Business Aviation

Jeddah's Aviation Link management company signed a deal at NBAA in Las Vegas for two Airbus aircraft. One is an ACJ319 corporate jet and the other in an A319 airliner.

A new corporate jetliner formally entered the market at NBAA in Las Vegas today when Bahrain-based, Swiss-owned Comlux became the launch customer for the Sukhoi Business Jet (SBJ).

Bombardier Aerospace said today that the interior completion of its new Global 7000 and Global 8000 business jets - which will be capable of non-stop flights between Dubai and Sydney - will take place at its Global Completion Centre in Montreal.

Jet Aviation Abu Dhabi has received official authorisation to operate out of its new branch office at Al Bateen Executive Airport.

Arab Satellite broadcasting company MBC will be taking to the air in a very different way from now on.

Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support (GCS) today announced the type certification of the Hawker 800XPR by the European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA), just weeks after receiving certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Al Bateen Executive Airport is gearing up for the 2011 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that will be held from 11-13 November. The executive airport is expecting a surge in aircraft traffic leading up to and during the Grand Prix, as last year the business aviation airport handled nearly 100 movements throughout the F1 week.

Cessna has launched the Citation M2, a new light business jet that fills the gap between the Citation Mustang and the Citation CJ family.

Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) has contracted Gategroup of Switzerland to provide high quality aircraft provisioning and catering services to business aircraft using Al Bateen executive airport.

Hawker Beechcraft is incorporating new interiors in its popular Beechcraft Baron and Bonanza piston engine airplanes, the Wichita company said today.

Middle East Business Aviation Association MEBAA is calling for the region's aviation community to help fill a vital role heading the global business aviation associations' umbrella group

The Middle East Business Aviation Association (MEBAA), has signed an agreement with Kenyon International Emergency Services, the international disaster management company, to strengthen the crisis preparedness and emergency response capabilities of member organisations amid renewed growth in private aviation in the region.

ExecuJet Middle East, headquartered in Dubai, has now formally introduced the new Challenger 850, reported last week as leaving outfitters Flying Colours in Ontario for the region, and has placed the Bombardier aircraft on ExecuJet's UAE Air Operators Certificate making it available for charter flights.

Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support (GCS) has announced an increased inspection interval for Beechcraft Premier I / IA aircraft raising the inspection time from from a 200-hour core interval to a 600-hour interval.

The UK arm of Gama Aviation - which operates from Sharjah - has just introduced a Cessna CJ2+ to its managed charter fleet, new onto the UK register.

Flying Colours has delivered its first completed Challenger 850 aircraft to the Middle East market.

ARINC is to launch a new iPad cockpit app for pilots at NBAA in Las Vegas next month.

Enhanced performance, more power, and a “Grand Canyon” standard of quiet that delivers substantially reduced external noise are all proving to be the new standard in the S-76D helicopter as the programme introduces its third prototype into testing, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has said.

The Cessna 441 Conquest II's blend of over 300 kt. cruise speeds and top-notch fuel efficiency is stimulating buyer interest. In the past three years, the increasing price of jet fuel and the pressure to “go green” are causing some would-be used light jet buyers to reconsider high-performance turboprops instead. Cessna built 362 units from 1977 through 1986 and more than 300 aircraft remain in service. Midlife aircraft in good condition now command $1 million to $1.9 million.

Jetcraft Corporation, a provider of business aircraft sales, acquisitions, trading and brokerage services, has commented on the state of the international business jet market.

Mining, quarrying and oil production facilities in remote desert areas could benefit from a new specialized model of the Multijet BAe 146/Avro RJ from Germany's Cordner Aviation Group.

Premium aviation news service Air Transport Intelligence (ATI) is reporting today that an Afriqiyah A300 used for VIP transport for the Ghaddafi regime has been destroyed at Libya's main interational airport

Jet Aviation Dubai announced today it has completed its first Embraer Legacy 650 L1 base maintenance inspection, a mandatory inspection after the aircraft has accumulated 600 flight hours.

A new private jet business has been launched promising the biggest revolution in the industry since the introduction of fractional ownership a quarter of a century ago.

Éric Martel has been appointed president of Bombardier Customer Services & Specialized and Amphibious Aircraft division succeeding the popular James Hoblyn who died last month.