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NASA's All-Electric Experimental X-57
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) has been working on an aircraft for a while now and we are now starting to see the tangible evidence of this effort. The experimental X-57 recently arrived at NASA and is to be an all-electric aircraft...
PW812D For Dassault Falcon 6X To Start Testing Shortly
The powerplant that will power French airframer Dassault Falcon's 6X, the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW812D is expected to start field testing very soon. The engine will be mounted to a Boeing 747 test-bed to be put through its paces -initially- before the year terminates. The Boeing 747-SP is Pratt & Whitney Canada's own test-bed used to evaluate the performance of their powerplants...
Global 6500 Enters Service
Bombardier has announced the service entry for one of their latest business jets, the Global 6500. The Global 6500 is essentially a new version to the Global 6000. With the aircraft now in service officially you can look forward to seeing this jet at the National Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) in Las Vegas on October 22 for its public debut...
Embraer Praetor 500 Gets FAA; EASA Nod
After receiving Type Certification from its local certification body, the ANAC—Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil a few months ago, Praetor 500 is now ready to deliver to an international market. This is thanks to Type Certifications from the United States-based Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)...
First Deliveries Start Of The Citation Longitude
With Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Type Certification given to Textron Aviation for their Citation Longitude, deliveries have already started. The new Super midsize executive jet, the latest in that category to hit the market will signal a newness to the industry. "The newly certified Citation Longitude brings unrivaled technology to the business travel market, for both the passenger and the pilot, offering our customers the most efficient and productive super-midsize jet now in operation," said Ron Draper, president and CEO...
Textron Delivers 500th Grand Caravan EX
A new milestone has been set by Textron Aviation in terms of delivery output on their single-engine turboprop Grand Caravan EX. They have now shipped the 500th Grand Caravan EX to a customer. Depending on the configuration these aircraft can seat between 10 and 14 passengers flying up to 960 nautical miles. The Grand Caravan EX is the third iteration of the C208 Caravan. This most recent variant entered service back in 2013...
Lufthansa Technik Airbus A220 VIP
Like Boeing, Airbus also tends to offer a VIP variant of most of their current product offering and this is now including the latest model in the fleet, the A220 (former Bombardier CSeries). This concept with a Lufthansa Technik completed outfit first surfaced at the 2019 European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE)...
FAA Certifies Cessna Citation Longitude
The newest jet from Textron Aviation, the Cessna Citation Longitude has been certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). It is now the latest addition to the diverse super midsize market."With the broadest lineup of business aviation platforms available worldwide, today Textron Aviation welcomes the Longitude into the esteemed Citation family of products and begins a new era of best-in-class solutions for our customers," said Ron Draper, president and CEO, Textron Aviation...
Transport Canada Certifies RR Pearl 15 For Global 5500; 6500
The stars are aligning well for Bombardier concerning the in-development Global 5500 and 6500. The local Certification body Transport Canada has given the nod to the Canadian airframer Bombardier regarding the Rolls Royce Pearl 15 powerplants that will power the new Global 5500 and 6500. As a reminder these new jets are not necessarily clean-sheet designs but upgraded versions of the Global 5000 and 6000...
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...
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