Delta still up on Wheels Upopinion Alasdair Whyte 5 Aug 24 0Wheels Up celebrated its 11th Birthday this week. It is hoping to make a profit before it turns 12. It really needs to do this.… Read more
Pilot shortages – plateau in sight?opinion Mike Stones 15 Jul 24 0Planes need pilots*. With ageing populations, worries about the long-term availability of pilots have plagued the industry for years. But there could be signs that… Read more
Climbing. Fast. – a new front in the recognition battleopinion Mike Stones 23 Oct 23 0Winning public recognition for business aviation’s contribution to the economy, innovative technology and sustainability has long proved a hard battle. A battle of attrition and… Read more
Surf Air Mobility’s share price continues to dropnews Yves Le Marquand 31 Jul 23 0Since listing last Thursday on the NYSE, Surf Air Mobility’s (SAM) share price has fallen from a high of $4.60 down to $2.07 today. Whilst… Read more
OMW: Jobs & recruitment in aviation – tell me morenews Mike Stones 17 Jul 23 0Last week’s CJI One Minute Week (OMW) canvassed industry views about the challenges of recruiting aviation industry professionals. Business aviation alone will need to hire… Read more
Jobs and recruitment in business aviationopinion Mike Stones 17 Jul 23 0Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple knew a thing or two about hiring talent. “It doesn’t make sense to hire smart people and then tell them… Read more
Brian Foley – ‘Wheels off at Wheels Up’news CJI Expert 25 May 23 0Wheels Up was to have been the follow up story to its founder’s previous successful foray into private aircraft charter. Instead, he just stepped down… Read more
Bombardier on a roll after selling every division except business jetsnews CJI Expert 14 Apr 23 0Things are banging on all cylinders for Bombardier lately, who in an effort to survive a previous bad bet on jetliners shed all of its… Read more
Bashing banks and business jetsopinion Mike Stones 20 Mar 23 0Dassault Aviation business jet results last week were upbeat. Orders up 25%, backlog up to 87 aircraft worth €4.7bn – up from €3.1bn in 2021. But… Read more
Hunky Dory in 2023opinion Mike Stones 6 Jan 23 0Late lamented rock legend David Bowie had a refreshingly honest approach to each New Year. “I don’t know where I’m going from here, but I… Read more
Brian Foley: Private aviation’s sudden popularity falls back to Earthnews CJI Expert 4 Jan 23 0Fuelled since 2020 by soaring personal stock portfolios, easy access to low-interest cash and a pandemic-induced desire to avoid public airport cattle stalls, interest in… Read more
No ‘switch to flip’ on jet production increasenews Yves Le Marquand 25 Feb 22 0There is no switch to flip when it comes to increasing business jet production for any OEM, according to Brian Foley, founder, Brian Foley Associates.… Read more
Guest editorial: Business jet makers exit decade-long lullnews Alasdair Whyte 21 Sep 21 0If patience is a virtue, then business jet makers are the most virtuous of all, having waited some 13 years until now to proclaim that… Read more
Brian Foley: Business Jet Prices Are Risingnews CJI Expert 25 Aug 21 0Add one more item to the growing list of prices on the rise — private jets. Given the high value of these aircraft, which can… Read more
Learjet series to cease production by year endnews Yves Le Marquand 11 Feb 21 0Bombardier is to cease production of the Learjet series by the end of 2021, after over 55 years of flying and more than 3000 deliveries.… Read more
Covid-19: ‘Most telling months behind us’ says analystnews Yves Le Marquand 7 Sep 20 0The most crucial months to assess the recovery of business aviation industry are already behind us, according to Brian Foley, founder, Foley Associates. The US-based… Read more
Brian Foley: ‘Charter industry could be setting up to fail’news Yves Le Marquand 4 Sep 20 0Some business jet charter providers could be setting the industry up for exclusion from any future government aid programmes, after over optimistic assessments about the… Read more
Textron job cuts ‘not so surprising’: Brian Foleynews Yves Le Marquand 19 Jun 20 0The decision by Textron Inc., parent of Textron Aviation, to cut 1,950 jobs, as part of restructuring due to Covid-19, is no surprise, Brian Foley,… Read more
Large Business Jet Sales Coolnews Terry Spruce 21 May 20 020 May 2020 – As the last decade commenced, the world had an insatiable appetite for the biggest of corporate jets notes Brian Foley. More… Read more
Owners not dumping business jetsnews Alasdair Whyte 10 May 20 0Brian Foley, founder, Brian Foley Associates sees opportunities for business aviation as lock-downs end So far, you can’t pry private jets from owners’ hands despite crazy… Read more
