Regional aircraft manufacturer ATR has named Nathalie Tarnaud Laude as its new chief executive from September 2022, its first female CEO. Tarnaud Laude replaces Stefano Bortoli, whose four-year mandate comes to an end on September 17, 2022. “I thank Stefano for his strong leadership in preserving ATR’s market position and financial situation, while at theRead More

The Flight Demonstration Squadron of the US Navy, known as the Blue Angels, has announced the six new people who will join the team during the 2023 air show season. Among them is Lieutenant Amanda Lee, who becomes the first female pilot to fly in a demo jet with the team. Lee is currently assignedRead More

Airlink will launch the first direct flights between Cape Town and Maputo from 31 August 2022. “Airlink is responding to the call of the travelling market for a direct service between the two coastal cities, which are also growing important centers of economic activity, including trade and tourism.  By flying direct, instead of via Johannesburg,Read More

TAV Technologies, a subsidiary of TAV Airports, has reached an agreement with airport operator Air Marakanda to expand the digital transformation project at Samarkand Airport in Uzbekistan. TAV Technologies general manager M. Kerem Ozturk said, “We are glad to be the technology partner of Samarkand International Airport in such a significant project that aims atRead More

Emirates has restarted flights from London Stansted. This is the first commercial flight Emirates has flown from Stansted since pausing operations from the airport in March 2020 due to the pandemic. Emirates has ramped up its operations to London with nine daily flights, including six daily flights to Heathrow and a double daily flight toRead More

The Gulfstream G800 has successfully completed its first flight. The G800 departed Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport at 9:00 a.m. and landed two hours later. The aircraft made the flight using a blend of sustainable aviation fuel. “When the first G800 test aircraft rolled out at our announcement last fall, we changed the game once againRead More

Africa has a growing need for modern utility aircraft. And at recent world’s largest general aviation event, the AirVenture show in Oshkosh USA, the latest model has been unveiled. The Kodiak 900 made its world debut at the Wisconsin show with Daher’s introduction of this larger, faster version of the robust and rugged Kodiak 100Read More

Dassault Aviation’s Fixed Based Operation (FBO) at Geneva International Airport has been voted the top FBO at the Swiss facility in a survey of European business aircraft operators performed by Business Air News. The magazine named Dassault’s Le Bourget FBO number two among operators at that airport, which like Geneva is one of the mostRead More