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
ExecuJet MRO Services Middle East completes Global 6000 check and refurbishmentnews Alasdair Whyte 11 Jan 24 0ExecuJet MRO Services Middle East, part of Dassault Aviation, has completed an airframe heavy maintenance check and refurbishment on a Global 6000. The aircraft was… Read more
CJIQ323 features Wheels Up, Dassault, Airbus and the late Hamish Hardingnews Mike Stones 15 Dec 23 0The latest edition of Corporate Jet Investor Quarterly (CJIQ) features Wheels Up, Dassault and a celebration of the late Hamish Harding, former chair of Action… Read more
Dassault chooses Honeywell’s Aspire 350 for Falcon fleetnews Yves Le Marquand 22 Jun 23 0Dassault has selected Honeywell’s Aspire 350 satellite communications system for its fleet of Falcon business aircraft. The deal, announced at this week’s Paris Air Show,… Read more
SD’s Plane Simple gets STC approvals from FAA and EASA for Falcon 7Xnews Yves Le Marquand 15 May 23 0Satcom Direct (SD) Plane Simple Ku-band antenna system has received FAA and EASA supplemental type certification (STC) approvals for Falcon 7X aircraft. SD worked directly… Read more
Dassault Aviation fights back against ‘private jet bashing’news CJI Expert 14 Mar 23 0Dassault Aviation has defended the private jet industry against “aviation bashing” in its recent presentation to investors. Read more
Satcom Direct puts Plane Simple antenna on marketnews CJI Expert 2 Feb 23 0Connectivity provider Satcom Direct (SD) has put its new Plane Simple KU-band antenna on the commercial market after two years of development and testing. Read more
ExecuJet announces opening for new Dubai MROnews CJI Expert 7 Dec 22 0ExecuJet MRO Services will open its new maintenance base at Dubai’s Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) in the first quarter (Q1) of 2023. The company,… Read more
Drinking in Bombardier’s $2bn aftermarketopinion Mike Stones 2 Dec 22 0Maintaining business jets is thirsty work. Strategically placed water dispensers (Scottish Pure to be precise) were much in evidence when touring Bombardier’s newly inaugurated Biggin… Read more
Business jet manufacturers beat Gates with box-to-billsopinion Alasdair Whyte 11 Aug 22 0In May Bill Gates published his fifth book: How to prevent the next pandemic. This gives him a book-to-Bill ratio of one for the second… Read more
Two Dassault Aviation FBOs take honours in bizav surveynews Yves Le Marquand 28 Jul 22 0CJI Summary Dassault Aviation’s Geneva International Airport FBO has been voted the top FBO at the Swiss facility in a survey of European business aircraft… Read more
CJIQ cover story spotlight falls on Thomas Flohr, VistaJetnews Mike Stones 30 Jun 22 0Thomas Flohr, founder and CEO of VistaJet, stars on the front cover of the latest edition of Corporate Jet Investor Quarterly (CJIQ). In our exclusive… Read more
ExecuJet MRO Services Middle East wins India DGCA approval for Falcon 2000news Mike Stones 6 Jun 22 0CJI Summary *ExecuJet MRO Services Middle East gains approval from India’s DGCA to conduct maintenance on Falcon 2000 aircraft. *The company already has approval to… Read more
Inmarsat upgrades JetConneX to JX Evolution to boost connectivitynews CJI Expert 26 May 22 0EBACE Reports Inmarsat is upgrading in-flight connectivity speeds for its service JetConneX (JX). The upgraded hardware, JX Evolution, has speeds of more than 130Mbps – equivalent… Read more
Dassault: ‘Covid transformed business jets’ reputation’news Mike Stones 22 May 22 0EBACE Reports The global pandemic has transformed the reputation of business jets, according to Dassault Aviation. “Some time ago, some people thought it was taboo… Read more
UK MoD selects Dassault Falcon 900LX for VIP transportnews Yves Le Marquand 15 Mar 22 0The UK’s Ministry of Defence has chosen two Dassault Falcon 900LX jets to provide VIP transport for senior officials and, occasionally, members of the Royal… 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
Aero-Dienst lands four-year contract with German Aerospace Centernews Mike Stones 12 Aug 21 0Aero-Dienst, services provider for business jets and ambulance aircraft, has won a four-year contract with the German Aerospace Center (DLG) to maintain its Falcon 2000LX… Read more
GE providing Dassault Falcon 10X electrical systemsnews Yves Le Marquand 2 Aug 21 0GE Aviation has been chosen by Dassault Aviation to provide the electrical power distribution and control systems for the Dassault Falcon 10X aircraft. The primary… Read more
Dassault orders up, but deliveries downnews Yves Le Marquand 26 Jul 21 0Orders are up but deliveries are down at Dassault in the first half of 2021. The French OEM delivered six Falcon jets during the first… Read more
