years of business for Flying Colours Corp.

Flying Colours Corp. is celebrating thirty years of successful MRO and interiors operations. Launched as an aircraft painting business by current President, John Gillespie, the small start-up quickly developed into an aircraft sales business before evolving into a fully-fledged MRO and interiors business in 1989. Since inception the privately owned, family run company has grown the busines...

Red Bull Air Race Championship Selects Hartzell Propeller Again

Hartzell Propeller will be the 2019 propeller technical partner of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship for yet another year. It is the sixth year in a row that Hartzell Propeller will be supporting the world famous air race.    Hartzell will supply its three-blade structural composite propeller known as "The Claw," carbon fiber composite spinners and lightweight governo...