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The aviation fuel supplier now offers service at Thames Aerodrome, Oamaru Airport, Motueka Aerodrome, Albany Helipad, and Nelson Airport. June 27, 2023, 10:45 AM Air bp has added five fueling locations in New Zealand, with new outlets announced on Monday at Thames Aerodrome (NZTH), Oamaru Airport (NZOU), Motueka Aerodrome (NZMK), Albany Helipad, and Nelson Airport (NZNS). The aviation fuel supplier now supports aircraft operators at some 50 locations across the country. The company acquired the locations from an existing supplier between late 2022 and early 2023. It said that four of the five bases offer self-service fuel pumps for operators…

Super-midsize Gulfstream G280 biz jet cleared for operations at Saint-Tropez’s lone, short runway. June 21, 2023, 10:55 AM Gulfstream Aerospace’s super-midsize G280 has been cleared for operations at France’s Airport of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez in La Môle (LFTZ). The aircraft recently flew several takeoff and landing demonstrations at the short-field airport’s lone runway, which measures 3,871 by 98 feet. To begin operations, G280 crews must complete French Civil Aviation Authority-approved ground, simulator, and aircraft training within six months of the first flight to La Môle. No aircraft modifications will be required for operational approval.  “Given its prime location in the south of…

Losberger De Boer offers open-air, temporary Airbus A380 hangars for fleet reintroductions and light maintenance. June 18, 2023, 3:08 AM Temporary buildings specialist Losberger De Boer is offering a semi-permanent hangar for Airbus A380 storage and light maintenance that it can erect and hand over to a customer within four months of placing an order. Measuring 90 by 95 meters and open at both ends, the modular aluminum curved-framed structure can help A380 operators speed service reintroduction of quadjets put into extended storage during the pandemic, according to the company. The hangar’s PVC roof and polyisocyanurate sandwich panels also protect the aircraft…

As the passenger side of the airline business recovers from the Covid pandemic, more belly capacity has boosted available cargo tonne-kilometers. June 17, 2023, 5:09 AM Cargo market forecasts from Boeing and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) broadly agree, calling for 2022 revenues in the air cargo market to exceed $200 billion, Boeing director and freighter customer leader Brian Hermesmeyer told AIN in an interview just ahead of the Paris Airshow. “In 2021, the air cargo industry generated $170 billion in revenue,” he said. “That was significantly higher than 2020 when we were sitting at about $124 billion,” he…

Hydrogen-powered aircraft programs attract increased attention and public funding, but the task of building a green hydrogen ecosystem will prove daunting. June 15, 2023, 10:16 AM One can fairly say that the concept of hydrogen propulsion has become a mainstream concept in commercial aviation. A new research program, project, or alliance to advance the development of hydrogen-powered aircraft and a related hydrogen (H2) ecosystem gets launched almost weekly as national or regional governments increase funding to help decarbonize aviation and their wider economies. For the aviation industry, hydrogen propulsion stands as one of the main avenues toward net zero emissions…

Electra is preparing to start flight testing a technology demonstrator for its nine-passenger, hybrid-electric, ultra-short-takeoff-and landing aircraft. June 13, 2023, 8:38 AM Electra Aero has built a technology demonstrator vehicle that it will use to complete the development of its hybrid-electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft. During an event on Monday attended by some 200 guests at its headquarters in Manassas, Virginia, the company revealed the two-seat model, which it says is the world’s first blown-lift aircraft powered by distributed electric propulsion. Flight testing is expected to start in the third quarter to track performance that will help Electra’s engineers complete…

Alabama’s Gulf Shores International Airport has filled out its Southwest Corporate Hangar Complex, 15 years after it was developed. June 7, 2023, 11:36 AM With the addition of its latest tenant, Tetelestai Aviation, Alabama’s Gulf Shores Airport Authority has now leased out all its available corporate hangar sites in its southwest corporate hanger complex at Gulf Shores International Airport/Jack Edwards Field (KJKA). The area, originally laid out and developed in 2008, sat idle for several years in the aftermath of the global economic downturn. But it now has nine corporate hangars completed, under construction, or in the permitting process, totaling 128,960 sq…

ExecuJet MRO’s hangars adjoin the new ExecuJet FBO site in a combined facility at Dubai’s second airport. May 23, 2023, 7:17 AM ExecuJet MRO Services’ new maintenance facility at Dubai Al Maktoum International Airport (OMDW) opened earlier this month and has already handled almost a dozen aircraft, said ExecuJet MRO Dubai maintenance director Nick Weber. The company, which is a subsidiary of Dassault Aviation, shares the same brand with ExecuJet FBO but is now a completely separate business with separate ownership and management team.  “We had some aircraft scheduled for mid-May or thereabouts to commence work in the facility,” he told AIN. “We want to settle in; we want to…

EBACE 2023 keynotes celebrate achievement, technology, and sustainability, headlined by motor sports legends Toto and Susie Wolff May 23, 2023, 5:12 PM High achievement, breakthrough technology, diversity, and advances in sustainability took center stage in the inspiring keynote opener of EBACE 2023 on Tuesday featuring motorsports legends Toto and Susie Wolff and entrepreneur and solar power innovator Raphaël Domjan. After EBAA chairman Juergen Wiese welcomed attendees to “Europe’s greatest and largest and most exciting business aviation gathering,” Giovanni Russo, COO of Geneva Airport, a partner in the annual EBAA gathering, reported that business aviation comprises 20 percent of the airport’s traffic. The airport…

Biggin Hill airport surges in popularity and smashes its previous record number of take-offs and landings. May 17, 2023, 12:01 AM Biggin Hill Airport (Booth Q82) isn’t content being the third-most-popular destination for London-area-bound business aircraft traffic. The former military air base, 19 kilometers (12 miles) from central London, logged a record-breaking 22,000 movements last year and is making investments in infrastructure to attract more growth. Last year’s traffic smashed the airport’s previous record of 18,500 takeoffs and landings in 2019. It also represented around a fifth of the VIP traffic across the competitive London gateway niche, which also includes Stansted, Northolt, London City, and Oxford airports. The surge resulted largely from…