All Business Jets articles – Page 194
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NewsABU DHABI EXPO: Royal Jet benefits from Arab Spring diplomancy
While many in the aviation world were hit by the Arab Spring's disruption of tourism and commerce, Abu Dhabi's Royal...
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NewsABU DHABI EXPO: Saudia becomes largest customer of Dassault Falcon 7X
Dassault Falcon is making its mark in the Middle East with the delivery of the fourth 7X to Saudia Private Aviation, an event that makes the Saudi Arabian firm the biggest operator of the type worldwide.
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NewsABU DHABI EXPO: Rotana Jet aims to fill a new niche in Middle East
One of the newest names in business aviation in the Middle East, Rotana Jet, believes it can tap an unfilled market for short-haul jet flights within the UAE.
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NewsVirgin America to apply for beyond-perimeter slots at Washington National, Cush says
Virgin America will apply to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for the authority to fly from its San Francisco base to Washington National Airport...
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NewsQatar Executive looks to expand fleet with Global 7000 and 8000
Qatar Executive, the all-Bombardier charter arm of Qatar Airways, is in talks with the Canadian manufacturer about bolstering its fleet with Global 7000 or 8000 jets, which are under development.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Indian business aviation snagged by constraints
Business aviation caught in a quagmire of constraints in India
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NewsAvionics update paces G280 final certification
Gulfstream Aerospace says an avionics software update is the chief item standing between its new G280 super midsize business jet and the global market.
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NewsBombardier enters make-or-break year for commercial aircraft division
Bombardier's commercial aircraft division could be confronting a make-or-break year in 2012 with a dwindling order backlog and growing schedule pressure on its biggest development programme.
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NewsBoeing nears 747-8 delivery to Lufthansa
With an estimated five to seven days of flight testing remaining, Boeing is nearing completion of final certification tests on the company's first all-new 747 passenger aircraft in more than 23 years.
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NewsMAS writes down value of A330Fs, blames P2F programme
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has been forced to write down the value of its Airbus A330-200 freighters, blaming the airframer's recent decision to launch a passenger-to-freighter conversion programme.
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Air India to cut business class seats
Cash-strapped carrier Air India will refurbish up to 49 aircraft to reduce the number of business class seats in order to capture a larger number of economy...
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NewsBoeing delivers first 747-8I
Boeing has delivered the first 747-8 Intercontinental, which departed the company's Everett, Washington facility today enroute to Vancouver, Canada. It...
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NewsStratolaunch nears conclusion of systems design review
Stratolaunch is to complete the systems design review (SDR) of its new launch system "in the next couple of months".
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Oxford Airport welcomes new charter company Fly Vectra
Indian industrial conglomerate Vectra Group has made its foray into the business aviation market with the launch of a private jet charter company in the UK called Fly Vectra.
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NewsThai Airways posts Bt10.2bn net loss for 2011
Thai Airways International fell sharply into the red in 2011, recording a net loss of Bt10.2 billion ($335 million) for the period ending 31 December, down...
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NewsSouth Africa's CemAir to branch out into regional jet leasing
South Africa-based turboprop leasing outfit CemAir is set to deploy its first Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet 100 LR next month.
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NewsAir New Zealand converts options for two 787-9s
Air New Zealand has converted options for two Boeing 787-9 aircraft, despite still being "hindered by the delay of the 787".
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NewsGAMA: Business aircraft sales hit by 'wait and see' attitude
Business aircraft sales are lagging corporate return to profitability more than usual during the economic recovery, fuelled in part by continued uncertainty in Europe, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) states in its latest annual general aviation shipping and billings report.
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UK government supports EASA flight time rules
UK minister of state for transport Theresa Villiers has supported the proposed flight time regulations put forward by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), saying that new rules would offer a "significant safety gain" for UK passengers.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Soaring demand drives Airbus to plug freighter gap
Airbus's decision last week to launch a passenger-to-freighter conversion programme for its A330 twinjet was long overdue. The airframer's own global market...