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Inside this issue

• A rise in demand from Asia and Europe will help reduce the pain

• The Embraer Phenom 100 has tough opposition

• Hesitant signs point to a regional recovery - -

Content

Sudden dive shows signs of flattening

As the financial crisis stabilises and hopes of economic recovery grow around the world, there are signs that the slump in the business aviation industry may be finally easing.

Fractional ownership shows the strain

In an industry sodden with glitz and celebrity testimonials, NetJets had the ultimate endorsement: Warren Buffett.

Stock of used jets piles on price pressure

In good times, secondhand business aircraft are the poor stepsisters of the corporate aviation world, as gleaming new equipment takes centre-stage.

Light jet carries heavy load

Just before I took off in Embraer’s lightest jet, the wind blowing across East Midlands Airport was strong enough to rock me off my feet.

Deflated market looks for cautious growth

As the Gulf’s oil and property bubble inflated during the good years, many companies thought it a wonderful idea to send executives on private jets to survey their myriad projects.

Big business drives a transport revolution

India’s Taj Hotels, as befits a full-service, five-star hotel group, has always arranged cars and other local transportation services for its guests. But 10 years ago it began offering a new mode of transport: an eight-seat Falcon 2000 jet.