05 December 2011

How to de-ice a private jet

Every winter snow and ice affect private flights and scheduled airlines alike. (You might remember during the snow last December that Heathrow’s planes were all grounded as Heathrow ran out of de-icing fluid). It is a…
30 November 2011

Chancellor gives date for introducing APD to private jet flights

In his Autumn statement yesterday, the chancellor George Osborne announced that Air Passenger Duty on private jet flights would be introduced in April 2013. His statement read “The Government will proceed with the extension of…
29 November 2011

Will private jet charter be affected by public sector strikes?

Tomorrow morning I am flying into London Heathrow at 7AM in the morning on a long-haul scheduled flight from Brazil (I’ve been to visit the Embraer factory – more on that to follow). I’m already…
21 November 2011

Can a private jet fly in the fog?

This morning freezing fog has affected flights from London Heathrow and London City Airport (which on a non-foggy day has one of the world’s most stunning airport approaches). Private jets are available to fly at…
21 November 2011

Pilot shortages in business aviation

At The Future of Business Jets conference in London in November 2011, I chaired an industry round table on pilot shortages. This is a very brief summary of the discussion (please excuse the bullet points…
01 November 2011

The new Citation Latitude

Last month at the NBAA (National Business Aviation Association) in Las Vegas, manufacturer Cessna unveiled a new mid-sized business jet aircraft, the Citation Latitude. This was their second new aircraft announcement in two weeks –…
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