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MEBA Buyers' Guide: How to buy a business jet

You’ve decided to buy a jet.
Charter & Fractional

MEBA Buyer's Guide: Private Air Travel Options

Some say that once you’ve tried business or private aviation you will never want to go back to the airlines.

Spiroids Continuein Development

Aviation Partners also has patented a development known as spiroids.

Camp Systems to open Middle East officeCamp Systems to open Middle East office

Business jet maintenance management specialist Camp Systems (Stand No.
Aircraft

First showing in region for VIP Airbus ACJ

The Airbus Corporate Jetliner (ACJ) on display here at the MEBA show is the first to be shown with a true VIP interior.

Performance-boosting winglets find their way to more bizjets

More than 200 Gulfstream II and Hawker 800/800XP business jets now sport blended winglets developed by Aviation Partners (Stand No.
FBOs

Biggin Hill scrambles to meet Mideast FBO expectations

Middle Eastern business aircraft operators flying to Britain can expect a special welcome at London Biggin Hill Airport (Stand No.
FBOs

Ocean Sky touts upgrades at Prestwick Airport FBO

UK-based executive charter and aircraft management group Ocean Sky (Stand No.

LHT expands capacity for widebody completions

Demand for VIP conversions of new widebody airliners, much of it emanating from this region, has impelled Germany’s Lufthansa Technik (Stand No.
Aircraft

BBJ prominent on Dubai’s ramp bazaar

Florida Jet Sales has a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) for sale out on the MEBA show static display.

ExecuJet stakes its claim to burgeoning Gulf market

Managing the phenomenal growth of business aviation is the greatest challenge facing ExecuJet Middle East managing director Mike Berry.

Middle East bizav has been in a steep climb since 2004

The latest fleet data from UK-based consultancy Ascend clearly charts the impressive growth in Middle Eastern business aviation over the past few years.
Charter & Fractional

Flexjet Holiday Jet Card Adds Joy to the Season

Fractional aircraft provider Bombardier Flexjet has an innovative answer to the question of what to give to someone who already has everything–a jet card,
Airports

EFB Maker Paperless Cockpit Closes Its Doors

Owners of electronic flight bag (EFB) portable computers sold by Paperless Cockpit are searching for alternative vendors after the Tennessee company abrupt
FBOs

General Dynamics Completes Jet Aviation Acquisition

Gulfstream Aerospace parent General Dynamics yesterday finalized its purchase of Zurich, Switzerland-based Jet Aviation from Permira Funds private equity g
Aircraft

Mexican Learjet 45 Crash: Accident or Sabotage?

NTSB and Mexican aviation accident investigators are on scene in Mexico City, where a Learjet 45 (XC-VMC) crashed into a mixed residential/commercial neigh

Cessna Adjusting Jet Delivery Schedule, Workforce

“Due to continued softening in the global economic environment,” Cessna Aircraft is revising the Citation jet production schedule for next year, according
Regulations and Government

Election Results Shuffle General Aviation’s Fortunes

Congressional aviation committee and subcommittee leaders from both sides of the political aisle held onto their seats Tuesday, but some long-time friends
Regulations and Government

Court Orders Stay of DOT Direct Urine Observation

Last Friday, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (Washington, D.C.) issued a temporary stay of the Department of Transportation’s Nov
Maintenance and Modifications

JSSI Simplifies Hourly Cost Program for T-props, Helos

Operators of turboprops and helicopters can now sign up for the Jet Support Services engine hourly cost maintenance program with a no-enrollment-fee option
Maintenance and Modifications

P&WC Integrates Service and Support into One Group

Pratt & Whitney Canada’s customer service and support center groups are being integrated into a single customer service organization.

Timken Buys Assets of PMA Parts Manufacturer Extex

Timken has acquired assets of Gilbert, Ariz.-based Extex, which specializes in manufacturing FAA-approved aftermarket parts for turbine engines.
Maintenance and Modifications

General Dynamics Completes Jet Aviation Acquisition

Gulfstream Aerospace parent General Dynamics today finalized its purchase of Zurich, Switzerland-based Jet Aviation for approximately $2.18 billion, signif
Regulations and Government

NBAA, AOPA Want More Time To Comment on TSA Proposal

NBAA and AOPA late last week sent a joint letter to the TSA asking the agency to double the 60-day comment window for the Large Aircraft Security Program p

Cash-crunched VLJ Maker Cancels AOPA Expo Exhibits

Albuquerque, N.M.-based Eclipse Aviation yesterday confirmed that it scrubbed its planned attendance at AOPA Expo this week in San Jose, Calif., as it seek

Hawker Beechcraft Announces Layoffs, Drop in Sales

Hawker Beechcraft chairman and CEO Jim Schuster informed employees on Friday that the Wichita-based aircraft manufacturer will lay off 5 percent of its wor

Grob’s German Subsidiary Files for Insolvency

Germany-based Grob Aerospace GmbH, which was forced to enter the preliminary insolvency process on August 18 after its main source of capital suddenly with

EADS Agrees To Sell Socata to Daher

Socata–the Tarbes, France-based manufacturer of the TBM 850 turboprop single–will be majority owned by French-based aerostructure specialist Daher under an