Production of Embraer Legacy 650 business jets at Harbin remains extremely slow, with only three aircraft completed as the final assembly operation enters its third year.
Chinese business aviation operator Deer Jet has stopped buying business jets for the foreseeable future and will instead focus on managing aircraft for other clients.
The Chinese business aircraft market will probably weaken further this year, with fleet growth of only about 10% because such factors as an anti-corruption crackdown continue to hold down demand, a consultancy says.
Embraer delivered 32 aircraft, including 12 business aircraft and 20 commercial jets, during the first three months of 2015, the Brazilian-based company reports.
Honeywell, Inmarsat and satcoms technology specialist Kymeta are developing a Ka-band antenna for business and commercial aviation that should offer better broadband service and suit installation in smaller aircraft.
Hong Kong maintenance company Haeco has received FAA authorization to fit Boeing Business Jets with Honeywell satellite communications that more than quadruples data speeds compared with old technology.
Cessna Aircraft has received a new order for the Citation XLS+ business jet in China, the company announced at the 2015 Asian Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition.
Russian state-owned helicopter manufacturer, Russian Helicopters, says its revenue grew last year despite the challenges posed by the strength of the ruble against foreign currencies.
General aviation manufacturer Cirrus Aircraft may take Chinese orders for about as many aircraft this year as it has delivered to China in the past eight, even as the scope for private flying in the country remains limited.
It normally is not hard to find people with complaints, but one of the challenges for the Asian Business Aviation Association (AsBAA) is getting its Chinese members to share their problems.
Asian Sky Group of Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia’s Nexus plan to jointly provide flight operations services in the Asia-Pacific region, widening the business scope of the Chinese partner and expanding the network of the Middle Eastern one.
Business aviation flight activity had double-digit increases in March over February figures. Year-over-year activity in March increased as well, according to the latest Argus TraqPak data report.
Vision Systems, which supplies SPD-Smart Electronically Dimmable Windows for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), has expanded into the aftermarket, the company said. The company is working in Switzerland with RUAG Aviation, a supplier of aircraft systems and components for civil and military customers. Vision Systems’ Noctic brand of electronic dimmable windows are flying as an aftermarket product on a Dassault Falcon 900 jet. Vision Systems is a licensee of Research Frontiers.
