ExecuJet announces new Line Maintenance Station for EASA aircraft in Nigeria

ExecuJet today announced an extended Line Maintenance capability for EASA registered aircraft at its base in Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Nigeria. In partnership with Maintenance Centre Malta (MCM), ExecuJet now supports a larger fleet of different aircraft types from Bombardier, Dassault and Hawker in the West Africa region. Ettore Poggi, Vice President, ExecuJet Africa, says: … Read more

Bell Helicopter delivers Bell 429 to Chihuahua State Government

Bell Helicopter  announced the delivery of a Bell 429 to the Chihuahua State Government. The Bell 429 is configured for corporate transport for the State of Chihuahua. “The performance capabilities that the Bell 429 offers, combined with a high level of comfort and flexibility, continue to be a deciding factor for customers when selecting this … Read more

Bell Helicopter delivers 15th Bell 407GXP to Mexican Air Force

Bell Helicopter announced today the final delivery of the 15th Bell 407GXP to the Mexican Air Force (FAM). The contract was awarded in March 2015, and the Bell 407GXP fleet is currently supporting the FAM’s parapublic missions across the region. As the primary aircraft operating branch of the Mexican Armed Forces, the FAM covers the entire … Read more

ExecuJet Europe grows managed fleet with two G650 aircraft

ExecuJet Aviation Group is expanding its European managed fleet with the addition of a brand new Gulfstream G650 aircraft and one Gulfstream G550 aircraft. Niclas von Planta, ExecuJet’s Vice President, Europe, says: “As we continue to receive positive feedback and referrals from our customers globally, we are experiencing very high interest in ExecuJet’s aircraft management … Read more

Gulfstream Brazil services performs first Argentina-registered aircraft maintenance

Gulfstream has announced that its service center in Sorocaba, Brazil, recently performed maintenance on its first Argentina-registered aircraft. The large-cabin Gulfstream business jet is based at Ministro Pistarini International Airport near Buenos Aires. Gulfstream Brazil earned maintenance authorization approval from Argentina’s Administración Nacional de Aviación Civil in August 2015. The certification allows Gulfstream Brazil’s technicians … Read more

Bombardier successfully concludes C Series European route-proving program

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced today that it had reached another milestone with the successful completion of the CS100 aircraft’s European route-proving exercises. The program was conducted in the network of launch operator Swiss International Air Lines (“Swiss”) and included over 30 city-pair flights in European cities over a three-week long period. During an event in … Read more