CJIQ latest features HondaJet Echelon, Connectivity survey and more
The latest CJIQ features the new HondaJet Echelon business jet, our latest Connectivity survey and more.
The latest edition of Corporate Jet Investor Quarterly (Q2 2024) features the new HondaJet Echelon business jet, the results of our latest Connectivity Survey and more.
In our cover story Echelon on top, Amod Kelkar, chief commercial officer, Honda Aircraft Company tells us how the new jet promises to take the company from “start-up to mainline player”. We trace the origins of the new aircraft, how it got its name, plus why the manufacturer has moved from its dealership model to direct sales in some regions. CJI also talks to Michelle Hoover, founder and president, Global Elite Aviation about how the new jet is likely to be received by the market.
From aircraft to the connectivity solutions that keep them linked in flight to the outside world. Our latest exclusive research, conducted in partnership with Viasat, revealed soaring expectations from on-board connectivity solutions. Kai Tang, head of Business Aviation, Viasat said: “Business aviation in-flight connectivity has always been a fast-changing market. If you look at the insights from CJI’s annual survey over the years, it’s clear the pace of change has accelerated.”
Our feature Top connectivity trends: More, more, more charts the pace of that change in six key questions.
We stay with expectations in our next feature, Business aviation: Going electric. Business aviation has always been a testbed for aerospace innovation, so how will the sector respond to the challenges and opportunities of eVTOL aircraft? Our special report seeks answers from: Chris Rocheleau, chief operating officer, National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), Scott Cutshall, senior vice president, Strategy and Sustainability at Clay Lacy and David Shilliday, vice president and general manager, Advanced Air Mobility at Honeywell plus others.
Two company profiles in the latest issue profile Wulf Aviation and Axis Aviation. Our feature Wulf Aviation: On the hunt for jet sales reports how the Mexico City-based company is using the latest AI technology to drive the sale of business aircraft. “We want to grow into becoming the number one broker in all Latin America,” says company co-founder Franco Curiel.
Axis Aviation has similarly bold ambitions. Niall Olver, the firm’s CEO explains in Axis Aviation: ‘On a mission to modernise’ how the business is on a quest to modernise what he describes as “an antiquated industry”.
The CJI events reported in this issue, located in London and Latin America, drew nearly 1,000 visitors. CJI London 2024 conference attracted more than 570 delegates to the heart of London. Top of the agenda was the importance of learning “new dance steps,” as US pre-owned aircraft sales returned to more normal trading conditions. “Sellers will need to dance again [with prospective buyers] to court them and be more fluid [to close sales],” said Matt Rosanvallon, director Sales and Acquisitions, Freestream Aircraft.
Speeding the supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) was the focus of this conference of our SAF London conference.
Meanwhile, CJI Latin America drew nearly 300 business leaders in Latin American business aviation who shared their upbeat views on industry prospects for the region.
The last two sections deliver handy key information on modern business jets and asks Benoit Defforge seven key questions.
Jet Data delivers all the key numbers on the latest business jets. From price tags to performance metrics, our handy guide offers an at-a-glance summary of the market.
Finally, Benoit Defforge, CEO of private jet brokerage Stanton & Partners Aviation reveals how the Anglo French Concorde fired his passion for aviation. In Life in seven questions: Benoit Defforge, he explains how he got into business aviation, what was his best business decision and what advice he would give to his younger self.
Read the lastest version of Corporate Jet Investor Q2 2024, here. Also, you can sign up for your free print copy here.
