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Textron Still Keen On Citation Hemisphere
Textron Aviation is still keen on the Cessna Citation Hemisphere, their perceived flagship model. The company had put a stop on development of the new top-of-the-line jet because of issues relating to the Snecma Silvercrest powerplants. Snecma is actively working on a fix for the engines specifically relating to high-pressure axial compressor issues. That company is hoping that a fix would be available by July next year. This new fix is what Cessna/Textron are waiting on...
CIS; Russia ACJ Fleet Boosting
With the RUBAE 2018 show now over, Airbus Corporate Jet (ACJ) is revealing that the number of ACJ's operating within the region has grown. While the Russian regional market has seen stagnation over the last couple of years there is vast potential as well as tangible evidence to say movement is starting to happen again. Vast wealth exists in Russia as is evident by the number of billionaires there. Just since 2016, the number of billionaires there (for that period) grew to 29 and overall stands at 100 persons with worth at or above 1 billion USD. The most recent ACJ -an ACJ320- to be delivered was handed over last month to the region, Moscow-based Meridian...
First JetFly PC-24 Delivered By Pilatus Aircraft
Swiss airplane manufacturer Pilatus Aircraft has delivered JetFly's first PC-24. JetFly is a fractional ownership company and was on-hand yesterday during the handover ceremony. The PC-24 has serial number 111 and is the first of four Super Versatile Jets on order for operation at Jetfly. Ignaz Gretener commented: "The Jetfly PC-24 looks stunning! Yet another eye-catcher to be seen in European skies from now on...
Dassault Falcon 8X At South Africa Air Show
French airframer Dassault Falcon will be present in South Africa at the 2018 edition of Africa Aerospace & Defence (AAD) Expo. Naturally it will be the first appearance of the Falcon 8X at the show since the aircraft is as new as it is. Dassault's three engined Falcons are very popular among African operators, who highly value their flexibility, reliability and operating economy...
India Introduced To The Daher Socata TBM900
The Daher Socata brand is spreading its wings worldwide and that is not an understatement. The latest area to be introduced to the Daher brand is India with a TBM900 very fast turboprop. The presentation will be organized on September 20th at New Delhi business aviation Signature’s terminal at Indira Gandhi International Airport in cooperation with SRK Aviacom Pvt. Ltd, which is the Indian Area Sales Representative for TBM aircraft...
New Upgrades To Be Available For Learjet 70; 75
Bombardier has announced that flightdeck upgrades to the Learjet 70 and 75 will be soon available. It is a Garmin update involving the G5000 avionics suite...
Dassault Falcon Trijets At RUBAE 2018
The 2018 Russian Business Aviation Exhibit (RUBAE) show started yesterday in Russia at the Vnukovo 3 business aviation complex. Dassault Falcon is in attendance and has a line up of trijets on display inclusive of their flagship the Falcon 8X...
Global 7500 FTV1 Retired Becomes Company Demonstrator
As the certification date for the Bombardier Global 7500 draws closer Bombardier has taken the step to retire the first Global 7500 Flight Test Vehicle, FTV1 aka "The Performer". This aircraft has completed all of its testing and will now take on a different role as the Company Demonstrator aircraft. As such it recently came back from being repainted...
FAA Exemption To Allow Citation Longitude Certification Soon
Behind the scenes Textron Aviatoin's brand Cessna has been working hard on getting the Citation Longitude ready for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification. "We continue to partner with the FAA as we work toward certification of the Citation Longitude in the third quarter," said Textron Aviation engineering senior vice president Brad Thress. The FAA appears to have given Cessna an exemption -for now- as it relates to certain issues of the flammability of the fuel tanks. Thus allowing them still have the aircraft certified by the next quarter. However, a concrete plan for the issue must be submitted by October 1st...
FAA STC For Nextant Aerospace Li-on Battery Solution On Beechjet 400A; 400XP
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted Nextant Aerospace Supplemental Type Certification (STC) for their True Blue Power (TM) Lithium Ion Battery specifically for the Beechjet 400A and the Hawker 400XP. It is a milestone not just because it is another successful STC yes but it is their 25th one to date. The details for the STC include the installation of the said True Blue Power (TM) Lithium Ion Battery on the aforementioned aircraft...
Gulfstream G600 Making Steady Progress To Certification
With the first of the two new bizjet programs of Gulfstream reaching FAA certification status (that being the G500), the second model, the G600 is steadily making progress towards that same goal. The General Dynamics company updated the public about the progress of the G600. "We continue to make steady progress toward certifying the all-new G600 later this year and beginning customer deliveries in 2019," said Mark Burns, president, Gulfstream. "With the exceptional performance we’re seeing from the five flight-test aircraft in this program, I am highly confident our clients will be impressed with the aircraft we deliver...
Citation Longitude At 2018 LABACE
This week Latin Americans got to see first hand the latest offering from Textron Aviation in the super mid-size market, the Citation Longitude. The aircraft was on hand at the 2018 Latin America Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition in Sao Paulo at the static display. "The Citation Longitude is a revolutionary step forward for the super-midsize business jet segment, and LABACE attendees are sure to be impressed with the aircraft’s spacious cabin boasting [best-in-class legroom and commanding performance capabilities with a 3,500-nautical mile range," said Lannie O’Bannion, vice president, Sales for Latin America, Middle East and Africa...
First ACJ32neo Leaves Final Assembly
The last article we wrote about the Airbus ACJ320neo, the first aircraft entered final assembly. Airbus has announced now that the first unit has been rolled out of final assembly and is being prepared for its first flight. This aircraft is wearing the house colours and livery of Airbus Corporate Jet and once testing is completed it will be sent to the completions center to be fitted out for the first intended customer -Acropolis Aviation-...
HondaJet ELITE Deliveries Commence
The Honda Aircraft Company has announced that it started deliveries of the revamped HondaJet, dubbed the HondaJet ELITE. The HondaJet overall has maintained its position at the top of the pile for most delivered bizjet aircraft. In its class the HondaJet is the most delivered jet for the first half of 2018 and of course this is based on statistics by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). 17 aircraft were shipped to customers during the period...
LABACE 2018 Debut For Gulfstream's G600
Starting next week, patrons will be able to see the newest executive jet from General Dynamics airframer Gulfstream. The G600 will be on static display at the Congonhas Airport in Sao Paulo for the 2018 edition of the Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (LABACE)...
Epic Aircraft E1000 Moves Closer To Certification
Yesterday Epic Aircraft updated the public about the latest relating to their E1000. Things have been quiet while the testing of the conforming test aircraft move along. They are elated to say that structural testing of the composite aircraft has been successfully concluded and Type Certification (TC) is on course for fourth Q4) quarter of this year. Ahead of that though the company expects to receive Type Inspection Authorization (TIA) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) before the end of this month...
EAA AirVenture Debut For HondaJet Elite
The Honda Aircraft Company announced that has the HondaJet Elite at the ongoing EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh. It represents the newest iteration's United States debut. It is currently at the show which started on the 23rd and will continue to the 29th of July in Wisconsin. "As Honda Aircraft Company marks another milestone at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, I am reminded of how important this air show is to aviators and enthusiasts around the world," stated Honda Aircraft Company President and CEO Michimasa Fujino...
900th TBM Aircraft Delivered By Daher Socata
Daher Socata is celebrating the 900th delivery of a TBM turboprop aircraft. According to a July 23rd press release Daher Socata the 900th aircraft was a TBM 930 variant and went to Thomas Solano, an IT entrepreneur in Jacksonville, Florida."We are committed to maintaining the TBM as best-in-class for the long-term, and will continue a sustained production rate for the aircraft," said Nicolas Chabbert, Senior Vice President of the Daher Airplane Business Unit...
Piper's Growth Accelerates With Good Q2 Performance
Despite the recent FAA Airworthiness directive against Piper's flagship M600 the company should be in good spirits after enjoying a good second quarter performance overall. The overall performance for Q2 is up 65-percent over the same period last year. The company posted Q2 2018 aircraft revenue of $62.3M on 53 deliveries versus $52.1M revenue on 32 aircraft deliveries in 2017...
Q2 '18 Saw 20 Executive Jets Delivered By Embraer
Brazilian airframer Embraer reportedly shipped 20 executive jets for the second quarter of 2018. The breakdown is as follows, for the light jet category which is represented by their Phenom line, 15 were delivered. 12 of them were Phenom 300s and the other 3 were the Phenom 100. Of course the rest of the deliveries came from the midsize and larger cabin jets...
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