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Embraer Flies First Legacy 450 Assembled In Melbourne, FL
Embraer announced yesterday that the first Legacy 450 model to be assembled in Melbourne, Florida United States has made its first flight. The mid-light jet performed as expected and all the flight test procedures were completed to satisfaction according to the Brazilian airframer. The Legacy 450 is the third business jet model to be assembled at the Company’s recently expanded Melbourne facility, where the midsize Legacy 500 will also be assembled, beginning in 2017...
Gulfstream Sells Last G150 Finishing 10-Year Production
General Dynamics company Gulfstream announces that it has sold its last Gulfstream G150 effectively ending a ten-year production run of the venerable midsize business jet. The jet was sold and is expected to be delivered to the customer in the middle of 2017. For G150 owners have no fear, Gulfstream will still be supplying parts and service for the type even though production is ending. Gulfstream’s fleet of nearly 120 G150s comprises operators in the U.S., Canada, Central America, South America, Europe and Asia...
Phenom and E2 Seat-Manufacturing Plant Opens In Florida
Brazilian airframer Embraer has widened its presence in the United States and more specifically Florida with the establishment and opening of a dedicated seat-manufacturing plant for its Phenom and E2 jet models. The new 50,000 square foot plant is located in Titusville, Florida and was opened on September 19th, 2016...
Piper Receives Approval For M600 From Mexico
In a recent press release Piper says that they have received approval from Mexico for their M600 model. Piper received type validation from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation of Mexico (DGAC) and represents the first approval for the M600 in the Central and South American region. Application for validation was filed shortly after receipt of the type certificate from the FAA...
Daher Socata Delivers First UK Based TBM 930
Daher Socata is a manufacturer of very fast turbo prop executive aircraft and their latest so-called TBM model is the TBM 930. Deliveries of the latest iteration commenced a while ago and now Daher announces that they have delivered the first 930 to be based in the UK. It also marked the initial TBM 930 sale by Flying Smart – the newly-appointed TBM Authorized Distributor for the U.K. and Ireland...
FAA Gives Nod To Hawker Beechcraft 400XPR
The Beechcraft Corporation which is a subsidiary of Textron Aviation recently gained Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification for the Beechcraft 400XPR jet. All components of the exclusive factory-approved, engineered and supported upgrade package are available for installation on Beechjet 400A/Hawker 400XP aircraft at Textron Aviation service centers worldwide...
US Production Certificate For Piper's M600
Piper has attained United States Production certification for the M600 which basically will allow them to manufacture and test the M600 from their Vero Beach facilities. The M600 is the newest aircraft in the Piper family and is a six-seat turboprop machine. It is a nice upgrade to the company's M500 aircraft and showcases a digital fuel management system, slightly redesigned wing and new restyled interior...
First Piaggio Avanti EVO From New Villanova d’Albenga Plant Flies
The first Piaggio Avanti EVO pusher-prop aircraft to come out of the new Piaggio Villanova d'Albenga Plant has taken its first flight. Last year Piaggio made the decision to move their production from Genoa to the new facility Villanova d'Albenga. This aircraft is expected to be finished up for a client and delivered for later this month...
First Registered And Operated Bombardier Challenger 650 In Mexico
The first Bombardier Challenger 650 to be both registered and operated in Mexico has been announced by Bombardier. It now joins numerous Bombardier business jets that operate in that region. The aircraft entered service earlier this year and is now with approximately 200 other Bombardier executive jets operating in the Mexican area and 550 in the general Latin American region. The Challenger aircraft series, and the Challenger 650 jet in particular, are leaders in their category in Latin America with a market share of over 40 per cent...
Piper's M500 Gains EASA Approval
Piper announced on Monday that their M500 turboprop has been given the greenlight by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). This means that deliveries can start to filter into the European region under European registrations and operations. Brazil, Canada and Japan's respective agencies have already given approvals to the M500. “EASA certification is an important milestone allowing us to kick off a major sales campaign to bring the M500 to the European market,” said Simon Caldecott, President and CEO of Piper Aircraft...
First Cessna Citation Longitude Nears First Flight
Textron Aviation brand Cessna says that they are one step closer to having the first Cessna Citation Longitude take flight. The Longitude has now completed initial ground engine testing which will directly pave the way towards the first flight of the new aircraft model...
First FlexJet Legacy 450 Delivered By Embraer
Brazilian airframer Embraer has delivered the first Legacy 450 to fractional ownership company FlexJet. On August 15th, Flexjet took delivery of the new jet which marked the third Embraer executive type for the company. The marginally larger Legacy 500 is one of the other types that FlexJet has in operation having taken delivery of the first example in September of 2015 and now has four of them flying. By year-end FlexJet expects to have five Legacy 450s in operation. The other Embraer type in the FlexJet fleet is the Phenom 300...
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...
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