“We are pleased to announce Cofrance SARL as our first French Registered Charter Broker,” said Joe Moeggenberg, President and CEO of ARGUS International, Inc. “With an ever-increasing number of brokers entering the industry it is critical to keep customer safety, finances and comfort at the forefront of business practices. Cofrance has reinforced their commitment to safety and assurance with this certification.”

Comair Flight Services expanded the company’s managed and charter fleet with the addition of 7
aircraft earlier this month. These include 1 x Bombardier Challenger 300, 1 x Beechcraft King Air
C90 GTx, 1 x Beechcraft 1900D, 3 x PC12s and 1 x Cessna C208 Caravan.

Throughout the year, Angel MedFlight teams up with hospitals and organizations across the country to support case management professionals. We were pleased to partner with the American Case Management Association (ACMA) as a Platinum Sponsor for the National Conference last month.

The African Business Aviation Association, AfBAA, marks its fifth anniversary having launched on the 15^th May at EBACE 2012. To celebrate the successful establishment of the dynamic organisation AfBAA will be launching AfBAC EXPO, Africa’s first dedicated Business Aviation Conference, Exhibition and Static Display, at the African Pavilion – Booth V70 – during this year’s EBACE.

To meet the growing demand from TAG Aviation’s customers and ensure the widest range of services, in order to optimize efficiency and enhance overall customer satisfaction, TFMS has recently widened its on-site repair proficiencies. The newly introduced cleaning and detailing services come after the recent expansion of its range of business aircraft interiors’ capabilities. Services now range from smart repairs to discreet cabinet refurbishments and interior modifications.

Skyservice™, Canada’s leader in business aviation, is pleased to announce that after adding the Bombardier* Global* aircraft to our Authorized Service Facility offerings, we have successfully completed our first 120-month and 180-month inspections. The 180-month items were added to avoid costly downtime and interior removal at the 180-month interval. The aircraft was completed on time and on projected budget.

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today responded to a May 4 order from the U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, delivered in connection with recent actions taken by the association to challenge an agreement between the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the City of Santa Monica, which would restrict or ultimately prohibit aviation access to Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO).

The same long-range Boeing Business Jet was also outfitted by Jet Aviation in 1999 – and happens to be the first BBJ Completions contract the company was ever awarded. The aircraft was recently sold with low air-miles to the current owner, who decided to refurbish it entirely.

FAI Asset Management GmbH, a member of the Nuremberg, Germany-headquartered FAI Aviation Group, has today completed a brand new 4800 m2 carbon neutral maintenance hangar, known as Hangar 8, at Albrecht Dürer Airport (NUE) in Nuremberg, Germany. The new hangar represents an investment of €7m and has created at least 10 new local engineering jobs, plus a number of other support positions.

 “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.