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CAE opening London Gatwick training centre

CAE inaugurates innovative commercial aviation training Centre in London Gatwick

Continuing their global expansion and investment in Europe, CAE inaugurated their latest aviation training centre in London Gatwick, on the 1st of October, 2019. Equipped with state-of-the-art flight simulators... Read More...

Airbus has delivered the 1000th A320neo family aircraft to IndiGo

Airbus has delivered the 1,000th A320neo Family aircraft. The aircraft, an A321neo produced in Hamburg, Germany, was delivered to Indian airline IndiGo. IndiGo is the world’s biggest customer for the A320neo... Read More...

Air Greenland selects Airbus H225 helicopter for search and rescue

Air Greenland has ordered two Airbus H225 heavy helicopters to support its bid to win its home country’s search and rescue (SAR) contract. Under the terms of a firm contract assisted by Airbus Helicopters, t... Read More...

The new Airbus H145 five blades lands on top of the Andes

This is the first time a twin-engine helicopter has landed at this altitude

Airbus Helicopters has reached new heights: the latest version of the H145 has set its skids down on the Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the Southern Hemisphere, culminating at 6,962 metres (22,840 feet). Th... Read More...

First Pilatus PC-24 Super Versatile Jet flies in South America with chilean customer Ignacio del Rio

In a ceremony at Pilatus Business Aircraft Ltd, the first PC-24 to enter service in South America was delivered to chilean customer Ignacio del Rio. The Super Versatile Jet flies under Chilean registry. It was ... Read More...

Six Pilatus PC-24s in fully equipped air ambulance configuration for Swedish Air Ambulance organisation

After a long period of intensive and very professionally conducted negotiations, the Kommunalförbundet Svenskt Ambulansflyg (KSA) has opted for six Pilatus PC-24s in a fully equipped air ambulance configuration... Read More...

First Airbus H145 helicopter for New Zealand Emergency Medical Services

Airbus has delivered two H145 helicopters to the New Zealand Helicopter Emergency Medical Services at a ceremony at the GCH Aviation Group headquarters. Airbus Australia Pacific Managing Director Andrew Mathews... Read More...

A Qatar Executive Gulfstream G650ER breaks the world circumnavigation speed record via the north and south poles

Qatar Executive, together with the One More Orbit team, has made history by beating the world circumnavigation speed record for any aircraft flying over the North and South poles, in celebration of the 50th ann... Read More...

Pilatus PC-24 lands on grass runway in Goodwood for the Festival of Speed

A first in England at the legendary Festival of Speed: the Pilatus PC-24 Super Versatile Jet landed on the grass runway at Goodwood Aerodrome and it was on display for the general public to admire throughout th... Read More...

Smart Aviation Poland expands the fleet with 3 new Tecnam P2008JC MkII

Tecnam announced that Smart Aviation, Poland’s Authorised Training Organisation (ATO), has picked up three new Tecnam P2008JC MkII training aircraft to expand and increase its flight training offering. Smart... Read More...

Pilatus: successful business year 2018 and now ready for the future

The business year 2018 was an exceptionally successful one for Pilatus, but also a challenging one. At around 1.1 billion Swiss francs, sales revenue was brought back to the billion mark again. The 128 aircraft... Read More...

Emirates named Best Airline Worldwide and wins five awards at Business Traveller Middle East Awards 2019

Emirates continued its winning streak when it took top honours by sweeping five awards last night at the Business Traveller Middle East Awards 2019. The airline took home the highly regarded industry accolades ... Read More...

China’s first Airbus H215 helicopter delivered to SGGAC for utility missions

China’s State Grid General Aviation Company (SGGAC) has taken delivery of one heavy twin-engine Airbus H215 helicopter – a member of the mission-proven Super Puma family – becoming the launch customer for the H... Read More...

First All Nippon Airways Airbus A380 in flight

All Nippon Airways takes delivery of its first A380

Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) has taken delivery of its first Airbus A380 at a special ceremony in Toulouse, becoming the 15th operator of the world’s largest passenger aircraft. The delivery ceremon... Read More...

Airbus’ Skyways drone trials world’s first shore-to-ship deliveries

Airbus has begun shore-to-ship trials in Singapore with its Skyways parcel delivery drone. This marks the first time drone technology has been deployed in real port conditions to deliver a variety of sm... Read More...

Airbus delivers first FANS-C-equipped A320 to easyJet

Airbus has delivered the first *FANS-C-equipped A320 aircraft to easyJet. In the framework of Europe’s SESAR Air Traffic Management (ATM) research programme, this aircraft – and others to follow – will take par... Read More...

British Airways 747 in Landor special livery for centernary

British Airways’ 747 in heritage Landor design

The third retro livery to mark 100 years of British Airways

Saturday March 9, 2019 British Airways welcomed the arrival of the third in its series of four heritage liveries – a Boeing 747 painted in the Landor design, which will be recognisable for many as it flew on Br... Read More...

A British Airways’ Airbus A319 in heritage BEA design

The second retro livery to mark 100 years of British Airways

British Airways unveiled the second in its series of heritage liveries, a British European Airways (BEA) design on an Airbus 319, as it touched down at Heathrow on Monday March 4, 2019. The arrival drew large c... Read More...

A British Airways’ 747 in heritage BOAC design

The first retro livery to mark 100 years of British Airways

On February 18, 2019 a large crowds gathered at Heathrow to watch the much-anticipated arrival of a British Airways Boeing 747 painted in the iconic design of its predecessor British Overseas Airways Corporatio... Read More...

Emirates signs deal for 40 A330-900s, 30 A350-900s and Airbus will close its A380 programme

Airbus and Emirates reach agreement on A380 contract – with the airline to receive 14 more A380s by end 2021, bringing its total A380 order book to 123 units. With this decision Airbus will close its A380 prog... Read More...