All Business Jets articles – Page 46

  • Global 6500 - Bombardier
    Opinion

    OPINION: Why Bombardier's Global surprise was business class

    2018-06-01T09:06:56Z

    ​Anyone who thought the challenge of bringing the CSeries and the newly-rebranded Global 7500 to market over the past five years had robbed Bombardier of competitive pluck in other markets was in for a big surprise as the EBACE show opened in Geneva.

  • News

    Quest launches Kodiak 100 Series II

    2018-05-30T15:08:13Z

    A decade after it entered the business aviation market with the launch of the Kodiak 100, Quest Aircraft has introduced the second-generation version of the single-engined turboprop to boost the aircraft’s appeal in this increasingly crowded sector.

  • News

    EBACE: Inmarsat brings EAN connectivity solution to business aviation

    2018-05-30T14:36:53Z

    Inmarsat is bringing its European Aviation Network (EAN) hybrid connectivity solution to the business aviation sector as an additional option alongside its Jet ConneX Ka-band service, which this week passed the 275th installation mark.

  • News

    EBACE: TAG Farnborough prepares to smash annual movement record in 2018

    2018-05-30T12:49:09Z

    TAG Farnborough, one of Europe’s leading business aviation airports, expects to smash its annual movement record in 2018, thanks to a resurgence in global business aviation traffic to the hub, about 35 miles (55km) southwest of London.

  • News

    EBACE: Samad unveils exotic concept for new business aircraft

    2018-05-30T09:29:54Z

    For UK start-up and EBACE exhibitor Samad Aerospace, introducing the first electric and hybrid-electric-powered, vertical takeoff and landing business aircraft is not enough of a challenge. The Starling Jet also integrates that exotic propulsion system into a rarely-seen, blended wing-body airframe.

  • News

    EBACE: Bombardier signs LoI for 18 Globals with Hong Kong management firm

    2018-05-30T09:27:13Z

    ​Two days after stunning EBACE by unveiling its re-powered Global 5500 and 6500, Bombardier has announced the show’s biggest deal – with a Hong Kong aircraft management firm for up to 18 Global jets.

  • News

    EBACE: Helicopter manufacturers pitch their wares to Europe's VIPs

    2018-05-30T08:27:40Z

    As is the case in other parts of the aviation industry, where helicopters are overshadowed by their fixed-wing counterparts, so the same applies to business aviation.

  • News

    EBACE: Swiss operator orders AW169 for fleet expansion

    2018-05-29T14:50:58Z

    ​Bern-based Mountain Flyers has signed an order to acquire a Leonardo AW169 medium-twin helicopter with a VIP interior.

  • News

    EBACE: Time is right as Meridian adds G450

    2018-05-29T12:11:45Z

    ​US business aviation services company and EBACE regular Meridian has added a Gulfstream G450 to its managed fleet, taking its number of – almost entirely large-cabin – aircraft available for charter to 22.

  • News

    EBACE: Bombardier's Nuage seat spells new age for long-range interiors

    2018-05-29T12:11:28Z

    A Global 7000 does not look out of place on the lawn of the Beverly Hills Hilton at the Milken Institute's global conference, a $50,000-a-ticket venue for the world's rich and powerful every year. It is the kind of event where you see US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin chatting up ...

  • News

    EBACE: Piper bullish for M500/600 prospects in Europe

    2018-05-29T12:10:30Z

    Piper was in bullish mood at the show this morning, declaring its high hopes for its M500 and M600 in the European market.

  • News

    EBACE: Flight Ascend Consultancy sees positive trends in business aviation market

    2018-05-29T09:35:27Z

    This year marks 10 years since the global financial crisis – an event that certainly made its mark on the business jet market. While the stability of recent years had been characterised by a slowing market and lower oil prices, 2017 started to produce some genuinely positive signs for the ...

  • News

    EBACE: LHT wins approval to outfit ACJ350

    2018-05-29T09:30:39Z

    Lufthansa Technik has become an approved outfitter for the Airbus ACJ350 XWB, and has signed a deal with an undisclosed customer to develop and deliver its new three-in-one-solution (TIOS) radome for installation on a Boeing 737 Max 8.

  • News

    EBACE: Dassault puts spotlight on Falcon 6X

    2018-05-29T09:26:37Z

    Dassault is promoting its family of high-end Falcon business jets at the show, but the spotlight at this year’s event is on the recently launched 6X.

  • News

    EBACE: Piper hails M600 as 'true business aircraft'

    2018-05-29T09:26:22Z

    ​A year after the M600 made its EBACE debut and secured European certification, Piper Aircraft is displaying two examples of its flagship turboprop at the show this year. The Florida-based manufacturer – which is also exhibiting its entry-level sister, the M500 – is well on the way to re-establishing itself ...

  • News

    EBACE: Air Hamburg orders four more Legacy 650Es

    2018-05-29T09:26:00Z

    Embraer announced at the show this morning a follow-on order from German charter operator Air Hamburg for four Embraer 650Es.

  • News

    EBACE: BBJ Max continues its steep sales climb - Boeing

    2018-05-29T08:26:26Z

    Boeing Business Jets has made a strong start to the year with four new orders so far, including two for the BBJ version of the 737 Max, BBJ chief executive Greg Laxton said at EBACE this morning.

  • News

    EBACE: Avinode reports rising demand for charter in Europe

    2018-05-29T08:21:24Z

    ​Demand for business aviation charter flights in Europe is seeing a “healthy rise in demand”, with the US market also growing strongly, says Avinode, the online exchange for charter services.

  • News

    EBACE: ViaSat expects Embraer deal to kick start transition to Ka

    2018-05-29T07:52:00Z

    Yesterday’s announcement that Embraer has become the first business jet OEM customer for ViaSat’s Ka-band in-flight connectivity service is seen by the satellite company as lighting the touch paper of its transition towards making its higher-performing network available to the sector.

  • News

    EBACE: Bombardier renames largest business jet Global 7500

    2018-05-29T07:44:22Z

    The Global 7000 is no more. Five years after its launch, and 18 months after first flight, the Bombardier flagship making its EBACE debut on the static display tomorrow is from today being rebranded as the Global 7500. The new name reflects its longer endurance – although the fact that ...