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Business Aircraft Flight Activity in MENA Peaked after Pandemic

The MENA region, while small in terms of worldwide business aviation traffic, has seen significant business aviation growth since 2019.
WingX managing director Richard Koe

IBAC's Edwards Sets the Tone for MEBAA Show

Kurt Edwards welcomed the return of MEBAA after its pandemic-related hiatus and touted the efforts of the industry on sustainability.
International Business Aviation Council director general Kurt Edwards
Training and Workforce

Celebrating 20 Years, ECFT To Get Global 6500 FFS

Dubai-based Emirates-CAE Flight Training, formed in 2002, is adding a new Global 6500 full-flight simulator.
CAE’s Camille Mariamo, Emirates training v-p Bader Al Marzooqi, ECFT MD Nimrod Meuleman, and Nick Leontidis
ATC

Skyplan Gives Regional Flight Dispatch Training Shot in the Arm

Its courses will enable professionals from as far afield as the CIS, India and Africa to obtain training and refresher courses.
Muhammad Sami, president and CEO of SkyPlan Services
Aircraft

Tupan Unveils Turbine-powered Cargo UAV

Tupan Aircraft's unmanned cargo UAV family combines turbine and electric power to deliver high performance.
Tupan Aircraft
Aircraft

Alpha Star Selects UAS as Preferred Partner

According to its website, the Alpha Star fleet includes 19 Airbus, Gulfstream, Hawker and ATR aircraft.
Alpha Star CEO Abdulnasser Alkheraif and UAS CEO Omar Hosari
FBOs

Russian FBOs Hope for Partial Recovery in Q4

Hobbled by Ukraine war-related sanctions, FBOs in Russia are hoping for a partial recovery over the New Year and Christmas holidays.
Moscow’s Vnukovo-3 FBO
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Adds Heavy 777 Maintenance in Basel

Jet Aviation's new heavy maintenance approval for the Boeing 777 expands its capabilities in Basel, Switzerland.
Jet Aviation, Basel, Switzerland
Aircraft

Auric Jets Markets 2003 Challenger 604 at MEBAA Show

The Bombardier Challenger 604 that Auric Jets is displaying for sale at MEBAA Show has completed a 16-year inspection and landing gear overhaul.
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Aircraft

Middle East ‘Underequipped’ for Volume of Business, Dassault Says

Growth opportunities abound in the Middle East, and these will accelerate with efficient use of business aircraft.
Falcon 8X

World Fuel Sees Strong Middle East Bizav Activity

While normally closely related, Middle Eastern business aviation activity levels have surpassed Europe this year according to World Fuel Services.
Harrods

Flashback: As distressed Detroit drops its jets, bizav ponders the fallout

We look back at some memorable events and coverage from AIN's half-century-old archives.
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Charter & Fractional

Flying Privately: Fractional Ownership vs. Jet Card - BJT Explainer

Flying Privately: Fractional Ownership vs. Jet Card - BJT Explainer
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FBOs

Flying Privately: What Is an FBO? And What's a Tail Number? - BJT Explainer

Flying Privately: What Is an FBO? And What's a Tail Number? - BJT Explainer
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FutureFlight

Brazilian Start-up Hatches Family of Hybrid-Electric Cargo Drones

The autonomous Tupan high-speed VTOL vehicles will be able to carry loads of up to 600 kg on flights of up to 1,200 km and at speeds of up to 850 km/h.
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FutureFlight

Pre-delivery Payments for Lilium eVTOL Aircraft Will Fund Crucial Development Work in 2023

Reporting third-quarter financial results to shareholders, publicly owned Lilium indicated that 2023 will be a busy and capital-intensive year as it works toward getting its eVTOL air taxi certified in 2025.
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Rotorcraft

Erickson Delivers Eighth Air Crane to South Korea

The Korean Forest Service took delivery of its eighth Erickson S-64 Air Crane on December 3rd.
Overhead view of Erickson S-64 Air Crane on airport ramp at sunset
Accidents

Bell 407 Tail Booms To Get Fresh Scrutiny

NTSB calls on FAA to impose stricter inspection regime after Bell 407 in-flight tail boom separation
separated tailboom from a Bell 407 which crashed in June in Hawaii
Engines

P&WC, American Express Partner on Engine Payment Option

The new payment option will allow select Pratt & Whitney Canada engine customers to extend payment terms.
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6E turboprop engine

Walt Disney's Gulfstream I To Be Restored

The Gulfstream I once owned and operated by Walt Disney will be restored back to its customized 1960's appearance.
Interior of Walt Disney's Gulfstream I
Charter & Fractional

Overall Aircraft Charter Rates Swing Higher in November

According to the JetASAP report, fliers saw an overall 4.5 percent increase in hourly charter rates between October and November.
Partial image of bizjet
Aircraft

Airbus Helicopters Expands Middle Eastern Market Inroads

Airbus Helicopters announces new sales and service deals during MEBAA Show.
Airbus Helicopters H130 in flight
Airlines

IATA Forecasts Airlines Will Return to Profitability in 2023

North American airlines will likely turn a profit this year, followed by Europe and the Middle East in 2023, according to the latest projections from IATA.
IATA director general Willie Walsh (pictured right) and chief economist Marie Owens Thomsen
Maintenance and Modifications

Oriens Aviation Moves to Larger London Location

UK-based PIlatus distributor Oriens Aviation has relocated to a larger, more modern facility at London Biggin Hill Airport.
Oriens Aviation facility at London Biggin Hill Airport with business jet parked in front of hangar
Airports

Australian Regulator Consults on Guidelines for Vertiports

The country's air safety regulator has published draft guidelines on the vertiport landing sites that will be used by new eVTOL air taxi services.
Digital Rendering of Skyportz's proposed design for a vertiport in the Caribbean Park district of Melbourne, Australia.
Maintenance and Modifications

Tamarack Aero Targets Airliners for Winglet Mods

Active winglets could lower Airbus A320 fuel burn by 10 to 15 percent, according to Tamarack Aerospace.
Tamarack founder and CEO Nick Guida
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Building First Service Center in UAE

Bombardier broke ground on a nearly 100,000-sq-ft service center in Abu Dhabi which will be the manufacturer's first in the UAE.
Global 7500 being set up for static display at MEBAA 2022

MySky Expands into Middle East, Adds Services

MySky's new Dubai office now has a staff of 30, a number that is expected to double over time, as the technology firm adds more financia, data services
Christopher Marich, MySky global strategy director and co-founder (Photo: MySky)
Aircraft

U.S. Selects Bell's V-280 Valor Tiltrotor For New Assault Aircraft

Bell's V-280 Valor tiltrotor technology beats Sikorsky and Boeing in battle to replace up to 4,000 Black Hawks for the U.S. Army.
Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor airccraft in flight
Airports

Airbus Tackles Ecosystem Practicalities For Hydrogen Airliners

A “green” hydrogen ecosystem ranks as a key element in the realization of Airbus’s ambitions to bring hydrogen-powered airliners to market by 2035.
HyPort has opened a hydrogen refuelling station for ground vehicles at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport in France.