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A generational change is underway in China that will herald the advent of small jet aircraft for business as well as pleasure, believes Honda's CEO.

Chinese certification of Gulfstream’s two longest-range business jets, and its first win for a special missions aircraft in China, highlight the U.S. manufacturer’s presence at this year’s ABACE.

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 closing of Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport to general aviation, coupled with parking congestion in Hong Kong and China, are brightening the future for the Philippines’ Clark Air Base as a business jet center.

The first Bombardier-owned maintenance facility in Greater China opened last week in Tianjin, a city 130 km southeast of Beijing that is fast becoming a business aviation center.

VistaJet believes there is business to be won from young, wealthy millennials and from globally-focused companies that don’t want the asset risk involved in owning an aircraft.

Two powerhouse business aviation companies based on opposite sides of the world have agreed to combine their expertise in aircraft charter and management in Asia and Greater China.

A record number of companies is exhibiting at the Asian Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition this year.

Broadband satellite connectivity will soon be available to customers of Rockwell Collins’ ARINCDirect in mainland China.

HNA Group business aviation unit Deer Jet has launched two packaged-service products, one for aircraft operation and another for ground handling.

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.

Lufthansa Technik is the market leader in Greater China with around 30 VIP Airbus ACJ and Boeing BBJs delivered into the region since the mid 1980s.

While several Chinese B-registered aircraft are coming to Seletar every month for maintenance, growth in demand for Jet’s services there is primarily from the rest of Asia-Pacific.

Started 20 years ago in a “beach house” with a team of six employees offering one product, SatCom Direct now employs a team of nearly 400 worldwide.

The company has already attracted a lot of attention as it rolled out the Mercedes-Benz interior over the last year in Europe, the Middle East and the U.S.

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

China’s leading business aviation companies have formed an association to promote their industry within Greater China.

Comlux Group is now into its fourth year of exploring partnerships in China.

More than 2,000 Rolls-Royce-powered business jets are now enrolled in the company’s CorporateCare engine maintenance program.

An unusual special missions business jet can be seen here in the static display at ABACE – a Falcon 2000LX outfitted for medical rescue and owned by Beijing Red Cross.

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

Just a handful of business jets have used Zhuhai to date, but many are deterred by the permit processes.

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.

A maintenance and parts coverage initiative called the Legacy Engine Assurance Program has been launched to provide more affordable hourly engine coverage for operators of Honeywell TFE731 and Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-powered aircraft.

The four candidates topping the national ballots next week have been taking advantage of the speed and privacy of business aviation as they crisscross the country.