- China's Rich Yearn to Fly for a Hobby[Nov. 15, 2012]
Wealthy Chinese are itching to take up flying as a hobby, drawing crowds to an air show in the southern city of Zhuhai this week, but high taxes and military controls on airspace are grounding the aviation industry's hopes of a sales boom.
- Cessna Contracts with China Company to Build Jets[Nov. 15, 2012]
Cessna Aircraft has signed a contract with China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Co. (CAIGA) to form a joint venture company to conduct final assembly of Cessna Citation XLS+ business jets in China for the Chinese market.
- Gama Aviation Opens Geneva, Switzerland Base[Nov. 13, 2012]
Gama Group, the global business aviation services provider, announced today that its new Geneva operating base is formally open for business.
- Bombardier: China to Become World's Second-Largest Commercial Aircraft Market[Nov. 14, 2012]
On Nov. 13, Bombardier, the world's third largest commercial airplane manufacturer after Boeing and Airbus, held a press conference during Airshow China 2012 in Zhuhai. It predicts that China will become the world's second-largest commercial aircraft market by delivery amount and also the world's third-largest business aircraft market over the next 20 years.
- Gulfstream Aerospace Lauches Flight Operations Department in Asia[Nov. 14, 2012]
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. has established a satellite flight department in Hong Kong to support Gulfstream operators in Asia. The office is staffed by five pilots: three large-cabin demonstration pilots, one mid-cabin demonstration pilot and a chief pilot type-rated in both large- and mid-cabin aircraft.
- Hongkong Jet Adds Another Airbus Corporate Jet[Nov. 13, 2012]
Hongkong Jet has announced the addition of a fourth Airbus corporate jet to the company's growing managed aircraft fleet, making Hongkong Jet the largest operator of Airbus corporate jets in the region.
- Embraer's Hopes High for Chinese Civil Aviation[Nov. 13, 2012]
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer is expecting rapid growth in China, according to its recently released market outlook for the next 20 years.
- General Aviation Set for Takeoff As More Airspace Is Available[Nov. 13, 2012]
After growing government support for the sector in recent years, both domestic and foreign companies are looking for business opportunities in China's general aviation.
- New Heights for Private Aircraft[Nov. 13, 2012]
The demand for private aircraft is taking off to new heights in China 15 years after the country's first personal airplane hit the sky, said industry experts.
- Hey, Lady Gaga! Here's a New Plane![Nov. 06, 2012]
What do you get the pop megastar who has everything? A private jet, of course.