Business Aviation

ATR launched ATR Corporate at EBACE. According to sales director Milco Rappuoli the company is still working on a name for the new aircraft. The move came about because several airlines are already using the regional turboprop as a convertible from VIP to shuttle or medevac. Last year the OEM sold a VIP variant to […]

EBACE 2009 was a success in any terms, but given the current financial climate, the business aviation industry had much to be cheerful about. The third biggest show in the event’s history saw 10,000 attendees turn up and 65 aircraft fly into the static display. This was good news for a sector hit by job […]

Once again, the European Business Aviation Conference and Expo provides ample opportunities for checking out the bizjets of various folks in the industry – and, as always, we make it a point of taking in the sights. CLICK FOR LARGER INDIVIDUAL IMAGES EACH IMAGE WILL OPEN IN A NEW WINDOW

IAOPA Concerns On NPA for Crew Licensing An influential industry voice is expressing concern about some of the new proposed regulations for flight crew licensing (see last month’s report). IAOPA, the European branch of the Aircraft Owners and Pilot’s Association warns that although some of the suggestions make good sense, there are also truly “dreadful” […]

There were plenty of jets to see at the European Business Aviation Conference and Expo (EBACE), but not enough time to tour them all. We saw as much as we could, but we also snapped plenty of photographs, working off the theory that we could look at a few airplanes in more detail on our […]

The European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) recorded 21.5 percent more visitors and 35 percent more exhibitors at this year’s show in Geneva. Officials say 13,762 people went through the doors of the PalExpo Convention Center at Geneva International Airport. For first-time exhibitors like Cirrus Design it’s a permanent mark on the already-busy show […]

So, how big should a business jet be? As big as it can get, apparently. Airbus announced an order for six as yet not prototyped A350 extra-wide-body aircraft to MAZ Aviation, which represents clients in the Middle East. The deal is worth $1.5 billion. As little as six months ago, Boeing and Airbus were heavily […]

Cirrus CEO Alan Klapmeier says the company will give “the jet” a real name before it hits the market and the moniker was simply an in-house convenience that stuck when the company went public. But Klapmeier also took pains to assure a news conference at EBACE 2008 that the jet itself is “real” and he’s […]

One of the most mundane forms of air transportation is finding new life at the top of the food chain. Project Phoenix is converting Bombardier CRJ 200 regional jets to ultra-luxurious business jets in the same league as the Bombardier Global Express at less than half the price. But while the $18.5 million price tag […]

One of the most popular booths at EBACE 2008 has nothing directly to do with business aviation, but it’s attracting crowds of people. Boeing has put up an elaborate flight simulator with controls approximating a Boeing Business Jet and a wide-screen depiction of the ILS to Nice, France. Most people who try it, like this […]