Content Archive: May 2009

Aircraft

EASA-approved Beech pistons hit Euro scene

Hawker Beechcraft (HBC) announced here this week the delivery of the first European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certified piston singles and twins to ent
Maintenance and Modifications

Embraer Taps Nayak as Service Center

Embraer has named Nayak Aircraft Services in Cologne, Germany, an authorized service center.

ExcelAire adds GIV-SP to its stable

Charter/management company ExcelAire announced Tuesday that it has added a 13-seat Gulfstream GIV-SP to its fleet, bringing the company’s Gulfstream invent

Bizav Must Portray Right Image, Stand Firm in Fight

It is the perception of business aviation as a luxurious form of travel that has put a target on the industry’s back, EBAA chairman Brian Humphries said to

EGAMA: planemakers unite in EU

Looking back on European business aviation’s boom years of 2004 to 2008, new figures from the European General Aviation Manufacturers Association (EGAMA) s
Engines

GE Honda Readies HF120 for Certification Tests

The second half of this year will mark “significant certification testing milestones” for the GE Honda Aero Engines HF120, the turbofan that will power bot
Aircraft

Embraer Going Full Throttle on Legacy 450, 500 Programs

Embraer announced this week at EBACE that its Legacy 450 and 500 midsize jet programs are proceeding on pace, having completed the joint definition phase t
FBOs

European FBOs

Europe’s FBOs are feeling the financial pinch as business aviation traffic dips in response to the continuing economic crisis.

Jet Aviation chief: worst appears over

Jet Aviation president Peter Edwards said it’s still too early “to call the market bottom,” but he pointed to positive signs emanating from nearly all corn
Charter & Fractional

Avolus Expands Europe, ME Reach

Avolus, which bills itself as a provider of fully integrated luxury travel, announced plans to expand its reach in Europe, Russia, the CIS, Eastern Europe