In this Issue - March 2010

The March 2010 issue is now available online, offering exclusive coverage of the industry’s most innovative projects and developments, including:

Cover story – Making waves: The worlds of yacht and business jet interior design have many similarities and enjoy an overlapping customer base – but where do those similarities end and what can each discipline learn from the other?

Keep it real: The secret to avoiding costly overruns and last-minute changes on VIP wide-body completions is to bring design, engineering and certification all together at the front-end of each project.

Grand entrance: AMAC Aerospace proved it is a player to be reckoned with this year by delivering its first VVIP A320 to a Middle East client

Quick change: The BBJ-C, which reconfigures from all-passenger to all-cargo configuration in less than eight hours, is an attractive option for operators looking for an extremely flexible transport solution

Light jet report: Three new twinjets are reaching the market as questions continue about the progress of an equal number of single-engine programmes

Made in Italy: Mecaer Aviation Group’s interiors and completions unit specialises in luxury AW139 interior projects

Narrow margin: The SJ30 may have a small cabin, but some clever features and impressive overall performance offer exceptional value

Soft focus: A round-up of the latest leather and textile products and technologies on the market

EBACE preview: Our guide to the innovations to be featured at this year’s ebace

Beach chic: A ‘beach-house style’ VVIP BBJ2 interior

Desert star: A luxurious Range Rover aimed at VIP jet owners and operators in the Middle East

Luxury Living: stylish wash bags and travel-size toiletries to ensure you arrive looking and feeling fresh
 

In this Issue - November 2009

The November 2009 issue is now available online, offering exclusive coverage of the industry’s most innovative projects and developments, including:

Cover story: Precious Pearl - a new airliner variant is making waves in asia

Creature comforts: Getting rest at 40,000ft can be tough – but manufacturers are soothing passengers with innovative technologies to ensure a relaxing flight

Flying high: Peterborough, ontario-based flying colours corp is poised to significantly increase its number of executive conversions of Bombardier CRJ’s

Bet the house: Bombardier reveals Learjet 60 XR ‘red’ or ‘black’ special editions

On the move: powerful air-to-ground connectivity and sophisticated onboard local networks ensure bizjet passengers can work, rest and play as they speed through the sky

Same difference: Vistajet has called on luxury yacht designer Ivana Porfiri to design the interiors of its all-Bombardier fleet

Rugged ruler: new interior and avionics packages should help keep the extremely robust and ever popular mu-2 flying for decades to come

Hot seats: our pick of developments in seating for the business jet market
 

September 2009 - In this Issue

The September 2009 issue is now available online, offering exclusive coverage of the industry’s most innovative projects and developments, including:

Embraer latest: Embraer moves Lineage completions in-house and steams ahead with a new Florida design and acceptance centre, despite market turbulence

Crew training: A well-trained flight attendant can make all the difference on any flight, but what are the essential skills required for crew on business jets?

Synergy Aviation: Having redesigned one King Air 200 for Synergy Aviation, Andrew Winch was persuaded to transform and take part ownership of a second that now bears his name

Computer visualisation: Computer visualisation software and even virtual reality technology are impacting VIP and bizjet cabins as never before – but what are the implications of such change now and in the future, and what are the potential pitfalls with this avalanche of new data?

VIP helicopters: Except when the airworthiness authorities have to say no, the customer is always right when it comes to putting the latest gadgets and amenities into VIP helicopters

Jet Republic: Portugal’s Jet Republic introduces a new Learjet 60 XR cabin, designed especially for the fractional market

Falcon 7X: Subtle curves, star lights in the ceiling and a softer, more welcoming colour and trim palette lie at the heart of Dassault’s revamped Falcon 7X interior

Learjet 60 with a difference: A custom Learjet 60 interior inspired by supercar styling proved the perfect tonic for an owner obsessed with speed

Design brief: Comlux Creatives’ cabin design for Comlux Group’s new Airbus A320 Prestige

Show preview: Product innovations to look out for at this year’s NBAA annual convention in Orlando, Florida

Luxury living: Tempting timepieces to make sure you never miss your flight
 

May 2009 - In this Issue

The May 2009 issue is now available online! Packed full of news, interviews and features, including:

Guest Foreword: Herbert Artinger of ACES emphasises the importance of the interior completion specification

Design Brief: Pegasus Design’s art deco interior for an ACJ

Show Preview: A guide to some of the innovations at this year’s EBACE

COVER STORY: A custom version of Dassault’s much-féted Falcon 7X is attracting accolades as it enters service with NetJets Europe – Lord Foster’s latest triumph is a grand legacy for a working-class boy who left school at 16

Hot Topic: More and more designers from the car industry are entering the business jet interior industry, but what can aero learn from auto and is it all one-way traffic?

Special Report: Bombardier brings executive airliner features to the Global XRS

Hot Topic: Seaplanes are back with a vengeance – three new types are expected to make a splash when they enter into service later this year

Case Study: The AW139 provides a fresh canvas for designers, with Candy & Candy the latest design firm to weave its magic on its interior

Special Report: A vast improvement on the G200, Gulfstream’s G250 sets a new standard in super-midsize cabin comfort

Fabrics, Leather and Flooring Focus: A look at the soft furnishing trends and techniques adding a touch of luxury to business jets

Luxury Living: Decadent chocolates to banish those inflight sugar cravings

February 2009 Issue

The February 2009 issue is now available online! Packed full of news, interviews and features, including:

Guest Foreword: Pascal Jallier of Execujet considers the health of the completions market
 

Design Brief: Lord Foster’s design for Netjets Europe’s Dassault Falcon 7X Fleet
 

Case Study: Volo Aviation’s Gulfstream GI features a psychedelic 1960s interior whose fittings were sourced on eBay
 

Completions Focus: With established ‘big iron’ completion centres full to bursting, many VIP owners are looking to new companies, but what are the key criteria to consider before the award of a multimillion dollar contract?
 

Interview: Cessna’s Cindy Halsey, vice president of interior design and engineering, describes the thinking behind the CJ4’s new interior, which includes cableless seats and quick-change monuments
 

COVER STORY – Cabin Trends: Stand-up showers, once the preserve of VIP wide-body aircraft, are beginning to filter their way down to smaller jets – Bombardier is now offering a shower on board the Global Express
 

Special Report: Hawker Beechcraft refines the interiors of two classics: the Hawker 400XP light jet and the King Air 350 turboprop
 

Wide-Body Completions: The backlogs at ‘big iron’ completion centres continue to grow, despite the downturn
 

Cabin lighting: Top-end new lighting products go beyond simple illumination to help demanding business jet passengers to work and relax
 

Galley equipment: The latest gadgets and gizmos to grace the business jet galley
 

Luxury living: Everything you need to jot down those crucial thoughts and plans on the move