The slow and bumpy market recovery for business aircraft is expected to continue into the next decade, according to a report from Forecast International, a Connecticut market research firm. Sputtering U.S. and European economies have forced demand for business jets lower than the rising demand for private aircraft in the Middle East, Brazil, Russia, India [...]
The Chinese business industry is continuing it meteoric rise and the numbers coming from China related to its business market can be staggering. This is good news for the likes of business jet sellers all over the world. The demand for business jets in the country are rising as fast as the business market itself. [...]
The new Florida governor is keeping a promise to residents of Florida and is selling off the private jets owned by the state. The newly elected Rick Scott has directed his staff to liquidate the two business jets owned, a 2000 Beechcraft King Air 350, and a 2003 Cessna Bravo. This is seen as a [...]
There has been a jump in the use of private jets in charter flights this holiday season according to reports. Charter flights are being booked at a higher rate. The prices for charter jet prices seems to be decreasing somewhat in the US and increasing in Europe. AIN reported the following numbers from Avinode: An [...]
I was recently reading about the Citation X from Cessna and its future. It will be released at the end of next year and is scheduled to be in service full time in 2013. Cessna is not giving us all of the details as yet but as I understand it the new Citation X will [...]
Don’t get too excited about a quick recovery as the recovery is not set for another year according to Honeywell, the avionics, equipment and engine manufacturer. The report that Honeywell is reporting on indicates that there should be one more year of an economic slide in store for the business aviation industry in 2011, with [...]
It was posted before about the possible strike for Cessna, but that seems to be averted although the news does not get better. It is reported the production line workers were required to accept the new contract. AIN reports that after that strike was averted, the news was not better: [Citation] will lay off 700 [...]
In the tougher economic times that we have today, there is bound to be some fallout with businesses and their employees. Cessna is apparently encountering that same problem now. AIN reports that there may be a possible strike looming in the future over at Cessna: Cessna Aircraft made a new contract proposal on Monday that [...]
Many people ask what the options are to more traditional travel of commercial airlines. We know that on a commercial airline flight there are different classes of travel, be it coach, or business class or first class, but what are the options if you want to fly via a private jet? There are 4 options [...]
We are continuing to see more and more commercial airline companies teaming up with private jet charter companies to offer different opportunities in travel. The most recent company to join the private jet charter market is British Airways. British Airways has teamed up with CitationAir to offer the latest in no frills private jet charters. [...]
