- Air Show Spotlights Brazil's Booming Aviation Sector[Aug. 18, 2012]
A major air show in Sao Paulo this week turned the spotlight on the robust health of Brazil's general aviation market, which is thriving despite the global economic slowdown.
- Gama Appoints Richard Lineveldt General Manager of UAE Operations[Aug. 01, 2012]
Gama, the global business aviation and services group today announces the appointment of Richard Lineveldt as General Manager, Gama Aviation FZE, with the task of implementing its growth strategy throughout the Middle East and North Africa.
- Beijing Capital Airlines Launches "S-Class" High-End Product[Jul. 26, 2012]
Beijing Capital Airlines Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Hainan Airlines, has launched a high-end product named "S-class", in order to meet the sales demand in summer peak season. The new product will help travelers get rid of the trouble of ticket shortage as passengers can book tickets directly from the airline's official website.
- Evergreen Apple Nigeria Celebrates First Successful Year of Operations[Jul. 24, 2012]
Evergreen Apple Nigeria (EAN) is celebrating a successful 12-months of operations since the opening of its new business aviation facility last year. The facilities and services, which include a VIP lounge, ground handling, exclusive dispatching, secured hangar and apron parking and aircraft maintenance services for executive jets, represent the first private FBO facility in Nigeria located immediately adjacent to Lagos Murtala Mohammed International Airport.
- Alison Price On Air Reports a Rise in Demand from Russian Market[Jul. 25, 2012]
Executive jet in-flight dining provider Alison Price On Air, part of the Alison Price Group, has experienced a significant growth in demand from clients travelling to Russia over the past 12 months, with an intense concentration of orders heading to the Moscow region. Between 10 and 20% of total orders, as compared with 3% two years ago, are now going to the Russian capital with most demand focused on the business market. Clients include wealthy Russian individuals, Oligarchs and Russian corporations expanding their business in the region.
- China Edges Open Its Low-Altitude Airspace[Jul. 23, 2012]
China will further relax its ban on low-altitude airspace for private use, China's top economic planning body announced Friday.
- ExecuJet Haite Receives Chinese CAAC Part 145 Approval[Jul. 10, 2012]
ExecuJet Haite Aviation Services China has been approved as a Part 145 maintenance facility by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The approval enables ExecuJet Haite to carry out maintenance activities on most Bombardier business jets.
- Meiya Air and Viking Air Sign Aircraft Acquisition Agreement[Jul. 10, 2012]
Meiya Air Co., Ltd. (Meiya Air), a class A airline in China approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), is China's first tourism and chartered airline with a fleet mainly on amphibious aircraft. Meiya Air is also the first pilot program airline company on amphibious aircraft in China established by CAAC.
- Embraer Unveils Expanded Design Center at Melbourne Facility[Jul. 06, 2012]
Embraer Executive Jets unveiled its expanded design suite at its Customer Center today offering another best-in-class experience for customers designing the interiors of their Phenom, Legacy and Lineage aircraft.
- Chinese Firm to Buy Hawker Beechcraft[Jul. 09, 2012]
Struggling aircraft maker Hawker Beechcraft announced Monday that it had reached a US$1.79 billion "exclusivity agreement" with a Chinese aerospace manufacturer for the sale of its business jet and general aviation operations in a deal that will save thousands of jobs in Kansas and Arkansas.