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Piaggio Aerospace To Restart Production
With a new agreement secured that involves the Italian Government and other stakeholders it appears that Piaggio Aerospace will be returning to production sooner than anticipated. On April 24th a plan was agreed on in a meeting chaired by the Italian government and including representatives of local authorities and trade unions, will see production of the Piaggio Avanti Evo restart while work will resume on securing certification of the P.1HH Hammerhead...
U-Haul International Takes Delivery Of First PC-24s
Swiss airframer Pilatus Aircraft has delivered PC-24's to shipping company U-Haul International. The aircraft are painted in the company's bright orange U-Haul colour. Yesterday a ceremony was held marking the formal delivery of the two aircraft in Broomfield, Colorado. On hand to accept the keys to their first PC-24 was Joe Shoen, Chairman of AMERCO, parent company of U-Haul International, who stated: "We are delighted to start flying this great new aircraft...
First ACJ319neo Makes Record Endurance Flight
The first Airbus Corporate Jet 319neo is in the news once again after setting a record endurance flight which Airbus crew onboard. The aircraft was on another test flight and flew for around 16 hours and 10 minutes on the 26th of April...
Bombardier Unveils Soleil Cabin Lighting On Global 7500
Canadian airframer Bombardier has added another feature in an effort to continue to entice customers to buy into the Global 7500 ultra-long range business jet. Bombardier unveiled an all-new cabin lighting system called 'Soleil Lighting System' - most advanced cabin lighting technology-. The Soleil lighting system offers the industry’s only Dynamic Daylight Simulation, which serves to help combat jet lag on long-distance flights...
Santa Monica To Teterboro Falcon 8X Speed Record
Dassault Falcon has established another record with their Falcon 8X flagship aircraft. The record involved a flight from Santa Monica to Teterboro. It took off from the rather short 3,500 foot Santa Monica runway and made it to Teterboro, New Jersey in just four hours and twenty-eight minutes (4hrs 28 min). Dassault Falcon says the aircraft experienced little to no assistance in tail winds as it averaged just 5-knots for the entire trip...
Deliveries And Sales Rise For Gulfstream In First Quarter
The first quarter of 2019 was particularly good to General Dynamics company Gulfstream. In terms of sales and deliveries the airframer performed better than during the same period in the prior year. General Dynamics reported that the company recorded 34 deliveries for the quarter which included twenty seven large cabin and seven midsize cabin jets...
First Flight For First ACJ319neo
After the fanfare of the delivery of the first ACJ320neo which will eventually go to Acropolis Aviation when it finishes its VVIP fit-out, the first ACJ319neo has taken to the skies. The ACJ319neo is the next in line to be delivered from the Airbus Corporate Jet side of the NEO lineup. The new ACJ319neo has been built for K5 Aviation and is expected to run a relatively short flight testing period before delivery. It will then head to Fokker Techniek in the Netherlands to have its VVIP interior fitted...
Performance Upgrade Installed On HondaJet
Last year the Honda Aircraft Company revealed that they were going to be offering its customers of the regular HondaJet an option to have a performance upgrade. This was announced at the 2018 edition of the NBAA back in October. It allows for increased performance by modifying certain physical flight surfaces as well as software updates...
Tamarack ATLAS Winglets On Citations Served AD By EASA
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has come down on a selection of Citation Jets fitted with Tamarack's ATLAS winglets by issuing an emergency AD (Airworthiness Directive). The ATLAS or Active Load Alleviation System by Tamarack Aerospace fitted to Citation CJ1/CJ1+, CJ2, and CJ3 has been hit with the AD. In recent times these category of aircraft carrying the aforementioned winglets experienced anomalies in flight where some pilots reportedly had issues in recovering the aircraft to 'safe flight'. In these cases the ATLAS malfunctioned...
G500 Fleet Gains Momentum With Real-World Missions
The in-service Gulfstream G500 fleet is very active to date and has amassed over 2,000 hours cumulatively since entering service demonstrating the aircraft’s maturity, capabilities and popularity. Bare in mind the Gulfstream G500 entered service back in September 2018...
Brazilian Certification Gained By Embraer's Praetor 600
One of the newest jets to enter the Super Midsize category has gained Brazilian Certification. We are talking about the Praetor 600 by Embraer. The Type Certificate (TC) was given by Brazil’s Civil Aviation Authority (ANAC—Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil). The new aircraft was introduced to the world at the 2018 edition of the NBAA-BACE. It is also a personal win for Embraer as the Praetor 600 represents as the only Super Midsize jet to be certified since 2014...
FAA Grounds Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet
The United States based Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has given an Airworthiness Directive (AD) to Cirrus Aircraft concerning their SF50 Vision Jet. The issue in this case relates directly to the aircraft Angle of Attack (AoA) vane which they say needs replacing immediately. With over 110 Vision Jets in service today it is a substantial fleet to ground...
Canadian Type Certification For HondaJet ELITE
The latest iteration of the HondaJet, the ELITE has now expanded its certification scope to the Canadian authorities. They (Honda Aircraft company ) recently received type certificate for the HondaJet ELITE from Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA). The ELITE has been certified in other countries around the world including the United States (Federal Aviation Administration), Europe (European Aviation Safety Agency), Mexico (Directorate General of Civil Aviation), Brazil (National Civil Aviation Agency), India (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) and Japan (Japan Civil Aviation Bureau)...
Nextant 604XT Advancing With AutoPower Kit
Nextant Aerospace is quietly working on various components to the remanufacturered 604XT. One of them is the advancement of the AutoPower kits for this aircraft. It is expected that the Safe Flight AutoPower system kits will be an option for customers on the Pro Line Fusion flight deck upgrade package for Bombardier Challenger 604...
First Quarter 2019 Deliveries Rises For Cessna Aircraft
Textron Aviation company Cessna Aircraft has seen rising deliveries for the first quarter of 2019. The good performance was backed by deliveries of 44 Citation jet aircraft for the quarter period ended March 31st. This is up significantly over the previous period in 2018 which yielded 36 deliveries jet aircraft. Textron Aviation is working hard on trying to get the long-awaited Super midsize Citation Longitude model to market. The aircraft was originally penned for Entry Into Service (EIS) in 2017. It is now into the second quarter of 2019 and the Longitude is yet to come to market...
Textron Aviation Inks Order For 8 XLS+ Jets At ABACE
Textron Aviation announced at the Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE) that its brand Cessna has inked a deal for eight (8) Cessna Citation XLS+ aircraft. The order has come from Cessna-AVIC Aircraft (Zhuhai) Co., Ltd., a Textron Aviation joint venture in China. The two companies signed on the deal on the 16th of April at the show held at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport. The aircraft will be delivered to the Flight Inspection Center of CAAC (CFIC) starting from this year and through to 2021...
Certification Closer For Gulfstream G600
General Dynamics company Gulfstream is presently at the 2019 ABACE and news is that they are even closer to certification for their G600. The G600 and its sibling the G500 are at the ABACE show. The G500 has been in service since September 2018 after being certificated in July the same year...
HX-2 'Flying Wing' By Horten Aircraft
A 'Flying Wing' in 2019? Yes, a prototype flew to the recently held AERO Friedrichshafen in Germany. It is called the HX-2 by Horten Aircraft. Of course the flying wing is not a new concept as this one pays homage to Reimar Horten from his exploits in the World War II era in regards to the fuselage-less winged aircraft...
Flaris LAR 1 Finally Takes Off
After six years the Flaris LAR 1 has finally been able to take off on its first test flight. The test aircraft took off from the Zielona Gora Babimost Airport with Wieslaw Cena, an experienced experimental pilot at the controls on April 5th. Once certification is completed of this single-jet engine aircraft it will be available for all to purchase. Flaris is targeting the market of PPL (Private Pilot License) holders...
Longest BizJet Flight Set By Gulfstream G650ER
Gulfstream has answered Bombardier's record setting Global 7500 firmly with a new endurance record posted by one of their G650ER aircraft. Since the G650/ER came into service at the end of 2012 it has been the staple for speedy long-range executive flight of any purpose-built business jet. Bombardier decided to tackle this top-of-the range jet head on with its Global 7500 setting a commanding record flight of 8,125 nautical miles last month...
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