Execaire approved for RNP AR approach operations on Global 7500news Yves Le Marquand 25 Nov 25 0Execaire Aviation has become the first business aviation operator in Canada to secure Transport Canada approval for Required Navigation Performance Authorization Required (RNP AR) approach… Read more
CAE set to train first Bombardier Global 8000 pilotsnews Yves Le Marquand 17 Nov 25 0CAE will begin training the first pilots for Bombardier’s new Global 8000 business jet this year. As Bombardier’s Authorized Training Provider (ATP), CAE said it… Read more
Bombardier Global 7500 sets 150th speed recordnews Yves Le Marquand 2 Oct 25 0Bombardier’s Global 7500 jet has set its 150th speed record, the most ever set by a single business aircraft type, says the Canadian manufacturer. The… Read more
Bombardier opens innovation centre in Montrealnews Yves Le Marquand 7 Jul 25 0Bombardier has inaugurated its new Innovation and Design Centre located at the manufacturer’s facilities in greater Montreal, Canada. According to Bombardier, the centre will provide… Read more
Happy Canada Dayopinion Alasdair Whyte 4 Jul 25 0A lot of champagne corks have been popped this week in Montreal. Tuesday was, of course, Canada Day. On Wednesday Bombardier issued a press release… Read more
Skyservice gets Galileo STC for three Challenger modelsnews Yves Le Marquand 27 May 25 0Skyservice Business Aviation has been issued a new Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the Gogo Galileo HDX system on Bombardier Challenger CL604, CL605 and CL650s. … Read more
‘Growth and transformation’: Levaero issues 2024 Canadian Aircraft Market Reportnews Yves Le Marquand 27 May 25 0Levaero Aviation is seeing a growing and transforming Canadian business aviation market in its third annual State of the Canadian Aircraft Market report. The report’s… Read more
Bombardier’s Global 8000 completes inaugural flightnews Yves Le Marquand 20 May 25 0Bombardier’s first production Global 8000 aircraft has successfully completed its inaugural flight. The aircraft took off last Friday (May 16th) from Bombardier’s Aircraft Assembly Centre in Mississauga, Ontario,… Read more
Aviate Aviation expands to Dubai, plans to go furthernews Yves Le Marquand 10 Apr 25 0Aviate Aviation has recently opened a Dubai office to meet increasing customer demand for aircraft sales and acquisitions, private charter and cargo. The new Dubai… Read more
Dassault Aviation delivers strong 2024 with higher Falcon deliveriesnews Fayaz Hussain 8 Jan 25 0French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation announced its 2024 delivery and order intake figures, showcasing a strong performance for its Falcon business jets. The company delivered… Read more
Trump thy neighbouropinion Alasdair Whyte 2 Dec 24 0“On January 20th, as one of my many first Executive Orders, I will sign all necessary documents to charge Mexico and Canada a 25% Tariff… Read more
NBAA-BACE: CAE unveils groundbreaking immersive pilot training appnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Oct 24 0CAE, the aviation training company, has unveiled an innovative way of training pilots using Apple Vision Pro headsets. The CAE app uses spatial computing to… Read more
NBAA-BACE: Bombardier begins Global 8000 productionnews Yves Le Marquand 22 Oct 24 0Bombardier has begun manufacturing of major structural components for the first Global 8000 production aircraft. The company said it was confident the aircraft would enter into service… Read more
AirSprint takes delivery of its 37th aircraftnews Terry Spruce 5 Oct 24 0AirSprint has added its 37th aircraft, a Cessna Citation CJ3+, to its charter fleet to help it meet demand for private jet travel among Canadian… Read more
Bombardier 2Q revenue surges 31% on higher aircraft salesnews Fayaz Hussain 29 Jul 24 0Canadian aerospace manufacturer Bombardier reported revenue of $2.2bn in the second quarter of 2024, up 31% year-over-year from $1.7bn in the same period last year… Read more
NetJets revealed as customer for 12 Challenger 3500s, with options for 232 aircraftnews Yves Le Marquand 2 May 24 0NetJets has been revealed as the previously confidential buyer of 12 Bombardier Challenger 3500 aircraft. The transaction, valued at $326.4m, was announced back in December last year,… Read more
Bombardier 2023 revenues soar on higher jet deliveriesnews Fayaz Hussain 8 Feb 24 0Canada’s Bombardier reported financial results for 2023 where in it reported 16% year-on-year increase in total revenue at $8bn compared with $6.9bn in 2022 driven… Read more
Bombardier ‘firing on all cylinders’news Fayaz Hussain 3 Nov 23 0Bombardier surprised the market yesterday as it posted higher-than-expected revenue of $1.85bn (adjusted EPS of $0.73). This growth in revenues was driven by better prices… Read more
Gogo Business Aviation expands 5G coverage to Canadanews CJI Expert 24 Apr 23 0Gogo Business Aviation has announced the expansion of its Gogo 5G network into Canada, aimed at providing additional coverage to business aviation operators in North America. The… Read more
European business flights to fall 15% this month: Argus TRAQPaknews CJI Expert 9 Jan 23 0Business jet flights across Europe are estimated to fall 15% this month according to Argus International's TRAQPak report. Read more
