Business Aviation

Bombardier has opened a business jet service center in Tianjin, China, in a joint venture with the Tianjin Airport Economic Area.

The chief economic advisor to President Trump says air traffic control reform could be a major element of the new administration’s infrastructure buildup.

While there is a lot of interest in Cessna’s business jets, orders have been elusive and this year will also be soft.

Europe saw 67,231 business aviation departures in March, up 8% over the same time a year ago, WingX’s Business Aviation Monitor says.

The European Aviation Safety Agency has announced the completion of a years-long effort to rewrite European certification standards for many types of smaller aircraft.

A startup with venture capital backing from Boeing and JetBlue Airways is designing a hybrid-electric regional aircraft that could enter service in the early 2020s.

Severe restrictions at airports and inadequate infrastructure are affecting the utility and future growth of business aviation in Asia-Pacific. But there is a solution: Private capital.

Severe restrictions at airports and inadequate infrastructure are affecting the utility and future growth of business aviation in Asia-Pacific. But there is a solution: Private capital.

Greater China’s business jet fleet will hardly grow at all this year, but no significant worsening is on the horizon says Asian Sky Group.

Several hundreds of planned airports will have runways only up to 2,600 ft in length, a tight squeeze for even the very smallest personal and business jets.

Several hundreds of planned airports will have runways only up to 2,600 ft in length, a tight squeeze for even the very smallest personal and business jets.

The Cessna Caravan utility aircraft has proven to be the aircraft-maker’s most successful aircraft in mainland China.

The Cessna Caravan utility aircraft has proven to be the aircraft-maker’s most successful aircraft in mainland China.

With more than 100 of the sleek, piston-engine Cirrus aircraft in the hands of customers in China, the company is now focusing on product support.

Asia-Pacific is the largest market for Boeing Business Jets and will remain so for the foreseeable future.

The FAA is considering whether to consolidate or otherwise modify its fleet of 46 government-owned aircraft that are used for flight inspections; research and development; transport of government officials; and aviation safety training.

Tecnam has announced upgraded versions of three of the aircraft in its lineup at the Aero Friedrichshafen show in Germany.

HNA Group business-aviation company Deer Jet plans to build up an international network of fixed base operators, perhaps by buying established facilities as a first step.

A newly established unit in HNA Group’s business-aviation empire has received its air operator’s certificate from the civil aviation authority of Guernsey, a British dependency in the English Channel.

Although Rolls-Royce continues to dominate the high-thrust engine market for large-cabin, long-range business jets, the company’s position is under attack.

Bombardier has defended its remuneration policy after a plan to raise executive pay by almost half provoked howls of outrage in Canada.

Kraft said it has been a dream on a back burner almost since she got into business-aviation catering when she launched Tastefully Yours catering in Atlanta.

Mitsubishi Aircraft expects flight testing of the MRJ regional jet in the U.S. to move into top gear in the next few weeks, following the arrival of a fourth prototype at the program’s Moses Lake, Washington, test base.

ADS-B installations are a small part of Duncan Aviation’s business despite market outreach ahead of the 2020 deadline. President and CEO Aaron Hilkemann explains operators’ reasons for delaying the upgrade—and the consequences.

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