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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.
Training and Workforce

Dynamic Advanced Training Reaching into Bizav Emergency Preparedness

Dynamic Advanced Training is inviting attendees of the MEBAA Show to visit its expansive emergency preparedness training facility.
Dynamic Advanced Training facility (Photo: Dynamic Advanced Training)
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Stellar Blu To Provide Satcom Direct Service

Stellar Blu's satcom system for the OneWeb network is being certified on Airbus, Boeing, and Embraer executive airliners.
Boeing 777 Stellar Blu Solutions connectivity
Maintenance and Modifications

Empire Adds Boeing BBJ to Fleet, Bringing Roster to 20 Aircraft

The company holds AOCs or their equivalent in the UAE, India and San Marino.
Boeing Business Jet
Sustainability and Environment

SAF Curiousity Grows in the Middle East

Despite the region's long involvement with petroleum, World Fuel is fielding queries from Middle Eastern customers regarding sustainable aviation fuel.
Man fueling

Flashback: Rosanvallon new president of Falcon Jet

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

Europe's Transport Chief Calls on States to Stop Blocking SES

The implementation of the Single Europe Sky project could save up to 10 percent of CO2 emissions across the region by modernizing air traffic management.
Eurocontrol's functional airspace blocks for the Single European Sky concept.
Aircraft

Embraer Narrows Priorities For Energia Green Aircraft Family

Two Embraer Energia-family airliners—one designed to carry 19 passengers and the other 30—would employ hybrid-electric and hydrogen fuel cell technology.
Embraer's planned 19-seat hybrid-electric regional airliner.
Safety

Online Ramp Safety Program To Roll Out

Software maker NDX will introduce its online program focusing on FBO and airport ramp safety issues on January 1.
Screenshot showing NDX ramp tracking functionality
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Expands Mx Capabilities in Middle East

Jet Aviation has added maintenance capabilities and extended services at its Dubai International Airport facility and in Abu Dhabi.
Jet Aviation Dubai facility