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Jet Aviation inks deal with Airbus to keep outfitting ACJs

Jet Aviation Basel will continue to provide completions for the Airbus Corporate Jetliner (ACJ) family, following yesterday’s signing of a five-year agreem
Aircraft

Design Q designs Avro Business Jets for the explorer set

BAE Systems has contracted with Design Q to develop five concepts for the Avro Business Jet (ABJ) and revealed the first of the new designs yesterday–the A
FBOs

Ocean Sky pushes throttles full forward

Ocean Sky is accelerating its plans to become a major international business aviation services group with the acquisition this month of FBO operations in S
Engines

More HondaJet delays push approval to 3Q12

The HondaJet program has once again been delayed.
Aircraft

Saudia Private Aviation takes 75th Dassault 7X

In a ceremony here yesterday, trimmed with a touch of Middle East elegance, Dassault Falcon turned over its 75th Falcon 7X long-range business jet to Saudi
Charter & Fractional

Swiss PrivateAviation to manage ‘bizliners’

Swiss PrivateAviation, the Swiss International Air Lines subsidiary that expanded its sales activities in March by taking over responsibility for Lufthansa

Honeywell appoints Air Works as Indian support center

Air Works of Bangalore has become Honeywell’s first authorized service and support center in key growth market India, with the agreement covering the stock

LHT kit allows cabins to be quick changeable

Lufthansa Technik’s new VIP cabin quick-change kit allows operators to switch a narrowbody commercial airline interior to VIP configuration overnight.

Hawker Beechcraft picks EADS Seca for engine mx

Hawker Beechcraft has selected France-based EADS Seca as its “preferred engine maintenance service provider for Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, t
Accidents

EBACE 2010 News Clips

CAE Announces $50 Million in Simulator SalesMontreal-based CAE (Booth No.
FBOs

Evo Jet adds food, fuel to its handling portfolio

Flight support group Evo Jet Services (Booth No No.
Training and Workforce

FSI to provide training for P&WC turbines

Users of Pratt & Whitney Canada engines can look forward to access to more training locations and online learning tools becoming available to them in t
Aircraft

Bombardier remains on track with Learjet 85 development

Bombardier has entered the detail-design phase in the development of its “clean-sheet” all-composite Learjet 85 and remains on track for an entry-into-serv

EBACE’10 could mark turning point

Austrian politician Jörg Leichtfried cut the ceremonial ribbon for the official opening of EBACE yesterday, and industry leaders speculated, with good reas
Aircraft

EBACE 2010 News Clips

Gulfstream G150 Lands at London CityGulfstream’s midsize G150 made its first landing at London City Airport (LCY) late last month, after secur

Deals still abound in pre-owned market

Although the inventory of pre-owned business aircraft is slowly being reduced, it’s still a buyer’s market, according to aviation market intelligence provi

G550 pilot breaks barriers at Gulfstream

Gulfstream has appointed 32-year-old G550 pilot Rebecca Johnson as a regional vice president in its international sales division, covering 18 countries in
Safety

EBACE 2010 News Clips

Cosgrove To Distribute Oviv Sentinel in U.S.The Sentinel 100L security system for aircraft, produced by French company Oviv Security Technolog
Rotorcraft

EC145 not just a helo, it’s a Mercedes-Benz

Eurocopter yesterday unveiled the EC145 Mercedes-Benz Style, a version of the light twin helicopter that features aesthetic and practical innovations, both
Aircraft

Autobrakes trim F2000’s landing roll

Dassault is about to receive certification of a “nose-up autobrake” feature to further cut Falcon 2000 series landing distances, chief test pilot Philippe
Cabin Interior and Electronics

EBACE 2010 News Clips

Global Coverage Closer for Free In-flight TVHoneywell (Booth No.
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety launches 7X training

FlightSafety International (Booth No.
Avionics

SolidFX readers display Jepp charts

Pilots who are tired of carrying around kilos of paper terminal charts might like digital chart readers
Airports

Aircraft movements on the rise at Al Bateen

Al Bateen Executive, the Gulf region’s first dedicated private aviation airport, reported a 30-percent increase in aircraft movements in the first quarter

Europe Key To Bizav Market Growth

Europe remains at the epicenter of business aviation growth, according to the latest data from Honeywell’s forecast of market conditions released today at

FAA’s NextGen Under Heavy Crossfire

Separate testimonies late last month before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the

Autobrakes Help Qualify Falcon 2000 for London City

Dassault is set to receive certification of a “nose-up autobrake” feature to further cut the landing distances of several Falcon 2000-series airplanes, thu
Charter & Fractional

Bizjet Charter Demand Rises Sharply

Demand for charter flights picked up during April, with the demand index generated by online charter portal Avinode standing at 117.86 on April 30, some 40
Aircraft

HondaJet Program Logs Another Delay

Honda Aircraft this week began notifying HA-420 HondaJet buyers that the program has again been delayed.