All Business Jets articles – Page 14
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NewsHoneywell forms new business to advance drone and air taxi technology
Honeywell Aerospace has formed a new business unit designed to holistically support unmanned aerial systems and urban air mobility projects.
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NewsBombardier to shed 600 jobs at Belfast plant
Bombardier is cutting 600 jobs at its aerostructures business in Belfast, Northern Ireland, as it seeks to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsNew business aircraft among projects announced in French aid package
Alongside research and development support for the rotorcraft and commercial aerospace sectors, France is also to fund early develoment activites for next-generation business and general aviation aircraft.
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NewsASL launches ‘boutique’ VIP scheduled service with ERJ regional jets
Belgian business aviation services company ASL has created a new division dedicated to providing “boutique” scheduled services to European destinations using a pair of VIP-configured Embraer regional jets. Operating under the brand name ASL Fly Executive, the first route will launch on 4 July connecting Brussels to Ibiza with flights ...
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NewsTailHail charter membership programme launches in preparation for end-of-lockdown spike
An online charter membership programme has been launched by a UK start-up, hoping to take advantage of the predicted bounce in business aircraft demand, as the coronavirus pandemic eases and travel restrictions are lifted across the globe.
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NewsRoyal Canadian Air Force to buy two Challenger 650s from Bombardier
The Royal Canadian Air Force plans to buy two Challenger 650 business jets from Bombardier, with delivery scheduled for summer 2020.
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NewsHow the ACJ320neo family has come of age
Five years ago John Leahy, then Airbus chief operating officer, made his first and only visit to EBACE, to sign a single aircraft deal that heralded the launch of the ACJ320neo family, and a new era for the corporate airliner family.
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NewsHarrods Aviation begins a slow recovery
London FBO business looks to traffic return despite concerns about UK quarantine regulations
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NewsAerion lays out vision for clean-energy supersonic and hypersonic flight
Fledgling airframer Aerion has much broader ambition than only developing its supersonic AS2 business jet.
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NewsPilatus predicts a bumpy 2020 but sees ‘clean landing’ ahead
Pilatus expects 2020 to be a turbulent year as the coronavirus pandemic threatens to hit output of its PC-24 and PC-12NGX, but the airframer is confident the business can successfully “navigate” the crisis and remain robust, thanks to its “strong product line”, healthy military trainer backlog and ample financial reserves.
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NewsRolls-Royce introduces virtual reality maintenance training programme
With coronavirus-imposed travel restrictions and social-distancing measures making face-to-face learning difficult, Rolls-Royce has introduced a virtual reality maintenance training programme for its business aviation customers.
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NewsEmbraer blames Boeing for 30% drop in deliveries
Embraer says it delivered a total of 14 aircraft during the first quarter of 2020, a more than 30% drop from the same period a year ago as the company was preparing to carve out its commercial aircraft division in a now-scuppered joint venture with Boeing.
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NewsGulfstream G600 secures European certification
Gulfstream has secured European certification for the G600, clearing the way for deliveries of the super-large-cabin business jet to begin to customers on the continent.
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NewsGulfstream beefs up G700 test fleet
Gulfstream has commenced flights with its second and third G700 test aircraft. The second aircraft (msn 87007, N703GD) conducted a 2h 58min maiden sortie on 20 March, says the company. On 8 May, the third G700 (msn 87008, N708GA) test aircraft operated a 3h 2min sortie. Source: Gulfstream ...
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NewsFirst German government A350 arrives for outfitting in Hamburg
Airbus has transferred the first of three A350-900s for the federal German government to Hamburg for outfitting at the Lufthansa Technik facility. The aircraft flew from the airframer’s Hamburg Finkenwerder plant to the city’s main international airport on 7 May. It bears the civil registration D-AGAF but will be re-registered ...
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NewsBombardier Aviation eyes production cuts as virus hammers demand
The coronavirus pandemic has eroded demand for business jets, accelerated Bombardier’s cash burn and will lead the company to slow aircraft production.
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NewsGulfstream cuts jobs, closes service centre as coronavirus outbreak persists
Gulfstream is slashing jobs across its operation to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on its business and ensure its long-term viability. The company will also close its Las Vegas service centre in June, and move the work to its nearby facility in Van Nuys, California.
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NewsJetSuite files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
JetSuite filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on 28 April, blaming the move on a slump in demand for ad hoc charter caused by the coronavirus outbreak. The move came two weeks after the Dallas-headquartered firm grounded its 12-strong fleet of Embraer business jets and furloughed most of its workforce.
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NewsNetJets cuts aircraft deliveries and workforce amid coronavirus crisis
NetJets has more than halved the number of business jets it expects to receive in 2020, as demand for travel plummets on the back of the coronavirus pandemic. The firm has also the cut employee numbers at both its European fractional ownership operation and US-based Executive Jet Management (EJM) subsidiary by a quarter due to the weak operating environment.
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NewsCoronavirus travel restrictions blunt Gulfstream’s first-quarter output
Travel restrictions imposed by the coronavirus outbreak resulted in around a third of completed Gulfstream business jets remaining undelivered in the first quarter, according to parent company General Dynamics. The constrained travel environment is also impacting sales of new aircraft due to the challenge of closing a deal, it says.