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Maintenance and Modifications

Oriens Aviation Moves to Larger London Location

UK-based PIlatus distributor Oriens Aviation has relocated to a larger, more modern facility at London Biggin Hill Airport.
Oriens Aviation facility at London Biggin Hill Airport with business jet parked in front of hangar
Airports

Australian Regulator Consults on Guidelines for Vertiports

The country's air safety regulator has published draft guidelines on the vertiport landing sites that will be used by new eVTOL air taxi services.
Digital Rendering of Skyportz's proposed design for a vertiport in the Caribbean Park district of Melbourne, Australia.
Maintenance and Modifications

Tamarack Aero Targets Airliners for Winglet Mods

Active winglets could lower Airbus A320 fuel burn by 10 to 15 percent, according to Tamarack Aerospace.
Tamarack founder and CEO Nick Guida
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Building First Service Center in UAE

Bombardier broke ground on a nearly 100,000-sq-ft service center in Abu Dhabi which will be the manufacturer's first in the UAE.
Global 7500 being set up for static display at MEBAA 2022

MySky Expands into Middle East, Adds Services

MySky's new Dubai office now has a staff of 30, a number that is expected to double over time, as the technology firm adds more financia, data services
Christopher Marich, MySky global strategy director and co-founder (Photo: MySky)
Aircraft

U.S. Selects Bell's V-280 Valor Tiltrotor For New Assault Aircraft

Bell's V-280 Valor tiltrotor technology beats Sikorsky and Boeing in battle to replace up to 4,000 Black Hawks for the U.S. Army.
Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor airccraft in flight
Airports

Airbus Tackles Ecosystem Practicalities For Hydrogen Airliners

A “green” hydrogen ecosystem ranks as a key element in the realization of Airbus’s ambitions to bring hydrogen-powered airliners to market by 2035.
HyPort has opened a hydrogen refuelling station for ground vehicles at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport in France.
Training and Workforce

Dynamic Advanced Training Reaching into Bizav Emergency Preparedness

Dynamic Advanced Training is inviting attendees of the MEBAA Show to visit its expansive emergency preparedness training facility.
Dynamic Advanced Training facility (Photo: Dynamic Advanced Training)
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Stellar Blu To Provide Satcom Direct Service

Stellar Blu's satcom system for the OneWeb network is being certified on Airbus, Boeing, and Embraer executive airliners.
Boeing 777 Stellar Blu Solutions connectivity
Maintenance and Modifications

Empire Adds Boeing BBJ to Fleet, Bringing Roster to 20 Aircraft

The company holds AOCs or their equivalent in the UAE, India and San Marino.
Boeing Business Jet
Sustainability and Environment

SAF Curiousity Grows in the Middle East

Despite the region's long involvement with petroleum, World Fuel is fielding queries from Middle Eastern customers regarding sustainable aviation fuel.
Man fueling

Flashback: Rosanvallon new president of Falcon Jet

We look back at some memorable events and coverage from AIN's half-century-old archives.
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Airlines

Europe's Transport Chief Calls on States to Stop Blocking SES

The implementation of the Single Europe Sky project could save up to 10 percent of CO2 emissions across the region by modernizing air traffic management.
Eurocontrol's functional airspace blocks for the Single European Sky concept.
Aircraft

Embraer Narrows Priorities For Energia Green Aircraft Family

Two Embraer Energia-family airliners—one designed to carry 19 passengers and the other 30—would employ hybrid-electric and hydrogen fuel cell technology.
Embraer's planned 19-seat hybrid-electric regional airliner.
Safety

Online Ramp Safety Program To Roll Out

Software maker NDX will introduce its online program focusing on FBO and airport ramp safety issues on January 1.
Screenshot showing NDX ramp tracking functionality
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Expands Mx Capabilities in Middle East

Jet Aviation has added maintenance capabilities and extended services at its Dubai International Airport facility and in Abu Dhabi.
Jet Aviation Dubai facility
FBOs

Sheltair Opens New Savannah Hangar

Sheltair has added its second 30,000 sq-ft hangar at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport in as many years.
Sheltair hangar ar KSAV

IADA Adds The Jet Business to Its Membership

The Jet Business will help the International Aircraft Dealers Association further its presence overseas.
Street view of The Jet Business showroom in London
Sustainability and Environment

Airbus Survey Shows Sustainability Interest

A recent survey by Airbus Corporate Jets finds support from U.S. corporate aviation in sustainability practices.
ACJ TwoTwenty in flight over coastline with grassy terrain and golf course
Regulations and Government

FAA Document Fraud Case Ends with Prison Time

Lying to the FAA leads to prison for habitual felon.
Bombardier Learjet 55 on foggy airport ramp
Charter & Fractional

SpeedBird Grows Charter Fleet

SpeedBird has acquired four Cessna Citation CJ3/CJ3+ and two Bombardier Challenger 605 business jets.
SpeedBird Cessna Citation CJ3
Rotorcraft

Switzerland's Rega Orders 12 More Airbus H145s

Rega—a helicopter emergency medical services provider in Switzerland—will operate 21 Airbus H145 helicopters by 2021.
Rega Air Rescue Service Helicopter in flight over mountains in Swiss Alps
Aircraft

Private Aviation Group Volare To Operate Lilium eVTOL Aircraft

Volare will buy up to 20 of the Pioneer Edition executive version of the Lilium Jet and will operate charter flights in the UK and provide maintenance.
Digital rendering of Lilium Pioneer Edition eVTOL in flight over city
FBOs

Two Saudia Units Participate at MEBAA

The flag carrier's private aviation and MRO subsidiaries will also contribute to the MEBAA Conference.
Richard Koe and Fahad Ibrahim Alijarboa
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Lufthansa Technik To Install Flexible ACJ320neo VIP Interior

Lufthansa Technik was selected to provide a flexible charter/private VIP interior on an Airbus ACJ320neo and follow with maintenance and component support.
Interior on a Lufthansa Technik customer’s new ACJ320neo
Aircraft

MagniX Makes Leap from Electric Motors to Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Electric motor developer MagniX has doubled down on its efforts to make aviation more sustainable by entering the hydrogen fuel cell market.
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Flashback: Brazilian banks back Embraer privatization

We look back at some memorable events and coverage from AIN's half-century-old archives.
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Charter & Fractional

Vertis Aviation Sees Trends Shifting for Bizav in Africa

Swiss aircraft charter firm Vertis Aviation has seen growth from customers in Africa.
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AIN YEAR-END REPORT 2022

A letter from AIN CEO and Co-founder, Wilson Leach
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AIN Co-Founder and CEO Wilson Leach Has Had a Front Row Seat to BizAv - AIN’s 50th Anniversary

AIN Co-Founder and CEO Wilson Leach Has Had a Front Row Seat to BizAv - AIN’s 50th Anniversary
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