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CHC May Cut Fleet By Two Thirds

It is less than a week since CHC filed for bankruptcy protection – so too early to see exactly how the company will look when it (surely) emerges from Chapter 11. But early court filings give some clues. Thedeclaration by Michael Cox, vice chairman of Seabury – CHC’s restructuring...

Bell 412EPI takes off on five month demonstration tour across Asia Pacific

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, announces plans to showcase the versatile capabilities of the Bell 412EPI through a series of customer demonstration flights in Asia Pacific. Bell Helicopter last demonstrated the Bell 412’s capability in 2013 in the region and since then has a...

NATA launches free aircraft operator safety resource

Yesterday, the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) unveiled the FBO Status Map — a web-based resource to assist aircraft operators in locating FBOs and ground handlers that are Safety 1st qualified and IS-BAH registered. NATA created the map to supplement the existing processes used by aircraft operators when selecting an FBO. “Safety is a vital consid...

AirClub welcomes Jetflite as a new member

AirClub is pleased to announce its further expansion by welcoming Jetflite to the alliance. Jetflite, established over three decades ago, is part of a large Finnish industrial conglomerate (the Wihuri Group) and was among the very first operators to fly business jets in Russia and CIS countries. Headquartered in Helsinki and having an in-house m...

ABS Jets cooperates with Honeywell on WIS application

ABS Jets, the Prague based business jet operator, works closely with Honeywell on further enhancements of an in-flight weather awareness application, known as "Weather Information Service" (WIS). ABS Jets and their crews collaborate with Honeywell on design and validation of new features appearing soon in future releases of WIS. The WIS application was first demonstrated at&...

European Bizav Flying Recovers in April

Business aircraft flying in Europe eked out a gain of just 0.1 percent last month, with 63,602 departures recorded in the region, according to data released today by WingX Advance. The overall improvement stems from 2-percent growth in business jet activity; business turboprop and piston activity dragged down the results, declining between 2 and 3 percent. Year-to-date, flying in the region is tra...

With FAA Papers in Hand, R44 Cadet Now Ready for Duty

Robinson Helicopter’s new R44 Cadet trainer received FAA certification on Friday. The Cadet has the same airframe, rotor system and Lycoming O-540-F1B5 as the R44 Raven I, but the Cadet’s rear seats are removed, maximum takeoff weight is lowered to 2,200 pounds and the engine is derated to 210 hp for takeoff and 185 hp continuous. Robinson beg...

Jetex expands global footprint with new Marseille FBO

Jetex announced a new Fixed Base Operator (FBO) location in Marseille, France today. Following the 2009 success of Jetex's first FBO in Paris Le Bourget, this new FBO in Marseille continues the company's progressive expansion throughout the region. The latest Jetex FBO location offers VIP travelers easy access to the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of&n...

Traxxall Technologies announces partnership with UK-based RocketRoute and new client GlobeAir of Austria

Traxxall Technologies, providers of innovative aircraft maintenance tracking systems, today announced a partnership with RocketRoute, developers of cloud-based flight planning systems, and new client GlobeAir, a leading air taxi operator based in Austria. Traxxall Technologies was founded on the conclusion that pre-existing aircraft maintenance tracking systems were inadequate. A “clean s...

ACS arranges first private jet charter out of Dubai Al Maktoum's new VVIP terminal

Leading aircraft charter specialist, Air Charter Service, arranged the inaugural private jet flight from Dubai Al Maktoum’s new VIP terminal on an Embraer Legacy. The terminal is the world’s first 7-star airport facility and this flight marked the beginning of operations at the private aviation-dedicated terminal. It is an impressive structure - a 5,600m² stand-alone terminal o...

Cirrus Flies First Production Vision Jet

P1, the first production version of the Cirrus Vision SF50 single-engine jet, took off from Duluth (Minn.) International Airport on Thursday, flown by test pilot Terry LeSage. “Pilot feedback on P1 is simple,” he said. “The aircraft handled just great. It was not noticeably different from C2 [the third conforming test article], with handling qualitie...

University of New Mexico Hospital launches service with Agusta 119Kx Koala

The University of New Mexico Hospital has launched a new helicopter initiative as part of its Lifeguard Emergency Services division. The initiative that starts on 10 May will involve its newest emergency medical transport aircraft a specially equipped Agusta 119Kx Koala helicopter. The helicopter is owned by SevenBar Aviation and is equipped with medivac and crisis equipment including blood res...

Celebrity-backed US jet charter company BlackJet ceases trading

BlackJet the Florida-headquartered private jet charter service backed by celebrities including Jay-Z and Ashton Kutcher has closed its doors. In an email sent to members of the service that was that was also backed by Uber co-founder and chairman Garrett Camp chief executive of the company Dean Rotchin said that “bad press” had “stunted membership sales”. Rotchin said th...

Boost for JETS MRO as Dassault extends authorised service centre approval

JETS Biggin Hill has gained a new five-year extension approval as a Dassault authorised service centre for the Falcon 900 and 2000 business jets series.The company is currently expanding their maintenance capability. Growing market demand for minimum down-time for hard-working business jet aircraft has also enabled JETS to introduce a seven-day a week, 12 hours per day shift pattern for the eng...

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