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Slow First Half 2019 For Dassault Falcon
The executive side of the business for Dassault has been pretty slow so far in 2019 for the French airframer. For the first half of this year, the company managed to sell seven jets and deliver seventeen making the overall performance very flat. The company is blaming a number of factors on the slow rate of business...
First Global 6000 To The German Air Force
The German Air Force or the Luftwaffe has taken delivery of its first Bombardier Global 6000, the first of three (3) that are on order. While it is not the first Bombardier aircraft to be used by the Air Force, these Global 6000s will be specifically used to satisfy political and parliamentary transport requirements. "Bombardier is incredibly pleased that the Luftwaffe will add the Global 6000 aircraft to its fleet," said David Coleal, President, Bombardier Aviation...
Citation Mustang Now Approved For Garmin G1000NXi
Garmin has now stretched its G1000NXi suite to another aircraft and safety agency, the Cessna Citation Mustang and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). EASA has validated the next generation Garmin kit for the Citation Mustang...
Fourth ACJ320neo For Comlux Aviation
The Airbus ACJ320neo seems to be a favourite at Comlux as they order their fourth of the type. Once delivered the outfitting of the bespoke interior will be done at Comlux's Indianapolis completions center...
Clermont Group Acquires Eviation Aircraft
Things are moving fast in the world of electric aircraft and who is going to get to the market first with a viable answer to the question of how make commutes a couple hundred miles affordable but also greener. Eviation Aircraft has been working on aircraft called the Eviation ALICE which actually debuted at this years Paris Air Show...
Volocopter; SkyPorts Building First Vertiport For EVTOL
The world of electric vertical take off and landing (EVTOL) aircraft for Urban mobility is literally and tangibly taking off. It isn't just designs, rhetoric and early-phase development anymore. Volocopter and Skyports are teaming up to build the world's first Vertiport, yes Vertiport. The Jetsons age is soon here. This however, is basically going to be a test bed to be able to show stakeholders, officials and more importantly regulators how EVTOL will perhaps work in the future...
Bye Aerospace eFlyer 2 To Be Fitted With Garmin G3X Touch
Almost everything we hear and see relating to Bye Aeropsace's eFlyer duo is related to the electric motor or all-electric nature of the aircraft. Yet we have not heard about what systems will be in the cockpit of the planes. For the eFlyer 2 Bye Aerospace is going with Garmin and their G3X Touch avionics suite...
Piaggio Aerospace Awarded Maintenance Contracts For Avantis
Maintenance work is keeping Piaggio Aerospace alive for now. The company recently was awarded a maintenance contract for four Piaggio Avanti II P180 aircraft. The contract is worth 12.6 million Euros and involves providing maintenance services for ENAV's Avanti II fleet. ENAV is responsible for calibrating of airport navaids (Radar, VOR, DME, VDF, ILS etc) in Italy...
South America's First PC-24 Delivered
Piliatus Aircraft is quickly expanding the reach of the jurisdictions that its PC-24 fleet operates. The first Pilatus PC-24 to be delivered to South America has been shipped there. The owner of the Super Versatile Jet, Ignacio del Rio is from Chile and already owns and operates another Pilatus product, the PC-12NG. The PC-24 will join his PC-12NG in their base in Santiago. The owner operates agriculture and real estate businesses that stretch between Colombia, Peru and Chile. The new PC-24 will be able to cover the distances between Colombia and other southern states in less time as it is a way more practical tool in this regard...
Gulfstream G550; KingAir 350CER Ordered By NOAA
The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced yesterday that it has ordered two new aircraft to join its fleet of nine of aircraft serving in environmental data-gathering fields. NOAA awarded a contract to Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation for the purchase of a new Gulfstream G550. This $40.7 million contract award is for the base airframe, which will be modified for use in supporting hurricane and tropical storm forecasts, atmospheric research, and other NOAA missions. The G550 is expected to be delivered to NOAA by late 2022...
Headwinds For Zunum Aero
Back in May 2018, JetForums wrote an article about a company called Zunum Aero that was seeking to build a passenger hybrid-electric jet. JetSuite was supposed to be the launch customer by placing an order for a significant number of the jets. Back then Zunum had backing from both Boeing and JetBlue Venture Technologies but they both seem to have left the venture. This has left Zunum Aero the task of finding more investors. Boeing seemingly pulled out from the board of Zunum when its representative quietly stepped down...
More Orders For PC-24 Air Ambulance Iteration
When Pilatus Aircraft said the PC-24 is a super versatile jet they were not joking. This aircraft can take off and land on short runways. It can also operate for paved or unimproved surfaces such as grass or gravel. Outside of being made as an executive aircraft they Swiss airframer is getting more orders for the PC-24 in the role as an Air Ambulance. Of course this is not new for Pilatus as they have been delivering PC-24s in this variant for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) in Australia...
Bye Aerspace eFlyers Ordered By Quantum Air
Another company is on board with the electric planes for Air Taxi services in the future. Quantum Air has now ordered twenty-two (22) eFlyer 4 (four seaters) and four (4) eFlyer 2 airplanes (two seaters). Quantum Air is a Los Angeles based Air Taxi service. Even though these new orders are in, there is no real timeline for when the planes are to be delivered. Knowing the stage that the eFlyer program is at, -critical design review-. If all goes according to plan, Bye Aerospace should have Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) FAR 23 type certification for the eFlyer 2 in 2021 and eFlyer 4 in 2022...
Kodiak 100 Now Delivered To Scandinavian Owner
The Kodiak 100 turboprop has certification all over the world but Quest Aircraft is still piling on more places where this versatile aircraft will operate. The latest is in Scandinavia where an example was delivered to a customer there after making a 4,400 nautical mile ferry flight from Idaho to Fredrikstad, Norway. The new owner Anders Eckhoff is from Scandinavia but will base the aircraft in Southern Norway and put the new Kodiak 100 to use on his European adventures...
Citation Latitude Crashes With Dale Earnhardt On Board
American NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt, his wife, daughter, dog and two pilots all escaped with their lives when their Cessna Citation Latitude overshot the runway on arrival at Elizabethton Municipal Airport, Bristol, Tennessee. It is said the aircraft landed hard on the 4,500-foot runway (with displaced threshold 4,100-feet)...
Nextant Aerospace 604XT Pro Line Fusion® Upgrade Frenzy
It is a frenzy at Nextant Aerospace when it comes to the upgrading of the cockpit systems of older Bombardier 604s. Nextant Aerospace is offering their 604XT ProLine Fusion® Upgrade and it is proving to be quite popular with owners and operators who want to make sure their Challenger 604s are relevant and cutting-edge in the cockpit...
Embraer Praetor 500 Debut At 2019 LABACE
The 2019 edition of the Latin America Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition is host of the debut of the new Praetor 500 by Embraer. If you are accustomed to the Legacy 450 then the Praetor 500 will also be to your delight as it is essentially based off this platform, as is the Praetor 600 (off the Legacy 500). With the Praetor 500 you can fly up to 3,250 nautical miles which will allow you to travel from Sao Paulo Brazil to any South American city with up to nine passengers. Alternatively you can fly to the U.S or even Western Europe with one stop involved...
Dassault Falcon At Ongoing 2019 LABACE With Flagship; Midsize Offerings
If you are at the ongoing 2019 edition of the Latin America Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (LABACE) then pass through the Dassault Falcon setup where you will find their flagship Falcon 8X as well as the smaller Falcon 2000XLS. South America has emerged as one of the strongest markets for the Falcon 8X. With eight passengers and three crew, the 6,450 nautical mile/12,000 kilometer Falcon 8X is capable of connecting São Paulo with San Francisco and Moscow, Hong Kong with London and Shanghai with Los Angeles...
ANAC Type Certification For Praetor 500
The Praetor 500 is now certified by the Brazilian authorities. The news is coming out of the 2019 edition Latin America Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (LABACE). Below we can see the formal ceremony at the LABACE on the opening day. "The certification of the Praetor 500 is a welcome achievement for the celebration of our golden jubilee. This revolutionary aircraft is a testament to the commitment of our teams to excellence and a foretaste of the pioneering that Embraer will accomplish throughout the next 50 years," said Michael Amalfitano, President & CEO, Embraer Executive Jets...
Icon Aircraft To Shed Workforce By 40-Percent
There is news that Icon Aircraft is going to shed their workforce by 40-percent. It sounds like bad news and it is for the workers who are going to be out of a job but from their perspective it is reorganizing the way they do business. The Chief Operating Officer, Thomas Wieners said, "Icon is currently structured for higher volume production, but after producing more than 100 aircraft, we now have a very good understanding of costs...
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