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Regulations and Government

EC air transport director vows more proportionate bizav rules

The European Commission’s director for air transport, Daniel Calleja, pledged more “proportionate” rules for business aviation in the future, acknowledging
Aircraft

Europe meets the HondaJet

At its first official presence here at EBACE yesterday, Honda Aircraft (Booth No.
Aircraft

Embraer’s newest bizjets will continue the Legacy

A “legacy,” by definition and by tradition, is something of value passed down from one generation to the next.
Charter & Fractional

Lufthansa lands at EBACE

Lufthansa Private Jet is showcasing the first aircraft of its own fleet here at the EBACE static display area.
Aircraft

Hawker Beechcraft Holds Commitments for 70 Premier IIs

After announcing the launch of the Premier II on Monday, Hawker Beechcraft yesterday revealed it has firm orders for 40 aircraft and lesser commitments for
Aircraft

Airbus snags $1.5 billion order for six A350 Prestige bizliners

Airbus received its largest-ever order for corporate jetliners with the placing of a $1.5 billion order for six A350 Prestige aircraft by Jeddah, Saudi Ara
Charter & Fractional

VistaJet buys Bombardier’s Skyjet charter

Bombardier’s Skyjet International executive aircraft charter program will be in safe hands with proposed new Swiss owner VistaJet, according to the Canadia
Aircraft

Mustangs galloping to Russia

Cessna Aircraft announced yesterday an order for 20 Citation Mustang very light jets from Russian charter operator Dexter and 24 Citations by Austria’s Jet
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Jet Aviation swings doors open on widebody super hangar

Jet Aviation inaugurated a new hangar at its Basel completion facility on May 16, just days before the opening of EBACE.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gore Design targets both narrow and widebodies

Gore Design Completions (Booth No.
Avionics

Embraer selects Safe Flight stall warning for Phenom 100

Embraer has chosen Safe Flight Instrument Corporation’s Stall Warning and Protection System (SWPS) for the Phenom 100 very light jet.
Maintenance and Modifications

CRS Jet Spares Going Green in Florida

Following a review of its operations by efficiency consultants, CRS Jet Spares has revealed a range of measures that will help the Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Cabin Interior and Electronics

New Flight Display LCD Allays Dealer Concerns

Flight Display Systems, a leading manufacturer of in-flight entertainment equipment, has unveiled at EBACE the updated version of its 7-inch widescreen LCD
Charter & Fractional

FlyingGroup To Offset Carbon Dioxide

Executive charter operator FlyingGroup (Booth No.
Aircraft

Apex Is Spectrum’s Choice for Freedom

Would-be business jet OEM Spectrum Aeronautical (Booth No.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Fortis Offers Executive Aircraft Service

Following an earlier initiative in the luxury-yacht market, international banking and insurance financial-services provider Fortis (Booth No.
Aircraft

BAe 146/RJ put in corporate livery

This morning, BAE Systems Regional Aircraft (Booth No.
Maintenance and Modifications

Eco-friendly APU under development for business jets

Microturbo, a subsidiary of Safran Group company Turbomeca, has finalized a partnership with Triumph Gear Systems of Park City, Utah, for the development o
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Florida-based Banyan Air Service is expanding its capabilities

Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based Banyan Air Service is expanding its capabilities to include avionics installations in large-cabin business jets.
Charter & Fractional

XOJet starting joint venture in Middle East

XOJet, the fast-growing on-demand charter company operating a fleet of Cessna Citation X and (starting this fall) Bombardier Challenger 300 aircraft, has s
Aircraft

Single-engine version of Falcon 7X is remote-controlled

Remote-controlled model specialist Aviation Design has started offering 1/7th model kits of the Dassault Falcon 7X business jet and expects many of the cus
Avionics

Avidyne has datalink Wx for Europe

Hoping to duplicate the success of in-flight datalink weather services that have exploded in the U.S., Avidyne (Booth No.
Charter & Fractional

Prestige Jet buys five G650s

Prestige Jet of Abu Dhabi signed a letter of intent at EBACE for the purchase of five Gulfstream G650 long-range executive jets to be delivered in 2012.
Aircraft

Piiots Take Solar Impulse Sim on 25-hour Flight

Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg recently spent their first 25 hours at the controls of a flight simulator that replicates the cockpit in the first So
Avionics

Sabena Takes EFB Software To New Level

Sabena Flight Academy Consulting is debuting its newly developed integrated electronic flight bag (EFB) software here at EBACE.
Charter & Fractional

‘ShAirForceOne’ plans ‘frax’ BBJ2 ops by pax hours, not aircraft hours

“The ShAirForceOne program will deliver the ultimate corporate flight experience with respect to safety, security, comfort and productivity,” Art Brown, pr
Charter & Fractional

Factory-supported pricing

Flight Options’ foundation since its launch in October 1998 has been the tenet that a fractional share in a pre-owned jet makes better financial sense than
Charter & Fractional

A pilot's life at Flight Options

Flight Options pilots work eight days on, seven days off, a schedule that for the most part is popular with crews.
Charter & Fractional

Dedicated crewing?

One of Flight Options’ claimed advantages over the competition is what it calls “dedicated crewing,” a dispatch system under which captains are assigned a