ADGM Recognised as an Attractive and Tax Efficient Aircraft Financing and Leasing Hub for the Region

Based on PwC’s latest Aviation Comparative Jurisdiction Report, Focusing on the wide UAE Double Tax Treaty Network The strength and role of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) as a strategic hub for aircraft financing and leasing has been endorsed and corroborated by PwC in the newly published Aviation Comparative Jurisdiction Report (the “Aviation...

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FutureLearn and the New York Institute of Finance partner to deliver Wall Street’s online training Program in Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

NYIF offers professional training in mergers and acquisitions to equip learners with the skills needed to advance in their careers.                                FutureLearn, the leading social learning platform, is announcing its partnership with the New York...

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Japanese firms step up overseas M&A

Number of deals hits record in first half as smaller companies get into the game With SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son taking the lead, Japanese companies have been engaging in mergers and acquisitions at record levels. Japanese corporations made 339 overseas mergers and acquisitions during the first half of the current Japanese fiscal year, the highest...

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His Royal Highness, The Duke of York Visits Abu Dhabi Global Market

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, was honoured to host the exclusive visit of His Royal Highness The Duke of York on Al Maryah Island today. His Royal Highness was welcomed by H.E. Ahmed Al Sayegh, Chairman and the CEOs of the ADGM Authorities. The Duke of York is currently visiting Abu Dhabi to host...

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Mourant Ozannes advises Saudi Aramco on US$10 Billion Islamic bond issuance programme

Mourant Ozannes has advised the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, otherwise known as Saudi Aramco, in connection with the corporate structuring of its first Sukuk Issuance Programme, for an issuance of up to SAR 37.5 billion (US$10 billion) Sukuk (Islamic bonds), and its SAR 11.25 billion (US$3 billion) Sukuk issuance under the Programme. The Mourant Ozannes...

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Aerospace

Jet Aviation Adds STC For DU-875 Displays For Falcon, Cessna Aircraft

Jet Aviation has developed a supplemental type certificate to update, in a partnership with Honeywell, “soon-to-be-obsolete” cockpit displays with DU-875 LCD units. read moreRead More

West Star Signs Agreement With Embraer For Legacy Models

West Star Aviation’s Chattanooga, Tennessee, facility has signed an agreement with Embraer to receive Authorized Service Center approval. read moreRead More

West Star Expands East Alton Facility

West Star is expanding its East Alton, Illinois, facility with the addition of a 64,200-sq.-ft. hangar, office and shop facility. read moreRead More

Av8MRO Adds Av8PMA Parts Division

Av8 MRO, based in Houston, has launched a new replacement parts division called Av8PMA to specialize in engineering, certification and manufacturing of specialized replacement parts. read moreRead More

Andrew Broom Named CEO Of Citation Jet Pilots Association

Andrew Broom has been promoted to CEO of the Citation Jet Pilots Association. read moreRead More

ACI Jet Becomes Rockwell Collins’ Authorized Dealer

ACI Jet in Santa Ana, California, has become an authorized dealer to distribute, install and maintain Rockwell Collins’ equipment. read moreRead More

Mente Group, RRAD Launch E-First/White Glove VVIP Service

Mente Group and Richard Roseman Airborne Designs (RRAD) are partnering to provide a new advanced completions management service called E-First/White Glove for VVIP and head-of-state customers. read moreRead More

Cobham SATCOM, Avionica To Offer Immarsat SwiftBroadband Safety To Business Jet Aircraft

Cobham SATCOM and Avionica have partnered to provide Immarsat SwiftBroadband Safety (SB-S) to the business jet market. read moreRead More

RBR Adds Challenger Maintenance In Dallas

RBR Maintenance has added a Challenger maintenance program at its Love Field facility in Dallas. read moreRead More

U.S. Defense Department Spending: Major Air Launched Missile Systems FY16-FY18 ($K)

View the U.S. Defense Department Spending: Major Air Launched Missile Systems FY16-FY18 ($K) chart in PDF format. Read More

Pressure Mounts For New BRAC Round

The Pentagon is ramping up pressure on Congress to approve a new round of military base closures to save money, saying it has 19% too much infrastructure. read moreRead More

Quarterly U.S. Scheduled Service Passenger Airlines Financial Reports

Bureau Of Transportation Statistics View the Quarterly U.S. Scheduled Service Passenger Airlines Financial Reports chart in PDF format. Read More

Gulfstream Introduces Aircraft Ownership Service

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. has a program called Aircraft Ownership Service, a suite of aircraft maintenance and flight operations services that allow aircraft owners, flight departments and management companies to customize to their needs, the company said. read moreRead More

Fourth Global 7000 Arrives In Wichita For Flight Testing

Bombardier Aerospace's fourth Global 7000 arrived at its Flight Test Center in Wichita on Sept. 30 to join the first three flight test aircraft currently in evaluation. read moreRead More

Accidents in Brief

Selected accidents and incidents in September 2017. The following NTSB information is preliminary. read moreRead More

Order Book Opens For Textron Hemisphere

Textron Aviation is opening the order book for its new large-cabin Citation Hemisphere. The company says it has received interest in the $35 million aircraft, its largest to date, from large fleet operators, corporate operators and individuals. read moreRead More

Embraer’s Phenom 300E Sets New Standards For Comfort

Embraer's new Phenom 300E inherits the company's DNA design, first introduced on Embraer Executive Jets 450 and 500. read moreRead More

Honeywell Revamps MyAerospace

Honeywell has updated its MyAerospace e-commerce portal to simplify online ordering and tracking processes. It cuts the steps required by more than 20% and improves turnaround time by 50%, the company said. read moreRead More

Flying Colours Wins 120-Month Maintenance Checks On Three Globals

Flying Colours Corp. is working on three 120-month maintenance inspections for three Bombardier Global aircraft at its Peterborough, Ontario, facility. read moreRead More

Boeing Acquires Aurora Flight Sciences In Surprise Purchase

Boeing is acquiring Aurora Flight Sciences and bringing in-house one of the most diverse and innovative portfolios of research programs in aerospace. read moreRead More