Cobalt today announced over $50 million in pre-orders of the company’s first model, the Co50 Valkyrie, within the first 90 days. Following the public launch on November 12, 2015, the fully certified version, Co50 Valkyrie, has seen significant interest from investors, pilots and travel enthusiasts around the globe. Cobalt also welcomed a new test pilot … Read more
Bombardier Business Aircraft’s Singapore Service Centre continues to show impressive growth as it continues to expand its capabilities and capacity. Since February 2014, the Service Centre has delivered high-quality OEM expertise, providing maintenance support for over 800 Bombardier Business Aircraft customer visits. It has received 14 certifications from international authorities, five authorizations from engine and … Read more
Gulfstream recently completed its 5,000th airborne support flight, achieving the milestone more than 13 years after Gulfstream launched business aviation’s first airborne maintenance and support service in May 2002. The Gulfstream Field and Airborne Support Teams, otherwise known as FAST, use two dedicated aircraft to deliver flight-essential parts and technicians to operators in North America, Central … Read more
Finmeccanica, through its Helicopter Division, handed over to Specialist Aviation Services its first AgustaWestland AW169 new generation intermediate class helicopter. The helicopter is also the first to be delivered to a UK customer and will enter service with Kent Surrey Sussex Air Ambulance following installation of an advanced medical interior by Specialist Aviation Services. Group … Read more
Bristow Helicopters (Nigeria) Limited, confirmed that one of its helicopters, was involved in a water landing near Lagos at about 10.25 a.m. local time on return from an offshore platform. The aircraft, a Sikorsky S-76C++ (tail number 5N-BQJ), had departed on a routine crew transfer flight offshore with nine passengers and a crew of two. … Read more
ExecuJet Aviation Group is set to expand into the Indian market for the first time, following a successful tender bid for new fixed-based operation (FBO) and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facilities at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India. Together with its Indian partner, The Bird Group, ExecuJet has been awarded one of … Read more
The route will launch as a six-per-week service before moving to daily flights from winter 2016. The service from Heathrow Terminal 5 will be operated by a four-class Boeing 777. Neil Cottrell, British Airways’ head of network planning, said: “Iran is a large and growing economy and Tehran is a brilliant business city so we … Read more
Comlux The Aviation Group has announced a firm order for three Airbus ACJ320neo aircraft, becoming the largest customer for Airbus’ new corporate jet family. The order also consolidates Comlux’s leadership in Airbus corporate jet deals, with more to its credit than any other client. Deliveries of the aircraft begin at the end of 2018. Comlux … Read more
Gulfstream Aerospace today announced that several of its service centers recently earned approved maintenance organization (AMO) designations from civil aviation authorities worldwide, increasing maintenance and repair options for customers. The authorizations were secured from several countries, including Qatar, which granted AMO status to Gulfstream’s maintenance facilities in Savannah and Luton, England. Any Gulfstream aircraft registered … Read more
K5 Aviation GmbH of Germany has firmed up a previously announced commitment for an Airbus ACJ319neo, adding to the growing number of orders for the world’s newest private jet family, which includes the ACJ320neo launched in 2015. The ACJ319neo will be operated by K5 Aviation, which will be the first to fly the new type. … Read more