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FBOs

RAF Northolt adds one more FBO to London area

A new executive aircraft handling operation was launched last month at the London-area Royal Air Force Northolt base (EGWU).
Regulations and Government

EC slot restrictions anger Euro regionals

The European Commission (EC) has issued long-awaited slot-allocation reforms that would allow slot coordinators to exclude aircraft “below a certain size”
Aircraft

Long-awaited Premier II ‘excites’ HBC

Hawker Beechcraft announced the long-awaited upgrade of the Premier light jet yesterday evening, highlighting improvements in range, time to climb, maximum
Aircraft

BBJ success not expected to peak soon

A record order backlog for Boeing 737s has put Boeing Business Jet president Steven Hill in something of a quandary.
Aircraft

Gulfstream G650’s launch ignites string of new orders

Two months after launching the biggest, fastest and priciest Gulfstream ever, top executives for the U.S.
FBOs

Le Bourget FBO intros JetEx to Europe

Dubai-based JetEx Flight Support has announced a major move into the European marketplace.
Aircraft

ExecuJet Is European Launch Customer for Learjet 85

Zurich-based ExecuJet (Booth No.
Engines

PW810 finds its niche via airliner industry’s back door

What presented the impetus for the PW810’s development?When we started to talk about the PW800 family [in the late 1990s], we were talking abo
Charter & Fractional

ExecuJet Aviation wants clients to ‘Simply Fly’

ExecuJet Aviation will receive the first aircraft for its new Simply Fly program within the next three to four months, and expects to have 10 large-cabin j
FBOs

European FBO Survey Report

European FBOs have once again scored highly in the annual survey of international FBOs conducted by Aviation International News (sister publication of EBAC
Charter & Fractional

After changes, PrivatAir looks to future

Late last year, PrivatAir sold its U.S.
Aircraft

Upgraded Pilatus PC-12 makes European debut

At the Pilatus shareholder meeting earlier this year, triumphant chairman Oscar Schwenk declared, “In 2007, we sold more aircraft, we achieved a higher tur
Charter & Fractional

UK air-taxi service ready for ‘the VLJ revolution’

Blink has set the bar pretty high for itself in pledging to radically overhaul the business model for air taxi services in Europe with a fleet of Cessna Ci
Charter & Fractional

As European charter cools, brokers assess their options

Early 2008 has seen muted interest, if not a full-blown downturn, in demand for executive charter service in Europe, according to leading charter brokers.
Charter & Fractional

Air Alsie eyes the backlog fleet in response to industry decline

The next two years seem certain to see a softening in demand for business and private aviation, according to aircraft management and charter group Air Alsi
ATC

Swiss drones to monitor football fans from above

For the upcoming European football championship, jointly hosted by Switzerland and Austria, the Zurich police department has decided to supplement its crow
Charter & Fractional

Executive Airlines soars on charter growth curve

Executive Airlines (Booth No.
ATC

SESAR’s benefits for GA need further study

The SESAR (Single European Sky ATM Research) program to define and implement a new air traffic management system for the Single European Sky (SES) presents
Regulations and Government

Isle of Man registry M-eets demand

In the year since it was created on May 1, 2007, the Isle of Man aircraft registry has established itself as a popular offshore registry for business jet o
FBOs

Avitat FBO touts HPN as attractive alternative to TEB

Sometimes your best business asset is your location.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

The Perfect Espresso Must Be Italian

Italian cabin supplier Iacobucci HF Electronics has introduced a new espresso maker designed for use in an aircraft galley.
Airports

Cannes-Mandelieu set to begin slot system trial

France’s DGAC civil aviation authority has imposed slot coordination at Cannes-Mandelieu Airport in the south of France beginning May 23 under a trial peri
Aircraft

Phenom 300 first flight is propelling Embraer

Embraer announced creation of its executive jets division in the spring of 2005, simultaneously revealing the launch of its first “clean-sheet” business je
Airports

Lyon Bron airport plans building spree while eyeing new operators

Representatives of Lyon Bron Airport (Booth No.
Aircraft

Cessna’s Columbus still taking shape

After an extensive period of market consultation over its Large Cabin Concept, Cessna launched its new Citation Columbus program just over three months ago
Aircraft

Safety issues a hot topic at VLJ forum in London

Delegates at the Very Light Jet (VLJ) conference, held March 26 and 27 at the Royal Aeronautical Society in London, warned that unless a range of measures
Aircraft

New TBM Cockpit Is Jet-Class

EADS Socata’s latest TBM 850 business/utility aircraft is now available with an upgraded cockpit, based on a Garmin G1000 avionics suite.
Aircraft

Dassault adds Falcon options

Dassault Aviation is here at EBACE talking about new equipment options it has in the works or has already completed for its Falcon business jets, and is ex
ATC

Eurocontrol braces for VLJ flood

According to Eurocontrol, by 2010, European operators will have ordered some 500 very light jets (VLJs) and about 300 of these will have been delivered by
Regulations and Government

European bizav seeks to avoid CO2 emission trading scheme

The need to demonstrate environmental responsibility while remaining operationally viable has been identified as the biggest single challenge facing busine