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Final Assembly For First Airbus ACJ320neo
Airbus announced last week that the first unit in the ACJ320neo series has entered final assembly and is expected to be delivered to Acropolis Aviation for VIP-interior fitout. The aircraft is moving along smoothly in final assembly at the Hamburg, Germany plant. Acropolis Aviation is due to receive the aircraft in the final quarter of 2018...
Boeing Unveils Hypersonic Design
While a couple private companies fight it out in the supersonic commercial/business jet realm, Boeing is taking the race hypersonic. That's right, Boeing announced the intention and released one rendering recently at an aerospace conference in Atlanta. The design proposes a top speed for 4,000 mph flying at 95,000 feet (FL950) and to come on stream in 2030 and onwards. This would cut travel time across the Atlantic to around 2 hours. Boeing isn't solely targeting the commercial market with this craft. It can have applications elsewhere like the military...
End Of The Road For Citation X+
Textron Aviation brand Cessna is looking to end the long-time production of the Citation X latest iteration, the X+. It wasn't that they weren't selling -even though demand has been slackening- it is more of a strategic move on the part of Textron. With the Citation Longitude expected to start deliveries soon they do not want potential cannibalism of market share for the new offering. So it appears the decision has been made to end the 22-year long production run of the fastest business jet...
Pilatus PC-24 Starts Unpaved Runway Testing
Alongside the successful introduction of the PC-24Super Versatile Jet to market service, Pilatus Aircraft is still doing testing on the aircraft model. One of the marketing tenants of the aircraft was that it would be able to operate for unprepared or unpaved runways which is one of the main reasons the aircraft is called the super versatile jet. Unpaved runway testing has gotten underway and the first test aircraft registered VB-VXA has already undergone its first set of rough field testing. Pilatus plans on obtaining 'Rough Field' certification in the fourth quarter of 2018. Testing started on June 19th 2018...
Second Generation Quest Kodiak 100
With the success of the turboprop Quest Kodiak 100, the company has gone ahead and made enhancements good enough to be renamed as the second generation of the original model. The original was introduced to the market in 2008 and now in 2018, the second generation is available. Upgrades flow in both the cockpit and the cabin...
Nextant Aerospace 604XT Fusion Upgrade Coming In Q4
Remanufacture specialist Nextant Aerospace says that they expect to gain supplemental type certification (STC) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the avionics Fusion upgrade to the 604XT (originally the Bombardier Challenger 604) in the fourth quarter of 2018. The Challenger 604 came with the Rockwell Collins Pro Line 4 avionics suite and is being upgraded to the Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion flight deck -pending certification-. This represents the first phase in the modernization of the Challenger 604 to the Nextant Aerospace 604XT...
Pilatus PC-24 To Reopen Order Book After Operator Feedback
Oscar Schwenk, chairman of Pilatus Aircraft says he acknowledges that there is strong interest for the PC-24 Super Versatile Jet but won't bow to the pressure to reopen the order book prematurely. "We must give it time before we start on the next order round," says Schwenk. "We will gather feedback from a range of operators on how their PC-24 is performing, to see what, if any, steps need to be taken to iron out any issues with the aircraft...
Sukhoi SuperJet 100 Business Aircraft Uptick
Since we reported on the first delivery of the Sukhoi SuperJet 100 VIP aircraft to a customer, deliveries have kept up. Part of this has to do with a deal that Swiss completions center Comlux made that involved a value of around 200 million dollars to fit out about six SSJs with bespoke VIP interiors. The aircraft are flown to Comlux's Indianapolis completions facilities to be fitted with the interiors. The latest of them happens to be the final unit in a batch of three SSJs that went to the Thai Air Force...
Bombardier Global 7500s Start To Arrive At Completions Center
At the 2018 European Business Aviation Conference Exhibition (EBACE) we learned that the Global 7000 was renamed to the Global 7500 along with the announcement of the Global 5500 and 6500 variants. Ramp up of the Global 7500 has been taking place in anticipation of type certification and with the development and certification programs for the type near full maturity Bombardier is busy putting planes through the completions center in Montreal. Below we can see an example arriving in Montreal...
Honda Aircraft Company Expands Sales To Japan
The first HondaJet Elite is expected to be delivered in the first half of 2019 pending certification from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB). In fact Honda Aircraft Company sent in an application for type certification to the JCAB just last month. "We have received a tremendous amount of interest and inquiries regarding the HondaJet from Japan. Today, I am delighted to announce that we have officially expanded our sales to Japan. The HondaJet Elite, which will be delivered to our customers in Japan, is the new, upgraded model of HondaJet...
FAA Certification Near For Cessna Citation Longitude
The latest in-development model from Textron Aviation's brand Cessna is nearing the finish line. The Citation Longitude which recently came back from its global tour and then showing at the just concluded 2018 edition of the European Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (EBACE), is expected to receive type certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) soon. The team used five aircraft and nearly 50 ground test articles to expedite testing, whereas previous certification programs featured three aircraft and fewer than 30 ground assets...
Record-Breaking Polar Flight Completed By G650ER
The G650ER has once again proven its capability and excellence after completing a record-break Polar flight. The flight linked NY to Shanghai by flying over the North Pole. The G650ER departed White Plains, New York, at 1:30 p.m. May 12 and arrived in Shanghai at 3:10 p.m. local time May 13...
PC-24 By Pilatus Aircraft Ramping Up On Deliveries
Swiss airframer Pilatus Aircraft is out of the gate and running with regards to their Super Versatile PC-24 jet. Already since entry into service (EIS) the company has delivered five aircraft of the type. Now plans are in place to ramp up production to match the rate needed to satisfy the 84 orders taken. Of course Pilatus only received 84 orders because they closed the order book so they would not be overly swamped...
Honda Aircraft Company Unveil HondaJet Elite
A more advanced version of the HondaJet is coming. This is according to the Honda Aircraft Company in an announcement made just before the start of this year's European Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland. It is called the HondaJet Elite and it is set to make you more comfortable with better cabin creature comforts, updated Garmin G3000 avionics as well as greater range...
Embraer Legacy 450 Sets Trans-Atlantic Record
Embraer can feel good about another achievement, this time concerning their Mid-Light Legacy 450. It is a speed record that was fielded in early March when the aircraft flew from Portland, Maine, and Farnborough, UK. The announcement was made at the ongoing European Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition. The flight departed at 9:25 a.m...
2018 A Good Start For Boeing Business Jets
On the first day of the European Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (EBACE), Boeing Business Jets took the opportunity to update the industry on their current position. They seem to have started the year well. BBJ chief executive Greg Laxton suggested the notion this morning. Four new orders have come in so far which include two for the BBJ version of the 737 MAX...
G500 By Gulfstream On Final Approach For Type Certification
Gulfstream announced today that the G500 is on 'final approach' to gaining Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type certification this Summer. The last and key piece of testing, the Function and Reliability (F&D) testing, that is required for certification is coming to a close. "We share our customers’ excitement about the G500’s pending certification and entry into service," said Mark Burns, president, Gulfstream. "The work we’ve done over thousands of hours of testing will result in an all-new aircraft that performs with a level of maturity and reliability atypical of a clean-sheet design...
Dassault Falcon 8X FalconEye CVS Certified 100-foot Minimums
Today French airframer Dassault Falcon announced that certification is around the corner for the Combined Vision System on the Falcon 8X to allow for bad weather approach down to 100-foot minimum decision heights. The new capability recently completed a joint FAA/EASA certification campaign and will be introduced onto the market before the end of the year...
Global 5500; 6500 Executive Jets Unveiled By Bombardier
Canadian airframer Bombardier announced yesterday that it is adding two new members to its Global family of jets, the Global 5500 and Global 6500. The announcement was strategically made just before the start of the 2018 EBACE event in Geneva, Switzlerland. They also announced the change in name for the Global 7000 which will be called the Global 7500 from now on. This will serve to strengthen the idea that they are likely not placing much emphasis on developing the Global 8000 too...
EBACE Debut For Embraer's Phenom 100EV
Coming up on the 29th of May the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) will take place. Embraer will be at the show with a number of aircraft and one of them will be their smallest offering, the Phenom 100EV. This is the latest iteration of the Phenom 100 original model and it will also be making its debut in Geneva, Switzerland May 29th to 31st...
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