TRAINING giants CTC ventured into new ground last month with the launch of its new Executive Jet Service.The firm has invested in a fleet of Falcon 2000 EX and Hawker 800 and 900s, which it will operate and staff on behalf of a major corporation.It saves the third party from effectively starting up its own mini-airline, with CTC able to provide cabin crew, pilots, catering, maintenance, operation staff and support and more. ... more

WHILE the burgeoning appetite for VLJ seems to show no sign of slowing, it hasn’t come soon enough to save another victim of the funding crisis affecting the financial markets after fledgling US manufacturer Adams Aircraft filed for bankruptcy last month.The firm had delivered a handful of its distinctive A500 piston planes, but was most associated with its jet-powered design of the same airframe, the A700, and its signature tailboom. The ... more