At the 11th hour, I decided to head up to Ipswich to BT’s Heath Martlesham engineering R&D facility. I did not have a particular desire to see what BT where up too as an organization, but Doug Richard was hosting one of his excellent School for Startups. Now I last visited “Adastral Park” during the [...]

Having acknowledged that Apple would appear to be the mobile development platform of choice at the moment, I have entered the Apple garden, and thus far have been delighted with the whole experience. I have already built my first application and used AppMakr as an initial web based development tool, just to get up and [...]

Currently a lot of my focus is on the development of the FBO guide, and how to deliver the information to the prospective audience. Given the very nature of the service, delivery on a mobile platform is taken as a given. Having read this morning that the iPad has arrived, I started thinking about the [...]

With the World Cup days away, most of us when the subject of coaching comes up immediately think of team sports and then individual athletes. I doubt if any modern Olympic contender has sought a gold medal has done so without some coaching, even if this is not formally acknowledged. But when it comes to [...]

Earlier this week I had the pleasure of attending the BBGA’s Professional flight training committee, where a small group of industry professionals where discussing the ever widening remit of EASA, and the implications that this will have on the training and day-to-day operations for pilots across the European Union. Firstly it’s worth remembering that that [...]

Growing up in the 70′s, with a father that worked up in central London, would enviably mean the odd trip into “town”. One of my favourite treats would be a trip to what I thought was the largest bookshop in the known universe – Foyles in Charring Cross road.    As a small boy I [...]

With all the hustle and bustle of activity surrounding EBACE, it is all too easy to overlook one very specialist group – the FBO’s and ground operators. However there is no escaping from the fact that large percentage of the corporate and business jet travel experience is dictated by the activities that occur on the [...]

Last Monday saw the announcement that United and Continental Airlines intend to merge, to create the world’s largest airline – or shall I put it another way, on current financial performance, the world’s leading loss making airline. I’ve yet to fully understand how two largely dysfunctional legacy carriers with a raft of problems can truly [...]

Belgian charter operator first to put new turboprop into service in European skies GENEVA, Switzerland (May 4, 2010) – Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) today debuted its new Beechcraft King Air 350i turboprop at the 2010 European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE). Deliveries commenced in December 2009 for the King Air 350i, which sets the [...]

GENEVA, Switzerland (May 3, 2010) – Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) today announced it has received Type Certification for the Hawker 4000 super-midsize business jet from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The approval is the latest in a growing list for the flagship of the Hawker Beechcraft fleet, which has also gained certification in Bermuda, [...]

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Attending EBACE for their third year, Newquay Cornwall Airport and its fixed based operator (FBO) Weston Aviation* are pleased to launch their brand new FBO Facility that provides clients and crews with a VIP lounge, self-briefing facilities and direct controlled zone airside access with private parking. The new facilities come at a time when Weston [...]