Global Business Aviation Leaders Choose MEBAA Show 2026 as the UAE Continues to Attract International Investment

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Global Business Aviation Leaders Choose MEBAA Show 2026 as the UAE Continues to Attract International Investment

The companies shaping the future of global business aviation have chosen MEBAA Show 2026, solidifying the event's position as the Middle East's premier business aviation exhibition and highlighting the region's growing importance within the global aviation industry. Taking place from December 8–10, 2026, at DWC, Dubai Airshow Site, the 11th edition of MEBAA Show will bring together aircraft manufacturers, operators, charter companies, FBOs, MRO providers, and technology innovators from over 100 countries.

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ASM Charter Expands Long-Range Offering with Second Bombardier Challenger 605

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ASM Charter Expands Long-Range Offering with Second Bombardier Challenger 605

Aviation Services Management (ASM) has expanded its private charter offering by adding another Bombardier Challenger 605 to the ASM Charter fleet, enhancing the company’s long-range private aviation capabilities from Dubai. The aircraft will be operated by ASM AIR under its UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Air Operator Certificate (AOC). This integration combines ASM Charter’s customer-facing charter services with the operational framework, safety oversight, and regulatory standards of a UAE-certified aircraft operator.

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NATA Congratulates David Cummins on Confirmation as TSA Administrator

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NATA (the National Air Transportation Association) congratulates David Cummins on his confirmation and swearing-in as the eighth Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). His focus on the TSA workforce, advanced technology, traveler communication, and evolving drone integration and cyber threats comes at an important time for aviation security.

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Solairus Aviation Announces Acquisition of Clay Lacy Aviation’s Aircraft Management and Charter Divisions

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Solairus Aviation Announces Acquisition of Clay Lacy Aviation’s Aircraft Management and Charter Divisions

Solairus Aviation, a leading private aviation services provider, has announced an agreement to acquire the Aircraft Management and Charter divisions of Clay Lacy Aviation. Solairus currently manages approximately 360 aircraft from more than 100 base locations across North America, while Clay Lacy manages approximately 140 aircraft. Upon completion of the transaction, Solairus will operate the world’s largest managed fleet, comprising more than 500 aircraft. The company will remain headquartered in Petaluma, California, with offices in Los Angeles and New York.

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Jetstream International Pvt. Ltd. Strengthens FBO & Ground Handling Support at Mumbai International Airport (VABB)

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Jetstream International Pvt. Ltd. Strengthens FBO & Ground Handling Support at Mumbai International Airport (VABB)

Jetstream International Pvt. Ltd. is pleased to announce the availability of its FBO and Ground Handling Services at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (VABB), one of India’s busiest international aviation gateways. Through its trusted network of aviation partners and service providers, Jetstream International Pvt. Ltd. supports business aviation, private jet operators, commercial airlines, cargo operators, government flights, VIP movements, and special missions operating to and from Mumbai.

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NATA Adds Aviation Service Industry Perspective to Burke Lakefront Airport Discussion

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NATA (the National Air Transportation Association) has joined the growing discussion surrounding the future of Burke Lakefront Airport (KBKL), urging a thoughtful, transparent, and fact-based evaluation of the airport's long-term value to Cleveland and the Northeast Ohio region. NATA recognizes public-use airports as strategic infrastructure assets whose value extends well beyond aviation operations. Burke Lakefront Airport exemplifies that role. As the FAA-designated reliever airport for Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (KCLE), it is an integral part of the region's transportation network and the National Airspace System, supporting commerce, emergency response, workforce development, regional connectivity, and the safe and efficient movement of aircraft.

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RealClean Aircraft Detailing Supports Preservation of Historic Martin RB-57A Canberra and F-14 at New England Air Museum

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RealClean Aircraft Detailing Supports Preservation of Historic Martin RB-57A Canberra and F-14 at New England Air Museum

RealClean Aircraft Detailing of Connecticut has announced its support for the New England Air Museum in the restoration, preservation, and ongoing care of two significant aircraft in its collection: the museum’s 1954 Martin RB-57A Canberra and Grumman F-14B Tomcat. Working alongside the museum’s restoration team and volunteers, RealClean is providing specialized aircraft cleaning, surface care, and preservation services. These efforts aim to enhance the appearance of the aircraft while protecting their historic exterior surfaces.

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SC Aviation Acquires Heartland Aviation

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SC Aviation, Inc. has announced the acquisition of Heartland Aviation, a provider of aircraft management, charter, and maintenance services based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. This strategic acquisition enhances SC Aviation's presence across western Wisconsin and the Minneapolis–St. Paul region, while bolstering its service capabilities, fleet resources, and customer reach throughout the Upper Midwest.

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Per Seat Charter: Flying Private 1-by-1

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Per Seat Charter: Flying Private 1-by-1

When it comes to overall comfort in travel, charter aviation offers one of the best options around. While airline journeys are certainly faster than what cars or even most trains can provide, it also involves early airport arrivals, long lines, complicated security processes, crowded terminals, unexpected delays, narrow seats and all sorts of other inconveniences and frustrations that make flying something to be tolerated rather than enjoyed.

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Flight Support Spotlight: Jetstream International Pvt. Ltd.

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Flight Support Spotlight: Jetstream International Pvt. Ltd.

Air Charter Guide recently spoke with JetStream International Pvt. Ltd., a global aviation trip support provider headquartered in India. Jetstream International Pvt. Ltd. specializes in delivering 24/7 flight operations services for business aviation, commercial airlines, cargo operators, air ambulance providers, and government flights. Their comprehensive offerings include overflight and landing permits, ground handling coordination, flight planning and dispatch, fuel arrangements, airport slots, aircraft catering, crew accommodation and transportation, FBO coordination, and aircraft charter solutions.

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RealClean Adds Aircraft Leather Re-Dye and Reconditioning Services

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RealClean Aircraft Detailing has expanded its interior restoration services across Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey with the addition of professional leather re-dye and reconditioning services. Designed for aircraft owners, operators, flight departments, brokers, and maintenance teams, the new service restores worn, faded, stained, or discolored leather seating and interior surfaces. Instead of replacing serviceable materials, RealClean carefully cleans, prepares, color-matches, re-dyes, and conditions leather to enhance appearance and extend its useful life.

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NBAA Welcomes Chris Rocheleau’s Return to the Association From the FAA

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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) is thrilled to welcome the return of Christopher J. Rocheleau as the organization’s chief operating officer (COO), after a period of critical service to the country with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

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The Air Charter Guide's 40 Year Print Edition and How Air Ambulance Brokerage ParaFlight and Founder Sim Shain Took Wing

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The Air Charter Guide's 40 Year Print Edition and How Air Ambulance Brokerage ParaFlight and Founder Sim Shain Took Wing

This year’s print edition of The Air Charter Guide celebrates 40 wonderful years of working with the aviation community and seeing the industry grow and evolve non-stop high above the global clouds. We thank all of you for your contributions and making this a successful and meaningful journey! The Air Charter Guide’s 40th anniversary edition features Sim Shain on the front cover and talks about Shain’s career and the beginnings of his air ambulance brokerage firm Paraflight.

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Melbourne Cup Getaway

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Melbourne Cup Getaway

When spring in Victoria arrives with long gold afternoons settling over the Maribyrnong River as the days lengthen toward summer, somewhere in early November, for two minutes on a Tuesday, the entire country stops moving to watch a horse race. This is the particular alchemy that produces the Melbourne Cup. The race has been run at Flemington since 1861, the brainchild of police commissioner Frederick Standish and industrialist Robert Bagot, who wanted a staying event that would draw the finest horses from Australia and beyond.

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Fargo Jet Center Completes Delivery of Dedicated Air Medical PC-12NG to Metro Aviation

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Fargo Jet Center Completes Delivery of Dedicated Air Medical PC-12NG to Metro Aviation

Fargo Jet Center proudly announces the completion and delivery of a newly outfitted, dedicated air medical Pilatus PC-12NG to Metro Aviation, the largest privately held, traditional air medical operator in the United States. Metro Aviation will operate the aircraft for Children’s Nebraska, the leading pediatric healthcare provider in the state of Nebraska.

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NBAA Supports ‘WINGS’ Act to Address Financial Barriers to Aviation Careers

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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has welcomed a bipartisan House bill that would recognize degrees for pilots, mechanics and air traffic controllers as professional degrees, expanding access to student loans for individuals pursuing aviation careers and helping to grow the industry’s workforce.

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NBAA Welcomes Senate Passage of Key Measures to Bolster US Aviation Leadership

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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has welcomed the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation’s approval of three bipartisan aviation measures that would enhance innovation, improve medication transparency for pilots and air traffic controllers and accelerate the safe deployment of advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft in the National Airspace System (NAS).

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Gulfstream G500 and G600 Fleet Surpasses 400 Customer Deliveries

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Gulfstream G500 and G600 Fleet Surpasses 400 Customer Deliveries

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. has announced the 400th customer delivery of its award-winning Gulfstream G500 and Gulfstream G600 fleet, a milestone that underscores sustained global demand for the aircraft, their innovation and performance leadership. The milestone delivery was a G600 outfitted at Gulfstream’s St. Louis facility for a customer in the Asia-Pacific region.

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NBAA Welcomes Emily Deaton as SVP, Product Development and Sales

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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has announced that jetAVIVA CEO and business aviation trailblazer Emily Deaton will join the association in a new role, as senior vice president for product development and sales. Deaton will lead the creation of new offerings and experiences for NBAA members, forge strategic partnerships across the industry, launch new products and services and accelerate the association’s growth at a transformational time for business aviation.

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NBAA Salutes Doug Carr for Decades of Service as Business Aviation’s Champion

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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has expressed its gratitude to Doug Carr, Senior Vice President for Safety, Security, Sustainability, and International Operations, who recently announced his decision to retire at the end of August after 28 years of dedicated service to NBAA and the business aviation community.

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