US obtains warrant to seize Boeing owned by Russian firm Lukoilnews Yves Le Marquand 1 Sep 22 0The US has obtained a warrant to seize a Boeing 737-7EM aircraft owned by Russian multinational oil and gas corporation, Lukoil. A US court authorised… Read more
SmartSky’s ‘enhanced’ network now offers ATG coverage nationwidenews Yves Le Marquand 31 Aug 22 0SmartSky Networks’ mobile broadband network is now live nationwide in what CEO, Dave Helfgott has called a “momentous achievement”. With hundreds of sites deployed, SmartSky… Read more
First Oregon FBO to supply Sustainable Aviation Fuelnews CJI Expert 24 Aug 22 0Hillsboro Aviation in Oregon becomes the state's first FBO to supply Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), after partnering with Avfuel Corporation and Neste. Read more
US obtain warrant to seize oligarch’s business linernews Yves Le Marquand 15 Aug 22 0The US has obtained a warrant to seize an Airbus A319-100 owned by sanctioned oligarch, Andrei Skoch after the court found the jet is subject… Read more
Firm order received for Challenger 3500, a European charter firstnews Yves Le Marquand 8 Aug 22 0Bombardier sold a Challenger 3500 to Italian-based operator, Air Corporate SRL, making it the first company to offer the aircraft for charter in Europe. Introduced… Read more
CJI Global 2020: US operators witnessing new trends in client practicesnews Yves Le Marquand 8 Jul 20 0 The way in which clients approach private flying is changing, according to three leading US operators. Andy Priester, David Best and Henry Thomas told… Read more
US flight activity up 2.3% in first halfnews CJI Expert 4 Sep 18 0US business aircraft flight activity during the first half of 2018 was up by 2.3% over that of the first half of 2017, according to… Read more
US to introduce proposed tariffs on imports from Chinanews CJI Expert 5 Jul 18 0The US will move ahead with its plans to introduce tariffs on Chinese imports with effect from July 6. The Trump administration had originally proposed… Read more
China proposes additional 25% tax on US-built large cabin aircraftnews CJI Expert 4 Apr 18 0China has stepped up its trade war with the US by proposing to introduce an additional 25% tariff on imports of US-built aircraft weighing between… Read more
America is open for business jetsnews Alasdair Whyte 26 Jan 18 0President Donald Trump spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos today. (If you are not familiar with the names, the WEF’s Davos meeting is… Read more
US flight activity keeps on risingnews CJI Expert 10 Aug 17 0The first half of 2017 has been “nothing but positive” for US flight activity, according to the latest data from Argus. Last year was a… Read more
Privatising American ATC Is Not Good Greatnessnews Alasdair Whyte 26 May 17 0A New Foundation For American Greatness (ANFFAG) the first budget from The Trump Administration is attracting a lot of debate. For aviation, the biggest announcement… Read more