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Lilium Electric Air Taxi Jet
Ever heard of Lilium before? They are a German startup entering in the EVTOL market. Their new electric craft recently took flight, in hover as a full-scale prototype. Lilium says the aircraft will be able to fly at a top speed 300kph as well as be able to travel up to 300km (range). The unveiling of the new Lilium Jet came as the all-electric aircraft completed its maiden flight in the skies over Germany earlier this month...
SunFlyer 2 Rebranded As eFLYER
BYE Aerospace in April announced that it rebranded its new electric flyer then known as the SunFlyer 2 to simply the eFLYER. The company says that the change in the name best reflects the true nature of the high-performing electric all-electric propulsion system. "We originally thought solar cells would be standard on the airplane’s wings," said George Bye, the CEO of BYE Aerospace...
TriFan 600 By XTI Aircraft Progresses In Tests
XTI Aircraft is currently working on testing the TriFan 600. They have now moved from a conceptual design to an actual working Proof of Concept prototype that is engaged in testing. In late March the CEO of XTI Aircraft Company Robert LaBelle said they were awaiting the electric motors to be installed. Since then the motors were installed and the TriFan 600 prototype has left the ground, if only marginally...
PlaneSense Takes Delivery Of Third PC-24
PlaneSense says they have taken delivery of their third Pilatus PC-24 versatile jet. Their fleet with the new jet-type is starting to expand and they expect to take delivery of two more this year. The original order called for six (6) PC-24s and at the end of the year if all goes to plan they would have taken delivery of five (5). The last plane in the order is expected to be taken in 2020...
Pilatus 2018 Revenues Top $1Bn
Swiss airframer Pilatus Aircraft recorded revenues that topped 1 billion dollars in 2018. This figure represented the first time since they passed the momentous figure since 2015. The stats highlight deliveries of 128 aircraft across their spectrum of offerings. The breakdown of the deliveries include three PC-6's, 80 PC-12NGs, 27 PC-21 Advanced Turboprop Trainers and 18 of their new PC-24 versatile jets. Order intake was almost 1 billion dollars too with that representing 980 million and subsequently stretches their backlog to over 2 billion dollars (2.07 billion)...
3700 Nautical Miles On The Embraer Praetor 600
With Brazilian certification in hand the Embraer Praetor 600 flew way North to the United States recently. In doing so it flew nearly 3,700 nautical miles which is impressive in itself. Part of the reason why the flight spanned that much territory was because it had to fly around Venezuelan airspace as it transited from Sao Paulo to Fort Lauderdale. With the diversion around the airspace that stretched the flight a bit...
FAA Certifies ThrustSense® Auto Throttle For King Air
Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. received the first and only Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certification (STC) for its patented ThrustSense® Auto Throttle for retrofit in the King Air. ThrustSense computes and controls appropriate power levels reducing pilot workload bringing a new level of convenience and safety for King Air Owners and Operators. ThrustSense ensures stabilized approaches by controlling speeds in the descent...
LearJet 75 Deal Sealed By Bombardier
Canadian airframer Bombardier is delighted to announce today the signing of a pivotal order for the LearJet 75 program. Five units were ordered by an undisclosed customer and Bombardier states the batch of aircraft are worth 69 million dollars based on 2019 list prices. This new order will continue the LearJet legacy for some time to come. Earlier this year the global fleet of LearJets surpassed the 25 million flight hour mark...
Piaggio Aerospace To Restart Production
With a new agreement secured that involves the Italian Government and other stakeholders it appears that Piaggio Aerospace will be returning to production sooner than anticipated. On April 24th a plan was agreed on in a meeting chaired by the Italian government and including representatives of local authorities and trade unions, will see production of the Piaggio Avanti Evo restart while work will resume on securing certification of the P.1HH Hammerhead...
U-Haul International Takes Delivery Of First PC-24s
Swiss airframer Pilatus Aircraft has delivered PC-24's to shipping company U-Haul International. The aircraft are painted in the company's bright orange U-Haul colour. Yesterday a ceremony was held marking the formal delivery of the two aircraft in Broomfield, Colorado. On hand to accept the keys to their first PC-24 was Joe Shoen, Chairman of AMERCO, parent company of U-Haul International, who stated: "We are delighted to start flying this great new aircraft...
First ACJ319neo Makes Record Endurance Flight
The first Airbus Corporate Jet 319neo is in the news once again after setting a record endurance flight which Airbus crew onboard. The aircraft was on another test flight and flew for around 16 hours and 10 minutes on the 26th of April...
Bombardier Unveils Soleil Cabin Lighting On Global 7500
Canadian airframer Bombardier has added another feature in an effort to continue to entice customers to buy into the Global 7500 ultra-long range business jet. Bombardier unveiled an all-new cabin lighting system called 'Soleil Lighting System' - most advanced cabin lighting technology-. The Soleil lighting system offers the industry’s only Dynamic Daylight Simulation, which serves to help combat jet lag on long-distance flights...
Santa Monica To Teterboro Falcon 8X Speed Record
Dassault Falcon has established another record with their Falcon 8X flagship aircraft. The record involved a flight from Santa Monica to Teterboro. It took off from the rather short 3,500 foot Santa Monica runway and made it to Teterboro, New Jersey in just four hours and twenty-eight minutes (4hrs 28 min). Dassault Falcon says the aircraft experienced little to no assistance in tail winds as it averaged just 5-knots for the entire trip...
Deliveries And Sales Rise For Gulfstream In First Quarter
The first quarter of 2019 was particularly good to General Dynamics company Gulfstream. In terms of sales and deliveries the airframer performed better than during the same period in the prior year. General Dynamics reported that the company recorded 34 deliveries for the quarter which included twenty seven large cabin and seven midsize cabin jets...
First Flight For First ACJ319neo
After the fanfare of the delivery of the first ACJ320neo which will eventually go to Acropolis Aviation when it finishes its VVIP fit-out, the first ACJ319neo has taken to the skies. The ACJ319neo is the next in line to be delivered from the Airbus Corporate Jet side of the NEO lineup. The new ACJ319neo has been built for K5 Aviation and is expected to run a relatively short flight testing period before delivery. It will then head to Fokker Techniek in the Netherlands to have its VVIP interior fitted...
Performance Upgrade Installed On HondaJet
Last year the Honda Aircraft Company revealed that they were going to be offering its customers of the regular HondaJet an option to have a performance upgrade. This was announced at the 2018 edition of the NBAA back in October. It allows for increased performance by modifying certain physical flight surfaces as well as software updates...
Tamarack ATLAS Winglets On Citations Served AD By EASA
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has come down on a selection of Citation Jets fitted with Tamarack's ATLAS winglets by issuing an emergency AD (Airworthiness Directive). The ATLAS or Active Load Alleviation System by Tamarack Aerospace fitted to Citation CJ1/CJ1+, CJ2, and CJ3 has been hit with the AD. In recent times these category of aircraft carrying the aforementioned winglets experienced anomalies in flight where some pilots reportedly had issues in recovering the aircraft to 'safe flight'. In these cases the ATLAS malfunctioned...
G500 Fleet Gains Momentum With Real-World Missions
The in-service Gulfstream G500 fleet is very active to date and has amassed over 2,000 hours cumulatively since entering service demonstrating the aircraft’s maturity, capabilities and popularity. Bare in mind the Gulfstream G500 entered service back in September 2018...
Brazilian Certification Gained By Embraer's Praetor 600
One of the newest jets to enter the Super Midsize category has gained Brazilian Certification. We are talking about the Praetor 600 by Embraer. The Type Certificate (TC) was given by Brazil’s Civil Aviation Authority (ANAC—Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil). The new aircraft was introduced to the world at the 2018 edition of the NBAA-BACE. It is also a personal win for Embraer as the Praetor 600 represents as the only Super Midsize jet to be certified since 2014...
FAA Grounds Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet
The United States based Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has given an Airworthiness Directive (AD) to Cirrus Aircraft concerning their SF50 Vision Jet. The issue in this case relates directly to the aircraft Angle of Attack (AoA) vane which they say needs replacing immediately. With over 110 Vision Jets in service today it is a substantial fleet to ground...
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