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Piper's Deliveries; Revenues Uptick Q2 2017
Piper recently announced performance figures suggesting the continued uptick in deliveries and revenues for the second quarter of 2017. This is relevant up to the ending July 30th. The company continued to grow its new aircraft deliveries and revenue with sales of turbine, M-Class products leading the company’s performance success...
Updates For Gulfstream G500; G600 Programs
Every now and then we at JF alert you to the progress of most in-development programs and the G500 and G600 test programs are no different. Since the last update these programs have continued to mature. At this point up until a few days ago, the Gulfstream G500 program amassed 3,460 flight hours or equal to around 905 flights. Since the G500 program was online before the G600 this particular program is much further along as expected...
Bombardier Statement Regarding Global 7000 Flight Test Program
Canadian airframer Bombardier released a statement yesterday concerning the Global 7000 Program. After an undescribed 'event' that happened with one of the flight test vehicles during flight, the test article returned to ground safely. Safety is our top priority...
Embraer Debuts New Legacy 650E Paint Scheme At LABACE '17
Brazilian airframer Embraer Executive utilized the just concluded Latin America Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (LABACE) to unveil their new paint scheme for the Legacy 650E...
HondaJet Most-Delivered Jet In Light Category First Half 2017
The Honda Aircraft Company has announced that the HondaJet has become the most-delivered business jet in its category for the first half of 2017. With 24 examples shipped during the time period, customers in Europe, United States, Mexico and Canada are proud to have the HondaJet operational. “Our customers are extremely pleased with the performance, comfort and superior fit and finish of the HondaJet. The HondaJet is very high tech, sporty aircraft and it is like a flying, high precision sports car,” said Honda Aircraft President and CEO Michimasa Fujino...
Real Testbed EA500 With EA700 Wing Unveiled
One Aviation has unveiled an Eclipse EA500 that has been fitted with the larger wings intended for the new EA700/Project Canada aircraft. This EA500 will be the first of three testbed aircraft intended to test components that will be on the new EA700. One Aviation is taking the safe and cost-effective route by debuting the new wing on an existing platform which cuts down manufacture time with the ability to gather real-world data on the new wing in a much faster time frame...
HondaJet gets Brazilian Nod
The Brazilian Civil Aviation Authority has given the nod to the Honda Aircraft Companyt for the HondaJet. The Brazilian National Civil Aviation Agency gave the green-light on August 8, 2017. The announcement was made at the annual Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (LABACE) 2017. If you want to attend the event there is only 1 more day left. It is being held at the Congonhas Airport in Sao Paulo from Aug. 15 to 17...
First Bombardier Learjet 75 Delivered To Brazilian Customer
Canadian airframer Bombardier is proud to announce that it has delivered the first Learjet 75 into the Brazil region to a customer. The aircraft joins Bombardier’s business jet fleet of 685 Learjet, Challenger and Global aircraft in Latin America. “Learjet aircraft are iconic, rooted in deep pride and based on a history of ingenuity. We are proud a Brazilian customer selected the Learjet 75 for its class-leading performance, smooth ride and most private and quiet cabin,” said Stephane Leroy, Vice President, Sales, Latin America, Bombardier Business Aircraft...
Garmin G1000 NXi For Daher's TBM Aircraft
Daher Socata has announced that is now offering the Garmin G1000 NXi as a retrofit kit to existing TBM aircraft models. The Garmin G1000 NXi is the success to the popular G1000 avionics suite. Daher is now offering it for the TBMs that have the G1000 suite which would include some retrofitted TBM 700s, the 850 and the 900. Daher announced the avionics upgrade today at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in event in Wisconsin, with the Garmin G1000 NXi retrofit kits being available beginning in January 2018...
Piper Enjoys Good Second Quarter Performance
Piper had a relatively good second quarter performance regarding sales. Overall the first half of the year has been decent for the airframer. Sales rose by 26-percent with deliveries being up by 30-percent as compared to the same time-frame last year. Revenues are up 10.7-million dollars over the same period compared to 2016 thanks to the 52.1 million dollars made...
Viking Air Debut At EAA Air Venture With Milestone Twin Otter
Viking Air is the company that revived the DHC-6Twin Otter production after it went out of manufacture. They are attending this year's EAA Air Venture at Oshkosh for the first time and they are showcasing their 100th production aircraft at the event. The turbo-prop aircraft is easily identifiable by the prominent Maple-Leaf livery with the words "Proudly Made In Canada 100th"...
Two New Upgrades For Project 'Canada'
One Aviation has announced yesterday two new upgrades for the new Project 'Canada'/Eclipse 700. Customers will be able to have have electrochromic dimmable windows and lithium-ion batteries. The very light jet will have the dimmable windows technology supplied by PPG Aerospace. The lithium-ion batteries will be supplied by Acme Aerospace confirmed by One Aviation CEO Alan Klapmeier...
Check The Daher Socata TBM910 At AirVenture Oshkosh
Daher Socata announced that they will be premiering the TBM 910 at the United States AirVenture at Oshkosh. The TBM 910’s appearance during this week’s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in will be at Wittman Regional Airport, Wisconsin through to July 30. The G1000 NXi replaces Garmin’s previous G1000 configuration used by Daher on TBM 900 versions, introducing a high-resolution display design with state-of-the-art processors. These improvements provide a faster boot-up and software loading, while enabling the system to manage more aviation data and maps (such as visual approach plates)...
Cessna Denali Progress Steady
Since the big reveal of the Cessna Denali Single Engine Turbo Prop (SETP) by Textron Aviation, things have been steadily going on behind the scenes as it relates to the project...
2,500th Falcon Jet Shipped By Dassault
French executive jet airframer Dassault Falcon celebrated the 2,500th Falcon jet delivered to a customer. The milestone aircraft was a Falcon 900LX was handed over at the Little Rock Completion Center to a longtime Falcon customer based in the United States...
2Q17 Performance For Textron Aviation
Textron Aviation says that they revenues for the second quarter of 2017 dropped mainly due less King Air deliveries compared to the same period a year ago. Jet performance for the period have been decent with Textron shipping one more aircraft more than in the second quarter of 2016. 46 Citation aircraft were delivered in the second quarter while 19 King Air class turbo prop aircraft were shipped...
550th Gulfstream G550 Ships To Customer
Gulfstream is proud to announce that it has delivered the 550th Gulfstream G550 to a customer. The airframer did not list who the milestone executive aircraft was handed over to but it solidifies the notion that the G550 is one of the most popular large-cabin business jets around. “This milestone delivery affirms the continued demand for the G550, one of the most dependable and sought-after aircraft in the world today,” said Mark Burns, president, Gulfstream...
Latest On Global 7000 Program By Bombardier
Canadian airframer Bombardier's Global 7000 program is progressing well and the testing has surpassed 500 flight hours with FTV 4 and FTV5 in final phases of production. The first Flight Test Vehicle has been flying since November 2016 and since then two test articles joined the program. Overall when all five test articles have been engaged, Bombardier will look for certification by the second half of 2018...
2Q17 Yields 24 Executive Jet Deliveries For Embraer
Brazilian executive and commercial jet airframer Embraer announced its delivery performance for the second quarter of 2017. The release said that the company shipped 24 executive jets for the corresponding period. They also managed to deliver 35 commercial jets -regional type jets-. The breakdown for the executive side of the business is as follows...
First Production Pilatus PC-24 Wing And Fuselage Joined
The first customer-bound Pilatus PC-24 executive jet in production is now standing on its own legs according to Pilatus. The wings were recently joined to the fuselage marking a pivotal point in the production process for the first jet. The joining happened on the 12th of July at the company's head office facilities. This operation, referred to as a "marriage", requires the highest degree of concentration from the Pilatus builders. The process of attaching the wings to the fuselage demands accuracy to within a hundredth of a millimeter. Not to mention that the connection has to be solid enough to last for a "business jet lifetime"...
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