All Business Jets articles – Page 48
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News
EBACE: HondaJet rolls out Elite upgrade package 30 months after EIS
Honda Aircraft has revealed the first major upgrade for its HA-420 HondaJet only 30 months after the entry-level jet entered service.
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EBACE: Daher promotes new systems and features for TBM family
Daher is promoting a host of new services at the show, designed, it says, “to underscore the TBM very-fast-turboprop family’s growing use in commercial flights”.
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EBACE: Jetcraft hails recovering market and posts upbeat 10-year outlook
Would-be buyers are beginning to outnumber sellers in the used business jet market for one of the first times in almost a decade, according to one of the industry's most influential aircraft trading companies.
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EBACE: Pilatus's 'super-versatile' PC-24 makes its mark
Pilatus Aircraft’s PC-24 business jet has been a major attraction on the outdoor static display at EBACE since 2016, when the first test aircraft (P01), took a brief break from its busy flight test schedule to make an appearance at the Geneva show.
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EBACE: Luxaviation's 10-year path to greatness
Patrick Hansen has an unassuming explanation of how the company he founded just 10 years ago, Luxaviation, has become one of the most powerful players in business aviation, and driven consolidation in a highly fragmented sector. “We had good capital and good people, and a certain amount of luck,” he ...
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EBACE: Stobart aims to make Southend key London gateway
Stobart Aviation is vowing to make its new Stobart Jet Centre at Southend airport one of the main business aviation gateways to London, and to launch a network of FBOs throughout Europe.
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EBACE: Longer hours attracting business at Biggin Hill
Biggin Hill insists its extended opening hours – among the longest of any business aviation airport in London – and investment in infrastructure are helping it pull ahead in the capital's ultra-competitive market for VIP traffic.
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EBACE: Jetex to help power up electric aircraft developer
A US start-up hoping to develop the world's first electric-powered business aircraft has received a boost from fixed-base operator Jetex. The Dubai-based private company is investing in Wright Electric's project and has committed to install charging infrastructure across its 30-strong airport network.
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Pilatus delivers third PC-24 to Swiss owner
Pilatus Aircraft has delivered the third PC-24 business jet to Swiss businessman, pilot and long-time PC-12 customer Peter Brabeck-Letmathe.
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First ACJ320neo to enter final assembly in June
Airbus has commenced production of the first corporate version of the re-engined A320neo.
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NewsVIP operator Interflight restructured and relaunched as Voluxis
UK charter operator Interflight has been restructured and renamed, to create what its owner calls "a leading global brand in boutique business aircraft charter and management".
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Gulfstream raises super-large bar with G500
Like its bigger sibling the G650, Gulfstream's G500 advances the state of the art
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: HondaJet programme chief defies convention
A carefully choreographed and staged ritual begins every time a customer parks in front of the HondaJet delivery centre to accept handover of a new aircraft.
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JetSuite commits to launch Zunum hybrid-electric aircraft
Premium charter operator JetSuite has committed to become the launch operator for a Boeing-backed, hybrid-electric aircraft now in development by Seattle-based start-up Zunum Aero.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: European business aviation prepares for a brighter future
Europe's business aviation industry is finally emerging from one of the gloomiest periods in its history, and its rebirth is being greeted with a mixture of relief, optimism – and, perhaps understandably, a little caution.
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Opinion
OPINION: Business aviation must accept new normal
Finally, it seems, some good news in business jets; a decade on from the financial crisis, sales look to be firming up. It is of course no surprise that the most severe economic downturn since the Great Depression should have wiped out a nascent air taxi industry. Nor is it ...
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Stobart Jet Centre head is ready for a challenge
After a spell working in the airline industry, Steve Grimes moved in to business aviation, where he took on many challenging and rewarding roles. Grimes is now putting his experience to good use as managing director of Stobart Jet Centre, at London Southend airport.
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Stratos plans roomier design for 714 personal jet
Stratos Aircraft will stretch its 714 personal jet, following market feedback requesting a “roomier” design that can easily accommodate six passengers and crew, plus baggage.
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Dedicated corporate division pays dividends for Airbus Helicopters
Airbus Helicopters believes its decision last year to launch a dedicated business aviation operation – mirroring the approach of its fixed-wing sister company – has already begun paying dividends.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Fixed-wing shipments make modest first quarter gains
Worldwide shipments of business and general aviation aircraft rose modestly in the first quarter, but performance across the sector was mixed.