Rolls-Royce’s Pearlopinion Alasdair Whyte 11 Apr 24 0Rolls-Royce has a tradition of naming its engines after rivers. But only keen British fisherman know the Dart, Trent, Tay, Derwent and Welland well. With… Read more
Power games mean a new super-mid size jet is comingopinion Alasdair Whyte 29 Mar 24 0Engine manufacturers spend a lot of time trying to reduce noise. But this is nothing like the effort they put into keeping their research and… Read more
GE Honda engine passes 100% SAF testnews CJI Expert 25 Oct 22 0The HF120 engine by GE Honda Aero has successfully completed its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) testing. Read more
Rolls-Royce adds Skyservice and Western Jet Aviation as Authorised Service Centres #NBAAnews CJI Expert 18 Oct 22 0Rolls‑Royce has added Skyservice and Western Jet Aviation to its network of authorised service centres (ASC). The latest additions to the ASC network will support… Read more
Rolls-Royce receives EASA cert for Pearl 700news CJI Expert 21 Sep 22 0Rolls-Royce’s Pearl 700 engine, exclusive to Gulfstream G700 and G800 aircraft, has received official certification by EASA. Read more
New ACJ319neo delivered to a private customernews Mike Stones 6 Jul 22 0An ACJ319neo has been delivered by Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) to a new undisclosed private customer in Western Europe. The aircraft, powered by CFM International LEAP-1A engines,… Read more
Embraer expands MRO facility at its Sorocaba, Brazil sitenews Mike Stones 22 Jun 22 0Embraer has doubled the size of its maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) centre at Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil after opening new hangars at the site.… Read more
Honeywell appoints AMETEK MRO Singapore as authorised repair centrenews Mike Stones 16 Jun 22 0CJI Summary Honeywell appoints AMETEK Singapore PTE as an Authorised Repair Centre for engine components on CF6-80, PW2000, PW4000, V2500, Trent 700, Trent 800, and… Read more
Textron Aviation boosts parts availability in Europenews Mike Stones 25 May 22 0CJI Summary * Textron Aviation is expanding the availability of parts and its customer support team in Europe. *The OEM’s European Distribution Center in Düsseldorf,… Read more
Exclusive: JSSI doubles down on maintenance tracking with TRAXXALL acquisitionnews Alasdair Whyte 14 Dec 21 0Jet Support Services, Inc (JSSI), has bought maintenance tracking company TRAXXALL. JSSI acquired SierraTrax, a maintenance software-as-a-service company focused on owner-pilots in June 2021 as… Read more
CJI Asia 2021: Optimism, frustration and snakes on a planenews Mike Stones 23 Nov 21 0Optimism about the prospects for private jet aviation next year and beyond, tempered by frustrations caused by Covid-19 travel restrictions and dwindling inventory plus snakes… Read more
Bombardier agrees leased engine pool and maintenance dealnews Mike Stones 18 Aug 21 0Bombardier is aiming to cut Global aircraft operators’ costs and downtime by setting up leased BR710 engine pools with Rolls-Royce at locations in the US,… Read more
The rise and fall of Aerionnews CJI Expert 28 May 21 0It all began in 2004, when Texan billionaire Robert Bass decided to re-commercialise supersonic aerial travel by launching Aerion Supersonic. By 2021, it had a… Read more
Dassault unveils Falcon 10X to target ultra-long-range marketnews Mike Stones 6 May 21 0Dassault Aviation has unveiled its new Falcon 10X, with a 7,500-nm range and a cabin cross section larger than some regional jets, to target the… Read more
Rolls-Royce predicts 2022 flying hours 10% above 2019news CJI Expert 22 Mar 21 0Rolls-Royce anticipates business aviation flying hours to be 2% above 2019 levels in 2021 and increase to 10% above the 2019 level in 2022, a… Read more
StandardAero to acquire Signature Aviation’s engine repair business for $230mnews Mike Stones 19 Feb 21 0MRO provider StandardAero is to acquire Signature Aviation’s Engine Repair and Overhaul (ERO) business for $230m after the two companies signed a definitive agreement. StandardAero… Read more
CJI Town Hall: ‘September turbo prop utilisation 10% up on January’news Mike Stones 22 Oct 20 0Turbo prop utilisation last month was 10% higher than in January 2020, reflecting the strong charter market, according to Delray Dobbins, Pratt & Whitney Canada,… Read more
