The News Review:
- Lunajets signs deal with Empire Aviation Group
- TAG Aviation’s new Dubai post allows more direct contact
- EU updates blacklist of airlines banned from European skies
- Midwest Aviation separates itself from Petters
- Eclipse Aviation runs into payroll problems
- Aviation Week and Space Technology Award Recognizes British …
Lunajets signs deal with Empire Aviation Group
AME Info, United Arab Emirates
The deal will enable Empire Aviation Group to optimize its empty legs by offering them through www. com to first and business class passengers in the region and worldwide. Lunajets, which has over 1,500 members willing to upgrade from commercial aviation to private jets, works with over 90 operators in the Middle East, Russia, and the UAE to sell empty legs.
TAG Aviation’s new Dubai post allows more direct contact
Aviation International News, NJ
452) has announced the opening of a Dubai office, allowing it to offer the group’s aircraft management and charter services direct to Middle East customers. The new operation will also promote TAG’s U. aircraft completions operation.
EU updates blacklist of airlines banned from European skies
Xinhua, China
“The blacklist is essentially a tool that ensures safer skies in Europe. Through this list Europeans and non-Europeans alike flying in Europe know that there exists a certain degree of safety on which they can rest assured,” said Antonio Tajani, Commission Vice-President in charge of transport. “The European Commission will pursue actively its dialogue with all states, within and outside the union, their civil aviation authorities and their airlines, to ensure that they conform to internationally required levels of air safety on a sustainable basis,” he said. The commission published its last updated blacklist of airlines in July. With this update, the commission has imposed an operating ban on the main air carrier from Cambodia, Siem Reap Airways International. The airline does not operate in compliance with the Cambodian safety regulations nor does it meet the standards of ICAO, said a press release from the commission. Significant concerns have also been expressed by ICAO with regard to the ability of the Cambodian civil aviation authorities to implement and enforce the international safety standards.
Midwest Aviation separates itself from Petters
Marshall Independent, MN
Johnson said the purchase will be finalized Monday. A federal court judge in Minneapolis approved the buyback on Wednesday, Johnson said. Midwest Aviation had been sold this summer to Petters Aviation, a branch of the bankruptcy and receivership plagued company owned by Tom Petters. Petters owned Sun Country Airlines and is under investigation for fraud. Midwest Aviation won’t be subject to bankruptcy actions because the buyback was approved by the judge. “For us, it keeps the company whole,” Johnson said. “We were a wholly-owned asset of Petters Aviation.
Eclipse Aviation runs into payroll problems
Albany Times Union, NY
“This was a total surprise,” said John O’Donnell, the airport’s chief executive officer. “We’re hoping they will identify a funding stream quickly. We do want that operation here. “Eclipse, the first to market a new generation of six-seat, very light jets, told employees at its factory in Albuquerque, N.
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Aviation Week and Space Technology Award Recognizes British …
MarketWatch
award for its
work. The Aviation Week and Space Technology magazine today selected the BAE
Systems FV430 Bulldog team for a Program Excellence award in recognition
of its work on the parallel powertrain upgrade & urgent operation
requirements (UOR) programs. Vehicles destined for Iraq have also received a
UOR package of armor, a remotely-operated machine gun and other
improvements which provide enhanced personnel protection. BAE Systems engineers based in Basra have been ensuring the upgrade and
ongoing support goes smoothly.