All articles by Murdo Morrison – Page 47
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NewsIN FOCUS: Centre of gravity shifts for business aviation in Middle East as rivals to Dubai airport emerge
When the Middle East's business aviation market began taking off in the mid-2000s, Dubai International airport was very much its epicentre.
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EADS discusses future shareholding structure
Airbus parent EADS is discussing a potential chance in its shareholding structure, but has yet to disclose any details on new ownership. A statement...
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NewsIN FOCUS: MEBA prepares for biggest-ever exhibition as it moves to new venue
For Ali Al Naqbi, the fortunes of the Middle East Business Aviation convention and the association he heads are intertwined.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Saab restructures to better target export markets
For a European defence and security company to be talking about switching focus from its domestic customer to export markets is hardly rare these days.
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NewsIN FOCUS: AgustaWestland exploits buoyant civil helicopter market
Whether transporting engineers to offshore rigs, providing police with eyes in the sky, or whisking VIPs between appointments over traffic-choked cities, the world's appetite for civil helicopters in all their guises is growing - and the reason AgustaWestland has remained one of the strongest performing units within Finmeccanica for the ...
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IN FOCUS: How Italy's Mecaer hauled itself up the value chain through helicopter landing gear and interiors
Mecaer Aviation Group is a classic tale of how the lowliest components shop can haul itself up the aerospace supply chain if it has enterprising owners who...
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NewsCHINA CAREERS: Shenzhen Airlines trawls Europe for captains
In a small, basement conference room in a Rome hotel, 15 middle-aged Italian airline pilots are watching slides of family excursions to Lotus Mountain and smiling expats celebrating Halloween and Christmas in one of China's most modern and prosperous cities.
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NewsCHINA CAREERS: Xiamen seeks foreign captains to fill growing fleet
Xiamen Airlines is typical of many of China's burgeoning home-grown carriers in that it has no shortage of young first officers among its flightcrew, but...
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NewsCHINA CAREERS: 'Career airline' Cathay looks for second officers with an eye to promotion
Like its counterparts on the other side of China's internal border, Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific will be aggressively recruiting pilots over the next three...
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NBAA: Nigerian operator Evergreen ties up with Banyan
Evergreen Apple Nigeria, which opened the first full FBO in Nigeria in July 2011, has announced at NBAA a partnership with Florida FBO operator Banyan Air...
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NBAA: Narita at show to welcome business aviation to Tokyo
Japan has a reputation for being corporate jet unfriendly, but representatives of Tokyo's Narita International Airport (booth 3831) and the country's government...
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NBAA: Organisers of MEBA predict business up 15% at this year's show
The organizers of Middle East Business Aviation (booth 1578) are at NBAA to do some last-minute marketing for the Dubai-based show, which takes place on...
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NewsNBAA: Eagle Creek gives new life to Twin Commander with Garmin G1000 glass cockpit
Eagle Creek Aviation Services is giving a new lease of life to venerable Twin Commander turboprops, exhibiting at the static the first version retrofitted with a Garmin G1000 glass cockpit.
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NBAA: Arinc debuts Direct ConnectOnboard communications system
Flight services provider Arinc Direct is debuting its Direct Connect onboard communications system.
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NewsNBAA: NBAA relaunches No Plane No Gain with focus on everyday business aviation users
The 65th NBAA convention kicked off this morning, with NBAA president Ed Bolen relaunching the No Plane No Gain campaign to press the benefits of business aviation to the economy.
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NBAA: Bombardier cements training relationship with CAE
Bombardier and CAE this morning said they are setting up a second dedicated training center in Amsterdam for the Canadian airframer, which will open in open in 2014.
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NBAA: Charter operator Meridian opens on West Coast
Teterboro-based aviation services company Meridian is expanding its charter operations to the West Coast with plans to open facilities in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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NewsNBAA: Northrop Grumman to provide inertial navigation system for new Cessna Citation Sovereign
Northrop Grumman is to supply the inertial navigation system for the new Cessna Citation Sovereign.
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NBAA: Sierra Industries and Clifford Development form joint venture on upgrades for Cessna Citations
Sierra Industries (booth 4789) and Clifford Development have formed a joint venture to develop and market Williams International FJ44 upgrades for Cessna...
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NBAA: Clay Lacy Aviation says Phenom repair business is up by a half
Clay Lacy Aviation (booth 2520) says business at its Phenom repair station at California's Van Nuys airport has grown by 50% since last year.