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Bombardier and Rockwell Collins jointly announced at last week’s EBACE in Geneva that the Venue cabin management system will be available in the Global 5000 and 6000 bizjets, providing passengers with a full range of options for entertainment and business solutions in the cabin. The ultra-long-range business airplanes will have a dedicated media bay near […]

On-demand private jet charter company Victor has posted an increase in bookings during the first four months of 2016, 34 percent of which were from customers who had never flown a private plane before. Victor, which operates in the United States and internationally, attributes the growth in first-time charters to its iOS app, through which […]

The second of Mitsubishi’s regional jet test aircraft (MRJ), known as airframe FTA-2, took off from Nagoya for the first time on May 31 and confirmed its basic characteristics and functionality in airspace off the Pacific coast of Japan. “As with the first flight conducted with MRJ’s FTA-1 in November of last year, we had […]

MyGoFlight CEO Charles Schneider says support has grown for his Pilot One³ initiative since he challenged the aviation industry to unite to create more pilots at Sun ‘n Fun in April. The initiative aims to align resources from supplier organizations that can contribute value — such as money, products or services — with organizations that […]

After aligning the company’s outlook with the world’s macro-economic trends, Bombardier says it’s still confident about the future of the business aviation market. The Canadian aerospace builder’s 10-year forecast predicts competition for sales, spurred by a 10 percent drop in total aircraft deliveries worldwide, and it’s uncertain how that will affect prices. In 2015, the […]

Dassault Aviation, which is celebrating its 100th year in the business, took the opportunity at EBACE in Geneva to provide an update on its Falcon 8X program. Now in the final stages of flight testing, the ultra-long-range trijet is closing in on both EASA and FAA certification, which is expected as soon as this summer. […]

Embraer announced this week that Mexican business aviation service provider Across has placed an order for 23 Embraer bizjets worth approximately $260 million. The contract includes eight Legacy 500s, eight Phenom 300s and seven Phenom 100E twinjets. Based at the Toluca International Airport, Across’ business includes charter, aircraft management, FBO services, a fractional ownership program […]

As part of the opening session at the European Business Aviation Convention and Expo on Tuesday, the business aviation environment in Africa was brought into light. Former French minister of foreign affairs and cofounder of Doctors Without Borders Bernard Kouchner recounted several stories during his remarks. “The jeep of the sky,” was what Kouchner called […]

Pilatus Aircraft gave the first prototype of the PC-24 Super Versatile Jet a day’s break from its test flight duties to be featured on the static display outside Palexpo as part of the European Business Aviation Convention and Expo this week at the Geneva Airport. The airplane and a second prototype have accumulated more than […]

Icon Aircraft’s announcement yesterday of a sharp production cut and layoffs of 60 full-time workers comes at crucial time for the California startup. With deliveries anticipated to be in full swing by now, the company instead is shifting its delivery schedule by about a year as it continues to burn through its cash reserves. But […]