Vertis Aviation is marking 1,000 hours of a two Michelin-starred chef flying on board the Privajet BBJ which it markets. Chefs Aurelien Misse and Benjamin Laffineur have together flown the equivalent of 17 times round the globe while preparing gourmet dishes at altitude.

Global Trek Aviation is celebrating the first successful year in business of its FBO at Belfast International airport. A second Jet A1 fuel truck has been confirmed at the facility.

ABS Jets has been ranked number one for maintenance services and AOG support in the EMEA region at the recent Embraer Executive Operator Conference in Munich.

Gulfstream's G450 and G550 used a renewable fuel blend Jet-A for their flights to EBACE in Geneva. The OEM has now had its G650ER cleared by EASA, while its G500 flight test programme has surpassed 1,000 hours.

Harrods Aviation at London Luton and Stansted has become the first Air Elite network member to meet IS-BAH standards.

JETS at Bournemouth has been selected by NetJets to provide maintenance support for its Phenom 300 aircraft operating in Europe.

Airbus Corporate Jet Centre has designed a new ACJ319 cabin concept called Kaolin, which is said to emphasise space and brightness. The company has also launched its ACJ350 XWB series with Easyfit outfitting.

Air BP has launched its Environmental Solutions service targeting carbon reduction.

After demonstrating its steep approach capability, the Legacy 500 has been approved to operate at London City airport.

London Oxford airport has retained its position as the sixth busiest airport for business aviation in the UK mainland in 2015. Its OxfordJet FBO handed more than 8,000 business aviation passengers during the same period.