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One Aviation Enters Chapter 11
News is that One Aviation has entered Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. They stress that it is "consensual restructuring" which includes Chapter 11 Bankruptcy filing. They also arranged to receiving capital injection to maintain operations. In recent months One Aviation has been in a bit of a tangle keeping itself viable. You would remember earlier this year the company had rent-related issues with its New Mexico facilities...
Gulfstream Officially Acquires Nordam G500; G600 Nacelle Line
At the start of the month General Dynamics company Gulfstream announced that it had officially acquired and taken over the Gulfstream G500 and G600 Nacelle Line from Nordam Group Inc. Gulfstream had already been operating the line from early September as part of an agreement with Nordam during its bankruptcy filing...
Dassault Falcon 8X Certified For EFVS To 100ft Operations
Yesterday French Airframer Dassault Falcon announced that the Falcon 8X has been certified by EASA and the FAA for an enhanced flight vision system capability. It gives operational credit for poor visibility approaches down to 100 ft, greatly improving access to airports in bad weather and significantly enhancing fleet efficiency. The new EFVS capability, provided through the 8X’s revolutionary FalconEye combined vision system (CVS), was certified for operational use following the completion of a joint EASA/FAA certification campaign earlier this year...
Garmin G1000 NXi Coming To Piper M500
Come next year, the Piper M500 will have the newest generation of the G1000 avionics suite, the G1000 NXi. The Piper M500 comes from the factory with the G1000 installed but once this STC for the G1000 NXi is validated then existing cockpits of the M500 model will be upgradable. Garmin says that there are no panel modifications needed for the upgrade when it becomes available...
Firm Orders For New Global 7500; 6500
Along with the announcement of the Global 7500 being awarded Transport Canada certification, Bombardier also announced that it received firm orders for six (6) Global business jets, inclusive of the same brand new Global 7500 . The order comes in from HK Bellawings Jet Limited based in Hong Kong...
First G500 Delivered By Gulfstream
The time finally came for Gulfstream to deliver the first G500 aircraft on September 27th. The delivery ceremony took place in Savannah, Georgia and the aircraft was handed over to an undisclosed North American client. The milestone first delivery has come just shy of four years since the G500 was introduced to the world, back in October 2014...
Bombardier Received Transport Canada Type Certification For Global 7500
The new Bombardier Global 7500 has received its type certification from Transport Canada. The momentous milestone was announced yesterday (September 29th) by the Canadian airframer. With the local governing body granting full validation it is expected that the American Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will follow suite soon with their respective validations...
Gulfstream G650 Conducting Steep-Approach Trials At LCY
Gulfstream is looking to add another accomplishment to the already well-decorated G650 model. The business jet airframer is presently engaged in conducting steep-approach trials for the G650 at the London City Airport (LCY). This airport is well known for its steep approach profile and many companies conduct trials there to help gain the related certification. Gulfstream G650, S/N6001 was responsible for conducting the trials...
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...
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