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.
A significant increase in traffic from China and Asia Pacific to London Luton and London Stansted over the last two years has convinced Harrods Aviation that there’s more to be won.
Textron Aviation’s rugged turboprop Cessna Caravans are in strong demand in China. But while there is a lot of interest in Cessna’s business jets, orders have been elusive and this year will also be soft.
An initiative to help new buyers of pre-owned Airbus Corporate Jets has been launched to bring the manufacturer’s full spectrum of customer support and expertise to getting the most out of the aircraft.
Comlux had the foresight to buy three Airbus ACJ320neo and two Boeing BBJ MAX for “green” delivery next year and in 2019, two to three years ahead of the next available delivery slots from the manufacturers.
Asia’s first-time buyer has become a first-time seller as older business jets are traded in for newer or brand new models. It also helps explain the growing market in the region for pre-owned business jets.
The business of maintaining business jets is booming at ExecuJet Haite Aviation Services China, which operates from a large purpose-built hangar at Tianjin Binhai International Airport.
Construction of additional commercial airports will be most important, not the remarkable total of 500 general aviation fields that China also wants to build.
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TAG Farnborough Airport, the UK’s only dedicated business aviation gateway to London, is seeing a large jump in traffic coming or going directly to Asia Pacific, with India and China proving the favorites.
More charter flights arrived in China last year from the Russian Federation than from anywhere else in the world, while the most popular destination from China was the U.S.
