October 8, 2008

Business aircraft deliveries hit record high in year’s first half

Despite a softening U.S. economy and soaring fuel prices, demand for business jets and turboprops is still surging, according to the first-half delivery report from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA).

The trade group announced a record-setting first six months of the year, with total industry shipments rising by 1.6 percent and billings increasing nearly 25 percent o more

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INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE: Embraer

By by Kirby J. Harrison

What motivated Embraer to announce in 2005 the formation of Embraer Executive Jets and expand with such energy into that market?

We moved into business aviation as a strategy for growth and diversification. We identified core competencies in our commercial aviation manufacturing that had a high degree of commonality and concluded that with the right focus and a dedicated team, we more

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Next month’s MEBA show could double size of last event in Dubai

The strong growth of the Middle East market for business aviation will be evident at the second Middle East Business Aviation (MEBA) expo next month. The three-day event, to be staged at Dubai’s Airport Expo Center from November 16 to 18, is projected to grow to twice the size of the first stand-alone MEBA show held over two days in January 2007. A one-day MEBA conference had previously been stage more

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Customers can outsource their coffee water

By by Roger Mola

The new Hi-Fly “t” series of espresso and coffee makers by Iacobucci HF Electronics S.p.A., enables brewers to connect their own external source of water rather than rely on the machine’s tank. Both the Hi-Fly “t” Americana coffee machine and the Hi-Fly “t” Espresso & Cappuccino unit are percolating here at Booth No. 737.

Lucio Iacobucci introduced the company’s first coffeemaker for It more

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