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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...
Embraer Starts Production Of Legacy 450 ; 500 In Melbourne, Florida
On June 2nd, Embraer held a ceremonial ribbon-cutting at the Melbourne, Florida facility to signal the start of Legacy 450 and 500 line-production. The company's smaller Phenom line 100 and 300) have been in production at this facility since 2011 and they recently expanded it to include the smaller-end of the Legacy family (450 and 500 models) -which are also the company's newest aircraft models-...
Gulfstream Updates On G500 ; G600 Program Progress
Gulfstream reports that these two programs are running on schedule and progressing well. With over 1,000 test hours under-the-belt between the four G500 test articles and production going on with the G600 test articles Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification will be in 2017 and 2018 respectively. To date, the G500 test fleet, which includes four flight-test aircraft (T1-T4), has flown more than 240 flights, surpassing 1,000 flight hours. The fifth test aircraft, P1, is at the Savannah Completions center, where it is receiving an interior that will be used to test the cabin elements in flight...
EASA Certification For The HondaJet
Honda Aircraft Company used the ongoing European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE) to formally accept and announce EASA certification for the HondaJet...
Piper M600 To Soon Gain FAA Certification
Piper Aircraft announced today that it has completed Show Compliance flight testing under FAA Type Inspection Authorization for the new M600. Together, the FAA and Piper have completed all of the necessary flight testing as prescribed in 14 CFR Part 23 for the M600 project. The completion of this major milestone for the aircraft certification program has cleared the path for the start of Function and Reliability testing which began Monday, May 23rd. Function and Reliability testing is the final stage of the FAA flight test certification program following which Piper Aircraft will receive FAA Type Certification for the M600...
ACJ Takes Drapes Off ACJ350XWB At EBACE
The big boys are fighting it out at the top of the industry with both Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) and Airbus Corporate Jet (ACJ) unveiling interiors for the VIP version of their commercial counterpart's newest twin engine widebodies -B787 and A350-. ACJ announced the ACJ350XWB touted as being the greenest VIP aircraft -in theory anyway-. The new widebody concept isn't that surprising as nearly all of their commercial variants can technically be converted to VIP status so it was only a matter of time before this 'formal' announcement was released...
Embraer Nets Large Order From Mexico-Based Company
A significant order was recently placed to Embraer for as many as 23 executive jets. If all orders are realized and at the current list prices for each model, the order could be worth as much as 260 million dollars. The order was placed by Mexican company Across Mexico which is perhaps the countries’ most sold jet company. The order encompasses the Phenom 300, Legacy 500 as well as the Phenom 100E. To break it down in a bit more detail, eight Phenom 300s, eight Legacy 500s and seven Phenom 100Es were ordered for a total of 23 aircraft...
EASA Certification For Gulfstream G650ER: Private Ops
The extended range version of Gulfstream's flagship G650 business jet recently received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for private operations. “When the G650ER was introduced, it ushered in additional performance capabilities and offered greater mission flexibility,” said Mark Burns, president, Gulfstream. “The aircraft connects more international cities nonstop, which in turn provides increased opportunities for our customers...
Pilatus PC-24 Testbed Jet Stops At EBACE Show
The Pilatus PC-24 program is moving full steam ahead with two test aircraft flying and racking-up over 500 hours together already...
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