How Many Engines Does Your Business Jet Need?

Our columnist ponders the relative merits of one, two, three and four engines in a business jet. Some people tried to convince Charles Lindbergh that he shouldn’t attempt his 1927 New York-to-Paris flight in an airplane with only one engine. His response was that two engines would double his odds of having an engine failure.…

European Business Jet Ops Stabilizing, U.S. Growing

While still at sluggish levels, business aviation traffic has marked its third consecutive month of year-over-year growth in Europe and is now up five out of the last six months. Citing Eurocontrol figures, the European Business Aviation Association notes that traffic has improved “but only just.” In the U.S., meanwhile, traffic continues to strengthen, according…

Increase In Jet Deliveries A Positive Sign For Wichita

Increase In Jet Deliveries A Positive Sign For Wichita

Overall first-quarter deliveries of aircraft from Wichita’s major general aviation manufacturers fell year over year from 130 to 146. But, unpacking those numbers shows at least one positive sign for the Air Capital — the increase in deliveries of Wichita-built business jets. Cessna Aircraft Co., now teamed with Beechcraft Corp. under Textron Aviation, delivered 35…

EBACE Gets Off to a Good Start

EBAA CEO Fabio Gamba is upbeat that this year’s EBACE is reflecting signs that the business aviation market in European may be stabilizing. “It’s been a tough period,” he says, but he told Tuesday’s opening ceremony that “indicators point to 2014 being a year of positive rebound.” EBAA, working with NBAA here, is “trying to…

JSSI Now Offers Tip-to-Tail Coverage for the New Cessna Citation Latitude and Sovereign+ Business Jets

Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI), the leading provider of hourly cost maintenance programs for the business aviation industry, has launched its signature Tip-to-Tail® Program for the new Citation Latitude and the recently launched Citation Sovereign+ business jets. As the only provider in the industry to offer Engine, Airframe and APU coverage through one comprehensive maintenance…