All Business Jets articles – Page 198
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NewsKansas chips in for Bombardier build-up
Wichita, which last week was left reeling by Boeing's closure of its site in the city, has been bolstered by additional investment from airframer Bombardier.
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ImperialJet steps up marketing drive and prepares to quadruple fleet
Lebanese fractional ownership and charter company ImperialJet plans to more than quadruple its fleet during the next three years as part of a wider strategy to exploit flourishing demand for business aircraft in its target regions of Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Russia.
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Lufthansa Technik takes full control of parts supplier AirLiance
Lufthansa Technik is now the sole owner of large used aircraft parts supplier AirLiance after forming the joint venture with United Airlines and Air Canada...
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NewsOperational error likely in Southwest close call at Midway
Tempers flared in the cockpit of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 after landing at Chicago's Midway airport on 1 December and being given clearance by the tower to cross a parallel runway en route to the terminal as a Learjet was preparing to take off.
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NewsSpoilers suspected in Cessna Citation roll control emergency
The pilots of a 1995 Cessna Citation VII (N877G) that experienced severe roll control problems on departure from Fort Lauderdale Executive airport on the morning of 28 December used a combination of alternative control techniques to bring the twin-engine business jet, with eight people on board, back to the airport.
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NewsKalitta 747 crash crew battled dual-engine failure on take-off
Loss of power in two engines during initial climb, and a resulting near-stall, led to the fatal crash of a Kalitta Air Boeing 747-200F moments after departure...
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Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta airport to undergo expansion
Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport will undergo major expansion works to overcome congestion and cope with the rising passenger numbers.
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RFP details Air India 787 pricing and configuration
Air India has detailed the technical and financial specifications of its first seven Boeing 787s, including prices the Indian flag carrier will pay for its...
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NewsBombardier to deliver 10 CSeries per month in 2016
Having accumulated over 300 orders and commitments for CSeries CS100 and CS300 aircraft, Bombardier says it is now sold out of delivery slots in 2014 and...
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Bombardier details CSeries flight test programme
With the first flight of its CSeries CS100 pencilled in for the end of 2012, Bombardier has for the first time detailed its flight test programme that will certify and deliver the first 125-seat jet by the end of 2013.
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NewsBoeing misses 2011 787 and 747-8 delivery target
Boeing failed to meet its 2011 delivery guidance of 15 to 20 747-8s and 787s, delivering just 12 of its newly certified aircraft, including nine 747-8 freighters...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Piper’s Simon Caldecott sees safety in numbers
Although Piper Aircraft's new owner lives halfway around the world, new chief executive Simon Caldecott never has to look farther than his conference room wall in Vero Beach to see who he works for.
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NewsIcing a key suspect in Teterboro TBM crash
The instrument rated private pilot of a Socata TBM 700 that crashed shortly after departure from Teterboro airport near New York City on the morning of 20 December was attempting to climb out of icing conditions at 17,000ft (5,185m) minutes before the aircraft spiralled into the ground, killing all five ...
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NewsFAA: Business jet activity continues to hustle
Domestic and international business jet operations continued to ramp up in 2011 as part of an ongoing upward trajectory that began in early 2009, according to the US Federal Aviation Administration's enhanced traffic management system count database.
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NewsChina's Nanshan takes delivery of first BBJ
Boeing Business Jets has delivered a BBJ to Chinese charter operator Nanshan Jet, rounding off a strong year of orders and deliveries to Chinese customers for the US airframer.
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NewsAirline fatal accident numbers climb in 2011
The year 2011 saw a sharp rise in the number of airline fatal accidents, reaching a total of 37 compared with 26 in 2010, and well above the annual average...
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Comac ARJ21-700 ready for type inspection authorisation
The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) ARJ21-700 regional jet is ready to enter the type inspection authorisation (TIA) stage, nine years after...
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Brussels Airlines to launch JFK service in June
Belgian flag carrier Brussels Airlines has announced plans to resume service to North America from 1 June, with an Airbus A330-300 flying daily between Brussels...