Skyservice adds Vancouver to Bombardier authorised service facility networknews Fayaz Hussain 26 Jun 26 0Skyservice Business Aviation has received Bombardier Authorized Service Facility designation for its Vancouver International Airport location, extending the company’s certified Bombardier maintenance coverage to Canada’s… Read more
Onex Partners acquires Canadian fractional jet operator AirSprintnews Fayaz Hussain 25 Jun 26 0Canadian private equity firm Onex Partners has agreed to acquire AirSprint, Canada’s largest fractional jet operator, in a deal that also brings in co-investors TriWest… Read more
Bombardier Global 8000 sets first speed record, flying Montreal to Nice in six hoursnews Fayaz Hussain 5 Jun 26 0Canadian aerospace manufacturer Bombardier said its Global 8000 has set its first official speed record, completing a flight from Montreal, Canada to Nice, France in… Read more
Skyservice gains EASA approval for Gogo Galileo HDX connectivity on Challenger 604/605/650news Fayaz Hussain 4 Jun 26 0Skyservice Business Aviation has received EASA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval to install the Gogo Galileo HDX inflight connectivity system on Bombardier Challenger 604, 605… Read more
Avionco announces EIS mission with Bombardier Global 8000news Fayaz Hussain 24 Apr 26 0Flight management services company Avionco said it has completed operational mission supporting entry-into-service (EIS) activities for Bombardier Global 8000. “Reaching our 25th anniversary is a… Read more
BOND expands Bombardier order commitment up to $5bnnews Yves Le Marquand 15 Apr 26 0Fractional operator BOND has expanded its Bombardier order commitment up to $5bn. The company said it is accelerating deliveries for 2027 within its existing aircraft… Read more
Staying ahead of the tech shaping industry is ‘biggest challenge’ says Execaire Aviation chiefnews Yves Le Marquand 12 Mar 26 0Keeping ahead of the technology curve changing the business aviation industry is the biggest challenge Execaire Aviation faces today, according to president Michael Fedele. Although he sees the task as… Read more
Bombardier retires all 2028 senior notesnews Fayaz Hussain 11 Mar 26 0Canadian aerospace manufacturer Bombardier said it has completed redemption of all remaining outstanding 6% senior notes due 2028. Earlier this week, the company announced that… Read more
Bombardier ends 2025 on a high as it diversifies revenue base away from USnews Fayaz Hussain 12 Feb 26 0Canadian aerospace manufacturer Bombardier reported a 10% year-over-year increase in 2025 revenues to $9.5bn despite contribution from US shrinking by 5% during the year. “We… Read more
CAE adds immersive tool to air traffic services trainingnews Yves Le Marquand 5 Jan 26 0CAE is expanding the use of CAE Ridge, its immersive 3D visualisation tool, to its air traffic services training offering. This commercial off-the-shelf solution, already… Read more
First Bombardier Global 8000 deliverednews Yves Le Marquand 9 Dec 25 0Bombardier’s Global 8000 has entered into service with a first delivery to a customer during a ceremony at its assembly centre in Mississauga, Ontario. The… Read more
Execaire approved for RNP AR approach operations on Global 7500news Yves Le Marquand 25 Nov 25 0Execaire Aviation has become the first business aviation operator in Canada to secure Transport Canada approval for Required Navigation Performance Authorization Required (RNP AR) approach… Read more
CAE set to train first Bombardier Global 8000 pilotsnews Yves Le Marquand 17 Nov 25 0CAE will begin training the first pilots for Bombardier’s new Global 8000 business jet this year. As Bombardier’s Authorized Training Provider (ATP), CAE said it… Read more
Bombardier Global 7500 sets 150th speed recordnews Yves Le Marquand 2 Oct 25 0Bombardier’s Global 7500 jet has set its 150th speed record, the most ever set by a single business aircraft type, says the Canadian manufacturer. The… Read more
Bombardier opens innovation centre in Montrealnews Yves Le Marquand 7 Jul 25 0Bombardier has inaugurated its new Innovation and Design Centre located at the manufacturer’s facilities in greater Montreal, Canada. According to Bombardier, the centre will provide… Read more
Happy Canada Dayopinion Alasdair Whyte 4 Jul 25 0A lot of champagne corks have been popped this week in Montreal. Tuesday was, of course, Canada Day. On Wednesday Bombardier issued a press release… Read more
Skyservice gets Galileo STC for three Challenger modelsnews Yves Le Marquand 27 May 25 0Skyservice Business Aviation has been issued a new Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the Gogo Galileo HDX system on Bombardier Challenger CL604, CL605 and CL650s. … Read more
‘Growth and transformation’: Levaero issues 2024 Canadian Aircraft Market Reportnews Yves Le Marquand 27 May 25 0Levaero Aviation is seeing a growing and transforming Canadian business aviation market in its third annual State of the Canadian Aircraft Market report. The report’s… Read more
Bombardier’s Global 8000 completes inaugural flightnews Yves Le Marquand 20 May 25 0Bombardier’s first production Global 8000 aircraft has successfully completed its inaugural flight. The aircraft took off last Friday (May 16th) from Bombardier’s Aircraft Assembly Centre in Mississauga, Ontario,… Read more
Aviate Aviation expands to Dubai, plans to go furthernews Yves Le Marquand 10 Apr 25 0Aviate Aviation has recently opened a Dubai office to meet increasing customer demand for aircraft sales and acquisitions, private charter and cargo. The new Dubai… Read more
