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Finance

What Is Involved in an Aircraft Appraisal? A Step-by-Step Guide

Most owners, buyers and lenders only see the finished report. Here is the work behind the number: the field visit, the logbooks, damage history, market research and the final opinion of value.

Mike Simmons · 18 Oct 2026

Aviation SEO and GEO: What We Learned Checking 16,000 Aviation Websites

We checked 16,058 aviation company websites. Half of maintenance shops and parts suppliers score under 20. Here is what aviation SEO and GEO mean, and what to fix first.

Radu Balas · 18 Oct 2026

News

Who bought whom in aviation: 39 company changes in our directory

We logged 39 aviation company changes: 29 acquisitions, 5 closures, 2 mergers and 2 bankruptcies. Who the biggest buyers are, what gets bought, and a full table.

Radu Balas · 18 Oct 2026

News

RAAF Air Show returns to Perth on 12 September 2027, the first in the city for 15 years

The Royal Australian Air Force will fly over the Swan River on Sunday 12 September 2027, with a ground display at Langley Park. Minister Matt Keogh announced the date on 1 October 2026.

Radu Balas · 17 Oct 2026

Transport d'Luxe Paris: prepaid chauffeur access at Le Bourget, CDG and Orly for agencies and operators

Transport d'Luxe Paris works daily with Le Bourget, CDG and Orly. A look at its PRIVILEGE SELECT prepaid programme, with locked rates, priority and a 120% service guarantee, and its white label arrangement for agencies, concierges and event organisers in Romania, the US and the UK.

Radu Balas · 17 Oct 2026

Guides

Heli-Skiing: Where to Go, What It Costs and Who Flies You

Where to go heli-skiing in 2026/27, what a drop, a day and a lodge week cost, who it suits, and which helicopter operators fly it, region by region.

Radu Balas · 23 Oct 2026

News

PlaneSense to fit Gogo Galileo satellite Wi-Fi across its 71 Pilatus aircraft

PlaneSense will equip all 51 Pilatus PC-12 turboprops and 20 PC-24 jets in its fractional fleet with Gogo Galileo LEO satellite Wi-Fi. First jet due late October 2026, whole fleet by end of 2027.

Radu Balas · 17 Oct 2026

Private jets & charter

Limitless Sky: private jet charter with transparent fees, independent advice and jet-to-yacht journeys

Limitless Sky combines instant private jet booking, independent broker search and transparent pricing with complete journey planning, from corporate roadshows to coordinated jet and yacht itineraries. The company is now Featured on The Flying Engineer.

Radu Balas · 17 Oct 2026

News

European Rotors 2026: who is exhibiting, 253 companies and 94 also bound for VERTICON

European Rotors 2026 runs from 30 November to 3 December at Eurexpo Lyon. The published list has 253 companies, with Airbus and Boeing among the sponsors, and 94 of them also exhibit at VERTICON 2027. Who is there, by sector and country, with links to their pages.

Radu Balas · 16 Oct 2026

News

Space Tech Expo Europe 2026: who is exhibiting, 1,078 companies in Bremen

Space Tech Expo Europe 2026 runs from 17 to 19 November at Messe Bremen. The published list has 1,078 companies, the longest of any show this quarter, and 607 of them exhibit at no other show on our calendar. Who is there, the sponsors, and where else they go.

Radu Balas · 16 Oct 2026

News

Euronaval 2026: who is exhibiting, 694 companies and 36 with aerial drones in Hall 6

Euronaval 2026 runs from 3 to 6 November at Paris Nord Villepinte. The published list has 694 exhibitors from 40 countries, 309 of them French, with 86 in aircraft-related categories including 36 in aerial unmanned systems. Who is there, by sector and country.

Radu Balas · 16 Oct 2026

Guides

Aviation Directory Guide: Where to List Your Company

The aviation directories, marketplaces and association directories we checked in October 2026, by business type: who each suits, what it costs as published, what a profile includes, and an honest note on what a listing does and does not do for AI visibility.

Radu Balas · 27 Oct 2026

News

NBAA-BACE 2026: FAA's Bryan Bedford opens expanded regulators panel, with a Creator Studio and larger Military Connect added

NBAA adds an expanded Meet the Regulators session opening with FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford, a Creator Studio powered by Signature Aviation and a larger Military Connect day to NBAA-BACE 2026, 20 to 22 October in Las Vegas.

Radu Balas · 15 Oct 2026

News

EASA publishes the agenda for its Innovative Air Mobility Implementation Forum, Cologne, 27 to 28 October 2026

EASA's second Innovative Air Mobility Implementation Forum runs at its Cologne headquarters on 27 and 28 October 2026, hybrid, with U-space, VTOL and drone sessions. Registration is open.

Radu Balas · 15 Oct 2026

News

Planning a year of aviation shows: the calendars we check, and how to confirm dates

Eleven aviation event calendars, what each is built for, what to confirm before you book travel, and 12 major 2027 dates from our list of 457 upcoming events in 63 countries.

Radu Balas · 15 Oct 2026

News

MRO Europe 2026: who is exhibiting, 653 companies from 43 countries in Amsterdam

MRO Europe 2026 runs from 27 to 29 October at RAI Amsterdam. The published list has 653 exhibiting and sponsoring companies from 43 countries, 12 Platinum sponsors and 223 American exhibitors. Who is there, by sector and country, with links to their pages.

Radu Balas · 27 Oct 2026

News

We followed 20,000 aviation companies across 462 shows. Here is what we found

Airbus and Boeing meet at 26 shows. Two Paris shows list more companies than 20 London events, MRO Europe and NBAA-BACE land on the same three days in October 2027, and 78% of companies exhibit at one show only.

Radu Balas · 15 Oct 2026

News

Who pays to be seen: the companies sponsoring aviation trade shows in 2026 and 2027

Boeing is on the sponsor lists of 30 aviation shows between October 2026 and December 2027, Airbus 28. Who sponsors, at what level, and which shows draw the most sponsors.

Radu Balas · 15 Oct 2026