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A Beechcraft Premier IA set a speed record flying from Hawker Beechcraft’s facility in Chester, UK, to Geneva in one hour, 13 minutes and 30 seconds with a

Elbit (Booth No.

Abu Dhabi-based executive charter operator Prestige Jet this week became the latest business aviation company to sign up as an exhibitor at the new Bahrain

Snecma launched the Silvercrest core-engine demonstrator program in 2006, built the engine in 2007 and successfully completed testing of it in March 2008.

Charter/management company ExcelAire announced Tuesday that it has added a 13-seat Gulfstream GIV-SP to its fleet, bringing the company’s Gulfstream invent

Looking back on European business aviation’s boom years of 2004 to 2008, new figures from the European General Aviation Manufacturers Association (EGAMA) s

Business aviation is currently facing numerous challenges, but Gulfstream officials speaking this week at EBACE remained upbeat.

Jet Aviation (Booth No.

The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) is promoting Eurocontrol’s Pagoda as the best tool for business aviation operators to meet the monitoring

ARG/US International has announced acceptance of the International Standards for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) to meet the audit requirements of it

Project Phoenix, the Dubai-based entity behind the Phoenix 200 executive VIP conversion of Bombardier CRJ200 airliners, has enlisted Spectrum Aeromed of th

Avolus, which bills itself as a provider of fully integrated luxury travel, announced plans to expand its reach in Europe, Russia, the CIS, Eastern Europe

Associated Air Center, a subsidiary of StandardAero, has completed the necessary modifications for compliance with the Federal Aviation Administration’s SF

Embraer has named Nayak Aircraft Services in Cologne, Germany, an authorized service center.

328 Support Services announced the sale of two 328Jets to a Middle Eastern customer.

Forty of FlightSafety International’s full flight simulators located at 15 learning centers in North America have been qualified under the EASA flight simu

Hawker Beechcraft (HBC) announced here this week the delivery of the first European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certified piston singles and twins to ent

German operator DC Aviation yesterday launched a frequent-flier program in part of an industry-wide scramble to offer better value for money in a still-wea

The European division of Women in Aviation International will be hosting its annual conference in Ferrara, Italy, from September 4 to 6.

CAE (Booth No.

Gore Design Completions (Booth No.

PrivatAir, the Geneva-based company specializing in executive charter with large aircraft, announced the launch of a training service for employees of priv

Brazil’s Embraer and Boca Raton, Florida-based Volvo Aero Services have entered a four-year partnership that makes Volvo Aero an official distribution cent

Marshall Business Aviation (Booth No.

Eurocopter’s EC 145 light twin-engine helicopter has received a makeover in the form of the Stylence (a play on “style” and “silence”) interior upgrade.

No one has had it easy in business aviation these past six months, and Cessna has certainly had its share of knocks with enforced reductions in production

Newquay Cornwall Airport and its FBO Midwest Executive Aviation (Booth No.

JetNet is highlighting its extensive helicopter database as well as its aviation business index at EBACE (Booth No.

Air Routing International’s customers now enjoy a new online service called Trip Quotes.

Lufthansa Technik yesterday introduced an upgraded NICE (networked integrated cabin equipment) in-flight entertainment and cabin management system focused