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Honda Aircraft Company Delivers 200th HondaJet
Honda Aircraft Company marked a landmark event recently involving the delivery of the 200th HondaJet. It all started in late 2015 when the company received Type Certification for the aircraft and started deliveries. Since then there have been a few iterations -upgraded versions of the original-. In May 2018, the company introduced the HondaJet Elite, with an extended range of 1,437 nm, new avionics features, and new styling. In May 2021, the company announced new upgrades to the design with the HondaJet Elite S, which increased the aircraft’s maximum takeoff weight by 200 lbs...
First ASIO Special Missions Citation CJ3
Textron/Cessna has delivered numerous Citation CJ family jets over the years but this instance of a CJ3 AISO Special Missions handover is a first for Textron Aviation. AISO is the abbreviated version for Airborne Surveillance, Intelligence, and Observation. Technically it isn't Textron who did the conversion it is a company called Bird Aerosystems. The aircraft will be used two-fold, for Special Missions as well as VIP roles. This is where a supplemental type certificate (STC) awarded by Civil Aviation Authority of Israel to Bird Aerosystems is important...
First Flight For First ACJ TwoTwenty
The ACJ TwoTwenty launched just over a year ago, completed its first flight from the Mirabel airport on 14 December 2021. The production test flight was performed by Christophe Marchand and Adam Mason as Test Pilots and supported by Romuald Scheling as Flight Test Engineer. The aircraft will be delivered to Comlux in the coming weeks and then outfitted with a VVIP cabin by COMLUX in Indianapolis, USA after the delivery. Comlux has been selected as an exclusive outfitting partner for the first 15 ACJ TwoTwenty aircraft. Below is a photograph of the aircraft departing on its first test flight...
Update on Piaggio Aerospace
Potential candidates were narrowed down to one entity with interest in taking over Piaggio Aerospace. That single entity stalled and doesn't appear to be moving forward in any way. The extraordinary commissioner for Piaggio Aerospace is now going to reopen bidding for the company. Extraordinary commissioner Vincenzo Nicastro said, "Negotiations have simply stalled, as no binding offer has ever been submitted." As a reminder, Piaggio Aerospace went into extraordinary receivership in 2018. It is now the end of 2021 and a buyer still cannot be found for the company which comprises of Piaggio Aero Industries and Piaggio Aviation...
Gulfstream's G500; G600 Soon To Gain Steep Approach Approval
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) are expected to hand-down Steep Approach approval certification to Gulfstream's next generation G500 and G600 aircraft next year. Once in hand, these aircraft will be able to access airports such as London City (LCY), Lugano Airport (LUG) and Sion Airport (SIR) in Switzerland. London City in particular has strict noise abatement rules as well as a short runway. Lugano airport also has a short runway but is located in mountainous regions of Switzerland at the mouth of a valley requiring a steep approach...
Eviation Takes Wraps Off ALICE Executive Version
You might have heard of Eviation before...a company which is developing a six passenger all-electric aircraft which has been mostly pushed as a commuter style aircraft (with a 9 seat configuration) as well as an cargo version. Now the company has unveiled the executive interior of the type for the business aviation segment. Compared to the commuter style cabin, the proposed executive interior is definitely a huge step-up in comfort, luxury and ambience...
Diamond Aircraft Delivers DA62 MPP To DEA
Diamond Aircraft announced that they delivered another special missions aircraft. This time the aircraft is based on their DA62 platform and it is in the form of an MPP (Maritime Patrol aircraft). "Working with DEA, a long-term customer, is already a very lean and streamlined process, and after all the years it has become more than just a business relationship between the teams, which creates a very pleasant working atmosphere...
Sydney Seaplanes Latest To Order Eve eVTOL
Embraer eVTOL subsidiary Embraer Eve is enjoying a good period in terms of accumulating firm and potential orders. The latest is from an Australian operator called Sydney Seaplanes where they made an order for 50 Embraer Eve eVTOL. Before this another Australian operator, Nautilus Aviation ordered the same 4 passenger eVTOL. Sydney Seaplanes is looking to utilize the eVTOLs on tourist flights by 2026. It is also part of a greater push by the operator to become largely zero-emissions in the near future...
PW812D Certified By Transport Canada
Pratt & Whitney has received certification from Transport Canada for its PW812D powerplant which is destined to power the new Dassault Falcon 6X. "Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PW812D engine is a major step forward in fuel efficiency, maintainability and performance, and will help make the 6X a truly outstanding aircraft," said Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation...
Orb Aerospace Moves Forward With Development Of SJX EVTOL
Have you heard about Orb Aerospace? They were previously known as Wind Craft Aviation. Wind Craft Aviation, a company developing electric aviation technology in unprecedented new ways, announced their rebranding into Orb Aerospace back in February of this year. The company is presently working on an eVTOL in which they have a demonstrator under testing. In fact recently they tested the eVTOL and its hovering capabilities as seen in the last photo...
First Autonomous Flight For EHang 216
EHang's EHang 216 Autonomous Aerial Vehicle (AAV) recently completed its first demonstration flight in the serene surroundings of Bali, Indonesia. This demonstration flight was conducted under EHang’s cooperation with an Indonesian local partner Prestige Aviation, a subsidiary of Prestige Corp. The demonstration flight only lasted for five minutes but was done autonomously...
QueSST Demonstrator In Final Assembly
The collaboration between NASA and Lockheed Martin to produce the QueSST (Quiet SuperSonic Technology) Demonstrator to prove the technology that would aid in the aircraft going supersonic over land and resulting in just a simple 'thump' is making its way to final assembly. The X-59 QueSST demonstrator is being assembled and then will be powered on and have those systems initially tested before the aircraft is moved to Lockheed Martin’s facilities located in Fort Worth, Texas, for structural testing...
FAA Certifies Tecnam P2010 Tdi
The General Aviation market now has even more options with the recent Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification of the Tecnam P2010 Tdi. The P2010 airframe, with its wide, composite, fuselage design and the all-metal wing and stabilator, has proven to be the perfect platform to match the Diesel engine performance and capabilities. The consolidated comfort, 3rd door back seat accessibility, safety and reliability of the 'P Twenty-Ten' are now accompanied by the added efficiency granted by the use of Diesel/JetA1 fuel...
AURUS Business Jet Revealed
The Aurus business jet is the latest executive jet to hit the market. Chances are you have not heard of it. An example of it was on display at the just-concluded Dubai Air Show. You probably have heard of the Sukhoi Business Jet or its commercial variation as the Sukhoi SuperJet 100. The Aurus business jet is based on this model aircraft. The Aurus jet will in no way be able to compete with it's western peers on range or space but it still offers a comfortable cabin for guests and is more-than-capable of flying around in the Middle Eastern region with its 3,888 nautical mile range thanks to addition fuel tanks...
New PC-7 MKX Unveiled By Pilatus
The latest model derivative coming from Swiss airframer Pilatus is the PC-7 MKX. This is the newest iteration of their basic trainer offering. The aircraft was unveiled for the first time at the ongoing 2021 edition of the Dubai Air Show. It is being dubbed as the world's best smart basic trainer. A state-of-the-art cockpit with smart avionics is at the core of the brand-new PC-7 MKX. The cockpit is centered on a three-display philosophy utilizing the next generation of high definition screens...
Airbus Corporate Jets; Alpha Star Aviation Sign New Gen IFE
Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) has signed with Alpha Star Aviation on a new generation of In Flight Entertainment that is based on LIFI (Light Fidelity). This technology is different to WIFI (Wireless Fidelity). LiFi is the latest wireless communication technology which uses light to transmit data. It will allow among others analog and digital audio output, USBc ports, 3G-SDI input as well as HDMI connections. Features include Audio Video On Demand (AVOD), casting, mirroring, web browser, live TV, moving map and its own integrated video conferencing...
New Volocopter Flies Over Incheon Airport South Korea
Yesterday Volocopter flew its eVTOL over South Korea Incheon Airport. German urban air mobility (UAM) pioneer, Volocopter, conducted a crewed public test flight in front of hundreds of spectators at Incheon Airport in Seoul, South Korea. As part of the 2021 K-UAM Confex, the 5-minute flight trial covered approximately 3 kilometers and reached a maximum altitude of 50 meters and a maximum speed of 45 km/h. One week earlier, on 11 November, the air taxi company completed a public test flight at Gimpo International Airport...
Embraer Receives Continuing Order For Phenom 300s
Brazilian executive jet airframer Embraer has received a further large order for Phenom 300s. The order comes from well known operator NetJets who already operates a large quantity of the type. In fact, Embraer delivered more than 100 of these light jets to NetJets and now that company made an order for another 100. Initially NetJets first signed a purchase agreement with Embraer in 2010, for 50 Phenom 300 executive jets plus up to 75 options...
GE Aviation Completes First In-Flight Test Of Catalyst Engine
The first in-flight test flight of the GE Aviation Catalyst engine has been completed. This engine is for their launch customer, Textron Aviation who is developing the new twin-engine turboprop called the Beechcraft Denali (previously known as the Cessna Denali)...
Lufthansa Technik 'EXPLORER' Concept Finalized
JF wrote an article a few months ago when Lufthansa Technik used the Monaco Yacht Show (MYS) to unveil -what they termed- as the EXPLORER concept. https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-lufthansa-technik-unveils-explorer-concept-cabin-at-mys.3976/ .This was a design for an Airbus ACJ330 which would be unlike anything we have seen before; utilizing that platform. Not many concepts have been developed for the A330 platform and Lufthansa Technik saw the opportunity to bring a new look and design using this jet's platform. What they presented at the MYS back in September was not the final version...
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