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Gama Aviation climbing Mount Kilimanjaro

In February 2016, 19 Gama Aviation employees will climb Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for Kiomboi hospital in Tanzania. Alongside other medical operations, the hospital handles approximately 8,000 births a year. They only have enough water for one hour a day. Because of the lack of w...

CBP Returns Seized King Air, but Questions Persist

Bethany, Okla.-based American Jet Charter recently reclaimed its King Air E90 after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) held the aircraft for 72 days. The CBP’s Office of Air and Marine seized the aircraft, N48W, at McAllen Miller International Airport in Texas on September 6, saying the...

Embraer delivers first Legacy 450

Embraer has delivered the first of its new $15.25 million Legacy 450 private jets. The first aircraft, msn 55000020 / N456LG, was delivered to LMG, an Orlando Florida based provider of show technology for corporate meetings, trade shows, live broadcasts and specialty events. “The Legacy 450 was designed to be a game changer in its category to delight our customers with all innovation t...

Spirit Aeronautics Teams with Manion Aviation

Manion Aviation has joined the Spirit Aeronautics sales team and now represents Spirit Aeronautics for MROservice sales on a variety of business aircraft. Manion Aviation provides front-end technical sales representation across North America, South America, Europe and Asia. “Spirit Aeronautics is on the fast track, and we are excited to be a part of its growth plan,” said...

Garmin Pilot App Receives New Upgrades

Garmin has introduced the option to its Garmin Pilot app to file flight plans directly with Lockheed Martin Flight Services. The option is part of several improved flight-plan filing capabilities that Garmin has developed for Garmin Pilot. The new option increases flexibility and provides for instantaneous flight plan delivery with Garmin Pilot iOS and Android customers, Garmin said. Garmi...

MedAire Upgrades Annual Global Map with Safety Concerns

Global aviation medical and safety travel services provider MedAire has partnered with Control Risks, an international business risk consultancy, to upgrade its Health Risk Map, which the International SOS subsidiary has published for the past five years. For the first time, in the 2016 edition, the document, renamed the Travel Risk Map, displays both the medical and safety risk ratings...

Deer Jet wins world charter award

Chinese private jet operator and management company Deer Jet has won the ‘World’s Leading Private Jet Charter 2015’ at the World Travel Awards. The ceremony was held at ceremony held in El Jadida, Morocco on December 12, 2015. It’s the first time that a Chinese operator has won the award, although Deer Jet previously won the award for the best charter operator in the...

Crystal Launches New 'All Exclusive' Brand Campaign And Announces Private Charter Air Service

Aboard the newly christened Crystal Esprit, Crystal Cruises’ ultra-luxury yacht, CEO and President Edie Rodriguez unveiled to special guests and distinguished travel partners the line’s new brand campaign – All Exclusive™ – heralding the debut of the new Crystal as the company embarks on the most significant brand expansion in luxury travel and hospitality....

MyHandling.com launches new amazing features on its robust platform

MyHandling.com is a business success story, created from the ground up in 2008 at the Chambery Airport during a cold winter day. Pascal Meyer (33) an employee of the French Alps flagship Business Airport began sowing the seeds of development as he contemplated how to create a smoother handling management system. Since his initial design, 30 FBOs have implemented MyHandling.com&rs...

Acropolis considers engine and completion centre selection for ACJ320neo

Acropolis Aviation, launch customer for the Airbus ACJ320neo, intends to select the engine provider and interior outfitter for the new narrowbody in 2016, around two years ahead of its delivery as a green aircraft. “We want to be as prepared as we can so we are going to do the legwork early,” says Andy West, sales executive at the Farnborough-based VVIP charter provider....

NetJets' first Challenger 650 enters operational service

The Bombardier Challenger 650 has entered operational service with US fractional ownership provider NetJets. The delivery of the large-cabin business jet, serial number 6053 – which was added to the Federal Aviation Administration register on 14 December – marks the first of seven units destined for the operator before the end of 2015. It also marks the 1000th Challenger 600-series del...

Crew Irregularities Reported in Fatal Learjet Crash

The NTSB discovered several irregularities and crew-performance failures in its investigation of the fatal crash of a Mexican-registered Learjet 35A on Nov. 19, 2013, according to the recently published factual report. Both pilots, a physician, and a flight nurse died when the aircraft plunged into the Atlantic Ocean following a loss of control during an emergency return after takeo...

Jet Aviation adds Airbus ACJ318 for charter in U.S.

Jet Aviation Flight Services has added the first Airbus corporate jet certificated for U.S. Part 135 to its air carrier certificate. The Airbus ACJ318 has an ultra-wide cabin and can accommodate up to 18 passengers, providing freedom of movement and comfort for long-distance trips. With a range of up to 4,200 nautical miles (7,800 km), the ACJ318 is outfitted with a tasteful corporate VIP...

Uber Model for Flight-Sharing Struck Down by Federal Court

Private pilots can’t offer flight-sharing services to the public using an Internet model similar to those developed by Uber and Lyft, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. The ruling upholds a decision earlier this year by the Federal Aviation Administration that said the service offered by Boston-based Flytenow violates flight regulations. The company’s website c...

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