EBACE saw its first Gulfstream G500 in 2017, but with the similar, yet longer-fuselage G600 now also well established in the flight-testing phase, the manufacturer has decided to stage a double act for Europe’s benefit.
The FAA deadline is not until the end of next year, but slots are filling fast and Nebraska’s Duncan Aviation, for one, is urging European operators to get their ADS-B upgrades lest they not be able to fly their aircraft in American airspace.
In 2017, Clive Jackson, founder of private jet charter marketplace Victor, realized he needed to build a supporting structure around his fast-growing company.
Airbus Corporate Jets is highlighting its ‘neo-est’ large business jet at this year’s EBACE, but Geneva visitors will have to run their imaginations on full throttle this week, because the first ACJ320neo is still in small pieces, scattered all over Europe.
The BACA Air Charter and the European Business Aviation Associations said today that they’re joining forces to combat illegal charter – often referred to as gray charter – flights in which aircraft that have not been approved for paying passengers are used for charter.
Bombardier Aerospace likes its Learjet business and will continue to sell the aircraft, company President and CEO Alain Bellemare told analysts on a conference call about quarterly results.
DC Aviation has recently released a Fleet Information Tool app for its aircraft management clients. FIT makes it possible for clients to access current data of their aircraft in an uncomplicated manner, worldwide and in real time.
A start-up based at Oxford Airport is seeking to bring the crowd-sourcing powers of digital technology to bear on the supply side of business aviation.
The Cessna Citation Latitude might be late in arriving China—it is already certified in 43 countries and has been the most-delivered jet in its midsize category for the last two years —but now it’s here, making its ABACE debut with an order for two from a Chinese customer.
Shanghai is China’s fastest-growing center for business aviation activity, with combined movements at its Hongqiao and Pudong airports setting a record of more than 6,500 in 2017, up 8.3% from the year before.
Asia’s largest aircraft charter and management company, Deer Jet, has rolled out three new products aimed at encouraging new charter clients and rewarding loyal customers with perks and benefits.
Gulfstream is unlikely to lose many sales because of proposed Chinese import tariffs, even if the taxes are indeed implemented, says a consultancy that closely watches the Asian business aircraft market.
The tale of two markets continues for business aviation in Asia Pacific, with a thriving pre-owned market (both buying and selling) but a stable to flat picture for nearly all new aircraft manufacturers except for an ebullient Gulfstream, according to Hong Kong business aviation consultants Asian Sky Group.
Attitudes in Asia towards pre-owned aircraft have changed to the extent that for the first time more used aircraft entered Greater China last year than new ones.
Universal Aviation Singapore, based at Seletar Airport, has earned accreditation under the International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling program.
