Gogo Plane Simple Ka-band antenna gets EASA approval for Falcon 7X and 8Xnews Yves Le Marquand 30 Sep 25 0Gogo’s Plane Simple Ka-band tail mount antenna has received EASA supplemental type certification (STC) approvals for Dassault Falcon 7X and 8X aircraft. The latest STC… Read more
EU chief flight hit by GNSS jamming – How will Europe respond?opinion Yves Le Marquand 8 Sep 25 0“We are all on the eastern flank now, whether you live in London or Tallinn,” NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Tuesday. He was… Read more
EU chief von der Leyen flight suffers GNSS jammingnews Yves Le Marquand 2 Sep 25 0The European Commission confirmed on Monday that a charter aircraft carrying president Ursula von der Leyen was the target of global navigation satellite system (GNSS)… Read more
ACI Jet receives EASA part 145 maintenance approvalnews Yves Le Marquand 28 Aug 25 0ACI Jet has been granted European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Part 145 maintenance organisation approval. Officially certified on July 22nd, 2025, the approval authorises… Read more
EASA approves Gogo STC for DC flow Plane Simple tail mountnews Yves Le Marquand 17 Apr 25 0Gogo’s supplemental type certificate (STC) for a direct current variant of Plane Simple Ka-band tail mount terminal for the Gulfstream G280 has been approved by… Read more
Dassault’s Falcon 6X enters servicenews Mike Stones 4 Dec 23 0Dassault Aviation has confirmed its long-awaited Falcon 6X entered service on November 30th. The aircraft won type certification from both EASA and FAA on August… Read more
Falcon 6X collects its paperworkopinion Alasdair Whyte 1 Sep 23 0It used to be said that an aircraft was only ready to be certificated to fly when the paperwork equalled the weight of the aircraft.… Read more
Dassault Falcon 6X wins FAA and EASA certificationnews Mike Stones 23 Aug 23 0Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 6X has won type certification on both sides of the Atlantic from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the FAA. Certification… Read more
SD’s Plane Simple gets STC approvals from FAA and EASA for Falcon 7Xnews Yves Le Marquand 15 May 23 0Satcom Direct (SD) Plane Simple Ku-band antenna system has received FAA and EASA supplemental type certification (STC) approvals for Falcon 7X aircraft. SD worked directly… Read more
Inmarsat upgrades JetConneX to JX Evolution to boost connectivitynews CJI Expert 26 May 22 0EBACE Reports Inmarsat is upgrading in-flight connectivity speeds for its service JetConneX (JX). The upgraded hardware, JX Evolution, has speeds of more than 130Mbps – equivalent… Read more
IBAC celebrating 40th anniversarynews Yves Le Marquand 20 Sep 21 0The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) is celebrating its 40th anniversary this month. The organisation was established in September 1981 when six industry associations —… Read more
Volocopter raises $240m in Series D funding roundnews CJI Expert 4 Mar 21 0Upon closing its Series D funding round, which raised $240m (€200m), eVTOL manufacturer Volocopter has now pooled nearly $400m (€322m) across all funding rounds. The… Read more
Luxaviation Group receives first EASA single AOCnews CJI Expert 13 Oct 20 0Luxaviation Group has announced that its Portuguese division has become the first business aviation operation to come under the safety oversight of the European Union… Read more
EBAA launches Covid-19 resource centrenews CJI Expert 20 Mar 20 0The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) has launched a new online resource centre, which is designed to keep operators and flight departments updated on the… Read more
UK says EASA will not recognise all UK CAA approvals and certificates after no-deal Brexitnews Alasdair Whyte 8 Oct 19 0A report issued by the UK government says that European Aviation Safety Agency will no longer automatically recognise all aviation safety certificates and approvals issued… Read more
‘EU operators can fly to UK if No Deal Brexit’: UK governmentnews Alasdair Whyte 8 Oct 19 0The UK government says that all European airlines – including holders of Air Operator Certificates that operate business jets – will be able to fly… Read more
Embraer Praetor 600 receives EASA and FAA certificationnews CJI Expert 20 May 19 0Embraer announced today that the company’s new Praetor 600 super-midsize business jet was granted its Type Certificate by EASA (European Union Aviation Safety Agency) and… Read more
Bombardier Global 7500 receives EASA Certificationnews CJI Expert 8 Feb 19 0Bombardier’s Global 7500 has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification. EASA approval follows certification from Transport Canada in September and from the Federal Aircraft… Read more
Statement from BACA – The Air Charter Associationnews Terry Spruce 7 Feb 19 0BACA – The Air Charter Association is saddened to learn of the discovery of the wreckage of Piper Malibu N264DB, on the seabed of the… Read more
Nomad Technics receives EASA Part-145 approval for line and base maintenancenews Terry Spruce 14 Dec 18 0Zurich, December 9, 2018 – Nomad Technics AG, the maintenance division of Nomad Aviation AG, has received the EASA Part-145 Maintenance Organisation Approval Certificate to… Read more
