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Adam Aircraft breaks into China
Hainan Zhong Hang Tai General Aviation Airlines has confirmed an order for 50 Adam Aircraft A700 very light jets (VLJs), following the signing of an earlier letter of intent. Jo Murray asks Jason Fan, Chief Executive Officer, about the placement of these aircraft in China and the market for VLJs in the Asia Pacific region...read more
Date Posted: 01/09/2007
Issue: Executive & VIP Aviation International September 2007
Partnering in on production
The A318 Elite is the result of partnership: the airframe from Airbus and the interior from Lufthansa Technik. Walter Heerdt, Senior Vice President Marketing & Sales at Lufthansa Technik, and the Elite’s design team, talk us through the arrangement...read more
Date Posted: 01/09/2007
Issue: Executive & VIP Aviation International September 2007
Launching an Elite club
As the launch customer for the A318 Elite, Comlux Aviation is already flying the type across the Atlantic. Ettore Rodaro, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Comlux Aviation, talks us through the decision to fly five A318 Elites with Lufthansa Technik interiors...read more
Date Posted: 01/09/2007
Issue: Executive & VIP Aviation International September 2007
Saudi selection
National Air Services (NAS) has announced its new aircraft selection, namely: 20 Falcon 2000LXs, 20 Gulfstream G450s and 20 Hawker 750s. Taher Agueel, President and Chief Executive Officer of NAS, explains to Executive & VIP Aviation International the purpose of these orders...read more
Date Posted: 01/09/2007
Issue: Executive & VIP Aviation International September 2007
What a difference a day makes
Pioneered in the US by DayJet, per-seat, on-demand executive air travel will provide relief for the individual locked into an exhausting regime of business travel by road or through hubs. Ed Iacobucci is the President & Chief Executive Officer of DayJet. He explains his strategy further...read more
Date Posted: 01/09/2007
Issue: Executive & VIP Aviation International September 2007
Turboprops for Europe
The popularity of turboprops for the European fractional market is demonstrated by Jetfly’s selection of three turboprop fleets to fuel its fractional business. Founder and President of Jetfly, Jacques Lemaigre du Breuil, explains why turboprops work for Europe...read more
Date Posted: 01/09/2007
Issue: Executive & VIP Aviation International September 2007
Charter partner
David Savile is the Chief Executive Officer of Air Partner – a broker Dof charter flights to Queen Elizabeth II, heads of state and corporates. But Air Partner has broken out of its brokering niche and into other sectors serving the executive community...read more
Date Posted: 01/09/2007
Issue: Executive & VIP Aviation International September 2007
A pilot’s perspective on private charter
Adam Twidell is a private jet pilot and founder of PrivateFly, an online private jet quoting and booking network. Here he speaks about the flaws in the European private aviation charter market, calling for European charter operators to unite and improve communication through a central booking network. Is market collaboration the key to moving forward and protecting this booming charter industry from imploding?...read more
Date Posted: 01/09/2007
Issue: Executive & VIP Aviation International September 2007
