ExecuJet is the first fixed base operator in Australia to achieve the International Standard for Business Aviation Handling (IS-BAH) Stage I accreditation. Both its Sydney and Melbourne FBOs have qualified for the distinction.
Fokker Techniek of the Netherlands will carry out the world’s first VIP completion of an Airbus ACJ319neo after its selection by long-term customer German charter operator K5 Aviation. Completion starts in May 2019, with delivery scheduled for the beginning of 2020.
Growth is the keyword at ExecuJet Haite Aviation Services China, which carries out aircraft maintenance from a large purpose-built hangar at Tianjin Binhai International Airport.
Bombardier sees a range increase that it has just added to its forthcoming Global 7000 business jet as particularly applicable to the Chinese market, enabling the big aircraft to fly non-stop from Hong Kong to New York.
Less than a year from its launch, Airbus's Corporate Helicopters brand is living up to the company's expectations. Despite 2017 being "a little bit depressed overall for business aviation in terms of volume of sales," the first year has been "a great success," says Frederic Lemos, ACH's global head.
Hong Kong-based Jet Fuel International, wants to fill your business jet. The Asia-regional contract jet fuel supplier most recently signed up the Air France—KLM Group for alternative fuel supply at Macau International Airport.
Business is brisk at Comlux, the Swiss-based VIP aircraft management, operating and charter company that also has a U.S. completions and maintenance center in Indianapolis.
Textron Aviation’s two joint ventures in Shijiazhuang and Zhuhai will both be busier this year following orders from Greater China for three Citation XLS+ aircraft for the China Civil Aviation Authority’s Flight Inspection Center, and a Cessna Grand Caravan EX in VIP configuration for Xihua General Aviation.
A powerhouse strategic agreement signed a year ago by two business aviation companies based on opposite sides of the world has come a long way in the last 12 months, says Patrick Hansen, CEO of Luxaviation.
Gama Aviation Hutchison (Hong Kong) recently announced it will be the exclusive General Sales Agent in Asia for business jet maintenance services offered by China Aircraft Services in Hong Kong.
Bombardier’s new Premier cabin, which is now standard in the Global 6000 (formerly Global Express) and its short-fuselage Global G5000 derivative, is making its China debut here in the company’s G6000 demonstrator.
A strategic partnership between ExecuJet Haite Aviation Services China Co. and Tianjin Binhai International Airport aims to cross-promote Execujet Haite’s maintenance services and the airport’s exclusive business aviation fixed base operation.
Bombardier’s full-size mock-up of its Global 7000 ultra long-range business jet is making its first appearance in China here at ABACE as part of an extensive world tour that included Dubai and Singapore.
Refurbishing the interiors of business jets has become big business for completions and MRO specialist Flying Colours, which three years ago opened an Asia base in Bombardier Business Aircraft’s Service Center at Seletar Airport, Singapore.
Gulfstream Aerospace expects to win type certificates for two new business jet types – the G500 and G600 – and putting both into service in 2018. It’s never done two at a time before.
The first business jet version of a Boeing 737 MAX is about to fly from the factory, marking the beginning of a journey to be outfitted as a BBJ MAX 8.
Shanghai Hawker Pacific has completed construction of a 4,500-sq-meter second hangar to support business aviation at Hongqiao International Airport—and its first use is to house this year’s ABACE show.
Deer Jet became the first Chinese private jet operator to fly from China to the Antarctica in December, when one of its Gulfstream G650 business jets landed on the blue ice runway of Wolfs Fang airport.
The newest business aviation center to open in China is at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, where the first phase of an RMB 400 million ($63 million) complex containing a fixed base operator, hangarage and offices began operation in December.
Swiss-based Jet Aviation will acquire Australia’s Hawker Pacific in a $250 million deal that will combine their business aircraft services in China, Southest Asia, Australia and the Middle East, the two companies announced on April 11.
