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Blade To Benefit From 30 Electric Vertical Aircraft From Wisk Aero
Wisk is an Urban Air Mobility (UAM) company dedicated to delivering safe, everyday flight for everyone and is the company behind the first all-electric, autonomous eVTOL aircraft in the U.S. Following FAA certification, Blade and Wisk intend to deploy the aircraft on short-distance routes between Blade’s network of dedicated terminals throughout the U.S., with Wisk aircraft being chartered by Blade at an hourly rate on those routes...
Falcon 10X Unveiled By Dassault Falcon
Competition in the long-haul and large-cabin segment is heating up once again. Bombardier was first out of the blocks with the next generation of long-haul aircraft, the Global 7500. Gulfstream followed with the G700 which is currently in development. Now the French have stepped into the ring to contest the top of the competition. JF knew that Dassault Falcon was working on a new Falcon to come after the 6X but there was no idea what direction the French airframer was going to go in with the new model. The Falcon 10X is that new model and we have all the information you need to know about it...
Piper M600/SLS HALO System Awarded EASA Certification
Towards the end of April Piper Aircraft, Inc. announced that it has been awarded approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its M600/SLS HALO safety system with Garmin Autoland. As the global pandemic begins to subside, Piper Aircraft is looking to engage in a robust European M600/SLS demo tour, visiting all Piper dealer partners as well as key markets later this summer. The specific EASA certification will permit this to come to fruition. To date, the M600 SLS has flown more than 100 autoland demos. These demonstrations played a key role in delivering 67 autoland-equipped aircraft in the U.S...
1,800th PC-12 turboprop Delivered By Pilatus Aircraft
Pilatus aircraft has delivered the 1,800th PC-12 turboprop since deliveries started. The 1,800th PC-12 is the latest iteration of the model, the PC-12 NGX and it went to Alán Aguirre, owner of Divine Flavor LLC, a family-run and grower-owned distribution company based in Nogales, Arizona, with greenhouses and vineyards throughout Mexico. The aircraft was delivered to the owner at the end of April...
ANAC Approval Paves Way For King Air 260; 360 Deliveries In Brazil
The latest generation of King Air turbo prop from Textron Aviation now has another delivery market opened up thanks to National Civil Aviation Authority of Brazil (ANAC) approval of the King Air 260 and 360. Deliveries should be able to commence this quarter now the certification and approval work is done. "The Beechcraft King Air´s operational versatility is its key selling point in Brazil and around the globe," said Marcelo Moreira, vice president of Sales, Latin America...
New M600/SLS Sold At Sun 'n Fun
For Piper Aircraft it was worth attending this year's edition of the Sun 'n Fun Aerospace Expo which recently wrapped up. The company announced that during the show it sold a flagship M600/SLS. The autoland feature on the M600SLS is of particular note, even the dealer for the sale praises the feature onboard the aircraft...
Embraer Phenom Light Jet Segment Props Q1 '21 Shipments
The Phenom line which include the Phenom 100 and 300 continue to do well for Brazilian airframer Embraer. So far for the year, the first quarter has passed and figures for the first three months of the year suggest that the Phenom line is still accounting for a large percent of the shipments being made around the world. Nine (9) Phenom 300s and one (1) Phenom 100 were shipped to customers in the first quarter this is double the figure over the same period in 2o2o...
Falcon 6X Interior Wins Another Prestigious Award
The Dassault Falcon 6X, the latest business jet from the French airframer has taken off in reality but the aircraft model is in the news again for a different reason...the interior. The Falcon 6X has won another prestigious award for its interior. This time it is the Red Dot: Best of the Best award for its premium cabin design. What is the Red Dot? To the layman when you think of a red dot it is usually a sale at a store or a supermarket. For Dassault this award, which is their second in relation to the Falcon 6X interior, puts them in the league of Audi, Apple and Porsche who have won this award in the past...
Gulfstream Delivers Special Mission G550 To Israel Air Force
Earlier this month Gulftsream announced the delivery of a Special Missions G550 to the Israel Air Force. This aircraft is a heavily modified Gulfstream G550 to serve as a special surveillance platform. The aircraft has been modified significantly to accept the myriad of sensors specific to carrying out future surveillance missions. Gulfstream's engineers designed the adjustments to the aircraft's exterior and flight deck, and its production team built the surveillance platform in the dedicated special-missions modification facilities in Savannah...
Pilatus CEO To Step Down Amid Steady 2020 Performance Figures
Pilatus Aircraft announced yesterday its performance figures from the 2020 year. The performance can be described as steady. They performed decently despite the turbulence from covid-19 all around. The company reported 129 aircraft were delivered in the year. Turnover for the year was reported at 1.1 billion Swiss francs and operating income was 155 million Swiss francs. The order book is healthy with a value of 1.7 billion Swiss francs in order intake. Separate to this, the CEO Oscar J. Schwenk is stepping down this year. He will still remain with the company but in a non-operational role...
eFlyer 800 Introduced By Bye Aerospace
Bye Aerospace is expanding further with the brand of electric aircraft. Their latest offering is called the eFlyer 800. This is an all-electric 8 passenger turbo prop class aircraft which will provide alot of competition for many other manufacturers in the future. "The eFlyer 800 is the first all-electric propulsion technology airplane that achieves twin-turboprop performance and safety with no CO2 and extremely low operating costs," said George E. Bye, Bye Aerospace CEO...
First Fully-Outfitted G700 Takes To The Skies
Here is a look at the first fully-outfitted Gulfstream G700. Firstly the G700-specific livery is beautiful and while this article is more to do with what has gone into the interior it is still pertinent to see the exterior fully finished as well. This test article is the 6th G700 test bird to be fielded and the registration hints at this (N706GD). Today, the aircraft flew for around 3 hours and 36 minutes and during this airborne time, a top speed of Mach 0.935 and altitude of 48,000 feet was attained...
Bell Textron; Wheels UP Announce Partnership
Earlier in the month Wheels UP and Bell Textron announced a strategic partnership. This involved a continuation of the client-based offerings that Wheels UP have for their customers but in the press release it outlined specific information regarding the use of Bell Textron's Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft by Wheels UP. The partnership will see Wheels UP utilize Bell 429 luxury helicopters but later on as the VTOL from Bell Textron comes on stream and into service the company will then use those for customer transport...
Daher At Sun 'N Fun 2021
Daher is currently at the 2021 edition of Sun ’n Fun Aerospace Expo at the Lakeland Linder International Airport. The show is ongoing after starting on the 13th and is expected to run through to the 17th. of April. You will find Daher at booth #MD22...
Pilatus PC-24 First Jet To Land On Venice-Lido Grass Runway
With certifications for landing on unproven strips such as grass, gravel, wet earth, dry sand and even snow the Pilatus PC-24 was in a good position to attempt a landing at the grass-strip at Venice-Lido airport. It successfully did it becoming the first business jet to do so. The Venice-Lido city airport is located about three kilometers east of the city center on the Lido di Venezia...
1000th Milestone Citation 560XL Series Delivered
The latest Cessna Citation 560XL series jet has been delivered to a customer by Textron Aviation. The milestone aircraft -a Citation XLS+- went to Custom Jet Charters a part 135 operator out of Florida (Palm Beach) and New York (Westchester County). This 560XL series is divided between three aircraft models, the Excel, XLS, and XLS+ and together since 1998 have accumulated 1,000 deliveries...
Gulfstream Dispells Rumours About G280 Future Existence
There has been a swirling of rumors concerning the Gulfstream G280 Supermidsize jet. As a result Gulfstream is reiterating its full commitment and resources to the G280. Rumors have been going around for a while now regarding the future of the super midsize jet. Whether it concerned pulling the plug on the program or replacing it with an entirely new program. The G280 in fact is split between Gulfstream and Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI). Gulfstream suggests that many of those rumors are being pushed by their competitors...
Series III Kodiak 100 Unveiled By Kodiak
The latest iteration (Series III) of the Kodiak 100 has been unveiled by Daher. The first aircraft too has already been handed over to the customer. The launch customer of the Series III is Rick and Adam Ross in Sandpoint, Idaho. The second example will be delivered to another customer later this week. The Kodiak 100 is a very versatile aircraft being equally at home on finished runways as it is on unimproved surfaces like grass, gravel and even in the water once equipped with floats...
Gulfstream Marks 100th Delivery of G500/600 Family
The Gulfstream G500 and G600 were both announced by Gulfstream at the same time and pretty much were developed at the same time as well. This meant that the programs entered service one after the other without significant overlap time (G500 in September 2018 and G600 in August 2019)...
Pro Line Fusion Upgrade For CJ2+ Approved By FAA
With a recent Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) in hand the Collins Pro Line Fusion flight deck is now available for installation on the Cessna Citation CJ2+. This is nothing new per se for the CJ3 as Collins received their STC for the same flight deck for the CJ3 back in 2017. It is only now being filtered down to older Citation models. Regardless it is a great upgrade from the factory-installed Pro Line 21 flight deck on the CJ2+...
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