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BUSINESS AVIATION

Special report

To say that business aviation was hammered by the 2008

financial crisis would be an understatement; economic

turmoil and public outcry at the sight of US corporate

bosses arriving in Washington DC by private jet to beg for

handouts pulled the rug from under the small-cabin sector,

and the sales slowdown eventually caught up with makers

of larger, more lucrative models. But finally, after a decade

in the doldrums, there are signs of recovery. On the eve of

the EBACE industry gathering in Geneva, we look at the

arriving models which are powering this revival, and try

out one of the most ambitious: Gulfstream’s all-new G500

NEW JETS

MAKE WAY

CONTENTS

24 Flight test G500 goes active

30 Market Europe on the rebound

34 HondaJet Fresh take on design

37 Global 7000 Comfort in the clouds

Gulfstream’s new G500 stakes several claims to large-cabin sector leadership – not least through its first civil use of active sidesticks

Different approach: Honda Aircraft’s Fujino

Bombardier heralds a Nuage for seating

Gulfstream

BillyPix

Bombardier