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…
News: Dassault, the manufacturer of Falcon Jets, announced today that it has acquired ExecuJet’s MRO facilities. This will add 15 new factory-owned maintenance bases in Asia-Pacific, Middle-East, Africa and Oceania regions. The company will retain the ExecuJet name, but will now…
GAMA released its third-quarter statistics for 2018, and the General Aviation segment increased its billings to $4,134,953,455 in the third quarter, up only 0.83% from 2017. The variability in the mix, when compared to 2017, was significant, with 286 piston…
Last week, the National Business Aircraft Association held its annual convention in Orlando, with the business aviation community leaders updating the industry on what’s new. We came away from NBAA 2018 with a feeling of cautious optimism. While the business…
The mood for the industry in Geneva is optimistic, albeit cautiously so. Virtually all of the OEMs are forecasting growth in the business aircraft market, and are clearly focused on capitalizing on the opportunities in the near term. Several factors…
Dassault spoke about the condition of the market and the company’s new products, with a focus on the Falcon 6X, at EBACE 2018. A video of the press conferences (with a couple of glitches due to technical issues) follows: Views:…