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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...
Gulfstream's Newest Pair Showcase At 2018 EBACE
The 2018 European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE) is going to kick off next week in Geneva and many business aviation airframers will be in attendance as usual. Gulfstream will have their newest pair (G500, G600) on display. The G600 will make its European show debut at EBACE. Of course these two aircraft are not the only products Gulfstream will be showing off. The Super Midsize G280, the long range G550 and the ultra longrange, large cabin G650ER will also grace the static display...
Zunum Aero Gets Deal With JetSuite, Pending FAA Certification
In an announcement made yesterday, JetSuite, a well noted charter operator, said it signed an MoU with Zunum Aero for 100 of their six to twelve seat hybrid electric aircraft once they become FAA certificated. Bare in mind, the Zunum Aero plane is under development but JetSuite is making the bold step to become the launch customer once everything starts to fall into place...
Pipstrel Unveils eVTOL Concept
At the Uber Elevate Summit this week Pipstrel unveiled an eVTOL concept. The head at Pipstrel, Ivo Boscarol said, “Pipistrel is not trying to reinvent the helicopter by giving the vehicle many rotors, but is rather embracing dedicated propulsion solutions for cruise and vertical lift with built-in scaling capability.” To make the concept become a reality, they will be partnering with a Slovenian composite specialist named Elan...
Pilatus Had A Strong And Successful 2017
No doubt the certification and EIS of the Pilatus PC-24 Super Versatile Jet was the crowning achievement for Pilatus Aircraft in 2017. However, looking past that and overall the Swiss company did exceedingly well for the past year. The airframer raked in nearly 1 billion (986 million) Swiss francs worth of aircraft sales. They also managed to deliver 115 aircraft overall. The future looks good too for the company...
Bombardier Extends Global 7000 Range To 7,700 Nautical Miles
The Global 7000 long range, large cabin jet has been given a boost in range as was announced at the Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE) last month. The Global 7000's range was bumped up by 300 nautical miles to 7,000 nautical miles overall. Now while this is great news and it is good for this particular model but bare in mind Bombardier still has the Global 8000 in development even though we have not heard much about the 8000 in a while...
Sun Flyer 2 Takes To The Sky
Towards the end of March JetForums.com alerted you of plans for the upcoming first flight of the all-electric Sun Flyer 2 by BYE Aerospace. Since then the electric aircraft has made its initial test flight. The aircraft had registration N502SF. The first flight was initiated on April 10th and took off from Centennial Airport outside Denver. The first flight did not commit to any extreme maneuvers as most first flights...
Bombardier Unveils Global 7000 'Nuage' Executive Seat
This week, Bombardier unveiled something they have been working on behind the scenes. The 'Nuage' seat as it is called is the new seat that will be fitted in the brand new Global 7000. With service entry expected in the second half of 2018, the Bombardier Global 7000 is set to further enhance the executive large cabin and long-haul market. The Nuage seat is part of that with Bombardier suggesting that it is the first full redesign in business aviation seat architecture in 30 years...
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