The most obvious starting point for a truly indigenous Chinese business jet would be to develop VIP versions of the latest Chinese airliners, Comac's C919 and ARJ-21. The C919 is close in size to the Airbus Corporate Jetliner and Boeing Business Jet …

The company was awarded Small Business Innovation Research funds by the Air Force Research Laboratory to develop a robotic arm system that can be used to recoat parts of jet engines. This marks a completely new use for the company's core robotics …

British Airways launched the first lie-flat business class seat (first, that is, if you don't include the beds in the Pan Am Flying Boats) when it introduced Club World, which was eventually copied by the rest of the aviation world and quickly …

9 (UPI) – Air Canada is transferring all its Brazilian business jet aircraft to Sky Regional partner as part of a strategic effort to cut costs and gain competitive edge in low-cost domestic travel and passenger traffic between Canada and the United …

“Somebody's stabbed in business class, and um, I think there is mace that we can't breathe. I don't know, I think we're getting hijacked.” For the next four minutes, Betty Ong stayed on the Airfone and tried her best … Hundreds of people, including …

Last month activist hedge fund TCI urged EADS to sell its stake in Dassault Aviation , the French maker of combat and business jets, saying the 4 billion euro ($5.3 billion) holding was "a poor use of capital." Industry sources have said a quick …

Scott Hamilton, managing director with Leeham Co., an aviation business consulting firm in Issaquah, Wash., said Boeing has struggled to keep the program alive. “For Long Beach, this is the end of an era,” Hamilton said. “I don't see this program …

“We have multiple discussions with Boeing regarding potential business opportunities just like we do with all the other major players out there,” said John Belanger, senior vice president for communications with Saab North America. … Other …

Aboulafia called Delta "contrarians in the jet business — possibly genius contrarians" and said "they have turned the accepted logic of the business on its head. While everyone says the key to international passengers is 787s, Delta says 'No — why …