- Winners of the Corporate Jet Investor Awards 2012[Feb. 13, 2012]
The Corporate Jet and Helicopter Finance conference held in London during February 7th and 8th culminated with the inauguration of the annual Corporate Jet Investor awards. Presented by Alasdair Whyte, Editor of corporatejetinvestor.com, the awards were presented to an illustrious set of winners from the international aviation finance sector who have shown outstanding ability and achievement in the field of business jet and helicopter financing or lending during 2011.
- Jackie Chan's Legacy 650 to Make First Public Appearance at the 2012 Singapore Airshow[Feb. 09, 2012]
In its first public appearance since delivery to the international movie star, Jackie Chan's Legacy 650 will make its debut at the 2012 Singapore Airshow, which takes place from February 14 - 19, 2012.
- Jackie Chan Takes First Legacy 650 in China[Feb. 03, 2012]
Embraer delivered a Legacy 650 to world-renowned celebrity Jackie Chan for the Chinese market today in São José dos Campos, Brazil. Liveried with his iconic dragon logo, the aircraft provided an auspicious beginning to the Year of the Dragon in his home country.
- Honda Out to Shake Up Market with First Jet Next Year[Jan. 30, 2012]
Honda Motor Co expects to grab at least a quarter of the world market for small business jets soon after delivering its first aircraft next year, achieving the company's long-standing goal of taking to the skies, an executive said.
- Gama Aviation Opens New Sharjah FBO for Executive Aircraft Handling[Jan. 26, 2012]
Gama Aviation, the global business aviation and services company, announced today that effective January 23, 2012, it will take responsibility for all business aircraft handling at Sharjah International Airport with the creation of a brand new FBO (Fixed Base Operation).
- Swiss Operator PrivatAir Orders Five Bombardier CS100s, Options Five More[Jan. 19, 2012]
Geneva-based PrivatAir has placed a firm order for five Bombardier CS100 airliners and has taken options on an additional five of the type.
- French Business Jet Maker Looks to China for Growth[Jan. 18, 2012]
Dassault Falcon aims to sell 20 business jets in China in 2012, accounting for 25 percent of the company's annual global sales.
- Embraer Rolls Out Legacy 500 Executive Jet[Dec. 28, 2011]
Embraer rolled out its newest executive jet, the midsize Legacy 500, on December 23, from the production hangar at the São José dos Campos headquarters, in Brazil. This milestone rollout will allow development and test engineers to perform important ground tests, prior to the aircraft's first flight, which is scheduled for the third quarter of 2012.
- Embraer Delivers 1st U.S.-Made Phenom 100 to Executive Airshare[Dec. 20, 2011]
Embraer today delivered the first entry level Phenom 100 jet produced in its new U.S. assembly plant to longtime customer Executive AirShare during a ceremony held in Melbourne, Florida.
- Boeing Business Jets Delivers First BBJ to Nanshan Jet of China[Dec. 16, 2011]
Boeing Business Jets today announced the delivery of a BBJ to Nanshan Jet of Yantai, China, rounding out a strong year of orders and deliveries to Chinese customers.