Ernest joined Textron Aviation in 2011 after 29 years at GE Aviation. He has led the company through a number of development projects and the merger of Cessna Aircraft and Beechcraft. He recently sat down with The Weekly of Business Aviation to talk about the company and the business aircraft market.
At least three companies have new approvals for their aircraft to make the challenging 5.5-deg. steep approach to London City Airport – as well as the ability to handle the short, 1,500-meter runway available for takeoff.
London City Airport will begin using a remote air traffic tower in 2019. Airport operations will be controlled using Saab’s remote tower technology from a new center located at National Air Traffic Services (NATS) facilities in Swanwick, England.
Richard Mumford, Chairman, BACA—The Air Charter Association
Stigma is a dangerous but common attachment. In the air charter market, there is no stigma more keenly embedded into the psyche than the “bedroom broker.”
Basel-based Jet Aviation has just redelivered a Boeing B737 after major refurbishment, but that’s not quite the dog-bites-man news it may seem for a well-known completions contractor. This is not just another BBJ – it is also the very first Boeing Business Jet that the company worked on, way back in 1999.
While EBACE 2017 has opened on an overall positive note, there has been some less encouraging news with the closing of three well-known VIP completion centers in the last two years, each conspicuous by its absence here.
Pratt & Whitney Canada is celebrating recent delivery of its 100,000th turbine engine, but is adding little to an earlier revelation that a 2,000-shp power plant is in prospect for both helicopter and aeroplane applications.
FlightSafety International is talking up the start of “the only factory-authorized Gulfstream G650 training program located close to operators in Europe, the Middle East and surrounding regions.”
Visitors to Dassault Aviation at Booth Z90 may be forgiven a double take. Yes, that is a model of a Rafael fighter; but, sadly, its appearance at EBACE does not mean the French airframer is courting the executive who wishes to take the fight to their competitors with unprecedented vigor.
Dry ice and holograms were deployed in Palexpo yesterday as Airbus introduced Airbus Corporate Helicopters as a comprehensive vertical lift solution for high-net-worth individuals, corporations, or business aviation operators.
Forget that ‘Top Gear’ stuff of car-versus-airplane; combine the best of the two. That’s what Airbus Corporate Jets (Booth Z58) has done in teaming with Italian hypercar Atelier Pagani Automobili to produce a new cabin design for the ACJ319neo, called Infinito.
Extensive flight testing indicates that the twin-engine Pilatus PC-24 Super Versatile Jet will beat the performance figures originally announced by the Swiss manufacturer.
A new Swiss company, Valcora (Booth K57), is planning a quick rise to the top. The firm believes its founders’ quarter-century of experience in aviation fuel, and bespoke ordering software, will help it take a leading place in the private-aviation sector.
Deliveries of new turbofan business aircraft will continue to be in a “lull” until 2019, according to the JetnetIQ forecast report created by aviation consultant Rolland Vincent.
The onboard media streaming solution for personal devices provides a broad selection of entertainment and information for passengers, including more than 800 movies and TV shows; weather, business, sports and news feeds; audio collection; destination and event information and casual games, all in five languages.
Few business aviation airports in the world are extending their opening hours and adding new instrument landing systems to attract more traffic. But London Biggin Hill, one of six business jet-friendly airports serving the UK’s capital city, is flying against the trend.
For the last decade, analysts have predicted growth in Europe’s business aviation market. And every year their forecasts have proven over-optimistic as the giant stirs but never really wakes up.
Geneva-based Global Jet has opted out of a booth at EBACE 2017, choosing instead to offer a “VVIP transfer” service to company headquarters on Chemin des Papillons at the southwest end of the airport.
Jetex and the French airport developer Edeis announced a co-branding agreement to provide FBO services and ground-handling support at 15 locations in France from June 1.
Airbus Corporate Jets yesterday launched a private jet version of its new A330neo, which features new-generation engines and aerodynamic and other improvements.
GE has signed a definitive agreement with Aerion for a joint study to define requirements for the three turbofan engines that will power the Mach 1.5 AS2 business jet. The agreement culminates two years of discussions.
