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Engines

EBACE 2011: GE Aviation Rebrands ‘TechX’ Turbofan Engine as ‘Passport’

GE Aircraft (Stand 358), whose TechX engine Bombardier selected to power its under-development Global 7000 and Global 8000 ultra-long-range business jets,
Training and Workforce

EBACE 2011: Dubai Airshow on Track To Be the Biggest Yet

The biennial Dubai Airshow, to be held from November 13 to 17 at the Dubai Airport Expo, is expected to draw as many as 1,000 exhibitors from more than 50
Aircraft

CEO Boisture Cautiously Optimistic about Future of ‘Smaller More Agile’ Hawker Beechcraft

“Cautious optimism” for the current business aviation market likely describes the consensus of opinion of the business aviation industry here at EBACE.
Airports

Bizav crowd can satisfy its impulse at Payerne

Switzerland is well established as a veritable hive of business aviation activity and now a quiet corner in the west of the country wants a piece of this
ATC

UK slots for Olympics will go fast

Business aircraft operators planning to fly to Britain for next summer’s Olympic Games are being encouraged to make early requests for mandatory landing a
Charter & Fractional

EBACE 2011: VistaJet Unveils Bombardier Global XRS with Tail Painted by Graffiti Artist Retna

Switzerland-based charter operator VistaJet here on Monday unveiled an unusual tail painting on one of its Bombardier Global XRS business jets–a work of ar
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Training and Workforce

EBACE 2011: CAE Signs Training Agreement with International Jet Management

Austria’s International Jet Management (IJM) and CAE signed a four-year training agreement on Tuesday at here at EBACE.
Regulations and Government

House Introduces Backup Plan for FAA Reauthorization

Although House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman John Mica (R-Fla.) said last week that “significant progress” was being made in FAA rea
Safety

Brazilian Judge Finds U.S. Pilots Guilty in 2006 Fatal Midair

Yesterday, Brazilian federal judge Murilo Mendes found American pilots Joseph Lepore and Jan Paul Paladino, whose Embraer Legacy 600 collided with a Gol Ai
FBOs

EBACE 2011: Spain’s Gestair and Iberia Create Corjet Maintenance Joint Venture

Spanish business aviation group Gestair (Stand 450) and the country’s flag carrier Iberia have joined in a 50-50 joint venture to create Corjet Maintenance
Aircraft

EBACE 2011: King Air 250 Makes Its EBACE Debut

Hawker Beechcraft expects to begin deliveries of the King

Lufthansa Technik, Panasonic form IDair partnership

Lufthansa Technik and Panasonic Avionics have formed a 50-50 joint venture in executive/VIP cabin electronics, and the new stand-alone company–IDair (Innov

EBACE 2011: On 25th anniversary, Bombardier looks ahead

Asked at the 1986 Farnborough airshow what market share Canadair wanted for the Challenger corporate jet, Donald Lowe said simply, “We want our third.” Low

SkyPad sets new standard for WiFi cabin control and IFE

Innotech Aviation (Stand 1827) is introducing the SkyPad wireless in-flight entertainment system, for which it recently awarded California-based Esoteric a
Aircraft

EBACE 2011: King Air GTR Is a GCS First

At the NBAA convention in October, Hawker Beechcraft announced the King Air 250, the predecessor to the King Air B200GT.
Aircraft

EBACE 2011: Winglets for the Hawker 750

Hawker Beechcraft GCS also announced here at EBACE its development of an aftermarket retrofit kit for Hawker winglets on the Hawker 750.
Aircraft

EBACE 2011: Hawker Beechcraft Highlights Aftermarket Developments for Hawker 400XPR, Hawker 750 and King Air 200GTR

Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support (GCS), which provides aftermarket service and support for all aircraft platforms of the U.S.

Rising costs could drive bizav away from UK

Rising regulatory and administrative costs could drive business aircraft away from the UK, according to the British Business and General Aviation Associ
Aircraft

Airbus and Boeing Contest Latest Subsidy Ruling

Some sort of negotiated settlement would appear the best outcome for which either protagonist can hope in the
Aircraft

Hawker Beechcraft Offers Free Lotus with Jet or Turboprop Purchase

 “Buy X and get a free Y” is probably one of the oldest marketing come-ons in sales.
Avionics

TrueNorth delivers greater comms control

Airborne telecommunications specialist Tru

Charter operators join airlines in volcanic ash exercise

One year after ash from the eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano grounded most aircraft in Europe for several days, ICAO’s European and North At

Custom Control has an app, and more

For a decade, Custom Control Concepts (Stand 683) has been quietly mak

Rockwell Collins Adds Emteq Lighting to Its CMS

Rockwell Collins (Stand 7036) has announced an agreement with Emteq to integrate the New Berlin, Wisconsin-based company’s line of LED interior lighting wi

Lufthansa claims Flexidreamer is a new standard in comfort

Lufthansa Technik’s VIP and Executive Jet Solutions Division is now offering what it claims is a new standard in sleep comfort in the form of its Flexidre

Lufthansa Technik Pedals Ergometer for Bizav Passengers

Lufthansa Technik (Stand 443) can be counted on for something that expands the cabin envelope, so to speak.

328DBJ Bizjet Wins Certification

Just weeks after winning full FAA certification for its 12-seat

EBACE Teeming with Completions & Interior Specialists

EBACE Teeming with Completions & Interior Specialists Attendees at this year’s EBACE show will find much of interest in terms of cabin completion an

Challenger 850s keep Flying Colours busy

Orders for Bombardier’s Ch