After some delay, it is all coming together for HondaJet. We might just see one at Geneva next year. HondaJet president and CEO Michimasa Fujino is in Geneva this week to relate the latest good news of his brainchild business jet, now on final approach for certification in the first quarter of next year. With the assessment by FAA pilots now under way, Honda has been emboldened to build the first production machine, which was recently rolled out in Greensboro, North Carolina, and will fly soon.

Rolls-Royce’s CorporateCare engine maintenance program is making a real difference to aircraft resale values, says Stephen Friedrich, VP, Sales and Marketing, Civil Small and Medium Engines. “We now have 1,600-plus aircraft signed up, and more than 70% of all new Rolls-Royce deliveries are enrolled,” he says. “We’re no longer seeing market acceptance but market demand.” Indeed, the sign-up rate exceeds the number of new deliveries as used aircraft five, 10 or even 20 years old are enrolled.

Switched-on PrivateFly, the U.K. online private jet booking company, now accepts payment in Bitcoin digital currency via BitPay. Monaco-based Olivier Janssens is the world’s first private jet customer to publicize his use of Bitcoin to pay for air travel, doing so for a trip booked through PrivateFly. Janssens, the Belgian tech entrepreneur and Bitcoin tycoon, revealed that his first Bitcoin-powered flight occurred on the evening of 27th January, from Brussels to Nice Cote D’Azur.

The Press Office at London City Airport had a tough time in early April batting off a media assault that grew to epidemic proportions. It was caused by a report from the New Economics Foundation suggesting that London City Airport should be closed and re-developed for housing. NEF’s challenge: Does it make sense to locate an airport in such precious inner-city space? What if we reclaimed this historic site and built a new neighborhood, incorporating the best thinking about sustainable urban design?

Luma Technologies’ Lumatech TM 45-station integrated LED caution warning display will be standard equipment on Nextant Aerospace’s King Air G90XT, which is scheduled for certification later this year. “Nextant and Luma have enjoyed a good working relationship since the beginning of the 400XTi program,” says Luma president Bruce Maxwell. “It’s a natural extension for them to carry the 400XTi’s reliable LED technology over to the G90XT.

When Adam Twidell launched his online business jet charter booking system in 2008, his competitors said nobody would book a private jet online. “We’ve undoubtedly proved that’s not the case,” Twidell, founder and CEO of PrivateFly, says. “Our customers demand speed, price and expertise, and they’re Internet savvy.”

Want to fly your business aircraft into the same London aerodrome used by the Queen and Prime Minister David Cameron? You don’t need to know a man who knows a man who can fix it for you. All you have to do is call on Jackie Spratt, commercial business manager, at Booth 2229, where Royal Air Force Northolt is enthusiastically inviting visiting aircraft to a runway conveniently close to the center of town.

Jet Aviation has partnered with Brazil-based C-Fly Aviation to offer handling services and parking for business aviation aircraft at Galeão International Airport (GIG), the main airport serving 2014 FIFA World Cup soccer traffic in Rio de Janeiro, which will host the final match. Located north of the city and within 1.5 hours of six World Cup venues, Galeão is the only international airport in Brazil that has dedicated ramp space for business aircraft during the games. Its 200,000 sq. ft.