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Corporate aviation

● Airbus: the growing market for extravagent jets
● Test flights: the Cessna Citation Mustang and the Beechcraft King Air B200
● Netjets: how the company’s European operation achieved a profit - -

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Private air travel goes full throttle

Kevin Done reports on an exclusive product’s widening appeal.

Airbus: From mode of transport to plaything of billionaires

Ross Tieman reports on the growing market for extravagant private jets.

Netjets: Europe picks up the pace

It has been a long haul, but NetJets, the world’s leading operator of business jets, finally made a profit from its operations in Europe last year, writes Kevin Done.

Test flight: Cessna Citation Mustang

The Garmin system brings airliner standards of flight information into the bottom rungs of the business class, writes Rohit Jaggi.

Test flight: Beechcraft King Air B200

A buyer who is also a pilot would have to be very tied up not to want to fly this aircraft, says Rohit Jaggi.

JetBird: Low cost private air travel enterprise spreads its wings

Kevin Done looks at a company that plans to provide Europe’s first affordable private jet service.

SATSair: Air cab pioneer hails taxi model

Rohit Jaggi reports on the early stages of the on-demand aircraft service.

Hawker Beechcraft: Buyout opens new markets

The recent takeover at Raytheon is giving access to Chinese and Indian markets, reports Rohit Jaggi.

Geneva airport: Busy berth at heart of city’s success

Haig Simonian analyses the forces behind the establishment of a leading hub.

Helicopters: Business needs power growth

Roger Blitz explains why convenience has become so popular.

Jets vs Turboprops: Improved engines change the rules