Washington, DC, Sept. 26, 2016 – National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen today reflected with sadness on the passing yesterday of Arnold Palmer, an American icon, golf legend and long-standing advocate for business aviation. “Arnold Palmer is a national hero who transcended golf,” Bolen said, “and until his passing, it seemed […]
VERO BEACH, Fla. – Sept. 21, 2016 –Piper Aircraft, Inc. has obtained type validation of the M600 from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation of Mexico (DGAC). This marks the first approval of the M600 in the Central and South American region. “M600 validation in Mexico is exciting news for Piper and our prospective customers […]
Jean-Christophe Gallagher named Vice President and General Manager of the Customer Experience team Andy Nureddin named Vice President, Customer Support and Training Peter Likoray named Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing Montréal, September 20, 2016 – Bombardier Business Aircraft today announced strategic changes to its leadership team and organizational structure. The changes, which take effect […]
Washington, DC, Sept. 19, 2016 – The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) announced today that Louis Seno, chairman emeritus of Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI), will receive the John P. “Jack” Doswell Award at the 2016 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), in Orlando, FL in November. “Lou Seno’s lifelong contributions to general aviation […]
WICHITA, Kan., (Sept. 15, 2016) – Beechcraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation, Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced today that it has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification on all 400XPR program elements. All components of the exclusive factory-approved, engineered and supported upgrade package are available for installation on Beechjet 400A/Hawker 400XP aircraft […]
Tokyo, Japan, September 15, 2016 – Embraer today announced the extension of the Flight Hour Pool Program with Japan Airlines for J-AIR’s growing fleet of E170s and E190s, which currently stand at 20 aircraft. The pool agreement, for up to ten years, covers more than 300 part numbers for J-AIR’s entire E-Jets fleet. J-AIR currently […]
Bombardier to further expand presence of its Learjet aircraft in Europe Learjet 75 aircraft deliver exceptional and unmatched performance Montréal, September 13, 2016 – Bombardier Business Aircraft announced today that Zenith Aviation, Britain’s leading bespoke charter service provider, will take delivery of two brand new Learjet 75 aircraft. “We are delighted to be once […]
Newly certified Falcon 8X also expected to drive future growth in Africa September 12, 2016 (Saint-Cloud, France): Dassault Aviation will present its popular large cabin, long range Falcon 7X at the Africa Aerospace & Defence Expo, to be held at Waterkloof Air Force base, South Africa from September 14-18. Dassault’s three engined Falcons are extremely popular […]
International Jet Traders of Sao Paulo Named Series 400 Twin Otter Sales Representative Sao Paulo, Brazil, September 6th, 2016: With the recent focus by Brazil’s government to develop policies that foster regional air transport links to remote locations throughout the country, Viking Air Limited of Victoria, British Columbia, anticipates increased demand for the Twin Otter […]
Forward-thinking agenda to cover new topics such as aviation security, preventing collisions with drones, the impact of people and perceptions on work New key speakers this year include Tom Anthony from the University of Southern California, Amy Grubb from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Jim Williams from Dentons US Montréal, September 6, 2016 […]