Hawker Beechcraft signs deals for 11 aircraft at EBACE

Never mind chapter 11, Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) has secured orders for 11 aircraft, including three of its flagship Hawker 4000 super-midsize business jets, a Hawker 400XPR, six King Air 350i turboprops and... Read More

Hawker Beechcraft global customer support to open new parts warehouse in India

Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support (GCS) has announced plans to open a new parts and distribution warehouse in Bangalore, India, to support a growing population of Hawker and Beechcraft airplanes in the region. Read More

Airbus corporate jets gain approval for Part 135 operations

Airbus' ACJ318 and ACJ319 have gained EASA, FAA and GACA eligibility for Part 135 operations, while a variant of its ACJ319 has also gained CAAC eligibility...
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Honeywell’s Synthetic Vision System now available for Pilatus PC-12 NG

Honeywell’s SmartView Synthetic Vision System, an aircraft cockpit display technology, has been chosen by Pilatus for its PC-12 NG aircraft... Read More

New Learjet 70 and Learjet 75 aircraft unveiled

Bombardier Aerospace has redefined the light jet landscape by launching the Learjet 70 and Learjet 75 aircraft at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva.
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Honeywell and Inmarsat expand global in-flight connectivity

Addressing the growing demand of business jet passengers for reliable, global in-flight connectivity, Honeywell and Inmarsat’s recently announced exclusive Global Xpress agreement will provide virtually the same broadband experience in the air as on the ground, almost anywhere in the world.
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Royal Jet launches luxury vacations division at ATM 2012

The Abu Dhabi-based international luxury executive flight services company, Royal Jet, chaired by Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan
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Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1200G engine takes to the skies

The Pratt & Whitney PurePower(R) PW1200G engine has successfully completed its first flight on April 30, launching the engine family's flight test programme.
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Altran to expand India operations

Altran, the global leader in innovation and high-tech engineering consulting, has announced plans to significantly expand its India operations in order to tap the domestic market as well as support its global clients with a strong domain leadership across several verticals from South Asia. Read More

Kishore Jayaraman appointed President, Rolls-Royce India

Rolls-Royce has announced the appointment of Kishore Jayaraman as President of Rolls-Royce in India and South Asia. Kishore joins Rolls-Royce after a distinguished 23 year career at General Electric. Read More

Royal Jet revenues up by 15 per cent in buoyant private jet market

The positive momentum from Royal Jet’s strong 2011 business performance has carried over into the first quarter of 2012 as the private jet operator... Read More

Honeywell and Inmarsat join hands to modernise global in-flight connectivity

Honeywell and Inmarsat have signed an agreement to provide global in-flight connectivity services to business, commercial, and government aviation customers around the world.
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Bombardier opens Engineering Service Office in Bangalore

Bombardier Aerospace has announced the official inauguration of its Engineering Service Office in Bangalore, India. The Bombardier Engineering Service Office began operation in December 2011 and currently employs approximately 20 people. Read More

Bombardier delivers first vision flight deck on a Global 6000 aircraft

Bombardier Aerospace today announced the first customer delivery of its Vision Flight Deck on a Global 6000 aircraft. Read More

Bombardier improves customer support

Bombardier Customer Services has built an action-packed agenda of events that will enable its customers to get the greatest operational value from their aircraft. Read More

Bombardier’s new office in Shanghai

Bombardier Aerospace has opened a new office in Shanghai. In addition to being the primary location for Mssrs. Li and Solem, the Shanghai office is home to the Bombardier Commercial Aircraft teams working with the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd. (COMAC)... Read More

CFM signs CFM56-7B material support agreement with Delta Air Lines

CFM International has signed a suite of material support agreements with Delta Air Lines to support the airline’s fleet of nearly 400 CFM56-7B engines in service or on order, as well as its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) operations for third party airlines. Read More

SP's interacts with Gulfstream at India Aviation 2012

SP's Interacts with Roger Sperry, Regional Senior Vice President, International Sales, Gulfstream and Jason Akovenko, Regional Vice President, Asia-Pacific, Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation. Read More

Dassault Falcon focuses on growing Indian market

Dassault Falcon will present its Falcon fleet of large cabin, long-range business jets at the third India Aviation air show. The event, which opens on March 14, will be held at Hyderabad's Begumpet Airport. Read More

Boeing 787 Dreamliner to debut at India Aviation 2012

The super-efficient Boeing 787 Dreamliner is set to make its debut at Hyderabad as part of Boeing's commercial products showcase at the 2012 India Aviation Airshow. Read More

EADS order book reaches 541 billion

EADS announced better than expected results for the full year 2011. Despite a volatile macro-economic context, EADS in 2011 continued to grow and to improve its financial performance...
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After Kingfisher, its woes for Air India and Jet

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has suspended Kingfisher airlines from its International Clearing House as the airline failed to meet its financial dues to other partners on time. Read More

Indian civil airliner programme runs into rough weather

As if the size and scope of the project wasn't daunting enough, it's already rough weather for India's indigenous civil aircraft development effort, with a turf war now being waged over how the aircraft will be developed... Read More

400th Learjet 60 XR Aircraft Enters Service with Cinépolis

Bombardier and Learjet are celebrating a significant milestone with the entry into service of the 400th manufactured Learjet 60 business jet. Read More

GippsAERO selects Flightline as dealer for sales & service of GA8 Airvan

GippsAERO, the Australia based manufacturer of the GA8 Airvan utility aircraft, and a subsidiary of India's Mahindra Aerospace... Read More

Royal Jet showcases Abu Dhabi’s business aviation expertise

Royal Jet, the Abu Dhabi-based international luxury flight services company chaired by His Excellency Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, will fly the flag for the Middle East private jet industry at Abu Dhabi Air Expo 2012. Read More

ATR '-600 series' Armonia cabin gets “Good Design Award”

ATR's newest '-600 series' cabin Armonia, developed by Italian renowned design house Giugiaro has been awarded at the Transportation category of “Good Design Award”. Read More

Boeing receives certificates for 787 World records

Jonathan Gaffney, President and CEO of the National Aeronautic Association, presented Boeing with two certificates confirming the official status of the two world records earned by the 787 Dreamliner in late 2011. Read More