On the eve of the 62nd annual National Business Aviation Association Anual Meeting and Convention, we take a look at the biz scene. To see other NBAA stories and for continuous coverage throughout the week, head over to our NBAA section.
It has been an agonising 12 months for business aviation. The financial meltdown across leading international markets triggered last year the worst economic recession for a generation and spawned the most spectacular downturn in business and consumer confidence for decades.
Dassault has seen a modest 5% hike in its Falcon business jet tally from 1,594 to 1,673 during the census period boosted by a 22-aircraft jump in its 2000EX tally to 162 of the large-cabin types, according to ACAS. The 2000 family has expanded since the last report with the blended winglet-equipped, longer-legged 2000LX - which replaces the EX in service - and de-fuelled 2000DX making their census debuts with four aircraft apiece. Read more...
(Photo: Dassault)
It has been an agonising 12 months for business aviation. The financial meltdown across leading international markets triggered last year the worst economic recession for a generation and spawned the most spectacular downturn in business and consumer confidence for decades.
Dassault has seen a modest 5% hike in its Falcon business jet tally from 1,594 to 1,673 during the census period boosted by a 22-aircraft jump in its 2000EX tally to 162 of the large-cabin types, according to ACAS. The 2000 family has expanded since the last report with the blended winglet-equipped, longer-legged 2000LX - which replaces the EX in service - and de-fuelled 2000DX making their census debuts with four aircraft apiece. Read more...
(Photo: Dassault)
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