Brazil. As a ‘BRIC’ country, it has placed new economies on the global business radar. Although Brazil’s economy logged a bit of a downturn at the end of 2013, Brazil nevertheless remains the world’s seventh wealthiest economy, according to World Bank.

While São Paulo is recognized as the heart of Brazilian business, Brazil’s second largest city, Rio de Janeiro, now holds its own in this booming country. Rio has attracted oil, energy, consumer goods, finance, and other industries, making this ‘marvelous’ city almost as much of a business destination as it is a vacationer’s dream.

Both the FIFA World Cup™ and Olympics committees have taken note of the opportunities that abound in Rio as the city prepares to be on the global stage this June and again in 2016.

Cultivating business relationships

Conduct just one meeting in Rio, and you’ll know immediately that relationship building is the foundation of good, productive business, both in Rio and Brazil at la...

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Overview including differentiating features from other aircraft in its category

The Global XRS was the third of 4 business jet aircraft models built by Bombardier to compete in the new ultra-long range large-cabin market. The Global XRS filled the top-end of the Bombardier product line. The ultra-long range market is defined as a new group of large cabin business jets that can fly 5,000 nm or greater. Of the 4 business jets that Bombardier has built, the Global XRS has the longest range at 6,305 nm.

As of July 2013, the Global XRS market is comprised of 100% pre-owned. The percentage for sale is 11.3% with 89% under an exclusive broker agreement and average days on the market is 327 days.

Brief History

The Global Express XRS (BD 700-1A10) is an improved version of the original Global Express aircraft, offering higher cruise speed, increased range, and improved cabin layout and lighting. It is reported that the letters have no significance, but were chosen simply to improve ...

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Global Presence with Local Knowledge: The Europe Sales Team

In the first of our global sales team overviews, we are proud to present the members of our Europe sales team. Located throughout the region, Jetcraft’s experienced team offers expert advice and direct access to a global inventory and customer base.

It’s true that a global presence is important, but we also know that in order to deliver a great customer experience we need to have exceptional local knowledge. Although we have grown to become the global leader in executive aircraft acquisitions, sales, trades and brokerage, we continue to pride ourselves on having a strong on-the-ground presence in every major continent.

It’s our belief that the best way to service clients on a global scale is by combining our international expertise with the ability to do business in a client’s time zone, understanding their culture, language and way of doing business.

A region of strength

Private aircraft sales and acquisi...

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Enhancing the Flying Profession

World Aircraft Sales, June 2014

by Ken Elliott

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Aviation-related phone and tablet applications are proliferating into all sectors of our industry - with a significant growth in those used by pilots being the focus of this review. It would take a complete manual with regular updates to provide a fair summary and assessment of applications available for pilots. Some Apps are available without being tied to a specific aircraft model or equipment type. Others are locked-in, meaning the application supplements - or is tied to - a certain aircraft model or equipage.

A locked-in example would be Bombardier’s Flight Deck that offers pilots paperless documentation storing and access to serial number-specific Bombardier aircraft data. An unlocked example would be AirNav FBO covering the United States and Territories FBO locations with pertinent details and fuel costs.

Apps mostly come from three primary operating sourc...

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Overview including differentiating features from other aircraft in its category

The Global Express was the first of 4 business jet aircraft models built by Bombardier to compete in the new ultra-long range large-cabin market. The Global Express filled the top-end of the Bombardier product line.

The Global Express shares the Canadair Regional Jets fuselage cross section. The Global Express features an advanced all new supercritical wing with a 35 degree sweep and winglets plus a new tail.

As of July 2013, the Global Express market is comprised of 100% pre-owned. The percentage for sale is 16.9% with 76% under an exclusive broker agreement and average days on the market are 350 days.

Brief History

The Bombardier Global Express (BD-700) was first announced in October 1991 at the NBAA Annual Event. The Global Express is one of a new class of ultra long range large-cabin business jets, and competes against the Gulfstream GV, Boeing BBJ, and Airbus A319CJ.

The Global Expres...

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You know the feeling—you’ve been working on a deal for months, and if you could just get that international office set up, you know you could win the client over. Problem is, your current flight set-up is less than ideal for consistent long range travel. It’s time to look into long-range options—something like the Global 6000.

Ultra-long on performance, range, productivity, precision, and amenities, the Global 6000 helps keep the purpose-built, long-range aircraft category at the top of the business aviation market. It’s an appealing jet inside and out, and the flexibility it offers on many levels makes its capital and operating costs justifiable in today’s truly global business environment.

The Global 6000 is the fourth and latest business jet aircraft model built by Bombardier to compete in the ultra-long range large-cabin market (large cabin business jets that can fly 5,000 nm or greater distance). Tracing its roo...

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The below content was distributed by the Editor of Corporate Jet Investor, Alasdair Whyte, through the Corporate Jet Investor One Minute Week weekly newsletter. It has been posted with permission.

Corporate Jet Investor - One Minute Week No. 170

We live in an age where people want instant gratification. We download books to Kindles, watch movies on Netflix and read newspapers (and leading business jet websites) online.

The same is true for people who buy business jets (especially the bit about websites). This is a fundamental change, but one that is easy to miss.

Many of the world’s great old houses were built by Victorian entrepreneurs who were happy to spend years building and furnishing their houses. They would then wait for their gardens to grow. This behaviour is rarer now.

Leading estate agents say that the majority of high value properties in London – ones over $100 million – are sold with furnishings included. “When I started in this business I assumed that the ric...

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EBACE Day 3 Summary - May 22

The last day of any show is always a mixed bag: Full of last-minute meetings and interviews, then it’s time to wrap things up, breakdown the displays and say our goodbyes. It’s safe to say the final day of EBACE 2014 was a hectic one for everyone here at Jetcraft.

The rain clouds rolled in this afternoon, but we can’t complain as we’ve had amazing weather all week here in Geneva. The warm sun and mild temperatures have positively impacted the visitor numbers overall this year.

Here’s what some of the team had to say:

Chad Anderson, President

“Our team had high expectations for EBACE 2014, and this year’s show did not disappoint. I was particularly excited because it was the first EBACE together with our new colleagues from ExecuJet, who joined us earlier this year. Geneva was the perfect setting for all of us to meet and work together. I’m extremely proud of the representation Jetcraft had at the show this year.”

Chris Hol...

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It has been another great day at the show and our team has been kept very busy. It is clear to see that visitor numbers are high today both out on the static with the aircraft and throughout the exhibition halls.

Today we have had a lot of media attention and it has been great to be able to share our experience and expertise with the market. Both Chad and Jahid have been in demand and spending time with the journalists to talk about the pre owned market across the different regions. We look forward to reading some great articles in the coming days!

The featured photo above is Jahid chatting to the editorial team at Altitudes and Invictus magazines.

View the Day 1 Summary Here.

View the Day 3 Summary Here.

Click here to see our photo album of pictures from EBACE.

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