These are exciting times at Business Air News. With this issue we have taken the bold step to expand our coverage of business aviation to take in the whole world for the first time.

As a result some readers of this column may never have seen our magazine before, and to you we say, welcome!

Ever since we launched in 1989, reporting on business aviation in Europe, our ambition has been the same. That is to deliver the most important news about the owners and operators of business aircraft, their successes, tribulations and opinions. After publishing issues in the past dedicated to North America as well as EMEA, we now throw our focus onto South America and the burgeoning Asia Pacific region too.

Our best estimate is that around 100,000 people will now be reading either this printed edition or its online 'page-turner' version at www.businessairnews.com, and from now on we are sending copies to the top 750 FBO facilities globally. So if you own or fly a business jet, turboprop or turbine-powered helicopter, then why not share your news with your peers, suppliers and customers worldwide, by dropping us a line.

To find out more about every story included in this edition, and many hundreds of others, do take a look at our web site. Every news report has a list of links for contact and further information about the companies, aircraft and locations under discussion. And you can rely on this important background data as it is drawn from the unique and massive coverage of our very own BAN Handbook.

After more than 35 years delivering the latest news to our friends and contacts in business avaition, this feels like a new beginning, and one that we hope you will enjoy as much as we do.