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Gulfstream Flies Third G700 Flight Test Article
American airframer Gulfstream Aerospace has flown the third flight test article of its new G700 ultra-long-range large-cabin executive jet. Gulfstream calls this one T3 and as you could have predicted has the registration N703GA. On Friday, the newest test article took the the skies for a 3 hour run and the crews carried it to FL450 and a speed of Mach 0.85...
Cora eVTOL To Resume Flight Testing
Covid-19 has hit the aviation industry hard but not only the common commercial sector but even experimental endeavours. For example, the emerging eVTOL market that was starting to catch momentum with various contenders in the race for the first viable eVTOL in the urban transport sector. Many of these companies had to stop their research, lab-testing and flight testing. The Cora eVTOL by WISK, has been conducting test flights in New Zealand well before the restrictions resulting from Covid-19...
Coronavirus and Business Continuity
by Capt. Tom Serio
by Capt. Tom Serio
Many of you know me as a freelance photographer and writer in the industry, but I also have a 25-year tenure in the disaster recovery/response business. From from my early days developing disaster recovery plans while in IT, I created business continuity plans that detailed how to continue the business of business in the midst of a disruption. I basically was in the planning, response and recovery aspects for major companies...
Bombardier Offers Connectivity Upgrade For In-Service Learjets
In-Service Learjets, particularly the Learjet 40, 45 and 70 can now have the option of better 4G internet connectivity thanks to the GoGo Avance L5. Of course you can get the system as an option on the upcoming Learjet 75 Liberty as well. Customers can have the system installed at all Bombardier Service Centers and Authorized Service Facilities throughout the United States...
Bombardier Takes SuperMid-Size Segment With Challenger 350 In 2019
With Bombardier shedding all of their previous portfolios and focusing solely on their business jet section (LearJet, Global and Challenger models) good things came them with their flagship model the Global 7500 and now the Challenger 350 has been named most-delivered super midsize jet in 2019. That is going-up against some big names in that category like the Gulfstream G280...
Rafale Sales Prop Dassault Overall 2019 Performance
Dassault Falcon suggests they had a strong year in 2019 but the figures speak for themselves. In 2018, the French company managed to delivery 41 executive jets. In 2019 they managed to do the same again, shipping 40 units to customers around the world. New orders for Falcon jets during the year also stood at 40...
Most Delivered Jet In Class For 2019
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has listed the HondaJet the most delivered bizjet in its class (Very Light Jet) for 2019. This gives the Honda Aircraft Company that title for the third straight year. 36 deliveries were made for the HondaJet/ELITE over the span of 2019 to global customers. HondaJet is actively trying to expand the list of its type certifications for the very light jet so the global reach can stretch even further...
Hopes For New Piaggio Buyer
Today Italian pusher-prop maker Piaggio Aerospace is now firmly on the 'block' as it awaits a new buyer to take over the company. Since being under the control of the 'Extraordinary Administration', the company has seen some contracts and orders come in in the way of maintenance work as well as new orders...
Five King Air Turboprops Ordered For Air Ambulance Role
An Australian operator named Pel-Air has order five Textron Beechcraft King Airs which will serve in Air Ambulance role. The exact models will be King Air 350i's and deliveries are expected to start later this year and run through to 2021. They will have aft cargo doors and bigger performance to match the work they are expected to do. They will also be able to fit multiple stretchers in the cabin...
Refreshed G5000 Cockpit For Citation Excel/XLS Available
Pilots can now look forward to potentially having a higher technology, easy-to-use and upgraded experience in the cockpit of the Citation Excel/XLS with the STC for a Garmin G5000 retrofit. This is a great upgrade for the aircraft type which would have come with a Honeywell Primus 1000 avionics suite from the factory. The G5000 is standard equipment in the cockpits of many newer Citation models like the Sovereign+, Longitude and Latitude. To have this technology in the cockpits of the older Citation Excel/XLS models is great value for money and peace of mind for the pilots...
2019 A Great Year For Cirrus Aircraft
Duluth-based airframer Cirrus Aircraft is reporting a stellar 2019 backed on high SF50 deliveries. The company highlights that 80 units of the SF50 personal jet were delivered to customers around the world in 2019. That represents a 29-percent increase in SF50 deliveries over the last year. The SR Series is still recording high output too with deliveries of 384 aircraft in that line being shipped. Overall that led to 464 aircraft delivered in 2019 for Cirrus Aircraft...
Embraer Phenom 300 Most Delivered Light Jet For 8 Years
With 51 Phenom 300 and 300E light jets shipped in 2019 the slightly bigger sister in the Phenom line gives Embraer the distinction once again of this aircraft being the most delivered jet in its class. This is now 8 consecutive years that the Phenom 300 has achieved this title. The information was released today by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). More than 530 deliveries of this jet model has been made to customers around the world since it came into the market...
ASX Mobi-ONE eVTOL Gets Push From Spirit AeroSystems
In this crowded eVTOL, urban mobility race, it is quite useful to have assured backing from recognized names in certain fields. In the case of ASX with their Mobi-ONE eVTOL, Spirit AeroSystems is now onboard to help them develop this aircraft to a point that it can come to market. The support will be for startup in design, manufacturing, and type certification work...
Cabin Fire Responsible For Grounding Of SF50 Fleet
A cabin fire in a Cirrus SF50 Vision personal jet caused a Service Bulletin to be issued resulting in the grounding of all in-service aircraft of the type at the time. The mandatory service bulletin was issued by Cirrus themselves but by the 14th of February the U.S-based Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an emergency airworthiness directive...
First Gulfstream G700 Takes Off
N700GA is the registration of the first G700 of the Gulfstream G700 flight test program to take to the skies. The first flight happened on the 14th of February and it stayed aloft for around 2 hours and 32 minutes. This is the first of five flight test articles. All five have been built already and Gulfstream is looking ahead to rigourous testing of these airframes to satisfy the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and other major regulatory bodies...
Many Staple Names Skip 2020 Singapore Air Show
The 2020 edition of the Singapore Air Show started on the 11th of this month and is continuing through to the 16th. However, many of the big, staple names in business aviation that you would have normally expected to have seen displaying their products opted to skip this edition's show. The Coronavirus (covid-19) is the reason for many exhibitors not displaying and even if they are present at the convention center it is simply that...
2020 Shaping Up To Be Record Year For Bombardier
With Bombardier fully selling off its remaining stake in their former CSeries program to Airbus, they can now focus more squarely on their bizjet lineup that consist of Learjet, Globals and Challengers. Particularly of note is their Global line with its flagship, the Global 7500. This aircraft is still in its infancy when it comes to ramping up production after entry into service and because of this, Bombardier is likely to have a great year regarding deliveries. They are set to outpace 2019 delivery output by the end of this year. Last year Bombardier delivered 142 bizjets and are predicting 154 by the end of 2020...
300th TBM 900 Series Aircraft Delivered By Daher
Daher Socata has highlighted the delivery of the 300th TBM 900 series very fast turboprop. The landmark aircraft has gone to a long-time customer which is a couple of a family who have purchased TBM aircraft over the last 20 years. The aircraft is also adorned in a special livery which is usually done for landmark aircraft. The very fast turboprop has gold and white accents along with a very special red carnation which is special to the owner...
Pilatus Concludes PC-24 Rough Strip Certification
Swiss airframer Pilatus Aircraft announced that it has successfully concluded rough-field certification campaign. Rough-field operations under the certification is grass, wet earth and snow. Of course back in 2018 the aircraft was certified to operate on gravel as well as dry sand. Put all together and it puts the PC-24 in a class of its own in terms of operating from a myriad of unproven surfaces. That is partly what gives it such broad appeal to a number of customers like the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) that may have to operate from some of these types of strips given the nature of their work...
Garmin G1000NXi Upgrades On Phenom 100s Start
With approval granted for the Garmin G1000 NXi being suitable as an upgrade for the factory-fitted Prodigy Flight Deck of the Embraer Phenom 100, retrofits have already started. Eagle Creek Aviation says they have started the upgrades in Phenom 100s already. Eagle Creek Aviation has past experience working with Phenom 100s in terms of maintenance and avionics work. Over the last year, the company has completed sixteen 120-month / 10-year inspections on Phenom 100 aircraft and the first two 10-year inspections on Phenom 300s, while accomplishing the landing gear overhauls due at the same interval...
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