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Elevating and redefining summer travel in New York City - Luxury Group & Blade

Luxury Group by Marriott International announces a curated slate of exclusive experiences in collaboration with urban air mobility platform Blade Urban Air Mobility. Through this immersive collaboration, the Luxury Group will engage guests with the opportunity to fly direct...

SmartSky receives STC for King Air B200 through 360

SmartSky announced the issuance of an FAA Supplemental Type Certificate for SmartSky LITE on the King Air 350i. The certificate covers installation of the award-winning inflight Wi-Fi system for King Air models B200, B200C, B200GT, 250, 250C, 250EP, 260, 260C, 300, 350, 350C, 350CER, 350i,...

Airbus H160 enters into service in the U.S. with PHI Aviation

Airbus delivered the first H160 in the U.S. to PHI, marking the beginning of H160 operations in the country. This is the first of the initial four H160 helicopters that PHI will operate for offshore transportation in the Gulf of Mexico. Prior to beginning commercial operations, the helicopter will be used in a route-proving programme designed to demonstrate the H160’s ca...

FAI Air Ambulance receives Outstanding Sector Leadership and Growth Award at the MEA Business Achievement Awards

FAI Air Ambulance Division has been awarded the ‘Outstanding Sector Leadership and Growth Award’ in the Air Ambulance category at the MEA Business Achievement Awards 2024 in Dubai. FAI’s Dubai-based team members accepted the award from Kenneth Mitchen, Executive Director and Publisher, Creative Middle East Media at a prestigious ceremony and gala dinner held a...

Edeis and Moove develop new air mobility solutions from regional airports

EDEIS airports digitalize access to on-demand aviation to offer new mobility solutions, joining forces with French start-up Moove to better meet regional needs. From now on, the 17 regional airports will offer a digital tool to simulate and book customized flights. This technology, aimed primarily at the thousands of SMEs and ETIs based in the regions, allows to compare different m...

Gogo AVANCE operators unlock new efficiencies with over-the-air system updates

Gogo Business Aviation announced that more than 1,000 successful AVANCE system software updates have been completed globally using Gogo's over-the-air (OTA) feature. Consistent with the company's mission of driving efficiencies for operators, OTA replaces the USB kit method – requiring fleet operators to go plane to plane for each update – with a remote, hands-free process that...

Heritage Aviation expands avionics expertise as newly authorized Garmin Aviation Service Center

Heritage Aviation is now an authorized Garmin Aviation Service Center. This exciting development allows Heritage Aviation to offer its customers a wider range of service and support solutions from Garmin Aviation, further solidifying its commitment to providing exceptional service in the region. As an authorized Garmin Aviation Service Center, Heritage Aviation’s team of experienced technici...

Lilium completes successful tests of its electric jet propulsion unit

Lilium successfully completed the first series of tests of its electric jet propulsion unit. For the first time, the electric engines were taken up to maximum thrust on the propulsion unit test bench, representing a landmark achievement on the journey to zero operating emissions flight and an important step towards verifying safety of flight of the Lilium Jet. The tests performed have demonst...

TPCAPTAIN: turboprops dedicated - interview with Laurent Travostino

With the development of the Africa's aviation industry in recent years, the need for access to efficient and reliable planes has never been more important. In such an environment, a company stands out from the rest: TPCAPTAIN. Dedicated to the sale and leasing of turboprops, TPCAPTAIN has achieved a truly remarkable business, with its imprint etched forever in Africa’s sky. TPCAP...

EHang delivers 27 EH216-S to Wencheng County and completes first passenger-carrying flight in Wencheng

EHang Holdings received full payment for the initial batch of 30 units of EH216-S passenger-carrying pilotless aircraft and has delivered 27 units to Wencheng County Transportation Development Group Co., Ltd. in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province. It drives Wencheng’s comprehensive layout in the low-altitude economy industry. On June 22, the EH216-S pilotless eVTOL aircraft completed its p...

Farnborough Airport unveiled Domus III, £55 million investment state-of-the-art 175,000 sq. ft hangar facilities

Farnborough Airport announced the grand opening of Domus III. The state-of-the-art 175,000 sq.ft hangar facility sets a new benchmark in aviation hangar infrastructure, with sustainability at the very heart of its modern and progressive design. Back in August 2022, Farnborough Airport embarked on a bold £55m investment programme, to significantly enhance its facilities and infrastructure by...

Sirius Aviation AG and BMW Group Designworks unveil hydrogen-powered business jets

Sirius Aviation AG unveils two revolutionary hydrogen-powered luxury business jets: Sirius CEO-JET and the Sirius Adventure Jet. Developed in collaboration with BMW Group Designworks these aircraft aim to transform private air travel with eco-friendly alternatives, substantially reducing CO2 emissions. Alexey Popov, Sirius Aviation AG CEO commented: "The...

Archer planned San Francisco air mobility network connecting five locations across the Bay Area

Archer Aviation announced plans for an air mobility network that will connect five strategic locations across the San Francisco Bay Area - South San Francisco, Napa, San Jose, Oakland, and Livermore. Archer network is anticipated to provide unprecedented connectivity to communities around the region, allowing people to replace one-to-two-hour drives to cities around the bay with fl...

CAE inaugurates Savannah, Georgia training center for Gulfstream pilots and maintenance technicians

CAE inaugurated its first Gulfstream-dedicated business aviation training center, which will be a key component to training more pilots and maintenance technicians over the coming decades. Located near Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. headquarters in Savannah, the new center has a capacity for up to four full-flight simulators (FFS). The first, a Gulfstream G550 FFS, began operating last January, and th...

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