All Channels

Cabin Interior and Electronics

Nordam Picked by Cessna for CJ4 Cabinetry

The Nordam Group of Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been selected by Cessna Aircraft to provide executive cabinetry for the CJ4, the newest business jet in the Wichit
Aircraft

Business, military products keep Pilatus flush with orders

For the first time in many years, Pilatus Aircraft has full order books for both its general aviation business unit–with the PC-12 executive/utility
Charter & Fractional

Charter firm finds work for single-engine t-props

JetFly, a Luxembourg-based company set up in 1999, is offering fractional ownerships in single-engine turboprop aircraft.Civil aviation authori
Regulations and Government

Proponents of SE-IMC rules left out in cold

Companies that have long been awaiting European approval for commercial single-engine operations under instrument meteorological conditions (SE-IMC), or at
Article image
Security

Drug smuggling case calls for tighter security

How would you feel if criminals tried to use your aircraft for international drug smuggling, dragging you and your company into a long-running legal drama?
Aircraft

UAVs get warm welcome in Swiss civilian airspace

Don’t be alarmed if you see some unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) going about their business in the skies over Switzerland.
Aircraft

With ground tests under way, 2000DX ready for flight tests

Dassault’s Falcon 2000DX is slated to fly next month.
Article image
FBOs

Europe’s FBOs sweep top spots in pilot survey

European FBOs dominated the results of a recent survey of worldwide business aircraft ground-handling operations conducted by Aviation International New
Article image
Airports

French airports join forces to attract bizav

A group of French airports is exhibiting here at EBACE’07 to bolster their collective appeal to the business aviation community.
FBOs

Growing Le Bourget puts on a fresh face

Paris Le Bourget Airport (Booth No.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Isle of Man registry a ‘M-ONEY’ shelter

A new European aircraft registry designed specifically for corporate jets–which promises a high level of service and competitive rates–has a range of M-pre
Charter & Fractional

Start-up Swiss charter firm awaits Phenom 100 deliveries

JetBird, the planned low-cost air charter service, caused quite a stir at the 2006 EBACE exhibition when it ordered 50 of Embraer’s Phenom 100 very light j
Article image
Rotorcraft

Helicopter makers buoyed by sales surge

Helicopter manufacturers have come to EBACE 2007 riding high on the wave of some $732 million in new orders announced at the industry’s Heli-Expo held in O
Aircraft

Very Light Jets

Of more than 30 new business jet designs now in various stages of development, no fewer than seven are very light jet (VLJ) projects represented here at th
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Stork refurb business extends to large aircraft

Business aviation is not new to Stork Aerospace (Booth No.
Article image
Safety

Bombardier brings ‘war on error’ to Europe

Bombardier is to hold its first Safety Standdown event in Europe at the end of this week’s European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition here in Genev
Charter & Fractional

Flying Group introduces jet-card option for the not-so-frequent flier

“Not everyone can or wants to own a private jet, and even the most affordable co-ownership or ad hoc chartering package is not always suitable,” Flying Gro
Aircraft

PrivatAir flies high with large jets

In the 30 years since its founding, PrivatAir (Booth No.
Article image
Charter & Fractional

Business booms for Air Partner

Air Partner, the company that describes itself as the world’s largest aircraft charter broker, is seeing a surge in business.
Charter & Fractional

Investment firm has big plans for DaimlerChrysler Aviation

DaimlerChrysler Aviation, conceived as a corporate flight department in 1998 to transport the German-U.S.
Article image
Engines

P&WC eyes market for even larger engines

Pratt & Whitney Canada’s (P&WC) progress in developing a powerplant for the proposed Bombardier C Series is contributing to research and development of eng
Engines

Honeywell eyes European engine market

With Europe continuing to be one of business aviation’s key growth markets, it should not be surprising that Honeywell Aerospace has chosen to position its
Engines

Elliott Makes EBACE Debut

Business aviation services provider Elliott Aviation is making its EBACE debut this week.
Accidents

Brazil’s Federal Police Blames Pilots for Midair

Brazil’s Federal Police has concluded that ExcelAire Legacy pilots Joseph Lepore and Jan Paladino were responsible for the September collision with a Boein
Regulations and Government

Reaction to New User-fee Bill Swift and Strong

As interested parties begin to delve into the newest FAA funding bill to arrive on Capitol Hill, reaction has been strong.
ATC

Lawmakers Question NextGen Efforts

Although a “road map” for the next-generation ATC system will be released June 23, members of the House aviation subcommittee at a hearing yesterday expres
Regulations and Government

FAA Proposes OEI Standard ‘Harmonization’

The FAA has proposed a number of revisions to the rotorcraft one-eng
Charter & Fractional

Union: Flight Options Fired Pilots for Traffic Violations

The Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 1108, which represents pilots for fractional provider Flight Options, said this week that some pilots were fired for th
Charter & Fractional

European charter programs vie for market dominance

Block charter has evolved as the primary alternative to fractional ownership in Europe, with providers continuously vying to offer greater flexibility and
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Jet Aviation expands its successful completions business

Jet Aviation is here at EBACE’07 (Booth No.