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FBOs

Skyservice to Open Napa, California FBO

Canada-based FBO operator SkyService will continue its U.S. expansion with the establishment of an FBO at California's Napa County Airport.
aerial view of Napa County Airport
Maintenance and Modifications

Honeywell To Support Alpha Star's Gulfstream Fleet

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-based Alpha Star Aviation operates a fleet of Gulfstream G450 business jets and has signed with Honeywell for maintenance services.
Alpha Star Gulfstream G450 business jet

Argus: Global Bizav Flight Activity Dipped in November

North American business aviation activity declined by 6.5 percent last month compared to a year ago.
Side view of business jet from wing to engine
Maintenance and Modifications

C&L Expands Global Footprint with ACLAS Acquisition

C&L Aviation Group acquires commercial, regional, and defense MRO ACLAS Technics.
C&L Aviation Group CEO Chris Kilgour with ACLAS Technics founder and managing director Charles Henery
Maintenance and Modifications

Sabena Installs Leonardo Defense System on Global 7500

Sabena technics installs the Leonardo Miysis directed infrared countermeasure system on a VVIP Bombardier Global 7500.
Self-defense system sensor mounted on a business jet
Aircraft

Airbus Probes Superconductivity as Path to Lower Emissions

Airbus and the CERN laboratory expect studies into cryogenic superconducting powertrains to influence the design of the ZeroE hydrogen-powered narrowbody.
The CERN laboratory bases much of its research on its subterranean Large Hadron Collider.
Rotorcraft

Bristow Expands Leonardo Fleet For UK SAR

Bristow Group is expanding its Leonardo fleet with the purchase of six AW139 helicopters to support its UKSAR2G contract.
Bristow Leonardo AW139 in flight
Airports

AAM Center Will Support eVTOL Aircraft Operations in the UAE

VPorts is teaming with the UAE aviation authority and Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub on a $40 million advanced air mobility incubator at Dubai South.
Vports press conference, MEBAA 2022
Aircraft

Dornier Seawings To Enter Middle East Market

Dornier Seawings and Gulf Enterprises aim to develop the Middle East market for the Seastar amphibious airplane.
Dornier Seawings model
FBOs

DC Aviation Opening Nice FBO with G-OPS

The new DC Aviation FBO at Nice Côte d'Azur Airport will feature a lounge designed by Collin + Radoske.
Karim Berrandou, CEO of G-OPS and Michael Kuhn, CEO of DC Aviation
Airports

EAG Signs Up for New HQ Facility at Dubai South

The mixed-use facility will include EAG’s new global corporate headquarters.
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MEBAA Panel Brings Focus To SAF, Carbon Offsets

MEBAA Panelists agree SAF will play a major role in sustainability, but carbon offsets is more readily available solution.
MEBAA 2023 sustainability panel
Aircraft

Business Aircraft Flight Activity in MENA Peaked after Pandemic

The MENA region, while small in terms of worldwide business aviation traffic, has seen significant business aviation growth since 2019.
WingX managing director Richard Koe

IBAC's Edwards Sets the Tone for MEBAA Show

Kurt Edwards welcomed the return of MEBAA after its pandemic-related hiatus and touted the efforts of the industry on sustainability.
International Business Aviation Council director general Kurt Edwards
Training and Workforce

Celebrating 20 Years, ECFT To Get Global 6500 FFS

Dubai-based Emirates-CAE Flight Training, formed in 2002, is adding a new Global 6500 full-flight simulator.
CAE’s Camille Mariamo, Emirates training v-p Bader Al Marzooqi, ECFT MD Nimrod Meuleman, and Nick Leontidis
ATC

Skyplan Gives Regional Flight Dispatch Training Shot in the Arm

Its courses will enable professionals from as far afield as the CIS, India and Africa to obtain training and refresher courses.
Muhammad Sami, president and CEO of SkyPlan Services
Aircraft

Tupan Unveils Turbine-powered Cargo UAV

Tupan Aircraft's unmanned cargo UAV family combines turbine and electric power to deliver high performance.
Tupan Aircraft
Aircraft

Alpha Star Selects UAS as Preferred Partner

According to its website, the Alpha Star fleet includes 19 Airbus, Gulfstream, Hawker and ATR aircraft.
Alpha Star CEO Abdulnasser Alkheraif and UAS CEO Omar Hosari
FBOs

Russian FBOs Hope for Partial Recovery in Q4

Hobbled by Ukraine war-related sanctions, FBOs in Russia are hoping for a partial recovery over the New Year and Christmas holidays.
Moscow’s Vnukovo-3 FBO
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Adds Heavy 777 Maintenance in Basel

Jet Aviation's new heavy maintenance approval for the Boeing 777 expands its capabilities in Basel, Switzerland.
Jet Aviation, Basel, Switzerland
Aircraft

Auric Jets Markets 2003 Challenger 604 at MEBAA Show

The Bombardier Challenger 604 that Auric Jets is displaying for sale at MEBAA Show has completed a 16-year inspection and landing gear overhaul.
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Aircraft

Middle East ‘Underequipped’ for Volume of Business, Dassault Says

Growth opportunities abound in the Middle East, and these will accelerate with efficient use of business aircraft.
Falcon 8X

World Fuel Sees Strong Middle East Bizav Activity

While normally closely related, Middle Eastern business aviation activity levels have surpassed Europe this year according to World Fuel Services.
Harrods

Flashback: As distressed Detroit drops its jets, bizav ponders the fallout

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

Flying Privately: Fractional Ownership vs. Jet Card - BJT Explainer

Flying Privately: Fractional Ownership vs. Jet Card - BJT Explainer
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FBOs

Flying Privately: What Is an FBO? And What's a Tail Number? - BJT Explainer

Flying Privately: What Is an FBO? And What's a Tail Number? - BJT Explainer
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FutureFlight

Brazilian Start-up Hatches Family of Hybrid-Electric Cargo Drones

The autonomous Tupan high-speed VTOL vehicles will be able to carry loads of up to 600 kg on flights of up to 1,200 km and at speeds of up to 850 km/h.
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FutureFlight

Pre-delivery Payments for Lilium eVTOL Aircraft Will Fund Crucial Development Work in 2023

Reporting third-quarter financial results to shareholders, publicly owned Lilium indicated that 2023 will be a busy and capital-intensive year as it works toward getting its eVTOL air taxi certified in 2025.
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Rotorcraft

Erickson Delivers Eighth Air Crane to South Korea

The Korean Forest Service took delivery of its eighth Erickson S-64 Air Crane on December 3rd.
Overhead view of Erickson S-64 Air Crane on airport ramp at sunset
Accidents

Bell 407 Tail Booms To Get Fresh Scrutiny

NTSB calls on FAA to impose stricter inspection regime after Bell 407 in-flight tail boom separation
separated tailboom from a Bell 407 which crashed in June in Hawaii