The contrast in global perspectives on business aviation’s prospects has rarely seemed starker than it did this week at the Corporate Jet Investor (CJI) conference in London. In simplistic terms, North American industry leaders view the glass as being well over half full, while their European cousins see their outlook as more of a poisoned chalice as they come to terms with stagnant economies and seemingly interminable political battles over what they view as stifling regulation.
From Embraer Executive Jets, chief commercial officer Stephen Friedrich told the gathering that he sees 2025 as “a golden era for private and business aviation.” He mentioned that the manufacturer has signed multiple purchase agreements with aircraft buyers in the first weeks of the new year.
Charles Alcock is managing editor of the AIN Media Group, having rejoined the company in 2019. He has been an aviation journalist since 1986, and previously worked for AIN from 1990 to 2017, most recently as editor-in-chief. His main focus is on covering new aviation technology and business models, as well as international news.
Having been raised in the London area, Alcock studied at the University of Manchester in the UK and earned an honors degree in Politics and Modern History. He speaks English and French, and some German.
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