The VLJs is just one of a new breed of small, powerful — and, yes, easy to fly — civilian jet planes poised to take off. Very Light Jets (VLJs) are loosely defined as jets with a gross weight below 10,000 pounds. They typically carry three to four passengers (in addition to two pilots) and [...]

United Airlines has placed an order for 50 jets from Boeing and Airbus with a list value of nearly $10bn, in a move analysts say is a sign of a return to health for airline financing.
The order for 25 jets from each group is a boost for both aircraft makers during the worst aviation downturn [...]

The Learjet 35 has a relatively long range for a private jet, and can cruise at speeds as high as 451 ktas, or 424 ktas with four passengers.  Fuel consumption is excellent: the 31A burns only 177 pounds of fuel per hour.  For comparison’s sake, that’s 14 pounds fewer than the Hawker 400XP and 64 [...]

The Cessna Citation X is considered as the World’s Fastest Private Jet. It is a medium-sized business jet aircraft which the company has designed to be state of the art as well as uniquely designed to fly at high subsonic speeds. In fact, it is the third fastest civil airplane that has ever flown! Thus [...]

SWISS PrivateAviation, the business-aviation subsidiary of Swiss International Air Lines, added two further transports to its managed-aircraft portfolio last month. Following a newly-concluded collaboration with Swiss-based Mathys Aviation AG, SWISS PrivateAviation is now responsible for the operation of seven private jets, six of them Cessna Citations. This latest expansion helps further consolidate SWISS PrivateAviation’s position [...]