New business jets need to be more than good, they also need to be luckyopinion Alasdair Whyte 19 Jan 18 0As well as being a boom for local laser light suppliers and contemporary dance troupes (things that some manufacturers seem to think are as essential… Read more
Briber bewareopinion Alasdair Whyte 12 Jan 18 0Anyone involved in international transactions will have heard about the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). But a recent settlement in a case involving the… Read more
Optimism jumps the pondopinion Alasdair Whyte 5 Jan 18 0When the US business jet market catches optimism, Europe follows. This is dreadful paraphrasing, but also true. There are signs that it is already happening.… Read more
2018 – the business aviation year in previewopinion Alasdair Whyte 29 Dec 17 0However you celebrate the New Year this weekend, it is humbling to know that you are following a tradition stretching back many millennia. Scottish archaeologists have… Read more
2 x 5X = ?opinion Alasdair Whyte 15 Dec 17 0Cancelling a business jet programme is never an easy decision to make, especially if the first aircraft has been built. And had its first flight.… Read more
Consolidation: The quest to improve operator marginsopinion Alasdair Whyte 14 Dec 17 0In this article, Irena Deville, co-founder and CEO of digital purchasing platform Convolus, discusses the consolidation of the business aviation industry, and why that can… Read more
A labour of loveopinion Alasdair Whyte 8 Dec 17 0Almost two years to the date that the HondaJet received its type certification from the US FAA, the Pilatus PC-24 received its type certificate this… Read more
Zetta Jet knocked outopinion Alasdair Whyte 1 Dec 17 0The most hyped boxing match of 2017 was one between Floyd Mayweather Jr and Conor McGregor. Dubbed “the Money Fight”, it took place in Las… Read more
How Peak Day policies can impact which private jet card membership is right for youopinion Alasdair Whyte 1 Dec 17 0In the following article, Doug Gollan, founder and editor-in-chief of Private Jet Card Comparisons, explains why choosing the wrong private jet card programme can cost… Read more
Printing the futureopinion Alasdair Whyte 24 Nov 17 0Unless you are reading this from your flying car, you can be forgiven for being sceptical about technology forecasts. We have all been overpromised many times… Read more
Ctrl + P = aircraftopinion Alasdair Whyte 24 Nov 17 0Unless you are reading this from your flying car, you can be forgiven for being sceptical about technology forecasts. We have all been over promised… Read more
Paradise lostopinion Alasdair Whyte 17 Nov 17 0Like most people, lawyers love hearing about the misfortune of their competitors. At any industry event, small groups will gather to discuss tales of client… Read more
Tax reform and the rational aircraft buyer and selleropinion Alasdair Whyte 16 Nov 17 0In the following article, aviation lawyer Stewart Lapayowker (pictured below) asks: “Tax reform proposals may be having an effect on the decision-making of aircraft buyers… Read more
“957 Business Jets In The Isle Of Man Seems A Bit Excessive”opinion Alasdair Whyte 3 Nov 17 0“Mr Speaker, 957 business jets in the Isle of Man seems a bit excessive for any island anywhere,” said Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the… Read more
Business jet market still waiting for solid economics to trickle downopinion Alasdair Whyte 31 Oct 17 0In this article, Richard Aboulafia, VP, Analysis at the aviation and defence market intelligence and consulting company Teal Group Corp, sets out his vision for the… Read more
Trade Warsopinion Alasdair Whyte 20 Oct 17 0The biggest story in commercial aviation this week was the decision by Airbus to partner with Bombardier on the C-Series. The European manufacturer will be… Read more
GE cuts productivity by cutting business jet fleetopinion Alasdair Whyte 22 Sep 17 0Under pressure from an activist shareholder to cut costs, GE is reducing the number of business jets it owns. “We are executing on a plan… Read more
Charge Of The Flight Brigadeopinion Alasdair Whyte 15 Sep 17 0Lots of companies claim to be the Uber for private aviation. But Germany’s Lilium wants to be aviation’s Tesla. Unless you follow the electric aircraft… Read more
US ATC privatisation fails math(s) testopinion Alasdair Whyte 21 Aug 17 0The only real argument for privatising US air traffic control is that it would save taxpayers’ money. The theory is that a non-profit air traffic… Read more
Brazil begins bounce backopinion Alasdair Whyte 14 Aug 17 0When Jim O’Neill, chief economist for Goldman Sachs, first coined the BRIC acronym in 2001, he had grouped together four countries that he thought would… Read more
