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HondaJet Attains Two Speed Records Recently
The Honda Aircraft Company is proud to announce that the HondaJet recently set two speed records. The small light jet sounds strange making speed records but remember think of it as in-class performance. The records involve two flights one from Teterboro in New Jersey to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The other was a flight from Boston, Massachusetts to Palm Beach, Florida. The United States National Aeronautic Association presented the records to Honda Aircraft Company during the National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA) Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition in Orlando, Florida...
Refined Embraer Legacy 650E Unveiled At NBAA
As is the trend these days for Brazilian airframer Embraer, they unveiled an enhanced version of one of their existing models at the recently concluded 2016 edition of the NBAA. Of course the Phenom 100EV made it's 'debut' at the show as well and in the past you would remember they also did the Lineage 1000E variant too. Okay, it has gained some enhancements on the interior but how about a 10-year warranty? That's right, Embraer is giving customers a 10,000 hour 10 year warranty on the Legacy 650E...
Piaggio Secures North American Order At NBAA
Piaggio Aerospace is delighted to announce that it secured an order for Avanti EVO pusher prop executive aircraft. The announcement came on the last day of this year's NBAA show on November 3rd. The order is for five P180 Avanti EVO aircraft with options for four more of the type...
Gulfstream G600 Nears First Flight
The first G600 test aircraft has been delivered to the Flight Test Center in Savannah for instrumentation and has completed ground vibration testing. Four additional test aircraft, including one that will be outfitted with a full interior, are in various stages of production, ranging from fuselage joining to systems testing. The G600 structural test article is complete and that testing has begun. “We are moving steadily toward the first flight of the G600 on all fronts,” said Mark Burns, president, Gulfstream...
Bombardier Global 7000 Completes First Flight
The day came for the first flight of Bombardier's new Global 7000 long range executive jet -the first flight test vehicle-. This first flight marks the start of a flight test program for the newest member of Bombardier’s flagship Global aircraft family, which is scheduled to enter into service in the second half of 2018. The Global 7000 flight test vehicle took off from Bombardier’s facility in Toronto under the command of Captain Ed Grabman, assisted by his co-pilot, Jeff Karnes and Flight Test Engineer Jason Nickel under clear conditions at 10:25 a.m...
Epic E1000 Edges Near Certification
The small Epic E1000 turboprop from Epic Aircraft is closer to certification than it was before. Top officials at the company saw they were shooting for late 2016 but have also given time for unforeseen circumstances to happen and gives a leeway into early to mid 2017. FT1 has completed control surfaces envelope, systems testing and general handling...
New Gulfstream G500 Cabin Interior Unveiled At NBAA
General Dynamics company Gulfstream took the opportunity to utilize the NBAA to unveil the new interior for the Gulfstream G500 longrange executive jet. The interior showcases a wide-cabin space designed to exceed customer expectations of comfort, connectivity and flexibility. “The G500 interior was designed in close collaboration with our customers and provides an industry-defining, unmatched passenger experience,” said Mark Burns, president, Gulfstream. “Since revealing the redesigned G600 cabin at NBAA-BACE last year, we have gathered extensive feedback...
Cessna Citation X+ Order At NBAA
Textron Aviation subsidiary Cessna announced that they gained an order for the Citation X+ at the NBAA. The order is for three Citation X+ midsize business jets from Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) and was highlighted during NBAA’s Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition in Orlando, Florida. SEL has owned and operated a fleet of aircraft exclusively comprised of Citation business jets since 1999, purchasing its first Citation X in 2002...
FAA Green Lights Certification Of Cirrus Vision SF50
Duluth, Minnesota based airframer Cirrus Aircraft finally has been given the nod for the FAA certification of the Vision SF50 Jet. The company was delighted to announce to the world during the ongoing NBAA that full FAA certification was awarded a few days ago on Friday 28th October. The aircraft is powered by a Williams International FJ33-5A engine mounted between the plane's V-tail. The light aircraft has a range of around 1,250 nautical miles at 240 knots but can fly as fast as 300-knots for a fast cruising speed. Service ceiling is anticipated to be in the region of FL280...
Embraer Phenom 100EV Debuting At NBAA
Brazilian airframer Embraer is going to be displaying the upgraded version of the Phenom 100 -The Phenom 100EV- at the NBAA in a few days...
Piper M600 Makes NBAA Debut
Piper Aircraft, Inc.’s M600 will make its National Business Aircraft Association (NBAA) debut at this year’s Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (BACE) at the Orange County Convention center in Orlando, Fla. For the first time, an M600 production aircraft (serial number 10) will be prominently positioned on the static display at Orlando Executive Airport, while a full size mock-up of Piper’s top-of-the-line, single-engine business aircraft will grace the convention hall complete with its advanced Garmin 3000 avionics display...
Cessna Citation Excel; XLS Garmin G5000 Flight Deck Upgrade
The market is heating up for older generation business jets to have their flight decks overhauled and upgraded to modern avionics suites. The latest to be a candidate for upgrades is the Cessna Citation Excel and XLS models using the Garmin G5000 staggered touchscreen three-panel layout. These upgrades are expected to be available for retrofit in 2018 pending FAA approval. The upgrade is also expected to shed around 200 lbs of weight as well...
Brazil Gives The Nod To Fusion-Equipped Beechcraft King Airs
Brazil's Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) has given the green light to Beechcraft's Pro Line Fusion-Equipped turboprop King Airs. It allows deliveries of those upgraded King Airs to commence into the Latin American region. The King Air 250 is going to be the first of the King Air type to be delivered with the Pro Line Fusion flight deck and cabin enhancements. The cabin now offers an enhanced passenger experience. With Wi-Fi capability available on all King Air models, the personal device-centric cabin environment allows customers to stay connected and productive throughout their flight experience...
57th Speed Record Attained By The Gulfstream G280
The Super Midsize Gulfstream G280 executive jet has added another speed record to the books. This is now the 57th record in relation to the G280 to date since coming into the market in November of 2012. The record involved a flight between Guernsey in the Channel Islands and Teterboro in New Jersey taking just 7 hours and 26 minutes. The super mid-size business jet departed Guernsey Airport at 7:54 a.m. local time and arrived at Teterboro Airport at 10:20 a.m. local time, completing the 3,216-nautical-mile/5,956-kilometer flight at an average speed of Mach 0.80...
Nextant 400A/XP Next Gen Flight Deck
Nextant, the airframer of the remanufactured 400XTI is offering upgraded flight deck for owners and operators of the 400A and XP variants. The four-display layout of the Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 suite is what is available for the 400A and XP. The latest Pro Line 21™ flight deck brings ADS-B compliance, four displays, synthetic vision, and newly-designed glare shield as standard features. Year-end incentive offers feature-rich flight deck for $399,995 with three year warranty...
Gulfstream To End GIV Series Production
With the brand new Gulfstream G500 soon to come into market Gulfstream is making the decision to end series production of the GIV. The company announced today that it will cease production of the G450 in 2018. The G450 was certified in 1987 and has since then been delivered to customers all over the world. To be specific, the executive jet airframer has delivered 870 G-IV, G-IVSP and G450s which all hold similar certificate...
Large Business Jet Deliveries Up In The Q3 For Embraer
Brazilian executive jet airframer Embraer has seen a bit of a spike in their large cabin jet deliveries for the Third Quarter (Q3). Bare in mind the hike is respective to their larger cabin offerings suggesting that it has been a 33-percent increase. The Legacy Line particularly the new 450 and 500 have been doing quite well to date. For a long time deliveries have been on the back of the Phenom Light Jet line. Let's look at the numbers for closer analysis...
First Cessna Citation Longitude Takes To The Skies
Textron Aviation subsidiary Cessna has celebrated the first flight of their new Citation Longitude model. The successful first flight now kicks off the testing towards certification in earnest for the Wichita-based airframer. The first flight of the Longitude comes less than a year after the model was introduced to the world...
First Dassault Falcon 8X Delivered
Finally the time came where French airframer Dassault Falcon celebrated the delivery of the first Falcon 8X longrange executive jet. The first milestone aircraft has been delivered to Greek Business Aviation company Amjet Executive...
Gulfstream G500 Upgrades; Certification 2017
Gulfstream is targeting next year for the certification of the G500 luxury executive jet. Five test articles are currently flying around testing various regimes and parameters important to attaining certification of the type. Those test aircraft have flown over 360 flights amassing over 1,500 flight test hours. One of them is a production aircraft with a fully finished production interior...
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