Tag: Europe

FlightSafety International expands PC-24 training capacity in Europe

FlightSafety International, in partnership with Pilatus Aircraft Ltd, announced today they will deploy a fourth full-flight simulator (FFS) for the Pilatus PC-24 Super Versatile Jet to meet the growing demand for training in Europe. This simulator will be the second PC-24 simulator in the FlightS...

CemAir leases two CRJ900s from TrueNoord

Specialist regional aircraft lessor TrueNoord has successfully remarketed two YoM 2016 Bombardier CRJ900 ER NextGen aircraft (MSN15398 and MSN 15400) to South African operator CemAir (Pty) Ltd who have signed long-term operating leases for both regional jets. Following transition from its previous...

Luxaviation expands Europe and Middle East fleet

Luxaviation Group, one of the largest business aircraft and helicopter operators worldwide, is expanding the company’s European and Middle Eastern fleets, becoming the first operator to offer a Gulfstream G600 for charter in the UK. The 2021 G600 joins the fleet at London Luton Airport, offeri...

European Private Jet Travel Enquiries Up 321% this June

Figures released today by Air Partner, a world leader in global private jet travel, show a 321% surge in enquiries received for private jet travel in Europe during June 2020 compared to the same period last year, as a raft of Covid-19 travel restrictions begin to ease including the introduction of ...

Ideagen and ExecuJet MRO Services in Global Software Project

Dassault-owned, ExecuJet MRO Services, is to roll out several software applications from Ideagen across its global operations to standardise a series of processes as it prepares for a three year growth project. Q-Pulse, Q-Pulse Risk and Academy will handle processes associated with quality, safe...

FBO RIGA earns IS-BAH Stage II accreditation

FBO RIGA business aviation centre at Riga International Airport in Latvia has gained the International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling (IS-BAH) Stage II accreditation. The company has successfully passed the second audit of International Business Aviation Council (IBAC). FBO RIGA is the ...

Europe business aviation activity drops year-over-year

Data research company WingX has released its Business Aviation Monitor results, which reveal business aviation activity in Europe has fallen 1.7 per cent year-over-year. The negative results come despite the industry hitting its busiest month so far this year, with 87,236 total departures in Jun...

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Business aviation traffic shows decline across Europe

New data released by business aviation services company Argus has revealed a 16 per cent year-over-year decline in business aviation traffic in Europe. The data for the Eurocontrol coverage area showed declines across almost all types of aircraft, with turboprops leading the way at 28.6 per cent...

Jet Aviation signs regional FBO service agreement with Paris-based Wijet

Jet Aviation signed a Fixed Base Operation (FBO) service agreement with Wijet - a Paris-based business aviation operator - to provide handling services through its network of FBOs in Europe. Formerly based in the UK, Wijet moved its operations to continental Europe in 2018. It is the exclusive p...

Sky Valet and Top Marques Monaco enter into partnership agreement

Sky Valet - the Aéroports de la Côte d’Azur subsidiary that delivers airport services for business aviation - has entered an unprecedented partnership with Monaco Check-in - the organiser of the Principality’s fourth most important event Top Marques Monaco. Under the terms of the agreement...

Wijet starts HondaJet flights across European continent

Wijet took delivery of its first HondaJet earlier this week and the French company has started flying charter customers across the European continent. The company’s second HondaJet which is part of an order of 16 HA-420 HondaJets is also set to arrive next week. Wijet made the order at last year'...

Luxaviation Group to operate first Challenger 350 in Belgium

Bombardier Business Aircraft has announced that the Luxaviation Group - one of the largest business aircraft operators worldwide - now operates the first Challenger 350 aircraft delivered to a customer in Belgium. This new addition to the Benelux market joins Bombardier’s robust busines...

Qatar Executive expands to three new European destinations

Qatar Executive (QE) has expanded where it can fly into on the European continent as can now serve Samedan (Switzerland), Chambery (France), and Innsbruck (Austria). The charter operator said the destinations have a special designation as they require additional certification, including full flight...

Global Jet Capital opens new office in Zurich

Global Jet Capital has announced the opening of a new, larger regional office in Zurich. The new office will help the company meet the growing demand for business aviation financing solutions and further enhance its growth strategy across Europe. Global Jet Capital estimates that over the next...

Dassault Aviation acquires TAG Group’s European MRO

Dassault Aviation have announced an agreement for the acquisition of TAG Aviation Group's European MRO (maintenance, repair and operation) activities. The integration of those activities will take place over the next few months, after receiving the necessary authorizations. Mansour Ojjeh, pres...

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