The State of the Nation . . .From the Canadian Aviation Perspective

“Fasten your seatbelts please and prepare for some in-flight turbulence” - that was how 2009 began and performed for any aspect of aviation. Regardless of your “niche”, the last 12 – 18 months was one of the roughest rides many in the business have ever seen...

Cautious, Not Necessarily Optimistic

By now there can’t be anyone who isn’t aware that the aviation industry—and particularly the business aviation sector—is in trouble. Exactly how much trouble depends on who you listen to. The one thing that most people can agree on...

Europe: It’s the Public Debt, dummkopf!

Over the last few weeks the aviation headlines in Europe have been the mixed bag you would expect from a region still staggering from one of the nastiest economic shocks in decades...

Subtle Optimism at Dubai Air Show

“Whatever Dubai sets its mind to, it does exceptionally well. I was in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, a couple of weeks back for the Dubai Air Show. Shaikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai, described...