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Corporate aviation Sept 2007

Corporate aviation report

• Watch Rohit Jaggi’s test flight of the Beechcraft Premier 1A

• Industry continues green push, but campaigners are unsatisfied

• Petrodollar boom boosts business aviation in the Gulf

• Orders are there but very light jets remain unproven - -

Content

Demand flies ever higher

Record order backlogs will help insulate the sector from economic turbulence, says Kevin Done

Environment: ‘Smokescreen’ hangs in air

The aviation industry is trying to address green concerns but campaigners are not satisfied, says Fiona Harvey

Air taxis: Expansion of business travel faces its flight test

All eyes are on DayJet, say Kevin Done and Doug Cameron

Very light jets: Sales still have to prove the concept

The orders are there but not the aircraft, says Rohit Jaggi

Test flight: Plane with a propeller takes aim at the light brigade

The TBM850 remains as the lone challenger to current very light jets, writes Rohit Jaggi

Gulf states: High flyers find way to fly higher

The petrodollar boom has fuelled a jump in business aviation, says Simeon Kerr

Personnel: Pilot shortage bites

Swarms of VLJs have put a strain on resources, says Doug Cameron

US air traffic control: Radar returns dim

No one is happy with the plans to reform funding of the air traffic control system, says Doug Cameron

User guide: Gateway into jets opens wider

New business models offer the hope of lower prices and more clients, says Kevin Done

China: State keeps the wealthy grounded

Tight controls and inadequate infrastructure restrain business aviation, says Jamil Anderlini

Jane Howell: Entrepreneur dodges the queues

Test flight: Speed and sophistication put the owner in control

BBA Aviation: Signature inks its position as global leader

Michael Shinefield: Ticket broker uses jets as time machine