Sustainable Aviation Fuel Front and Center for European Business Aviation Show, Highlighting Industry’s Net-Zero Carbon Focus

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) will be available at Geneva Airport (GVA) this week, and organizers are taking additional steps to promote the game-changing fuel for reducing carbon emissions from the sector as a central component to the 2023 edition of the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition, being held from May 23-25.

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TAG Extends its European Fleet and Prepares for Further Growth

TAG Aviation has added 4 new aircraft to its European fleet so far this year. They include a Bombardier Global 7500, Gulfstream 550 and 2 Embraer Phenom 300Es. The G7500 & G550 will be based in the UK and operated privately. The Phenom 300Es will be available for charter, with one in Geneva and one in Zurich.

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Hunt & Palmer: Charter Activity as diverse as Ever and Corporates are Returning

Hunt & Palmer: Charter Activity as diverse as Ever and Corporates are Returning

Having delivered an exceptionally strong first quarter of 2023, with a 30% growth over the same period in 2022, demand for air charter may have passed its peak, according to Hunt & Palmer PLC. However, the diversity of trips its broker teams are arranging in business aviation is as broad as anything the UK-headquartered private aviation charter brokerage has seen in four decades of trading.

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Premier Private Jets Renews their WYVERN Wingman Certification

Premier Air, Inc. dba Premier Private Jets has once more secured its designation of WYVERN Wingman Certified Operator following a successful Audit, conducted by WYVERN in March 2023. The WYVERN Wingman Standard, the first air charter audit standard in the aviation industry, provides a safety benchmark that allows air charter customers to assess performance expectations against recognized industry best operating practices before purchasing air charter services.

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Jung Sky Adds a Third 525A CJ2 to Its Fleet

Jung Sky Adds a Third 525A CJ2 to Its Fleet

Croatian business aviation operator Jung Sky has boosted its operations with another Cessna 525A CJ2 aircraft and now has three CJ2s in the fleet. The aircraft registered 9A-JSE was “water-saluted” upon its arrival to their home base in Zagreb after which it has been added to the company’s AOC and commercial operations on 20 April 2023.

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FAI Aviation Group Reports Positive Q1 and Berlin MRO Success

FAI Aviation Group Reports Positive Q1 and Berlin MRO Success

FAI Aviation Group, Germany’s 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 returns to EBACE this week in a buoyant mood.  The company, now in its 36th year, opened FAI Technik’s new maintenance base at Berlin Brandenburg Airport (EDDB) in February and business has kept solid into 2023 across its business.

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Jet Aviation Partners with TotalEnergies for Second Year

Jet Aviation Partners with TotalEnergies for Second Year

Jet Aviation announced that it has partnered with TotalEnergies to provide Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for owners and operators visiting its Geneva FBO during the 2023 European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE). This is the second year Jet Aviation has provided on-site SAF for visitors to EBACE.

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Fly 7 Executive Aviation SA & Zela Jet Partnership in Summer 2023

Fly 7 Executive Aviation SA & Zela Jet Partnership in Summer 2023

Zela Jet and Fly 7 are pleased to announce an exclusive sales cooperation between the two companies for a brand-new 2023 production Pilatus PC-12 NGX to be operated out of Greece. The two companies have worked closely together in the last few months and will continue to do so throughout the upcoming summer season.

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Gemini Wings Announces Its First-Ever Contest at EBACE with Mouth-Watering Prizes

Gemini Wings is pleased to announce its first exhibition at EBACE, an aviation exhibition conference, from the 23rd to the 25th of May, 2023 in Geneva Switzerland. The company’s inaugural participation in the event will be marked by a win-for-all contest that is set to reward contestants, as the winner of the grand prize gets a bottle of Moët Magnum as well as a customized Gemini Wings package.

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NBAA Joins Call to Prioritize FY24 Funding for Key Aviation Sustainability Programs

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) joined with more than 35 aviation and biofuel industry stakeholders in calling for leaders of the U.S. House and Senate Appropriations Committees to prioritize funding in the fiscal year 2024 federal budget for key federal programs working to accelerate the development and deployment of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

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Leading Global Aviation Associations Publish Sustainable Aviation Fuel Book and Claim Guidance

The Council on Sustainable Aviation Fuel (CoSAFA) introduced its "Methodology for SAF Environmental Attribute Transactions," a first step in establishing publicly available, universally recognized procedures for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) accounting and auditing to support global book and claim systems. The guidance details the information and procedures necessary for individual book and claim systems to transparently and credibly transact SAF's associated environmental benefits.

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ACSF Welcomes Mercy Flights Inc. to its Membership and Aviation Safety Action Program

ACSF Welcomes Mercy Flights Inc. to its Membership and Aviation Safety Action Program

The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF.aero), a non-profit organization that supports the highest safety standards for more than 310 aviation-focused businesses, charter and fractional operators, announced today that Mercy Flights Inc., of Medford, Oregon, has become its newest member. Additionally, the company will participate in the ACSF’s third-party facilitation of the FAA’s voluntary Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP).

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Airport Dimensions brings Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club to Boston Logan International Airport

Airport Dimensions brings Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club to Boston Logan International Airport

Airport Dimensions, the global leader in airport lounges and travel experiences, has partnered with JPMorgan Chase & Co. to bring their first domestic Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club to Boston Logan International Airport (KBOS). This new space follows the partnership’s opening in Hong Kong in 2022.

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VOO Announces a New Integration with Leon

VOO, the B2B private jet marketplace that delivers instant bookings, will be integrated with Leon, a web-based aviation software supporting flight operations management and scheduling software for business charter, in middle May 2023. This integration covers the key functionalities to make charter sales more efficient and will facilitate traceable, effortless, and flawless operations leading to instant bookings.

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Skyllence’s Perspective: Sky-High Demand Trends in European Business Aviation

Skyllence’s Perspective: Sky-High Demand Trends in European Business Aviation

As the aviation industry approaches the second quarter of 2023, the outlook in the business aviation segment seems to hold promising prospects for leading players. This is particularly true in the European market, which has maintained high activity levels for commercial and non-commercial business flights in the past six months.

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GEMINI WINGS Expands to Meet the Growing Demand in Charter Sales

GEMINI WINGS, an innovative European business aviation platform, is experiencing a growing demand for its services. As part of the expansion of its charter sales activities, Gemini Wings has appointed Jana Holomucka as a Flight Consultant for the company’s charter services.

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