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First WiJet HondaJet Delivered
The first HondaJet for French air taxi operator WiJet has been delivered and already pressed into service from the company's Le Bourget base. The first jet was delivered only on March 20th and the company is expecting the delivery of the second unit this coming week. WiJet has on order 16 of the type (HA-420 HondaJet). The registration of the first is LX-WJA and the second is expected to be LX-WJB...
Two Daher Socata TBM Pilot Owners Set Record Between NY & Paris
Two pilot owners of the TBM very fast turboprop class of airplane by Daher Socata recently set a speed record. They flew between New York and Paris with a TBM 930. Dierk Reuter and Phil Bozek flew the TBM owner by Reuter across the Atlantic in approximately 8 hours and 38 minutes at an average speed of 364-knots. They departed from Westchester County Airport (KHPN) north of New York City, and landed at the historic Le Bourget Airport (LFPB) near Paris. This was the same airport that Charles Lindbergh landed at after his pioneering transoceanic crossing too...
Praetor 600 Finishes Certification Flight Tests
At the start of this week Embraer completed certification flight tests for the new Praetor 600. You would remember this new model along with the Praetor 500 was revealed last year at the 2018 NBAA show in Florida. Now that certification testing is done the aircraft is now set to start deliveries by mid year. The flight test regime accumulated nearly 340 hours and now the aircraft is engaged in maturity testing to prepare it for Entry Into Service (EIS)...
Embraer Phenom 300 Most Delivered Light Jet 7th Year In A Row
Brazilian airframer Embraer has once again come out on top when it comes to most deliveries in the light jet class. 2018 proved to be another good year for the Phenom 300 with the company delivering 53 Phenom 300s and 300E's. This makes it the seventh (7th) year in a row that Embraer enjoys this distinction. The Phenom 300 has managed to take half of the light jet market share since originally being launched in 2005. Of course since then the new Phenom 300E launched as the upgraded and more stylish iteration...
Daher Socata Undrapes The TBM 940
The latest iteration of the very fast single engine turboprop Socata line from Daher Socata has been unveiled by the company at an owner's seminar. Daher announced the news to the world on March 7th via Press Release and as you will imagine it is the successor to the not-so-old TBM 930. "The TBM 940 redefines the ultimate private aircraft: user-friendly, safe and efficient for both pilots and passengers," said Nicolas Chabbert, Senior Vice President of the Daher Airplane Business Unit...
Longest Business Jet Flight Completed By Bombardier Global 7500
The folks over at Bombardier are happy with the Global 7500's performance as it settles into the mainstream of executive jet service after initial entry into service late last year. A Global 7500 jet has officially flown the longest business jet flight in history. The aircraft flew a total distance of 8,125 nautical miles which even exceeded its own range (of 7,700 nautical miles) on paper. The award-winning business jet departed from Singapore Changi Airport at 7:12 a.m. local time and arrived at Tucson International Airport at 8:19 a.m...
Vision Jet Growth Bolsters Good Performance In 2018 For Cirrus
Cirrus Aircraft says that they recorded their strongest deliveries in a decade in 2018. This good performance was backed by the Cirrus Vision Jet which enjoyed decent growth in the last year. The company shipped 63 of the jets combining to make nearly 100 Vision Jets in service around the world. Their SR line is also continuing to grow with 380 of the series delivered which makes it the fifth consecutive year that the company has shipped over 300 SR Series aircraft...
Falcon LX; Falcon 2000 Certified for 100 ft EFVS Operations
The Dassault Falcon 2000 and LX Series are now certified for 100-foot EFVS Operations according to a Press Release by the airframer. The Dassault Falcon 900LX, Falcon 2000LXS and Falcon 2000S have been certified by EASA and the FAA for an enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) capability that greatly improves access to airports in bad weather, providing operational credit for poor visibility approaches down to 100-feet...
Most Delivered Jet In Class Distinction For Honda Jet
For the second consecutive year, the Honda Jet has been the most delivered jet in its class. 2018 was another good year for the very light jet manufacturer. According to numbers provided by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), the Honda Aircraft company delivered 37 Honda Jets around the world in 2018 of course making it the second time in a row given this distinction...
AS2 Project Gains Expert Fuselage Manufacturer
Since the announced partnership between Aerion and Boeing things are starting to move along at a faster pace concerning the AS2 Project. Aerion just announced that they have named Spirit Aero Systems as the provider of the fuselage for the AS2. Spirit Aero Systems provide composite fuselages and forward sections for the Boeing 787 DreamLiner as well as the other in-production Boeing models already and are well placed to provide this service for the AS2 Project...
Most Delivered Midsize Jet Of 2018, Cessna Citation Latitude
Textron Aviation can hold its head high once again with the knowledge that its brand Cessna left 2018 with one of its newer jets holding on to the title as most delivered midsize jet for that year. The Cessna Citation Latitude according to Textron Aviation was delivered to customers around the world and 57 Latitudes were shipped. Overall Cessna shipped 188 executive jets...
Gulfstream G650ER Blasts Another High-Speed Record
The Gulfstream G650ER has once again hit the record books by demonstrating its high-speed and long-range endurance. The latest attempt proved these characteristics on a run between Singapore and San Francisco. That is a distance nearly 7,500 (7,475 nm) nautical miles long. The G650ER departed Singapore’s Changi Airport at 10:58 a.m. local time December 18, 2018, crossing the Pacific to arrive in San Francisco at 8:45 a.m., local time...
Dassault Falcon 2000S At Aero India 2019
If you are going to be attending the 2019 edition of Aero India then you would be pleased to note that Dassault Falcon will be attending the show with a segment of their executive offering. The Falcon 2000S will be on show at the Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru...
Gulfstream G600 Making Australian Debut
American airframer Gulfstream will be displaying the Gulfstream G600 at the 2019 edition of the AVALON show in Australia. It will be the first time the G600 is at the show which starts on February 26th and runs to the 3rd of March in Geelong, Victoria. The G650ER and the G550 will also be on static display for the show. With Gulfstream being at the show they are targeting the Asia-Pacific market with these long-range executive jet offerings...
Swiss Government Accepts First Pilatus PC-24
The Swiss Government has taken delivery of its first Pilatus PC-24. In a Press Release dated today (Feb 18th), the Swiss manufacturer said it (the aircraft) replaces a business jet of a North American manufacturer previously used for Swiss Government flights/use. The Swiss Air Force will operate the aircraft of behalf of the Swiss Government and will carry the military registration T-786...
Comlux Receives First Boeing 737 MAX 8 BBJ For Completion
In late 2018 JetForums told you that Boeing Business Jets had delivered the first Boeing 737 MAX 8 BBJ in the world. Of course that aircraft did not have its custom VIP interior at the time and still had to be painted in its final colors. The new aircraft has now been received by Comlux which is the completions center that will fit-out the aircraft's interior with the ultra luxurious bespoke cabin for its operator...
Second Pilatus PC-24 Delivered To PlaneSense
With their first Pilatus PC-24 in operation for a year now PlaneSense has just received their second unit of the smart light versatile jet. It is the second in an initial order of six from the Swiss airframer Pilatus Aircraft...
Bombardier Releases Performance Figures For 2018
It is now 2019 and today Bombardier released its performance figures for 2018. For their executive arm, Bombardier finished last year with 137 deliveries which is more-or-less the same as the previous year (2017) with 138 back then. However, that figure is expected to change for this year as new models have been added to the line up namely the new Global 7500...
Fastest All-Electric Aircraft In The World By Rolls Royce
The fastest all-electric vehicle in the world is presently in the works by powerhouse Rolls Royce. Of course there are a few other players involved in a project like this such as YASA who will provide the lightweight electrical motors and the British Government partly as well as Electroflight Ltd. The whole idea about this project is to be able to have a detailed assessment about the true potential of Electric flight in the future...
Citation Mustang Carded For G1000NXi Upgrade
The latest executive jet lined-up for the relatively new Garmin G1000NXi upgrade is the Cessna Citation Mustang. Garmin announced this in a press release today. The G1000 NXi offers a number of new and enhanced features, including wireless cockpit connectivity, split-screen capability, SurfaceWatch™, visual approaches, map overlay within the horizontal situation indicator (HSI) and more...
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