All Business Jets articles – Page 208
-
NewsAirbus new-build freighter outlook consistent with Boeing's
Airbus concentrated heavily on the demand for passenger aircraft in its 2011-30 market forecast, but insisted that this did not indicate a lack of interest in the freighter market.
-
News
Airport revamp prompts Flying Colours to think big
Canadian completions and conversions specialist Flying Colours is working on the design of a new facility capable of accommodating widebody aircraft, as a project to expand the airport it's based at nears conclusion.
-
News
Rotary rebound
The global economic crisis has hit civil helicopter sales hard, but rich pickings in Europe's offshore and public sectors have helped to offset the gloom
-
NewsFlexjet offer is litmus test for Learjet 85 as fractional
Bombardier's in-house fractional ownership provider, Flexjet, is in a race to sell out the shares in four Learjet 85 twinjets, before it puts the new type into service.
-
NewsEmbraer Phenom 300 gains type certification in India
India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has awarded Embraer with a type certification for its Phenom 300 light jet, allowing the aircraft to...
-
News
ILFC closes purchase and leaseback of 737s to Virgin Australia
International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) has completed a deal to purchase and lease back five new Boeing 737-800s to Virgin Australia. The aircraft...
-
News
Next generation 777 comes into focus
Building on its 777-300ER, Boeing is evaluating its next moves in the 300 to 415-seat market with its conceptual 777-8X/9X, powered by a smaller GE90-derived...
-
NewsBrazil to scale up production of jatropha-derived aviation fuel
California-based bioenergy company SG Biofuels (SGB) has joined forces with a group including Airbus and Brazilian carrier TAM to push forward the production...
-
News
INTERIORS: ANZ open to retrofitting Skycouch for 787
Air New Zealand could install lie-flat Skycouch seats for economy class on the Boeing 787-9 despite its absence from the airframer's product catalogue, an...
-
News
Conforming PiperJet under way in hangar 20
Piper has started building components for its first conforming PiperJet Altaire in the company's 75,000ft2 (6,968m2) Altaire production facility in Vero Beach, Florida.
-
News
Avolus launches European jet card for US travellers
VIP aircraft charter and sales company Avolus has launched an on-demand charter jet card programme for US transatlantic travellers.
-
News
Piaggio gains Russian approval for Avanti II
Italian airframer Piaggio Aero has received certification from Russia's Interstate Aviation Committee for its P180 Avanti II business aircraft.
-
News
INTERIORS: TUI taps Panasonic for fleet-wide IFEC
Panasonic Avionics has won a contract from international leisure travel group TUI Travel to install in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) solutions across the company's fleet of aircraft, including its forthcoming Boeing 787 aircraft.
-
NewsFAA mandate requires yearly training for single-pilot jets
Starting 31 October, the US Federal Aviation Administration will require pilots of business jets certified for single-pilot operations to pass yearly proficiency checks.
-
NewsIFEC industry reaches watershed moment
After years of false starts, the in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) industry has reached a watershed moment where virtually every type of airline - from legacies and no-frills carriers to regional operators - are studying and adopting IFEC solutions, with countless vendors entering the market.
-
NewsEASA reinstates 7X flight envelope
A European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA) airworthiness directive has restored the full original flight envelope for the Dassault Falcon 7X, on condition the long-range business jet's fly-by-wire control system is updated.
-
NewsDelta launches first WiFi-enabled regional flight
Delta Air Lines has launched in-flight Internet service on its regional aircraft, with the first flight of a WiFi-enabled Bombardier CRJ700 today. The...
-
News
ADAT, SR Technics ink inventory deal with Sanad
Mubadala Aerospace's maintenance subsidiaries, Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies and SR Technics, have arranged the sale-and-leaseback of auxiliary power units...
-
Interview
Working Week: Kate Ahrens
Kate Ahrens is a senior member of Canadian completions and refurbishment business Flying Colours Corp. As one of the directors, Kate puts her extensive aviation experience to good use as lead designer for the expanding business.
-
News
US flight schools weathered post-9/11 storm
There seemed nothing unusual when five young, ambitious men whose passports showed them to be citizens of various Middle Eastern countries started their pilot training at different flight schools in Florida and California in the first half of 2000.
