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2,000th Citation Jet Delivery For Cessna
The Cessna Citation Jet family has been growing worldwide and Textron/Cessna recently celebrated the delivery of their 2,000th Citation Jet To a customer. According to Textron Aviation, the milestone aircraft was a Cessna Citation CJ3+ and was delivered to long-time customer Marc Dulude at Wichita Headquarters of Textron Aviation...
Stratos 714 Moves Towards Next Flight Test Phases
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has opened the envelope for further testing of the Stratos 714 light jet. Since making its first flight back in late November the aircraft has flown around 33 flights accumulating approximately 42 hours...
Williams International To Power Eclipse EA700
An interesting development has happened in relational to One Aviation's in-development Eclipse EA700. One Aviation announced that it has choose Williams International using the FJ33-5A-12 turbofan to power the Eclipse EA700...
Bombardier Delivers Milestone 3000th LearJet
Bombardier marked the 3000th delivery of a LearJet recently. “Today is an exciting day in Bombardier Learjet history,” said David Coleal, President, Bombardier Business Aircraft. “We are pleased that Leggett & Platt have chosen to welcome this milestone aircraft to their fleet to support the needs of their diversified business...
FAA Certification Late 2017 For Citation Longitude
The Cessna Citation Longitude test program is going well. The program has amassed over 450 hours so far using four test aircraft. The latest Longitude test bed, the fourth article was on display at the recently concluded 2017 edition of the European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE). That aircraft was fitted with a full production interior. Most of the parameters of the program have been successfully done and a fifth and final aircraft is anticipated to join this Summer...
GE Chosen To Power Aerion AS2
General Electric (GE) has been chosen by Aerion to power the AS2 supersonic business jet that is currently in the development stage. The aircraft program has been in the infancy stages with alot of evaluations and predictions being made but now that an engine partner has been made it marks a much more solid path forward for the Aerion AS2 project...
Airbus Corporate Jets Unveil ACJ330 Neo
Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) used the platform of the recently concluded European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE), to announce a new member to the expanded ACJ Neo range. While the A330 has always been featured as a model that could be transformed into a corporate jet the New Engine Option (NEO) variant did not represent in the ACJ line and now ACJ announced this just before EBACE started...
Gulfstream G600 Shows Endurance With 13hr Flight
The Gulfstream G600 showcased its long range and endurance recently when it flew for 13 hours and 5 minutes nonstop. This is the longest flight made so far in the G600 program since is started last December and was performed by the third flight test article. The long flight also happened about two weeks after the third flight test article flew for the first time. Entry into service for the G600 is expected in 2018...
Pro Line Fusion® Avionics Upgrades For Challenger 604
There are upgrades for the cockpits of 604 series Challenger executive jets by Bombardier. Rockwell Collins and Bombardier announced today that the Pro Line Fusion® upgrade is now available for the Challenger 604...
Piper M600 Gains EASA Certification
Piper has secured the long awaited EASA certification for its single-engine M600 turboprop flagship. With the approval in hand, the company can now move ahead with deliveries to its European customers to operate within European airspace. Actually the first European bound M600 will be delivered to a Czech Republic-based customer in the third quarter of this year...
Third Pilatus PC-24 To Debut At 2017 EBACE
The latest Pilatus PC-24, the third test prototype, is going to be making its show debut in Europe at the European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE) which starts in a few days. The third flight test aircraft is fully fitted with a production interior and this will be showcased at the show...
Gulfstream G500 With Finished Interior Debuts In Europe
A Gulfstream G500 with a fully finished production interior has debuted in Europe with a visit to Paris. The Gulfstream G500 test aircraft made its European debut by setting a city-pair record from Savannah to Paris. The aircraft flew between the two cities in 7 hours and 40 minutes, covering the 3,788-nautical-mile/7,015-kilometer distance at an average speed of Mach 0.90...
Textron Aviation Ends Cessna Citation Mustang Production
The last Cessna Citation Mustang recently rolled off the production line and is anticipated to be delivered to her owner in the coming weeks. This marks the end of a twelve year run in production for this particular model from Cessna. This model has been pretty successful for Cessna having upwards of 470 examples manufactured. With the Citation M2 in production which can be seen as an upgraded variant to the Mustang it makes sense to cut production and allow the M2 to become Cessna's entry-level light jet...
Third Global 7000 Joins Test Program At Bombardier
The Bombardier Global 7000 test program continues with the realization of the first flight of the third test article. Flight Test Vehicle 3 (FTV3) took off from Bombardier’s facility in Toronto yesterday under the command of Captain Logan Lamping, assisted by his co-pilot Derek Thresher and flight test engineers Duane Moore and Matthew DiMaiolo...
West Coast Aviation Takes Delivery Of First Avanti EVO In US
California based West Coast Aviation has taken delivery of the first Piaggio Avanti EVO in the United States. It is actually the first of an order for five aircraft of the type. The company will not have to wait for too much longer for the second unit of the order as delivery of that is expected for later this month. The unique pusher-prop will join West Coast Aviation's fleet of executive jets and turbo props...
Fourth Cessna Citation Longitude Flies
Textron Aviation's Longitude program continues with the addition of a fourth example to the test regime. Four days ago, on May 6th, the fourth unit took off from Wichita to stretch its wings for the first time. So far the test fleet is approaching the 400 hour mark in test hours after conducting around 200 missions. The fourth example also flies less than 8 months after the first which shows the decent progress the program is making...
Cirrus Aircraft Attains U.S Production Certificate For Vision Jet
Duluth, Minnesota based airframer Cirrus Aircraft has gained U.S Production Certificate for their flagship SF50 Vision Jet. The certificate basically allows the company to be able to produce, test-fly and provide airworthiness certificates for each jet of the type that rolls off the assembly line. If you remember, the SF50 Vision Jet gained FAA certification back in October 2016 and since then delivered the first aircraft to a customer. A total of five jets have been delivered to customers to date...
Jet Aviation Redelivers Refurbished BBJ1
Jet Aviation announced that they have redelivered a refurbished BBJ1 to a customer. At the same time the aircraft had a C-1 check done. The BBJ1 had been out of service for a number of years before it was sold to the owner and subsequently refurbished. Ironically the same long-range Boeing Business Jet was also outfitted by Jet Aviation in 1999 – and happens to be the first BBJ Completions contract the company was ever awarded...
1100th Executive Jet Delivery By Embraer
Brazilian airframer Embraer has delivered its 1100th executive jet. The milestone delivery happened recently and the aircraft was from their Phenom line. It was an Embraer Phenom 300 and was handed over to NetJets. “The Phenom is one of the most outstanding light cabin jets in the industry. It meets our Owners’ and our own high standards for performance and safety, and offers custom enhancements for well-appointed travel,” said Adam Johnson, Chairman and CEO, NetJets...
Dassault Falcon 8X Approved For London City
Not every executive jet has the distinction of having approval for operation in and out of the London City Airport. This airport is one of those around the world that requires specific validation as a result of the steep approaches needed to land there. The Dassault Falcon flagship, the Falcon 8X, has been granted approval to operate in and out of London City (LCY) joining pretty much all of the rest of Dassault Falcon's production executive jet fleet that share validation...
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