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AsBAA News

Over the last week, a few new COVID-19 confirmed cases were reported in Chengdu, China where AsBAA and Aviation Corporation Program (ACP) were scheduled to co-host the AsBAA-ACP China Safety Day 2020 on December 17. In the interest of everyone’s health, it has been decided that the event will be postponed and we will provide the new date very soon. We are currently targeting mid-January 2021 and ...

Aviation legend Chuck Yeager, who in 1947 became the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound in level flight, passed away on December 7 2020, aged 97.

Industry News

TAG Aviation welcomes a new Gulfstream G600 and a new Bombardier Global 7500 to its Asia fleet in the fourth quarter of 2020. TAG Aviation is one of the few operators in the region managing the two newest aircraft models from Gulfstream and Bombardier. 

Industry News

Metrojet has just become the only local operator recognised by the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) for its ten-year support and participation in International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO).

AsBAA News

If you missed out on AsBAA’s live panel sessions on Business Aviation’s “NEW” Landscape in Asia with Dr Vanessa Yeung, Assistant Programme Director of HKU SPACE this past Monday (30 November), check out the replays below!

Policy Updates

MedAire has shared two sample documents with us with one regarding the latest restriction for Cambodia from their Power BI tool online and the other being how Covid-19 has impacted Singapore with a lot of reporting and links to official sites. Additionally, MedAire has also shared with us their site on risk outlook: https://www.internationalsos.com/risk-outlook.

AsBAA News

Following the success of the AsBAA Virtual Safety Summit 2020, the Association is thrilled to launch its Webinar series tackling a wide variety of industry topics, including strategies for Covid-19 recovery, vertical air mobility, airspace & airport access, career development and recruitment, illegal charter, women in aviation, flight security, aviation safety, and more.

Industry News

Philippines-based Aviation Concepts Technical Services, Inc. (ACTSI) announced that it has recently upgraded its capability G650/G650ER & GV to 8A/8C and G280 to 4A/4C.

Industry News

With five G700 ultra-long-range jets now in the flight test program, Gulfstream Aerospace has wrapped up many of the tests required for certification of its new $75 million flagship as the company proceeds toward service entry in 2022.

Industry News

The Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) station of Metrojet is the only MRO in Hong Kong that has completed two Gulfstream G650ER 4C inspections. The first one was completed in May, while the second in October 2020. Fuel tank inspection, ram air turbine ground functional test, landing gear modification and shock servicing were carried out during the latest 4C inspection. The HK MRO team managed ...