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Coronavirus and Business Jets

It appears that the Coronavirus outbreak is not bad news for one industry – business jets. The FT reports that “Demand for private jets has surged since the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus as companies and individuals seek alternative ways to fly out of Hong Kong.”...

Insight: Wednesday 6 November 2019: A Brexit from Reality?

News The UK Labour Party has indicated that it will consider a ban on all fossil-fuel powered private aircraft flights from 2025.  Since there are no alternative electric technologies readily available today, and unlikely by 2025, that would essentially ban private...

Daily Insight: Wednesday 6 February 2019: Bombardier Launches New Innovative 50-Seater

News Bombardier Commercial Aircraft officially launched the new CRJ550 aircraft, the first triple-class 50-seat aircraft in the world. The CRJ550 is a new CRJ Series aircraft model, with a new type certificate based on the CRJ700. United Airlines is the launch...

Daily Insight: Tuesday 5 February 2019: Regulatory Impact: Business Jet Retirements on 1/1/2020

News -Two regulatory requirements, the first for ADSB-out, which costs about $90,000, and the second an Airworthiness Directive (2012-17-05) for the Honeywell TFE731-4 and -5 engines, which will cost about $350,000, will result in an estimated 700 older business jets...