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Textron Aviation Gives Faster Connectivity To Citation X
Textron Aviation has brought faster connectivity to one of the fastest civilian jets currently flying. The Cessna Citation X is the executive jet that Textron Aviation is giving a connectivity upgrade thanks to new STC approval for the Gogo AVANCE L5 connectivity solution...
Polish Pilots Complete Circumnavigation In A Daher Socata TBM 930
An extra ordinary feat was done when two Polish pilots completed a four-week-long circumnavigation of the planet in a Daher Socata TBM 930 fast turboprop. The duo, flew points that took them south of the Equator for most of the journey. The trip amassed 25,831 nautical miles and involved landing in 25 countries with 26 stopovers. Tomek Dudziak and Arjan Bakker were the pilots and they started the journey on November 6th and ended on December 3rd. The longest flight duration was six hours (from the Totegegie Atoll in French Polynesia to Easter Island), while the longest distance was a 1,629-nm...
Honda Aircraft Company Expand HondaJet Sales To HK, Macau, China
The Honda Aircraft Company is pleased to announce that it is expanding its sales presence in the Asian market. The Greater Chinese area, Macau, and Hong Kong have seen expanded sales with the appointment of a special dealer. Honda Aircraft Company implemented Honsan General Aviation Co & Ltd as the Honda Jet dealer in the area...
MoU On Future Of AS2 Between Aerion; Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin has been working with Aerion behind the scenes on the AS2 supersonic business jet by the Aerion Corporation. Lockheed Martin is no stranger to developing supersonic craft, most notably, the SR71 Blackbird, which was a Mach 3 aircraft. Lockheed Martin has been working closely with Aerion for about a year now to see the viability of this aircraft ...
Falcon 5X Program Cancelled By Dassault Falcon
The powerplants chosen to power the Dassault Falcon 5X executive jet are at the center of why Dassault executive made the decision to cancel the program. Multiple issues relating to the Safran Silvercrest engines resulted in delays to the program and the most recent publicly released issue was revealed in October 2017. The original delivery of compliant Silvercrest engines were supposed to happen in 2013 to meet Dassault Falcon's planned testing program...
Pilatus PC-24 Gains FAA; EASA Approval
A new chapter has begun for the Pilatus PC-24 light versatile executive jet. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approvals have been granted for the new jet. This brings the first customer-bound example closer to service entry...
Flaris LAR 1 Expected To Make First Flight In Q1 2018
Metal Master, the manufacturer of the Flaris LAR 1 personal jet says they expect to have the first sortie happen in the first quarter of 2018. They are not in a rush to bring this aircraft to market as they want to have it done right the first time. You see that attitude with their refusal to open up an orderbook for the aircraft as well...
Sky Courier 408 Unveiled By Cessna
A few days ago Textron Aviation brand Cessna unveiled a new product to the world, the Cessna Sky Courier 408. Deliveries start in 2020 with the launch customer FedEx. Yes, that's right, the plane is mainly a cargo carrier but it should be pretty easy to convert one of these to a VIP role. FedEx ordered 100 of the type with 50 straight up and purchase rights to another 50 to exercise if needed...
XTI TriFan Electric Jet
Ducted Fans Unite!
The TriFan 600 from XTI Aircraft Company is set to electrify the sky
with the world’s first hybrid-electric,Vertical Takeoff & Landing
(VTOL) business aircraft.
The Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show is fertile grounds for superyachts and supermodels, but the 2017 show had another type of supermodel on display that not only turned heads, it may turn the tide on executive jet aviation in the same way electric cars are set to revolutionize the automotive industry...Ducted Fans Unite!
The TriFan 600 from XTI Aircraft Company is set to electrify the sky
with the world’s first hybrid-electric,Vertical Takeoff & Landing
(VTOL) business aircraft.
Deliveries; Revenue Continues Upward In Q3 For Piper
Piper is continuing where it left off in the 2nd quarter of the year with decent revenue and deliveries. The same has filtered through to the end of the third quarter and thus the company had decent figures to report. Aircraft sales continued to grow in both the Trainer class and M-class product lines with the flagship M600 and the single engine Archer TX trainer leading the sales expansion for the company...
Cabin Altitude Shrinks On Legacy 450; 500
Embraer has achieved a much lower cabin altitude on their Legacy 450 and 500 midsize models. The cabin altitude comfort levels has been increased by shaving 200 feet off the original figure 6,000 feet. The cabin altitude experienced on the Legacy 450 and 500 is now 5,800 feet and should result in passengers feeling a bit more refreshed. The current maximum cabin altitude of the Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 is 6,000 ft (1.828 m) when flying at 45,000 ft (13.716 m). The cabin pressurization differential was increased from 9.3 psi to 9.73 psi to reduce the maximum cabin altitude to 5,800 ft...
G650ER; G550; G280 Displaying At Dubai AirShow
Today is the last day of the 2017 Dubai Air Show and of course, Gulfstream has a significant presence at the exhibition. The General Dynamics owned company has been displaying a Long Range Gulfstream G650ER, G550 and G280 Super Midsize jet. Additionally, they have a Special Missions booth at the U.S...
Component Hick-up Dashes Early EIS For Gulfstream G500
Gulfstream is known for its quality aircraft and superior product but juggling two brand new certification programs at the same time and getting them to enter the market smoothly is a huge ambition. So far Gulfstream has been meticulous and forward with the development and certification programs for the G500 and G600 new jets...
500th Garmin G1000 Install On King Airs For Elliott Aviation
A new mark has been made for Elliott Aviation when it comes to the installation of Garmin G1000 avionic suites on King Air family aircraft. The company announced that it has set up 500 of this particular model Garmin avionics on King Air planes. The milestone set up went onboard a King Air B200 operated by Canadian operator Keewatin Air. This also has been the ninth (9th) installation for Keewatin Air's fleet of twelve (12) aircraft...
New Brakes; Wheels Take Shape For Piaggio Aero Avanti
The Piaggio Aero Avanti I, II and the EVO are in line for new brakes and wheel upgrades as Piaggio and Parker Aerospace Wheel & Brake are currently testing them and are in advanced stage of that work. The new wheels and brakes are expected to certified next year and will be available for the aforementioned Piaggio models. Recently completed are the overpressure, radial load, fatigue (roll), and brake endurance tests, while the final wheel load tests are scheduled for completion in the month of October...
JetForums: Social Media for Jet Aviation Takes Off!
Launched in 2012 as a synergistic site to YachtForums, the world's largest yachting community, JetForums has spooled up in 2017. For the past 5 years, we've been building a social media platform strictly focused on private jets. Ten of the world's leading aircraft companies had the foresight to help us build JetForums and they have enjoyed good quality, aviation minded traffic ever since...
Embraer Executive Jet Deliveries Down Over Last Year
There was reason for Embraer to introduce the Phenom 300E at the recently concluded NBAA-BACE. The Phenom family of light executive jets has long been the backbone of sales and deliveries for the Brazilian airframer but things seem to be slowing down a bit with this aircraft and overall deliveries are down by approximately 20%. For the first 9 months of the year the airframer has delivered 59 jets versus 74 units for the same period last year...
Embraer Phenom 300; Legacy 450; 500 Set Speed Records
You do not often hear of Embraer executive jets in the news regarding speed records but three of their jets have been awarded speed records by the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). The Certificates were awarded at the recently concluded NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Phenom 300 light jet set new speed records on two flights over the Caribbean and the United States. The first flight was from Philipsburg, St. Martin to Fort Lauderdale, Miami, on September 1, 2016. The flight lasted 2 hours and 41 minutes, and reached an average speed of 455.7 mph (733.38 km/h), covering a distance of 1,063 nautical miles (1,969 km)...
Planned Performance For Gulfstream G600; G500 Exceeded
The Gulfstream G600 and G500 have exceeded the parameters outlined for them by Gulfstream initially. This is the news coming in as Gulfstream had an examples of the two aircraft at the recently concluded NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas. During rigorous flight testing, the all-new aircraft have exceeded expectations, regularly demonstrating capabilities beyond the company’s initial projections...
Global Expansion Continues For Falcon 8X
The Dassault Falcon 8X is spreading its wings into all the major global markets the French executive jet airframer affirmed at the recently concluded NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas, Nevada. With recent deliveries to China and Russia, the new Falcon 8X ultra-long range trijet is now in service in all major markets around the world. This is good for them especially against the background of their Falcon 5X not managing to make fast-enough developmental progress regarding Safran engine issues...
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