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Jet Linx resumes two of its Jet Card membership programs

Jet Linx, the only locally-focused, global private jet management and Jet Card company with 21 Base locations nationwide, today announces the return of its Enterprise Jet Card Membership, designed uniquely to serve its corporate clients, and a Tier II Executive Jet Card Membership for leisure travel...

What doomed Aerion Supersonic?

The troubled supersonic aircraft designer announced it was ceasing operations on May 21. Now, former head of marketing and JMComm principal Jeff Miller argues a number of issues have coincided to bring it to its current state. Jeff Miller While it may be too soon to write Aer...

Latest Beechcraft King Air aircraft cleared for Brazil operations

Textron Aviation is preparing to start deliveries of its Beechcraft King Air 360/360ER and King Air 260 in Brazil having been granted certification by the National Civil Aviation Authority of Brazil (ANAC). Marcelo Moreira, vice president of sales, Latin America, said there are a total of 500 Ki...

Sino Jet joins partnership to grow Chengdu business jet market

Sino Jet has signed a new deal with two public sector partners to improve operations at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport’s FBO. The joint agreement will see the Chinese business jet company use Sichuan Province Airport Aviation Ground Service’s ground handling services. In addition...

VistaJet pledges carbon neutrality in four years’ time

VistaJet has pledged to go carbon neutral by 2025, far ahead of the current goal for aviation to cut emissions by 50 per cent by 2050. Founder and chairman Thomas Flohr said there were a number of measures in place to help the company do so, ranging from using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF...

Friedrichshafen – AERO 2021 event cancelled

The organisers of Friedrichshafen – AERO have cancelled the 2021 event due to ongoing concerns about European travel restrictions thanks to Covid-19. The news comes after the event had already been postponed from April to July at the beginning of the year. Organisers behind the event, which...

Rise in charter demand leads XOJET to utilize JSSI’s hourly cost engine program

XOJET Aviation is enrolling 15 Challenger 300 aircraft on a specialized 10year term engine maintenance program with Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI).  JSSI programs provide maintenance support on an hourly cost basis, giving XOJET a comprehensive, flexible, and affordable tool for m...

Bombardier predicts “gradual recovery” in business jet deliveries in 2021

By Edward Robertson Bombardier is expecting business jet deliveries to begin a gradual recovery this year but has warned it will take “several years” before a return to 2019 levels. In a note preparing for an investor day to be held today, the aircraft manufacturer said it is well positio...

Air bp renews contract at France’s Cannes Mandelieu Airport

Air bp, the international aviation fuel products and services supplier, has renewed its contract with Cannes Mandelieu Airport (CQE/LFMD) in France, following six years of successful collaboration.  It will continue to be the sole supplier of Jet A-1 and Avgas at the airport. Cannes Mandelieu ...

Embraer adjusts its structure in response to the impacts of COVID-19 and the cancellation of the partnership with Boeing

Embraer announced today a 4,5% adjustment to its global workforce, which corresponds to approximately 900 employees in Brazil. The measure stems from the impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy and the cancellation of the company’s partnership with Boeing. The objective is t...

DC Aviation Group announces the successful upgrade of a Global 5000 with the Gogo Elite

DC Aviation Group announces the successful upgrade of a Global 5000 with the Gogo Elite Smart Cabin System (SCS Elite) The DC Aviation Group has completed the successful upgrade of a Global 5000 with the Gogo Elite Smart Cabin System (SCS Elite). The aircraft was also equipped with an Inmarsat S...

Duncan Aviation’s Susie Corn Accepts Regional Sales Position

Duncan Aviation is pleased to announce that Susie Corn has accepted the position of Regional Sales Manager for the South Central United States, which includes Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Corn takes over after Rick Randall, a 20-year Regional Sales Manager for Duncan Aviati...

Aerion Supersonic & Spirit AeroSystems Expand Agreement

Supersonic aircraft company, Aerion, the leader in supersonic technology, today announced it has entered into a memorandum of agreement to expand the role of Spirit AeroSystems in the development of the AS2 business jet to include production of the forward fuselage.  As part of the agreement, Spir...

Pentastar Aviation Launches New Customer- Centric Website

Pentastar Aviation, a leader in the world of business aviation, announced the launch of its newly redesigned customer-centric website today that offers quick and easy access to information on the company’s aviation products and services. The website has comprehensive sections on their Private Jet...

Duncan Aviation Webinar: Navigating Through LASEREF II/III Obsolescence

Duncan Aviation is excited to announce its July webinar topic: Navigating Through LASEREF II/III Obsolescence. On Tuesday, July 14, at 11 am CST, join Duncan Aviation avionics experts John Spellmeyer and Michael Kussatz, with special participation from Honeywell’s Technical Sales Manager Ed Bo...

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