“We are very excited to receive the authorization from the FAA allowing us to deliver our exceptional level of service worldwide,” said Ed Fares director of operations for Coleman Jet. “The ability to fulfill our customer demands for overseas missions will open major doors for us.”

“A booth is not big enough for us, we wanted to amaze our guests by revisiting totally our premises and proposing a VVIP service on site with creative breakfasts from Absolute Taste, a tailor-made Sea Food Bar signed Caviar House with exquisite lunches presented by our starred chef, a dedicated showroom with latest stunning collection of Montres Prestige and all this in festive rhythms…to get a foretaste of the service we provide above the clouds!” comments Abner Tato, Quality Director of Global Jet.

The African Business Aviation Association, AfBAA, has further strengthened its commitment to educating the African business aviation sector by signing two significant Memos of Understanding (MoU), with leading international aviation training organisations. Nick Fadugba, Vice-Chair of AfBAA’s Safety and Training Committee signed the first with Mrs. Margareth Josephath Kyarwenda, Secretary General, Association of African Aviation Training Organizations, AATO. Whilst the second was signed by Sascha Neusser, Chair of AfBAA’s Safety and Training Committee alongside Mrs Paula V. de Almeida, Director of the Joint Aviation Authorities Training Organisation, JAA TO.

Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company (Mumtalakat), the sovereign wealth fund of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has acquired a significant minority stake in Axtmann Aviation Holding GmbH that operates FAI Aviation Group (FAI), a leading global provider of mission-critical aviation services, offering fixed-wing air ambulance, special missions, charter and aircraft management, as well as full MRO services. 

“Our new state-of-the-art facility at Washington Dulles International Airport is a great fit to Jet Aviation’s Global FBO Network, and we are thankful to have had the opportunity to celebrate our grand opening with customers, colleagues and friends,” said John Langevin, vice president, FBO operations, North America. “We look forward to welcoming customers and dignitaries from around the world, and providing them with premium business aviation services.”

Managing Director of award winning London Oxford Airport, Andi Alexander, expressed his gratitude by saying: “We’re very happy with this recognition, especially so because we were judged by our industry peers.  It is an acknowledgement of all the hard work from our excellent team and the investments we’ve made in our business over recent years.”

ARGUS International, Inc. (ARGUS) in conjunction with AirPower Software, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of the completely redesigned CompAir, the Ultimate Aircraft Evaluation Tool.

“We are very excited to offer this innovative new version of our CompAir aircraft evaluation software,” said Shirley Mason, Executive Vice President of ARGUS Market Intelligence. “The intuitive graphical dashboards, editable cost modeling tools, and enhanced report creation modules will greatly benefit our existing customers, and will offer a truly game changing comparative aircraft assessment solution for the aviation industry marketplace.”

Falcon Aviation, the UAE’s leading business aviation services, charter and aircraft management Company, is bolstering its service offering at its new Dubai South VIP Terminal at Al Maktoum International (DWC), with an inauguration of a new VIP Heliport.  The Heliport will be run and managed by Falcon Aviation personnel and will be available to all operators, corporates and private individuals arriving with their business jets at the Dubai South VIP Terminal. Demand is expected especially from customers arriving from all over the GCC, India and the Far East.

Honeywell's DU-875 “Plug-n-Play” display, which replaces soon to be obsolete DU-870 display, now available for installation at Pentastar Aviation

Pentastar Aviation, an authorized Honeywell Dealer, announced today the award of Approved Model List (AML) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) ST04194CH for certification of Honeywell’s DU-875 flight deck display upgrade on Global Express airframes.  The DU-875 is a form-fit plug-n-play LCD upgrade that will replace the soon-to-be-obsolete CRT DU-870 CRT displays found in older aircraft. Honeywell plans to discontinue product support and repair on the DU-870 displays in the near future.

Leading aviation services provider, West Coast Aviation Services headquartered in Southern California, proudly announces the launch of its newly designed website, which represents the company’s new branding initiative and positioning as a worldwide charter operator and multi-faceted business aviation services provider.

Jet Aviation is preparing cockpit avionics systems in older Challenger 605s and 300s for new communications and navigation upgrades that will improve transoceanic flights and meet upcoming U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requirements.

Entrepreneurial all female-owned company will raise quality standards in the flight support industry.

Travion Ltd has selected London Oxford Airport as its worldwide operations base.   With its convenient location, comprehensive infrastructure and a ready supply of skilled staff, London Oxford Airport was chosen as an ideal location for this expanding Flight Management company.

This is the second medevac base for GainJet – its original base in Kuwait still operating with another Challenger 604 medevac aircraft. GainJet group CEO, Captain Ramsey Shaban, states “we have a long-term mission to fully establish our medevac operation to cover the needs of our clients within our market territory. Our Kuwait medevac base is fully functioning so we felt confident in expanding this service further. We noticed a lack of long range medevac aircraft in the U.K and found London Stansted to be an ideal base for this operation. The next step for us is to set up a medevac base in Kigali, Rwanda to serve the African market which does not have easy access to reliable, long range medevac aircraft.”

London Oxford Airport finished 2016 as the sixth busiest London airport for business and general aviation – ahead of London City Airport – and entered 2017 as the 16^th busiest in Europe – in front of London Stansted and Northolt – according to the latest data from WINGX and Eurocontrol. 

The newly branded Jet Aviation San Juan FBO is the only FBO in Puerto Rico with a full-service, onsite U.S. Customs and Border Protection terminal to facilitate convenient customs, immigration and agriculture processing of international flights. It is considered one of the most convenient U.S. airports of entry in the Caribbean for South American and European flights connecting to the U.S mainland.
“We are pleased to be working with President Jose Maldonado and his team of 61 employees at the former Pazos FBO,” said Smith. “Together they have built an impressive operation that delivers excellent service to customers.”

“ABACE appears to have met or exceeded everyone’s expectations,” said NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen. “The industry continues to see opportunities in the region, as illustrated in part by the introduction of two aircraft models displayed for the first time in China. We were also pleased with the strong support for general aviation shown by government leaders here. Clearly, there continues to be enormous potential for business aviation in China, and across Asia.”

Jet Aviation has signed three new aircraft management agreements in Asia in the past six months. These include a Global 6000 and two Gulfstream G650, all of which are based in Hong Kong. The company currently manages 33 aircraft in Asia.

Hong Kong business aviation consulting company Asian Sky Group (ASG) has just completed the successful delivery of a pre-owned Gulfstream G550 from the US to a China-based client.

From the moment of initial interest in purchasing an aircraft to the final delivery and entry into service, ASG provided all the necessary services and assistance to the client to ensure a successful transaction. This included locating the most suitable aircraft available through extensive market analysis and research, utilizing ASG’s in-house counsel for all legal and contractual matters, aircraft inspections, and finally, closing and delivery.

Supported by the British Business and General Aviation Association, The ‘Time to Rethink Business Aviation’ evening event, (18:00 and 20:00 hrs), will examine the current challenges in the industry, including the lack of clarity over changing political landscapes; the need to remain attractive as an employment sector; being at the forefront in environmental improvement and securing access to key airports.  It will also consider how the industry can overcome barriers to growth.

ASD Avia Consulting is pleased to announce that it has worked with the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) to successfully complete the IS-BAH (International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling) accreditation for Execujet´s Brussels Fixed Base Operation.