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First Falcon 6X To Roll Out In December
Dassault Falcon has been working away on their next executive jet, the Falcon 6X. It is now known that the first specimen will roll-out on December 8th this year from its Bordeaux-Merignac, France facility. Once this happens, the first flight of the 6X is penned for 2021 which allows for a year of testing hopefully leading to certification and deliveries in 2022. The initial roll out is a major milestone for the progression of any new type that will eventually enter service. The 6X has been long anticipated by the industry for years now...
RFDS Turboprop Fleet Change To 5-Bladed Composite Blades
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) is presently engaged in changing the blades on all of their Pilatus PC-12 turboprops. The original four-bladed Hartzell props are being changed for new Hartzell five-bladed composite blades. Why is there a concerted move to do this? Down the road the new blades are expected to bring cost savings to the operation of the Pilatus fleet in the RFDS. The blades are higher performing as well and even provide more comfort to patients onboard as a result of less vibration...
Longest Route To Date For Ampaire Electric EEL
The Ampaire Electric EEL is a six-seat Cessna 337 twin-engine aircraft modified with an electric motor in the nose and traditional combustion engine in the rear. While it is not fully-electric it is a hybrid-electric aircraft. The aircraft got back in the news after it performed its longest flight to date which involved two-and-a-half-hours of flying covering 341 statute miles. "The ability to put innovative electric technologies into the air rapidly in order to assess and refine them", said General Manager, Ampaire, Doug Shane...
ACJ Two Twenty Launched By Airbus Corporate Jets
Airbus Corporate Jets today announced the new ACJ Two Twenty. That might sound sort-of familiar...like the A220. That is because this is the business jet version of that and Airbus Corporate Jets are spinning it as whole new market segment 'The Xtra Large Bizjet'. "We are proud to extend the ACJ product Family with the launch of the ACJ TwoTwenty. The aircraft combines intercontinental range, unmatched personal space and comfort for all passengers. This latest technology platform offers unbeatable economics and unrivalled reliability," said Benoit Defforge, President ACJ...
Gulfstream G700 T4 Enters Test Fleet
N705GD joined the G700 flight test program on Friday when it took the the air for the first for an hour and fifty-six minute flight. This G700 is dubbed T4 by Gulfstream which showcases how this new program is already advancing and maturing. Two more test articles are to join the flight test team. T5 and T6 are the remaining aircraft. T5 will be utilized for Level D simulator data gathering as well as avionics data while T6 will be the production test aircraft with the finished interior for testing...
Learjet 75 Liberty By Bombardier Enters Service
The latest newest addition to the Bombardier fleet of aircraft just entered service. It is from the Learjet family, the upgraded Learjet 75, called the Learjet 75 Liberty. The first example was delivered to Alex Lyon & Son, an auctioneering firm that operates throughout the United States and beyond. "Over the past 20 years, Learjet aircraft and Bombardier’s support teams have given me a 99.9% dispatch reliability rate. And thanks to the speed of a Learjet, a late departure doesn’t prevent us from arriving on time, which has helped me run my business more efficiently," said Jack Lyon, President and CEO of Alex Lyon & Son...
FAA Certifies King Air 360/360ER
The newest model and addition to the line-up of Textron Aviation's Cessna range -the King Air 360/360ER- has been granted type certification by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Already you can expect the first delivery of this upgraded King Air in the next few weeks. "The new era of the industry-leading Beechcraft King Air begins today," said Textron Aviation senior v-p of engineering and programs Chris Hearne. "The King Air 360 is a perfect combination of customer input, innovative technology, and next-generation capabilities...
SVGS Validated By ANAC; FAA For Embraer Praetor 500; 600
Embraer just announced that the Synthetic Vision Guidance System (SVGS) for the midsize Praetor 500 and super-midsize Praetor 600 business jets was awarded certification by both the civil aviation authority of Brazil, Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC), and the civil aviation authority of the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Embraer is the first OEM to receive SVGS certification approval...
Piaggio Gets Surprise Avanti EVO Order From The United States
Although Piaggio Aerospace is actively trying to find a new owner the company is still in operation and new orders will do the company good. A long unit order recently came in from the United States for one brand new Piaggio Avanti EVO. The aircraft will head to Clearwater, Florida where Mid-South Service Inc., is located when the aircraft is delivered in the first half of 2021. With the ongoing circumstances at Piaggio Aero it is a bit of a surprise to see an order signed...
Award Given To Gulfstream G700 For Design Excellence
Just yesterday JetForums informed you about the Dassault Falcon 6X winning an award for its interior design. In similar vein, the Gulfstream G700 has been recognized for its design excellence and earned the International Yacht & Aviation award for 2020. Specifically the award was given in relation to the interior cabin of the upcoming G700 and the seats in the cabin that Gulfstream calls 'Classic Seats'...
1,000th TBM Turboprop Produced By Daher Socata
Another milestone has been made by Daher Socata with the 1000th production of a TBM aircraft. The milestone aircraft is a TBM 940 model delivering to a private U.S pilot who also does volunteer flying for Mercy Flights Southeast, Angel Flights Northeast, and Patient Airlift Services -all charity-type organizations-. Just a look back for perspective, the TBM line was started in 1990 with the TBM 700. The latest roll-out is a TBM 940 and should be delivered to the owner soon...
Falcon 6X Wins International Yacht & Aviation Award For Interior Design
French airframer Dassault Falcon announced that their Falcon 6X which is currently under development has won the prestigious International Yacht & Aviation award for its interior design. "This prestigious award reflects the innovative manner in which our in-house Design Studio conceived the Falcon 6X cabin, which entailed going well beyond simply improving the aircraft’s interior decoration," said Dassault Aviation Chairman & CEO Eric Trappier...
250th Delivery To the LATAM Region By Embraer
Brazilian airframer Embraer is pleased to announced that it has made the milestone 250th delivery of executive aircraft to the Latin American region. The new jets are from Embraer's Phenom line and represents the latest iteration of these models. The delivered aircraft was a Phenom 100EV and a Phenom 300E. The Phenom 300E went to an agribusiness company named AGROJEM while the 100EV's owner remains unidentified...
Boeing NeXt eVTOL Ends For Now
Boeing's foray into the eVTOL space via formalizing agreements and relationships with eVTOL pioneers like Kitty Hawk seems to be ending. With the airframer under alot of pressure especially on its commercial side of business they seem keen to shed spending on other ventures for the moment. The Boeing NeXt is expected to close...at least for now and this creates an interesting situation for Aurora Flight Sciences and the Wisk Aero ventures as Boeing was a key player. Looking further down the road to even the Aerion AS2, what does this mean for them with Boeing appearing willing to shed some weight. Boeing injected hundreds of millions into Aerion...
Aerion AS2 Commences Wind Tunnel Testing
More boxes are being ticked-off when it comes to the development of the Aerion AS2 supersonic jet. Aerion is now gearing up for high-speed wind-tunnel testing of the AS2 to be able to complete the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) by 2021. Inside the wind tunnel they will be testing the AS2 to evaluate high-speed performance, loads, stability, and control at both transonic and supersonic speeds. This data then will be integral for the PDR...
USAF Teams with Boom Supersonic for Government Executive Flight Program Exploration
BOOM supersonic which is currently working on their version of a supersonic commercial aircraft called the Overture, has announced the United States Air Force awarded a contract for exploring the possibilities of supersonic government executive flight. This is not to say that Boom will be manufacturing an 'Air Force One'. The contract will fund explorations of an Overture configuration designed for Air Force executive transport...
HondaJet ELITE Delivered To F1 Racing Scuderia AlphaTauri
Yesterday Honda Aircraft Company announced that they delivered a HondaJet ELITE aircraft to Red Bull Formula 1 racing team, Scuderia AlphaTauri. Red Bull recently began using the HondaJet ELITE for the transportation of their team during the Italian Grand Prix, which concluded with a stunning first place victory by AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly...
FAA Certifies Cirrus Vision Jet Safe Return Feature
Duluth-based airframer Cirrus Aircraft now has Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification in hand for the Safe Return feature on their SF50 Vision Jet. Safe Return is Cirrus' version of an automated landing feature based on Autoland technology from Garmin. "With Safe Return, we are making personal aviation more accessible, elevating the passenger experience and taking the next step towards autonomous flight,"said Zean Nielsen, Chief Executive Officer at Cirrus Aircraft...
Judge Gives Nod To One Aviation Sale Bid To Continue
One Aviation was the result of the merger between Eclipse Aviation and Kestrel. The company briefly survived manufacturing the Eclipse 500/550 mainly but went out of business a couple years ago. Since then they have been trying to find a buyer for the company. The Chinese-bolstered Citiking appeared to have interest in the company in terms of bringing the airframer out of bankruptcy but that never happened. This led to One Aviation filing an emergency motion at the end of August, 2020...
IS&S Autothrottle; SVS Upgrade Green-lighted By FAA For Eclipse 500/550s
Innovative Solutions & Support (IS&S) has been given the nod by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to upgrade the Eclipse 500 and 550 models with the Synthetic Vision System and Autothrottles. The upgrade package from IS&S has now allowed Synthetic Vision on the PFDs (Primary Flight Display) of the Eclipse 500/550. On the other hand the autothrottle can be utilized to approaching minimums...
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