It is too early to talk about business jet recoveryOne Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 17 Dec 12 0No one likes a pessimist. Bears like Paulson (John not Hank) and Michael Burry who successfully predicted the collapse of sub-prime were criticised by their… Read more
The centre of Dubai feels a long way from Al Maktoum International Airport Dubai World CentralOne Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 15 Dec 12 0 Al Maktoum International Airport Dubai World Central seems a long way from Dubai. With the world’s tallest building and the world’s only seven star hotel… Read more
Is this the way to San Marino?One Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 26 Nov 12 0After the success of the Isle of Man, many states, principalities and protectorates are keen to establish their own business jet registries. Last week San… Read more
Will the Channel Islands aircraft registry really work?One Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 26 Nov 12 0Oklahoma. The Cayman Islands. Aruba. The Isle of Man. Bermuda. Malta. There is no shortage of places to register aircraft. But we may soon have… Read more
Not just cricketOne Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 26 Nov 12 0Much of the world cannot understand the attraction of cricket. But in the Indian subcontinent it is by far the most popular sport. Yesterday worked… Read more
The President and business jetsOne Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 12 Nov 12 0Spare a thought for the new President. His challenges include managing a slowing economy, negotiating tough foreign issues, continuing healthcare reforms and solving deep-problems with… Read more
Why commercial aircraft financiers should look at business jets and helicoptersOne Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 12 Nov 12 0Commercial aircraft are great assets to finance. However, your aircraft financing skills are transferable to other markets including business jets and larger utility helicopters (we… Read more
One Minute NBACE 2012One Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 9 Nov 12 0 25,250. A lot of emphasis gets placed on the number of people attending business jet conventions and that was the figure of unique visitors… Read more
Hawker Beechcraft’s problems are in Wichita and BeijingOne Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 19 Oct 12 0Superior Aviation’s planned acquisition of Hawker Beechcraft was a complex transaction and, as with any deal, there were numerous things that may have stopped it… Read more
Will Gulfstream wait for NBAA 2012 to deliver the first G650?One Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 15 Oct 12 0Are Gulfstream waiting until the NBAA in Orlando before they deliver the first G650. Read more
War of wordsOne Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 11 Oct 12 0You could easily get the impression that President Barack Obama does not like business jets. In June 2011 he attacked corporate jets six times in… Read more
Superyacht Finance in 2012One Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 1 Oct 12 0I spent a few days in Monaco this week visiting the Monaco Yacht Show (it is a tough job but somebody has to do it)… Read more
Looking through Asia’s numbersOne Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 14 Sep 12 0It is amazing how quickly business aviation in Asia is growing. Any presentation in Asia quickly gets to numbers – like the 1.4 million millionaires… Read more
Alireza Ittihadieh says buyers should wait, Steve Varsano says world is getting brighterOne Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 14 Sep 12 0Alireza Ittihadieh, founder of Freestream Aircraft Bermuda, warns new aircraft buyers that pre-owned aircraft values could fall further. Steve Varsano, founder of The Jet Business… Read more
We should all welcome Superior Aviation’s bid for Hawker BeechcraftOne Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 12 Jul 12 0Congratulations to Hawker Beechcraft. Whilst some are sceptical of Superior Aviation's $1.79 billion bid, it is, in fact, an exceptional deal for the company, its… Read more
The Isle of Man loves business jetsOne Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 2 Jul 12 0In the last few months I have been accused of being downbeat (I don’t mind this as I welcome any feedback!) so this week it… Read more
Illegal aircraft charter has been overhypedOne Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 8 Jun 12 0Brian Johnson spent 20 years as an aviation regulator. Here, he discusses why people should not call it grey charter and how the extent of… Read more
What next for Hawker Beechcraft?One Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 3 May 12 0The big question for the new owners is whether to keep the company whole or split it up. Hawker Beechcraft has had many enquiries from… Read more
Hawker Beechcraft deserves credit for hanging on so longOne Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 3 May 12 0In The Turnaround Kid, the excellent book written by Steve Miller, CEO of Hawker Beechcraft, he warns companies that the people who lend you money… Read more
Opinion: Bad parents – Hawker Beechcraft is a bad advert for private equityOne Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 5 Apr 12 0Onex and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners have let Hawker Beechcraft down. Read more
