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China’s crackdown on corruption in 2014 sent the country’s nouveau riche, potential buyers of business jets, scurrying for cover. Three years later it seems they are re-emerging and executive aircraft makers are drooling over the potential for increased sales. Legendary martial arts movie icon Jackie Chan was definitely an exception to the rule back in

Moving beyond row spacing for passenger comfort Aviation needs a new way to measure personal space within the cabin, and not just because American Airlines will be installing seats pitched at 29” in the back three rows of its Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. Think Jetstar or Tiger A320 legroom but with the narrower Qantas or

Babcock Australasia will soon have 32 helicopters operating from 13 bases around Australia Aviation and engineering support group Babcock Australasia is pushing ahead on a growth path which lifted business by 25 percent in the past year. The British-owned operations in Australia and New Zealand increased regional revenue above $250 million and a major new

The tussle for the lucrative Philippines-Middle East market It is what you might call a Mexican standoff, except in reality it was a confrontation in Cebu, the Philippines major holiday island. Air rights negotiators from the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates went toe-to-toe there late April to thrash out a new agreement that was

Air New Zealand works with upstart UK seatmaker Acro to develop all-new space-saving seat When Air New Zealand takes its Airbus A320neo and A321neo aircraft early next year, they will be fitted front to back with a brand new space-saving slimline Series 6 seat from British manufacturer Acro, which wowed audiences at the Aircraft Interiors

The Airbus A350 settles into service and looks to the future Four years after its first flight, the Airbus A350 XWB is proving itself a reliable and passenger-pleasing aircraft as it continues to enter into more airlines’ service. With all the benefits of a new-generation composite twinjet, as well as a spacious economy cabin and