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Cirrus Aircraft Announce New Dallas Facility
Cirrus Aircraft company announced that they have identified a new facility at the McKinney National Airport (KTKI) in McKinney, Texas. It is aimed at providing a world-class customer experience for Cirrus's aircraft owners that are located in the Dallas Metroplex Area...
First VIP Widebody Completion For Comlux Delivered
Comlux has announced that it delivered its first VIP widebody cabin completion. The widebody cabin completion was done on an Airbus ACJ330. Comlux Completion, the Completion & Services center of the group, based in Indianapolis USA carried out the work on the luxury jet. The following will give you an idea of the space available on this type of aircraft in a customized luxury VIP arrangement. The ultra-spacious interior of over 200 m2 /2200 ft2 allows up to 31 passengers to travel in ultimate comfort in various master suites, lounges, dining area, and first-class seating...
First Citation Latitude In Air Ambulance Configuration At EBACE '19
Textron Aviation's brand Cessna has a Citation Latitude at the 2019 edition of the European Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (EBACE). This is a fairly routine display of a well-selling model but the eye-catching aspect about it besides its bright yellow paint job is that it is actually an Air Ambulance. It is the first Citation Latitude Air Ambulance made by Cessna/Textron Aviation...
Piaggio Avanti EVOs Start Shipping Again
Italian airframer Piaggio Aerospace is trying to make a comeback after work essentially ceased for this company. They announce that a number of deliveries for the Piaggio Avanti EVO are underway including one to a repeat customer in Switzerland and the first EVO to the African continent, to an East African customer. "We are honored that Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones has reconfirmed his trust in our company and his satisfaction with the aircraft unique performance, and that a customer based in East-Africa chose Piaggio Aerospace and the Avanti EVO for their operations", said Vincenzo Nicastro, Extraordinary Receiver of Piaggio Aerospace...
Formula 1 Champion Niki Lauda Passes Away
Former Formula 1 Champion Niki Lauda has passed away. After an operation in August last year and then was back in hospital earlier this year he passed on yesterday. Even though he was well known for his exploits in racing Niki Lauda was very active in aviation, both commerical and business aviation. Many will remember his exploits with Lauda Air in 1985 of which the remnants still operate today as Lauda (as of March 2019)...
Honda Aircraft Expanding In Greensboro; HondaJet Ramp Up
Yesterday the Honda Aircraft Company announced at the 2019 European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE) that it is going to expand at its Greensboro facility in order to facilitate further ramp-up of the HondaJet and HondaJet ELITE models. The expansion will be worth around 15.5 million dollars and take the total worth of investment by Honda Aircraft Company into the site to around 245 million dollars or more...
Pegasus Universal Unveils VTOL Biz Aircraft At EBACE
South African based company Pegasus Universal Aerospace has used the 2019 European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE) as their global platform to unveil their Pegasus ONE VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing ) business aircraft. If you are at EBACE or planning on attending (May 21-23), you may find Pegasus Universal Aerospace at Pegasus booth (D23)...
Gulfstream G280 FAA Approved Touchdown; Rollout With EFVS
General Dynamics company Gulfstream announced today that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved the Enhanced Flight Vision System (EFVS) for touchdown and rollout on the Gulfstream G280. With installation of optional EFVS equipment, required training and a letter of authorization from the FAA, G280 pilots can land their aircraft without using natural vision to see the runway...
Refreshed Challenger 350 Unveiled By Bombardier
In order to keep the latest member of the Challenger 300 series ( Challenger 350) relevant and on the cutting edge, Canadian airframer Bombardier unveiled a number of updates they are making to this model to give it a bit of a refresh. The Challenger 350 has been in service since the start of 2014 which makes it around 5 years of operation without any major updating...
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...
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