- Airbus Demonstrates Latest Business Jet at Haneda Airport[Dec. 16, 2009]
On Dec. 15, European aircraft maker Airbus demonstrated its latest business jet, the A318 Elite, at Haneda airport in Tokyo in a bid to sell the plane to major Japanese companies.
- Embraer Says Brazil Sales Help Offset Global Drop[Dec. 09, 2009]
Brazil's Embraer, the world's third-largest aircraft maker, will likely sell a record US$500 million worth of planes in Brazil this year, helping offset a tumble in global demand amid the worst civil aviation market in years, its chief executive said on Dec. 9.
- General Dynamics Sees 2011 as Growth Year for Business Jet Unit[Dec. 08, 2009]
General Dynamics said on Dec. 8 it expects its business-jet operations to keep improving next year and show growth in 2011 as the global economic recovery strengthens.
- Asia-Pacific Seen Leading Expansion of Executive Jetliner Industry[Dec. 07, 2009]
The executive jetliner industry is expected to boom over the coming years. And Brazilian aviation giant Embraer said Asia-Pacific will lead this expansion, with growth forecast at 9 per cent annually over the next decade.
- Gulfstream Says Business Jet Market Stabilising[Oct. 06, 2009]
Defence contractor General Dynamics Corp's Gulfstream unit said on Oct. 6 that sales of its mid-size business jets were recovering after a sharp drop at the height of the global financial crisis.
- Asian Aerospace 09 Big Success as Industry Starts to Rebound[Sep. 16, 2009]
Reed Exhibitions drew in over 12,600 attendees - one third from China, one third from Asia and the remainder from the rest of the world - at Asian Aerospace 09 last week in Hong Kong. One hundred senior industry speakers addressed the supporting conferences and 200 media came out on the opening day and visited the aircraft on display at Hong Kong International's Business Park.
- Industry Leaders Broaden Access to Asian Markets at Asian Air Show[Sep. 08, 2009]
Asian Aerospace Expo and Congress 2009 opened on Sep. 8 in Hong Kong, attracting both industry giants, such as Airbus and Boeing, and Chinese home-made plane manufacturer to broaden their access to the emerging Asian markets, which feature as the engine of growth for the civil aviation industry.
- ASA Group to Create Thailand's 1st VIP Airport Terminal[Jul. 02, 2009]
Airports of Thailand, a public company that operates six Thai international airports, has given the go-ahead for Hong Kong-based ASA Group to develop Thailand's first world-class fixed base operation (FBO) at Phuket International Airport.
- Chinese Aviation Giant Establishes Defense Branch in Beijing[Mar. 26, 2009]
On Mar. 26, China's largest aircraft maker, Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), opened a defense branch in Beijing in an effort to make the company a first-class, worldwide manufacturer of aerial defense products.
- General Aviation Deliveries Down in 2008[Feb. 17, 2009]
General aviation deliveries fell 7.1 percent in 2008, marking the first time in five years deliveries were lower than the year before.