Richard Mumford, chairman of BACA the Air Charter Association, is included in ShowNews Top Ten Leaders of European Business Aviation for his drive to establish standards for the charter brokerage industry.
The first Sukhoi Business Jet with a VIP custom cabin certified by Europe’s EASA has been delivered to Kazakhmys in Kazakhstan by the Comlux Group’s completion and cervices center in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Insurance against cyber attack will be included in an innovative insurance scheme being developed by MEBAA, the Middle East Business Aviation Association.
Textron Aviation’s 3,500-nm range super-midsize CE-700 Citation Longitude is making its EBACE debut as a tangible statement of the firm’s accelerated investment in new product development – an avowed $200 million to $300 million per year including services.
The difficulty of getting CAT SET OPS/commercial air transport single engine turbine operations approvals in Europe will vary depending on individual company cultures, says Matti Auterlinen, founder and chairman of Hendell Aviation.
The world’s first installation of the Inairvation pre-engineered package of cabin components has been delivered by Canadian completions experts Flying Colours as part of an extensive makeover of a 2003 Bombardier Classic Global Express for a North American customer.
Over the last six months there has been much commentary on what may or may not emerge, both pre-and-post Brexit, that could affect aviation in the UK. What’s certain is that with the London business aviation market being the largest in Europe – clocking up 78,000 movements a year – the impact of restricted access hereon in could be hugely significant for the health of numerous operators, all over the continent.
“Imagine eBay without PayPal,” says Magnus Henriksson, global business director of the recently launched dedicated business aviation charter payment system PayNode.
Thomas Flohr, founder and chairman of Salzburg-based VistaJet, thinks it makes no more sense to pay a positioning fee for a chartered jet than it does when a rider phones for a taxi.
Bombardier reported European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval of its Ka-band retrofit for high-speed internet connectivity on Global jets, stating that it’s the first OEM to deliver the new Ka-band system.
How will Brandon Mitchener's skills as a journalist and a corporate business communicator be utilized as CEO of the European Business Aviation Association?
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.
Business Aviation Asia and Luxaviation, now both under the umbrella of China Minsheng Investment Group, are looking for a North American partner or investment target to complete a global service network.
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.
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.
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.
Since opening in Singapore, Flying Colours has increased its capacity across all its interiors service areas, which include preliminary inspections, repair work, modifications and refurbishments.
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.
Today in Japan, business aviation takes a much lower priority at crowded airports than commercial airliners that carry many more people per landing, and slots can be difficult to obtain or refused altogether.
