• BELL HELICOPTER UNVEILS THE BELL 429WLG AT NBAA 2013.

    Announces First Commercial Order from Rio Iruya. Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), will display the Bell 429WLG for the first time at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) 2013 conference, held this year in Las Vegas, Nevada, October 22 to 24. The aircraft is an upgrade to the Bell 429 and features wheeled landing gear in place of…

  • ESA’S GOCE MISSION COMES TO AN END

    After mapping variations in Earth’s gravity with unprecedented detail for four years, the GOCE satellite has run out of fuel and the end of mission has been declared. Since March 2009, the Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer – GOCE – has been orbiting Earth at the lowest altitude of any research satellite. Its…

  • GULFSTREAM G650 SETS AROUND-THE-WORLD SPEED RECORD.

    Company Flagship Completes Westbound Trip In 41 Hours, 7 Minutes; Claims 22 City-Pair Records. The Gulfstream G650 recently completed the fastest westbound, around-the-world flight for a non-supersonic aircraft. The ultra-long-range, ultra-large-cabin company flagship circled the globe in 41 hours, 7 minutes, establishing a world record in the C-1.l aircraft class. The record was officially certified…

  • GULFSTREAM TO LAUNCH ENHANCED AND REBRANDED MAINTENANCE TRACKING PROGRAM, MYCMP.

    Redesign Streamlines Customer Experience And Provides Greater Functionality, Including Electronic Task Card And E-Signature Capabilities. Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced it has redesigned the website for its industry-leading maintenance tracking system — Computerized Maintenance Program (CMP) — to provide customers with easier site navigation and greater functionality. The upgrade includes a name change. In early November,…

  • GULFSTREAM PRODUCT SUPPORT ADDS RESOURCES WORLDWIDE.

    Organization Grows To More Than 3,850 Business Aviation Professionals. Gulfstream Product Support continues to expand its service commitment to operators by adding people, facilities and capabilities to its worldwide network. These additions have come during the busiest time in the organization’s history. “There is an unprecedented level of activity in our organization,” said Mark Burns,…

  • GULFSTREAM AND FLIGHTSAFETY OFFER COMPLIMENTARY GROUND HANDLING TRAINING TO SELECT FIXED-BASED OPERATORS.

    Companies Collaborate To Promote Aircraft Safety And Improve Dispatch Availability. Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. and FlightSafety International today announced a new chapter in their training partnership to address the importance of proper aircraft ground handling and servicing during transient operations. For a limited time, the FlightSafety eLearning course, G350/G450/G500/G550/G650 Ground Handling and Servicing, will be available…

  • TAP Airbus A310 Low Pass Turn – Portugal.

  • Airbus A380 crosswind landing at Miami.

  • AIR FRANCE-KLM EXPANDS IN BRAZIL.

    BRASILIA, AIR FRANCE’S NEW DESTINATION IN BRAZIL Starting from 31 March 2014, Air France will begin operating to Brasilia, the third destination in Brazil, with three weekly frequencies (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) on departure from Paris-Charles de Gaulle. Flights will be operated by Boeing 777-200 equipped with 309 seats, including 35 in Business, 24 in…

  • More destinations in winter timetable 2013/14

    Lufthansa and Germanwings increase capacity together Lufthansa and Germanwings are marginally expanding their services in the forthcoming winter flight schedules. Their joint capacity in terms of available seat-kilometers will increase overall by 1.1 per cent. This growth is attributable to the deployment of larger aircraft. In combination with Germanwings, Lufthansa is offering customers an even…