All General aviation articles – Page 175
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The business aircraft that changed the world: No. 5
An opening had appeared in the business aviation market by the late 1960s. Between the ranks of high-end turboprops flying at 260kt (480km/h) and low-end...
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The business aircraft that changed the world: No. 6
Would the very light jet revolution have happened without the Eclipse 500? We think not. True, it was not the first of its type. That distinction...
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The business aircraft that changed the world: No. 7
Launched at perhaps the darkest moment in Canadair's history, the Challenger 600 proved much more than a lifeline for a struggling company in the late 1970s....
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The business aircraft that changed the world: No. 8
It says something extraordinary about an aircraft's longevity in the aviation business when at least five companies have owned production rights, and derivatives...
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The business aircraft that changed the world: No. 9
It claimed a whole collection of "firsts" in business aviation - first all-composite aircraft, first glass cockpit, first certificated tandem-wing, including...
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NewsEuropean air traffic braced after new Icelandic eruption
European air traffic centres are bracing for possible operational disruption after an eruption by the Icelandic volcano Grimsvotn. The volcano is the...
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EBACE: Jet Aviation Hong Kong approved as Dassault Falcon service centre
Jet Aviation Hong Kong (stand 7060) has been given the green light as a Dassault Falcon authorised service centre. The facility was appointed by the French...
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EBACE: Hawker Beechcraft notches up sales
Hawker Beechcraft clinched two sales at the show this morning. The first was an order from its Russian and eastern European distributor Premier Aviation for a King Air C90GTx.
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EBACE: New Canadian government deals blow to Diamond D-Jet
Diamond's hopes of relaunching its stalled D-Jet programme have been dashed by the new Canadian government, although the Austrian-owned airframer has vowed to continue the battle to bring the single-engined personal jet to market.
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EBACE: Hawker Beechcraft makes product upgrades
Continuing its tradition of offering aftermarket upgrades and modifications across its family of business jets and turboprops, Hawker Beechcraft Services launched two new performance enhancement programmes at the show today to extend the life, sustain the appeal and increase the resale value of the aircraft for its global network of ...
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EBACE: Eurojet Aviation expands at Birmingham airport
UK aircraft management, charter and maintenance provider Eurojet Aviation will spend £5 million ($8.1 million) on an expansion project at Birmingham airport.
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EBACE: Used prices keep Hawker Beechcraft in sulk
There is a simple formula these days for making a Hawker Beechcraft executive spontaneously burst into applause.
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EBACE: Daher-Socata delivers multi-mission TBM 850 to Argentina's airport security police
Daher-Socata has delivered a TBM-MMA - the multi-mission version of its TBM 850 single-engined turboprop - to Argentina's airport security police.
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EBACE: Britain's bureaucrats make a fortune out of the ETS
The UK tops the European league for taxes and proposed taxes on business aviation, and for bureaucratic charges associated with the emissions trading scheme.
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NewsEBACE: Piaggio just weeks from freezing jet design
Piaggio is just weeks from agreeing the final design of its new P1XX jet, and announcing the first tranche of systems and structures suppliers, new managing director Eligio Trombetta confirmed at the show.
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EBACE: Rockwell Collins adds synthetic vision to Pro Line 21
Operators of aircraft equipped with Rockwell Collins' Pro Line 21 avionics will soon be able to realise the operational benefits of synthetic vision, the company said today.
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EBACE: MEBAA chief calls for support to grow Middle East activities
The founding chairman of the Middle East Business Aviation Association Ali Al Naqbi has called on European business aviation companies with aspirations to do business in the fast-growing market to get involved.
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RAA 2011: GE cites ‘strong interest’ in CPX38 turboprop engine
GE remains actively engaged with manufacturers interested in a 90-seat turboprop platform to support the CPX38 engine.
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EBACE: Africa will be growth area for 'intelligent' charter operators
"Intelligent" European charter operators should look to Africa for potential growth, despite the gradual recovery of their home market.
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EBACE: FinServe launches business aviation policy
Insurance broker FinServe Aviation Insurance has created a new class of policy for business aviation owners and operators, covering what it claims is a broader range of risks than a standard policy.