Flexjet to become a European-based private jet travel operator Expands Flexjet’s growing international travel capabilities and provides point-to-point private jet travel services within Europe European operations set to begin by Q4 2016 Flexjet LLC offering travelers access to the world’s most luxurious fleet of private jets, today disclosed additional deta...
AMAC Aerospace Switzerland Ltd. is expanding its completion, maintenance, engineering and production services with the acquisition of JCB Aero SAS, a French leader in the luxury design and installation of civil and VIP aircraft interiors. With more than 25 years of expertise, JCB Aero SAS is a key player within the aircraft cabin interior industry. Its core competences are engineering project a...
Headwinds don’t even begin to describe the struggle that original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have been experiencing trying to stimulate market demand for their business aircraft, given the difficult macro economic climate and intense competition at all levels—which explains why virtually all new orders are a big deal and celebrated. Now imagine how Embraer Executive Jets must ha...
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced that its flagship, the Gulfstream G650ER, recently received type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for private operations. The certification recognizes that the world’s longest-range business jet demonstrates compliance with EASA airworthiness and environmental requirements. It is one of the final steps require...
Committed to increasing its physical footprint across the globe by opening and expanding fixed-based operations (FBOs) where there is customer demand, ExecuJet has, this year alone, added five new FBOs to its network and expanded one of its busiest FBOs, bringing its total number of locations to 23 across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Australasia and Latin America. ExecuJet is also strengthe...
The HondaJet received type certification today from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Honda Aircraft Company announced the achievement during a press conference at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE), which is taking place in Geneva, Switzerland from May 24 – 26. Steven Higgins, EASA Section Manager for High Performance Aircraft and Turboprops, prese...
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced that the Gulfstream G450 and G550 flew from Savannah to Geneva on a renewable fuel blend to join Gulfstream’s static display at the 2016 European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE). In addition to the G450 and G550 flights to EBACE, all of Gulfstream’s Savannah-based demonstration aircraft and the G500 flight-test fle...
Honeywell is celebrating 40 years of providing maintenance service plans for airplane operators and owners of business jets. As one of the world's leading manufacturers of engines and auxiliary power units, Honeywell has designed a program implemented by industry specialists based in more than 180 service centers across 30 countries worldwide. In 1976, the company's first Maintenance Se...
Dassault Aviation’s new flagship, the Falcon 8X, is expecting imminent certification following the successful completion of flight tests and a demanding month long global operational test campaign. FAA and EASA certification of the 6,450 nm/11, 945 km 8X is at mid-year and entry into service by late summer, right on schedule. In late April, Falcon 8X s/n 03 completed a global proving t...
Daher’s broad range of capabilities – from the production of aircraft and aerostructures, its expertise in engineering, support and modernization to the new “Charter Pack” coverage for TBM commercial charter flights – are the focus of its participation in this week’s European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE 2016). Benefitting from signifi...
Charterscanner, online private jet booking service, enters the U.S. market. This fact will be announced at EBACE 2016, the leading event in the business aviation market. Charterscanner.com is a unique system that communicates users directly to operators that guarantee best prices without broker commission and other hidden fees. This service saves valuable time on trip organization and allows th...
VistaJet’s 100th Bombardier aircraft, an all-new Global 6000 business jet, has entered service VistaJet’s current fleet of more than 60 aircraft is comprised exclusively of mid- and long-range Bombardier business jets Bombardier Business Aircraft and VistaJet today celebrated an important milestone as the private jet company officially welcomed the 100th Bombardier...
