Bombardier Delivers First Global 5500 to US customernews Yves Le Marquand 23 Jul 20 0Bombardier has announced the delivery of the first Global 5500 aircraft to be based in the United States. The jet, which will be available for… Read more
Gulfstream appoints Josh Thompson as chief financial officernews Mike Stones 20 Jul 20 0Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. has appointed Josh Thompson, of General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (OTS), as the company’s new chief financial officer; effective from August… Read more
Bombardier to launch Viasat Ka-band on all Challenger 350s and 300news Yves Le Marquand 17 Jul 20 0Bombardier is to introduce high-speed Viasat Ka-band connectivity aboard the Challenger 350 and 300 series aircraft . With service packages offering the fastest available download… Read more
CJI Global 2020: Embraer announces rollout of HEPA filter on all aircraftnews Yves Le Marquand 13 Jul 20 0Embraer Executive Jets is to standardise high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters across all Praetor 500 and 600 aircraft, the manufacturer revealed at last week’s CJI Global 2020 conference. In… Read more
Eric Julien: VVIP market less is morenews Yves Le Marquand 8 Jul 20 0 Particularly in the European market there is a perception gap which is currently damaging bizliner sales prospects according to Eric Jullien, deputy vice president… Read more
Bombardier Global 7500 receives industry-first Environmental Product Declarationnews Yves Le Marquand 2 Jul 20 0This year has brought a number of firsts for the industry and Tuesday (June 30th) was no different as Bombardier’s Global 7500 became the first… Read more
Gulfstream’s 200th G280 enters service news Yves Le Marquand 30 Jun 20 0 “A tremendous milestone in the history of Gulfstream,” said Gulfstream President, Mark Burns, commenting on the news that 200 Gulfstream G280 business jets are now in active… Read more
Embraer completes first Praetor 500 conversionnews Yves Le Marquand 30 Jun 20 0Embraer Services & Support has completed its first conversion of a Legacy 450 to a Praetor 500. Currently in delivery to an undisclosed client, the… Read more
Textron job cuts ‘not so surprising’: Brian Foleynews Yves Le Marquand 19 Jun 20 0The decision by Textron Inc., parent of Textron Aviation, to cut 1,950 jobs, as part of restructuring due to Covid-19, is no surprise, Brian Foley,… Read more
Gulfstream sells last commercially available G550news Yves Le Marquand 17 Jun 20 0Gulfstream Aerospace announced today (June 17th) it has sold the last new Gulfstream G550. The final aircraft will be delivered to a customer in 2021, clearing the… Read more
Bombardier to cut workforce by 2,500 employees this yearnews Mike Stones 5 Jun 20 0Bombardier Aviation has revealed plans to cut its workforce by about 2,500 employees in response to the drop in orders caused by the global Covid-19… Read more
Pilatus reports $1.13bn turnover in 2019 and ‘severe turbulence’ in 2020news Mike Stones 15 May 20 0Pilatus Aircraft has revealed a 2019 turnover of CHF 1.1bn ($1.13bn) and operating income of CHF 153m ($157.30m), followed by “severe turbulence” this year, sparked… Read more
Tamarack Aerospace: Plan approved, good news in uncertain timesnews Yves Le Marquand 24 Mar 20 0The Plan of Reorganization filed by Tamarack Aerospace Group was confirmed by the US District Court for Eastern Washington on March 2nd clearing the way… Read more
Brian Foley: business aviation in a word, unsettlednews Yves Le Marquand 23 Mar 20 0Summing up the state of the business aviation industry in one word. Analyst, Brian Foley, said “unsettled”. He said Covid-19 is having a direct impact… Read more
