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First Challenger 650 To Be Operated In Germany Delivered
Canadian airframer Bombardier has announced that it has delivered the first Challenger 650 to be operated in Germany. This aircraft joins the Bombardier business jet fleet in Europe comprised of more than 430 aircraft in service.“This first German customer delivery of a Bombardier Challenger 650 jet confirms the aircraft’s leadership in Western Europe," said Christophe Degoumois, Vice President, Sales, Europe, Russia and CIS, Bombardier Business Aircraft...
First Global 7000 By Bombardier Set To Fly This Year
The much-delayed Bombardier Global 7000 long-range executive jet is set to have first flight later this year if all goes according to plan. The Global 7000 is part of a a duo of upgraded long-range business jets -the other being the Global 8000- to be able to compete more effectively with other members of the long-range market...
First Production Test G500 Starts Testing
The first production Test Gulfstream G500 has taken to the skies. This aircraft now represents the fifth test aircraft in the G500 flight-test regime towards certification for Gulfstream. This particular aircraft will be used to evaluate and test a full customer-based interior. The G500 departed from Savannah-Hilton Head International airport with Flight Test pilots Brian Dickerson and Andy Martin and Flight Test engineer Dustin Johnson on board...
Gulfstream G280 Flies Nearly 4,000 NM Nonstop
At the start of July, a Gulfstream G280 Super Midsized business jet flew nearly 4,000 nautical miles nonstop. The aircraft belonging to David MacNeil, founder and CEO of automobile accessory manufacturer WeatherTech, flew 3,922 nautical miles/7,264 kilometers nonstop. The aircraft traveled from Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport in Illinois to Tours Val de Loire Airport in France with four passengers and two crew members, including MacNeil, on board. The trip took 7 hours and 40 minutes at an average speed of Mach 0.80. The G280 landed with fuel in excess of the National Business Aviation Association instrument flight rules reserves...
Embraer Introduces Phenom 100 EV At Oshkosh
Brazilian airframer Embraer has unveiled an upgraded Phenom 100 model at the ongoing Oshkosh show. It is called the Phenom 100 EV basically representing 'evolution'. It isn't a new model per se, it just adds a few upgraded features over the last base model...
Single Engine Turbo Prop (SETP) 'Denali' officially Unveiled
Today, Cessna and parent company Textron Aviation took the veil off the design what they up to this point had been referring to as the SETP (Single Engine Turbo Prop). It was unveiled today at Oshkosh and unwrapped to the public as the Cessna Denali. The new turboprop will be powered by GE! “The Cessna Denali will enter the market as the superior aircraft in its segment,” said Kriya Shortt, senior vice president, Sales and Marketing, Textron Aviation...
One Aviation Unveils Eclipse 'Canada' Jet
One Aviation's Eclipse brand is trying to reinvent the very popular Eclipse 550 by giving it some upgrades and new features. From the exterior one of the first differences you will notice in the New Eclipse 550 -which by the way is being called the Eclipse 'Canada'- is the shedding of the tip tanks. The Canada model will have winglets to reduce the drag and increase range. The flight deck is also in for a change with Garmin G3000 avionics. The wings are set to be a bit longer as well, approximately four feet longer than on the 550...
SJ30i From SyberJet Moving Towards First Flight
The SyberJet has been around for a while as the SJ30 but now the company is looking to bring to market but first certification, the SJ30i. This would be the natural upgrade to the original light jet. Rich Reisberg (Engineering Director) and Doug Gore (Production Director & SyberVision™ Project Manager) have been around this process for a long time, about 20 years or so...
Embraer Legacy 450 Certified For 2,904 Nautical Miles
Brazilian executive jet manufacturer Embraer recently announced that its brand new fly-by-wire Legacy 450 business jet has been certified to a range of 2,904 nautical miles. The improvement was approved by Brazil’s ANAC (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil), the FAA (U.S. Federal Aviation Administration) and EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency)...
Production Certificate Granted To HondaJet From The FAA
Honda Aircraft company, the manufacturer of the HondaJet, has been given the green light by the United States based Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for production. The granting of the Production Certificate would cover Honda Aircraft's production, flight test and issue airworthiness certificates for the HondaJet for customer deliveries...
Gulfstream G500 Makes European Debut At Farnborough Airshow
One of two brand new aircraft coming to market soon from Gulfstream is the G500 (the other being the G600). The G500 is in the news as it is making it's European debut at the just started Farnborough International Airshow (FIA'16) which runs from July 11th to 17th. The aircraft flew across the Atlantic to the UK to be at the show as part of Gulfstream's static display...
AirSprint Signs For Up To 12 Business Jets From Embraer
Fractional ownership company AirSprint in Canada has put in an order that could see as many as twelve Embrarer executive jets being delivered to them. The order is just for one type from Embraer, the Legacy 450. Here is how it breaks down, AirSprint has 2 firm orders for the jets to be delivered to them in the last quarter of this year and they also have the purchase rights to 10 options of the type. If all 12 options are exercised, the deal will be worth just under 200 million USD (198 million USD) for Embraer at their current list prices for that particular aircraft...
Gulfstream Unveils 3D-Project Paint Process
Gulfstream is known for their attention to detail and recently they implemented a process that will further help them in keeping all the details perfect as it relates to paintjobs and liveries on their aircraft...
Flaris LAR 1 Engine Powers Up As First Flight Looms This Summer
Looks like the Flaris LAR 1 VLJ first flight was pushed back because the initial test flight was due for Spring. Now they are saying it is for the Summer and they are working hard with Williams International to conclude preparations relating to the single FJ-33-5A engine...
Cessna Delivers 7000th Citation; First Latitude For NetJets
Textron Aviation company Cessna has delivered alot of Citation jets over the years. In fact the company just celebrated the milestone 7000th Citation delivery mark. The 7000th article happens to also be the first Citation Latitude for Berkshire Hathaway company NetJets. To celebrate this milestone delivery, NetJets and Textron Aviation held a special ceremony at Textron Aviation headquarters in Wichita...
Michigan To UK Record By Gulfstream G280
Gulfstream announced today that their Super Midsize executive jet, the Gulfstream G280 created a speed record recently for a flight between Michigan and the UK. Having left Grand Rapids, Michigan arrived in Luton, UK seven hours later. The aircraft departed Gerald R. Ford International Airport near Grand Rapids at 7:43 a.m. local time and arrived at London Luton Airport at 7:43 p.m...
First Citation Latitude Delivery To Mexico
Textron Aviation company Cessna just announced that they have made the first delivery of a Citation Latitude to a Mexican client. It is not just to Mexico it is also registered in that part of Latin American region. It's not the first brand new Cessna jet for the owner either. The client is said to have plans to use the midsize executive aircraft throughout Mexico and into North America...
New Full-Sized Cabin Mockup Of The Gulfstream G600
American airframer Gulfstream is ensuring that its customers and the public can have a realistic experience when it comes to their new executive jet duo -G500 and G600-. Gulfstream announced very recently that they have a full-scale mockup of the G600 that is travelling around the United States for the Summer. Of course it is to showcase what customers will be getting in the new business jets ahead of time and possibly gain some orders too...
Gulfstream G500 Completes Load Testing
Gulfstream have notched-off another facet of the overall test campaign of the G500 model. Ultimate load testing on the G500 was recently successfully completed. “This is a significant accomplishment in development of the G500,” said Mark Burns, president, Gulfstream...
Citation Longitude Powered On For The First Time
The Cessna Citation Longitude program is moving full steam ahead and since the last update where the fuselage of the aircraft was joined with the wings, the shell has been successfully powered on for the first time. Of course the wing mating happened in May and now the plane's electrical distribution system has been powered on. These are major steps in the direction of having the first aircraft fly for the first time this Summer...
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