All articles by Murdo Morrison – Page 44
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NewsAirbus chief sets out priorities for 2015
Airbus chief executive Fabrice Bregier has identified the airframer's three new programmes as its priorities for 2015.
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NewsSelling current A380 remains priority: Airbus chief
Senior Airbus executives continue to hint that a re-engined A380 is being considered, but insist the "priority" remains securing orders for the current version of the superjumbo – something chief executive Fabrice Bregier sees as achievable this year, after Airbus finished 2014 with just 13 net orders for its biggest ...
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MEBA: Gama Aviation says Hangar8 merger is part of necessary consolidation
The founder of Gama Aviation says its merger with UK rival Hangar8 - announced as day one of MEBA came to an end - is part of a necessary consolidation in the industry that will produce a stronger player with a growing global footprint.
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MEBA: AMAC looks at expansion as it prepares to open fourth widebody hangar
Swiss maintenance and interiors specialist AMAC is set to complete a successful year as it prepares to open a fourth hangar at its main facility in Basel, Switzerland, and expand its operation in Turkey.
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MEBA: Emirates considers expanding Executive offering
Emirates says it will decide in 2015 whether to expand its Emirates Executive offering with further aircraft, one year after launching the high-end charter service with a single Airbus A319.
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MEBA: Show opens with record exhibitor numbers
Middle East Business Aviation takes off today with a record number of exhibitors – 422 compared with 385 two years ago – and in its permanent new home for the first time at Dubai World Central.
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MEBA: Big three Gulf airlines showcase VIP products
For the first time, all three of the Gulf’s big airlines are exhibiting at MEBA as they increasingly expand their brands into the top end of premium travel.
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MEBA: XJet to open two Middle East FBOs in 2015
US FBO operator XJet is taking its membership model to the Gulf with two new facilities due to open next year – one in Saudi Arabia’s oil capital Dammam and one here at Dubai World Central.
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OBITUARY: Jean-Paul Bechat, the industrialist who steered the Safran merger
The announced merger of state-controlled French engine maker Snecma and privately-owned defence electronics group Sagem 10 years ago may have been greeted by scepticism by analysts and been more about Gallic industrial machismo than smart business. After all, Safran, the seemingly unweildy conglomerate it created, made everything from photocopiers to ...
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MEBA: DC Aviation reaps rewards from being first to commit to DWC airport
In the dusty expanse of what may one day be the world’s biggest aviation gateway, the fixed base operation of DC Aviation Al-Futtaim stands in virtual splendid isolation next to the runway. The joint venture between the German charter operator and local conglomerate is one of just a handful of ...
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NewsSOLDIERING ON: 10 veteran airliner types still in service
News that SkyWest is retiring its remaining Embraer EMB-120 Brasilias prompted us to come up with a list of 10 other veteran types still being operated by airlines, including as freighters. The data comes from Flight International’s World Airliner Census, compiled using Flightglobal’s Ascend Fleets database.
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NewsGulf airlines attack European protectionism
Gulf airlines have upped their attack on European countries who allegedy restrict access to their main airports to featherbed national carriers.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Bumps on Dema's path to tier one status
Becoming a tier one in the aerospace supply chain is a tough business, and the 21-year rise of Dema from $2 million-turnover boutique design house to one of Italy’s foremost aerostructures players has not been without growing pains. Alongside a succession of acquisitions and investment in facilities and equipment have ...
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NewsVLM set to become first European Superjet operator
Belgian carrier VLM is to become the first European Union operator of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 following a deal with Ilyushin Finance to lease two of the regional aircraft.
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NewsNBAA: Dassault reports strong performance in 2014
Sales are rebounding strongly for Dassault Aviation, with the French airframer notching up 67 firm Falcon orders in the first three quarters of 2014, more than in the whole of last year, says president Jon Rosanvallon.
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NewsNBAA: Piaggo rebrands and offers Evos on lease in North America
The maker of the distinctive Avanti twin-pusher turboprop unveiled a new identity this morning at NBAA, changing its name from Piaggio Aero Industries to Piaggio Aerospace.
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NBAA Boeing Business Jets president Steve Taylor quits after successful year
Boeing Business Jets president Capt Steve Taylor says he is quitting the organisation on a high, after net orders hit double figures this year for the first time since 2008.
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Embraer cuts first metal part for E-Jet E2
Embraer has cut the first metal component for its E-Jet E2 family of regional jets at its new factory in Evora, Portugal. The wing stub forward pressure bulkhead is for the prototype of the E190 E2, which is scheduled to fly in 2016.
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NewsUltimate corporate jets: Nine private aircraft that combine business with pleasure
The USA’s, and the world’s, biggest business aviation convention – NBAA – starts in Orlando on 21 October. The event is all about business aircraft as tools – machines to transport money makers directly where they want to go in comfort, convenience and security, while saving them hours of time. ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Why Snecma is confident Silvercrest can win further applications
Snecma started powering up for its first foray into business aviation just as the sector itself was about to power down. Seven years on from the beginning of the test campaign on the Silvercrest core engine demonstrator in December 2007, the French propulsion specialist is convinced it made the right ...