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One Minute Month: Business jet market January 2016

After a relatively disappointing 2015, all eyes are on the first month of 2016 to see if the drop off in European and US flight activity continues. Argus: US Flights up 3.0% between January 2015 and January 2016, but down -1.5% when compared to December 2015. WINGX: European flights down -4....

AERIA Luxury Interiors Redelivers First Green BBJ

ST Aerospace’s VIP completions brand ‘AERIA Luxury Interiors’ (AERIA) redelivered its first green BBJ (Boeing Business Jet) VIP completion for an undisclosed customer at the end of December, 2015. The San Antonio based affiliate company accepted the gr...


Centreline Air Charter adds Falcon 2000LXS to its fleet and gains worldwide AOC

Centreline Air Charter (CAC) is continuing its period of growth with the addition of a Dassault Falcon 2000LXS to its fleet. The company has also gained an EASA approved worldwide Aircraft Operating Certificate (AOC) which enables CAC to operate long haul services to an almost unlimited range of destinations. Centreline Air Charter, part of the full service business aviation company, Bristol Fl...

Bizjet Deliveries Inch Up, but GAMA Billings Dampened Last Year

Slumping piston and turboprop deliveries and a slight weakening in some pockets of the large-cabin business jet market combined to drive down industry billings last year, despite the boost new models gave to the midsize and light jet segment, according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association’s latest aircraft shipment report.GAMA released its year-end industry results and outl...

U.S. Bizav Flying Off To a Roaring Start This Year

Business aviation flight activity in North America jumped by 3 percent last month versus a year ago and could climb much more steeply this month, according to data released yesterday by aviation services group Argus International. In fact, the firm is projecting a 9.1-percent year-over-year increase this month and a 5-percent rise during the first quarter, compared with the same three-month period...

Colibri reviews 2015 business aircraft market

Colibri Aircraft has published a report on business aircraft sales activity during 2015. The company says transaction levels were similar to to 2014, driven by price decreases. Europe saw an outflow of aircraft during the year to the US, with the fleets in England, France and Germany all decreasing in size. Mid-size aircraft held their values reasonably well and saw a large decline in ava...

NAS-ExecuJet expands Riyadh FBO

NAS-ExecuJet has expanded its Royal Terminal FBO at King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh. Execujet has two FBOs at Riyadh Airport. In addition to the Royal Terminal used by government dignitaries and VVIPs, the company also has facilities in the airport’s Private Aviation Terminal. “This is an exciting development for NAS-ExecuJet and is in keeping with our plans for growth...

Northern Capital Business Gateway

«JetPort SPb» was established on May, 21st 2009. In the course of structure creation, and also personnel selection, experience of the leading Russian and foreign companies specialising on the organisation of groundhandling servises for business flights (business, private) aircraft, thanks to what in the company there is a number of the structural divisions providing continuous round-th...

Ethiopian Airlines Prepares To Launch Private Jet Service

Ethiopian Airlines is preparing to launch private jet services for passengers traveling between the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa and other African cities. The scheduled operator, which is part of the Star Alliance, is currently working on a feasibility study for a new division called ET Executive. It has yet to specify which aircraft types it would use for the flights, but CEO ...

VIP from Russia

ANSAT Helicopter is a light multipurpose helicopter in a VIP version that is designed to carry up to 7 passengers in style.  One of ANSAT’S biggest advantages is that it has the largest cabin in its class. This allows achieving maximum comfort for passengers.  And with the layout that has 5 seats, the comfortable cabin allows to have two closets, a full luggage compartment wit...

Quest Aircraft Gears Up for More Growth

Quest Aircraft delivered 32 Kodiak 100 turboprop singles last year, two more than in 2014. “We have experienced solid growth both geographically and in a range of market segments,” said Quest president Sam Hill. “North America and Asia were strong markets for us last year, and we continue to increase our production as demand for a versatile aircraft like the Kodiak grows.”...

Bizav Groups Back ICAO-recommended CO2 Standard

Business aviation groups welcomed the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) agreement to establish the first-ever standard for aircraft carbon-dioxide emissions. ICAO’s Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) formally recommended the standard yesterday, paving the way for adoption by the full ICAO Governing Council and General Assembly later this year. The...

Victor becomes GTMC’s first private jet partner

Victor, the online business jet charter company, has signed an agreement with the UK’s GTMC which represents travel management companies (TMCs). It will become the association’s first private jet partner. Victor provides end-to-end booking and flight management via web, tablet and smartphone. As a partner Victor gains exclusive access to the GTMC’s aviation strategy gr...

Gama Aviation partners with CAE to expand training

Gama Aviation has signed a partnership agreement with CAE. The agreement will address the new interpretation of EASA Part-FCL requirements regarding base training. Gama Aviation has established its own Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Approved Training Organisation (ATO) to meet CAA requirements that state that “the base training is part of the approved Type Rating course…it must be...

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Eve Air Mobility achieves first transition flight milestone, advancing eVTOL program toward wing-borne flight

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Introducing latest-generation TBM to a major business aviation market - Daher Aircraft delivers the first TBM 980 in Brazil

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Textron Aviation celebrates 500th Cessna Citation CJ4 delivery as Gen3 era advances

Textron Aviation delivered the 500th delivery of a Cessna Citation CJ4 series business jet, underscoring more than a decade of customer confidence in the company’s largest light jet an...