All Business Jets articles – Page 76

  • News

    MEBAA: Dornier Seawings makes a splash in the UAE

    2016-12-07T17:08:32Z

    ​Dornier Seawings is making a splash at MEBAA as it seeks to awareness within the UAE of its new-generation Seastar CD2 amphibian.

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    Trump plans to renegotiate new Air Force One pricing

    2016-12-07T16:12:17Z

    ​US President-elect Donald Trump says he will lead pricing negotiations with Boeing on a programme to replace two 747-200-derived VC-25As serving as executive transports also known as Air Force One.

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    MEBAA: Empire swells Gulfstream fleet

    2016-12-07T15:00:46Z

    ​Business aviation charter and management company Empire Aviation (EAG) has added a third Gulfstream G650 to its managed fleet. The ultra-long-range business jet was acquired by EAG for an existing owner who was upgrading from an undisclosed model.

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    MEBAA: PICTURE - Royal Jet shows off new BBJ

    2016-12-07T14:54:39Z

    ​VVIP operator Royal Jet is showcasing on the MEBAA static one of its recently delivered Boeing Business Jets. The show regular is the largest operator of the VIP airliner with a fleet of eight aircraft.

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    MEBAA: Embraer sells second Legacy 500 to Cedar Executive

    2016-12-07T14:50:42Z

    ​Lebanese operator and Middle East Airlines subsidiary Cedar Executive ordered a second Embraer Legacy 500 at MEBAA yesterday, to feed the growing appetite for business jet travel from companies and individuals within Lebanon.

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    MEBAA: Piaggio and Al Saif join for Evo Middle East sales push

    2016-12-07T13:11:12Z

    ​Piaggio Aerospace and its local sales agent Al Saif Aviation are out in force at MEBAA to promote the P180 Avanti Evo single-engined turboprop to the region’s VIP and special missions communities.

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    MEBAA: AMAC bullish on PC-12's Middle East prospects

    2016-12-07T10:00:16Z

    ​AMAC Aerospace is returning to MEBAA in bullish mood as acceptance of the Pilatus PC-12NG, for which it is exclusive sales agent for the Middle East, along with its in development stablemate, the PC-24 – is gaining momentum across the region.

  • News

    MEBAA: Satcom Direct completes acquisition of True North

    2016-12-06T15:26:34Z

    ​Aeronautical communications provider Satcom Direct (SD) has completed its purchase of cabin communications developer TrueNorth Avionics.

  • News

    ​MEBAA: Farnborough sees Middle East traffic rise

    2016-12-06T14:40:34Z

    The Middle East is a key market for TAG Farnborough Airport as it enjoys a growth spurt partly due to a rise in large-cabin business jets which are popular in the region.

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    Lilium Jet plans flight tests for electric VTOL prototype

    2016-12-06T13:51:54Z

    ​German start-up Lilium Jet will begin flight testing in early 2017 of a prototype for an electric-powered two-seat aircraft with vertical take-off and landing capability, the company announces on 5 December.

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    MEBAA: The ultimate business jet, a history of Air Force One

    2016-12-06T09:22:23Z

    ​Shortly after his inauguration on 20 January, President Donald J Trump will be handed the keys to the world’s ultimate business jet, the US Air Force’s pair of Boeing 747-200-derived VC-25s, known by the call sign Air Force One when the commander-in-chief is on board. If Trump secures a second ...

  • News

    MEBAA: Comlux boosts range of ACJ321 with extra fuel tank installation

    2016-12-06T09:18:41Z

    Comlux is offering ACJ321 operators an Airbus-approved additional fuel tank installation it says adds 500nm (926km) to the aircraft’s range, and is formally launching the service at MEBAA.

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    ​MEBAA: Show hosts mini 757 'fly-in'

    2016-12-06T09:18:19Z

    Two Boeing 757-200s have flown in to this year’s MEBAA show and are on display next to each other in the static park. Both aircraft are Rolls-Royce RB211-powered versions that started life in airline service, but have very different roles now.

  • Interview

    INTERVIEW: Kiah Erlich, creating safe and efficient technology for pilots

    2016-12-06T09:15:00Z

    Kiah Erlich, is director, flight support services, at Honeywell Aerospace where she is passionate about promoting aerospace to the next generation of aviators

  • News

    ​MEBAA: BBJ and Fokker join forces on panoramic window

    2016-12-06T06:40:48Z

    Boeing Business Jets has hooked up with Fokker to produce panoramic cabin window that will be the largest flying on any passenger aircraft.

  • News

    MEBAA: Latitude makes MEBAA debut

    2016-12-05T14:22:19Z

    ​Textron Aviation is returning to MEBAA, two years after the US company – which merges the iconic Cessna and Beechcraft brands – made its show debut.

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    MEBAA: Falcon 8X has its first Middle East outing

    2016-12-05T14:21:59Z

    ​Dassault’s Falcon 8X is making its Middle East debut, less than a month after the first example of the ultra-long-range business jet was handed over to a Middle East customer.

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    MEBAA: AMAC secures series of MRO contracts

    2016-12-05T14:20:45Z

    Switzerland’s AMAC Aerospace is at MEBAA, having secured a clutch of maintenance packages on Airbus, Boeing and large-cabin Gulfstream business jets, including from the Middle East.

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    MEBAA: Gulfstream displays four-zone G650ER

    2016-12-05T14:19:49Z

    Gulfstream is going head to head with the Bombardier Global 7000 at MEBAA by displaying a four-zone cabin version of the G650ER. The Savannah-based airframer's flagship – traditionally offered with a three-zone cabin – faces competition from the new Bombardier champion, which flew for the first time earlier this month. ...

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    MEBAA: Airbus hints at ACJ350 customer and ACJ330neo

    2016-12-05T13:44:08Z

    MEBAA is beginning with the familiar battle of the big business jets. Airbus yesterday announced its eighth commitment for an ACJ320neo, said that it was close to securing its first ACJ350 customer, and hinted at the imminent launch an ACJ version of its latest widebody, the A330neo.