Some people name their cars. Others name boats and airplanes. Bombardier has named its five Global 7000 test aircraft, giving each a unique “call sign.”
Industry leaders UAS International Trip Support and Honeywell have forged a strategic alliance to expand Honeywell's flight deck and cabin connectivity services and to offer robust, comprehensive international trip support services.
Leading aviation charter broker Air Partner began a transformation in 2014 that would profoundly change the company. A long-term strategy that places the customer first is not only reshaping its Private Jets business, but has also led it into aviation safety. That focus could well have an impact on the charter industry in years to come
Improving the ability of business aircraft to land in poor weather might not appear to be of much interest to anyone outside the private aviation community. But an extensive project funded by the EU’s SESAR Joint Undertaking has shown how the entire aviation sector could benefit if business aircraft were able to land in a wider range of conditions at airports where instrument landing equipment is not installed.
Is it worth upgrading an older aircraft with a Universal Avionics SBAS-Flight Management Systems? The avionics manufacturer believes it is, and is here at EBACE not only to show why but also to help explain how to tap into EUR 1 billion of EU grant money under the ‘Connect Europe Facility’ program.
Cirrus Aircraft was awarded the FAA’s production certificate for its SF50 Vision Jet on May 2, and will begin producing the single-engine, single-pilot personal jets at one per week.
The first Sukhoi Business Jet with a VIP custom cabin certified by Europe’s EASA has been delivered to Kazakhmys in Kazakhstan by the Comlux Group’s completion and cervices center in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Thomas Flohr, founder and chairman of Salzburg-based VistaJet, thinks it makes no more sense to pay a positioning fee for a chartered jet than it does when a rider phones for a taxi.
Global broadband connectivity provider Gogo Business Aviation is announcing today that German aircraft manager and charter operator K5-Aviation is its first 2Ku business aviation customer in Europe.
Geneva-based Global Jet has opted out of a booth at EBACE 2017, choosing instead to offer a “VVIP transfer” service to company headquarters on Chemin des Papillons at the southwest end of the airport.
Jetex and the French airport developer Edeis announced a co-branding agreement to provide FBO services and ground-handling support at 15 locations in France from June 1.
Airbus Corporate Jets yesterday launched a private jet version of its new A330neo, which features new-generation engines and aerodynamic and other improvements.
GE has signed a definitive agreement with Aerion for a joint study to define requirements for the three turbofan engines that will power the Mach 1.5 AS2 business jet. The agreement culminates two years of discussions.
Just because Luxaviation isn’t announcing any acquisitions here doesn’t mean it isn’t hard at work on expansion plans, says Patrick Hansen, group CEO of the world’s second-largest corporate aircraft operator.
Textron Aviation’s 3,500-nm range super-midsize CE-700 Citation Longitude is making its EBACE debut as a tangible statement of the firm’s accelerated investment in new product development – an avowed $200 million to $300 million per year including services.
The little HondaJet making its debut at ABACE flew here flawlessly from North Carolina over a leisurely few days, covering 6,800 nm in a total of 22.8 hours, much of it spent cruising well above the weather at 38,000-40,000 ft.
President Xi Jinping's ‘Chinese Dream’ to integrate and unify China is part of the new reality that has pushed business aviation to find Chinese partners since the business jet bubble burst in the country.
Beijing Red Cross Emergency Medical Center will add a second business jet to its growing air rescue operations—a new Gulfstream G550 specially outfitted for medevac.
The world’s longest-range business jet, the Gulfstream G650ER, and the slightly shorter-legged G650 were both awarded type certification by the Civil Aviation Administration of China in February. Both models are here on show at ABACE.
The newest member of the Global family has already won orders from customers in the region even though the $72.8 million aircraft will not enter service until the second half of next year.
