- Boeing Studies Higher 787 Production Target[May 15, 2012]
Boeing Co is on track to hit its production rate target for the 787 Dreamliner next year and is studying the possibility of raising that target, the head of the planemaker's commercial airplanes unit said on Tuesday.
- ExecuJet Haite and Greenwich AeroGroup Expand Agreement to Include Mainland China[May 14, 2012]
Greenwich AeroGroup and ExecuJet announced May 14 that they have expanded their relationship to include ExecuJet Haite Aviation Services in Mainland China. The renewed agreement now enables ExecuJet to represent Greenwich AeroGroup parts distribution, repair and overall services at all of its locations.
- Hawker: Plan to Emerge from Chapter 11 by Year End[May 13, 2012]
U.S. business aircraft builder Hawker Beechcraft expects to emerge from its Chapter 11 protection from creditors by year-end and will be a much stronger company than it is now, a senior company official said Sunday.
- Gama Group Establishes Hong Kong Base[May 13, 2012]
Gama Group, the global business aviation and services company today announced the opening of its Hong Kong operating base.
- China's General-Aviation Flight of Fancy[May 10, 2012]
China now boasts its fair share of the world's multibillion-dollar companies and business tycoons. They drive expensive cars, wear expensive watches, live in expensive homes and work in expensive offices. But there is still one big thing today's high-flying Chinese executive lacks: a corporate jet in which to fly high, let alone smaller general aviation aircraft to fly as a hobby. Despite growing hype about the development of the general aviation industry, it remains stunted.
- GE Seeks to Cooperate with AVIC to Expand its China General Aviation Market[May 04, 2012]
GE, which has acquired a major market share in the China and even the world civil aviation market, is seeking more expandable opportunities in China's general aviation market, low-cost aviation area and aviation leasing business, China Business News reported.
- Debt, Down Market Drove Plane Maker to Bankruptcy[May 05, 2012]
Economic turbulence has shrunk the market for business jets, and it's causing an especially bumpy ride for Hawker Beechcraft.
- Seacor's Fabrikant Says China Business-Jet Travel to Accelerate[May 03, 2012]
Charles Fabrikant, chairman of Seacor Holdings Inc. (CKH), comments on the business-aviation market in China and the global offshore sector. Seacor, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, operates helicopters and offshore support vessels, as well as investing in business-aviation service providers. Fabrikant spoke in an interview in Hong Kong today.
- Embraer Marks 1st International Delivery of U.S.-Made Aircraft[Apr. 27, 2012]
Embraer Executive Jets made its first international delivery of a U.S.-made Phenom 100 when Canadian Businessman Tasso Kostelidis took delivery on March 31.
- Luxury on a Pair of Wings[Apr. 27, 2012]
From bedrooms fit for a prince, to jacuzzis, bars, small theaters, stereo systems and hookups for iPads, interior designs for private jets are taking off in China.