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Citation Excel/XLS Upgrades With The Garmin G5000
Textron Aviation recently announced that the Citation Excel and XLS flight decks can now be upgraded with the Garmin G5000 suite. "The Citation Excel and Citation XLS continue to be two of the most popular business jets in the world,” said Kriya Shortt, Textron Aviation senior vice president, Global Customer Support...
Another Milestone In PC-24 Unpaved Strip Testing
As many of our readers know the Pilatus PC-24 is currently undergoing certification tests for operation on unpaved surfaces. In fact the aircraft has already been approved for gravel and dirt surfaces by the FAA and EASA. The next notch in the unpaved runway tests is the ability to operate from grass strips. The aircraft proved this by landing at the Goodwood Aerodrome in England in time for the Festival of Speed (July 4th to 7th)...
Nextant 604XT Flight Deck Upgrades Flying Along
Nextant Aerospace who remanufactures certain aircraft types and components has reached a bit of a milestone with the 604XT (their remanufacture of the Bombardier Challenger 604). They also have the 400XTi and turboprop G90XT. For the 604XT they have been upgrading the flight deck onboard with the Pro Line Fusion package and recently they inducted the 15th cockpit upgrade for work. This is since being provided with the Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) in November 2018...
Learjet 40/5; Honeywell Upgrade Gets STC
A Honeywell upgrade (featuring the Primus Elite Advanced Features) for the LearJet 40/45 model has been given a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). It now allows for the original CRT monitors in the cockpit to be replaced by DU-875 LCD screens. There are many advantages to upgrading to the new displays. The old CRT monitors are very heavy, the LCD screens will save seven pounds of weight per screen over the old technology...
Embraer Delivers First Praetor 600
The first customer-bound Embraer Praetor 600 has been delivered. The aircraft has gone to an undisclosed European client. This first unit was built at the São José dos Campos, Brazil production facility but in the near future production of the Praetor 600 will be also done at the Melbourne, FL facility. "We are thrilled to deliver the first Praetor 600 and we are confident that our customer will be fascinated with the most disruptive and technologically advanced super-midsize business jet to enter the market," said Michael Amalfitano, President & CEO, Embraer Executive Jets...
Textron Avaition Celebrates Delivery of 300th CJ4
Textron Aviation brand Cessna just celebrated the delivery of its 300th Citation Jet 4 (CJ4) model. The landmark delivery has gone to McNeilus Steel, Inc which is based in Dodge Center, Minnesota. The company has been a fractional owner of a Citation CJ1+ since 2016 and the time and funds have allowed them to now fully own a brand new CJ4...
First HondaJet ELITEs Delivered To Hawaii
The East Pacific cluster of islands belonging to the United States known as the Hawaiian Islands have had their first deliveries of the latest iteration of the unique Over The Wing Engine Mount-style business jet from Honda Aircraft Company. In a ceremony held recently (June 27th), at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, the aircraft were ceremonially delivered. It marks the first time light jets enter service in this jurisdiction...
Lockheed Martin X-59 QueSST Update
If you are a regular reader around JetForums then you would have seen some talk about the Lockheed Martin X-59 QueSST project. In a world that is increasingly hearing talk about and also seeing tangible attempts made at bringing a supersonic business jet or commercial aircraft to market, Lockheed Martin is pushing their X-59 QueSST (Quiet Supersonic Transport) even further...
Transport Canada Gives Certification To Pilatus PC-24
Pilatus Aircraft has now notched-up Transport Canada certification for the PC-24. Pilatus Aircraft has a presence in Canada for about a decade or so through its authorized service provider, Levaero Aviation. However, with the first Canadian-registered PC-24 expected to be delivered to Canada later this Summer, Transport Canada certification was the missing link...
Piaggio Aerospace Update
Italian airframer Piaggio Aerospace may be back working to some degree but remember they are still under receivership and still looking for a new owner to purchase the business. There has been some interest by a number of parties but they need more concrete and detailed bids. The Italian Government is playing a huge part in keeping Piaggio Aerospace afloat under its current operational regime. The Government recently confirmed that close to 800 million dollars in contracts for the Italian Defense Ministry has been realized...
Paris Airshow Debut For Eviation ALICE
JF wrote an article at the end of 2018 on the Eviation ALICE which is a commuter fully-electric composite aircraft. At the time, renderings proved to be the main avenue from which an idea could be garnered about the aircraft. Eviation was aiming to have a real aircraft at the Paris Airshow in 2019 and they succeeded in that. The 53rd edition of the Paris Airshow saw the debut of this Israeli aircraft...
Boom XB-1 SST Progress Update
Boom Supersonic has been quietly working on their XB-1 Supersonic Transport and in an announcement made at the 2019 Paris Airshow, Boom says they are ready to start flight testing on a sub-sonic version called the Overture XB-1. They suggest that the Overture XB-1 will be ready for supersonic test flights in 2020. In a number of tests recently the data suggests improved efficiencies in various realms over the last supersonic passenger aircraft, the Concorde...
Quest Aircraft Being Acquired By Daher
In an interesting move, Daher is moving in on purchasing Quest Aircraft Company in an announcement made today by Quest. Quest Aircraft for those who may be unfamiliar builds the popular Kodiak 100 turboprop. The deal is expected to be finalized by the end of this year and when it does conclude, Daher's portfolio and offering will expand. It will also see Daher having a plant in mainland United States...
Boeing eVTOL PAV Woes Before Paris Airshow Debut
Boeing is going ahead with the display of their electric Vertical Take Off Landing (eVTOL) Passenger Air Vehicle (PAV) at the 2019 edition of the Paris Airshow in Le Bourget, France next week. Boeing's subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences was bought by Boeing in 2017 and were the originators of the type of craft Boeing will be displaying. After a first successful flight by a prototype on January 22nd, 2019 and several others since then, the eVTOL crashed landed during a fifth test flight on 4th of June...
Pairs Airshow Debut For the Gulfstream G600
Gulfstream announced today that they will have the G600 present at the Paris Airshow next week. This will make it the first time the G600 attends a Paris Airshow. The show will get underway in Le Bourget, France from the 17th to the 23rd for the public. "The European response to the G600 and the innovations it brings to business aviation has been extraordinary," said Mark Burns, president, Gulfstream...
Uber To Get Skyport Facilities From Signature Flight Support
Things are starting to move in a realistic direction when it comes to urban mobility vehicles and that new industry. There are numerous companies currently developing tangible prototypes and have them in the flight-testing phases while some are in earlier phases of development and others are just mere concepts at this stage. However, what we have not been seeing is the physical infrastructure to support these Urban air vehicles being talked about much less be in development...
Atlas Winglet Issues Pushes Tamarack Aero To Bankruptcy
The on-going issues relating to the Atlas winglets of Tamarack Aero fitted on many Cessna Citation jets has forced the company into bankruptcy. With Airworthiness Directives (ADs) issued by both the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The ADs has effectively grounded global fleets of the Citation 525 series aircraft and as a result has the company retrofitting (for free). The bankruptcy they say is just a temporary measure...
Smooth Flight For Cessna Denali Development
It has been a relatively smooth flight so far in the early development of Textron Aviation's new Single Engine Turbo Prop (SETP) called the Cessna Denali. The Denali is powered by GE Aviation's new 1300 shp Catalyst powerplant and is connected to a large 105 inch McCauley prop that is made from composite materials...
Final Falcon 6X Design Frozen By Dassault
French airframer Dassault Falcon said it has frozen the final design of the new Falcon 6X aircraft. This means the design we have now will be what we see that goes into production. In fact, major parts for the first aircraft already have started to be manufactured and assembled. The first flight for the Falcon 6X is penned for early next year (2020). "Our design teams and partners have done an excellent job so far," said Eric Trappier, Chairman & CEO of Dassault Aviation. "Completing the design review this month and releasing the aircraft to the manufacturing process is a significant milestone...
Blackbird Commits To 100 eFlyer 4s From BYE Aerospace
BlackBird, the world’s leading on-demand general aviation marketplace, and BYE Aerospace, the world’s leading electric aircraft developer, recently announced a long-term partnership to make flying more affordable than driving for trips up to 300 miles. BYE Aerospace has received commitments for 100 of their eFlyer 4 electric aircraft from this company...
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