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FlexJet Selects Nextant 400XTi For European Expansion
News hot off the press from the EBACE show today is that FlexJet has selected the Nextant 400XTi for its European expansion. The 400XTi is the world’s only remanufactured business jet and the company announced today that Flexjet has selected the Nextant 400XTi aircraft as the light jet selection for its newly announced European operation. Plans are afoot to have the first Nextant 400XTi operational by year-end...
Successful Wing And Fuselage Mating On First Citation Longitude
Today at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) Cessna announced an important project milestone as it concerns the Citation Longitude program. The wings and fuselage have been successfully mated on the first article – a major achievement in any aircraft build-...
Gulfstream G650ER Makes Another City-Pair Record: Sydney To Los Angeles
The latest city-pair record for the Gulftsream G650ER happened a little over two months ago when an aircraft of that model took off from Sydney Airport enroute to Los Angeles International Airport. On March 11th, the aircraft took off at 7:11 a.m. local time and touched down at Los Angeles International Airport at 1:51 a.m. local time on March 11...
First Production Cirrus Vision SF50 Jet Takes Off
'P1' is the first Production test article in the Cirrus Aircraft Vision SF50 test campaign. It took off for the first time recently (on May 5th). The particular aircraft is busy conducting flight tests before it gets painted. There after it is expected to continue testing before having the final interior and details installed as how it would be in a production aircraft. Once the relevant testing is completed with the production aircraft it is expected that certification for the Vision SF50 will be granted to Cirrus coming on to the end of next month...
Dassault Falcon 2000LXS First Business Jet To Fly LPV200 Approach
The Dassault Company is proud to announce that one of its Falcon 2000 LXS executive jets became the first business jet to fly and operated on the LPV200 approach into France's Charles de Gaulle. It was the first business jet to fly an Instrument Approach Procedure (IAP) with a published LPV minima of 200 ft, using Europe’s EGNOS LPV200 service. The flight, at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport, was performed as part of initial European LPV200 trials, which also involved Airbus 350 and ATR-700 commercial aircraft...
Cessna Celebrates 25th Anniversary Of The 525 Citation Model
Textron Aviation company Cessna is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the very popular 525 Citation jet model. April 29th, 1991 was the maiden flight of the first 525 Citation jet model. Since then this model has undergone multiple upgrades to keep pace with changing trends and customer demands. According to Cessna, eight (8) platforms of the 525 Citation jet have been certified over the years...
Gulfstream G500 'P1' Moves To Completions Center
Gulfstream has announced that the fifth test article in the G500 program has been launched and transferred to the completions center. Yes, it has been moved to the completions center because it will be fully outfitted with a production interior. This aircraft will be testing the functionality of all aspects the finished interior...
First Embraer Legacy Model To Hit Production Line In May
The Embraer Melbourne, Florida facility has been undergoing further expansion as we speak and this is to facilitate the assembly and completion of the Legacy 450 and 500 alongside the Phenom line of light jets. The expansion more-than doubles the previous available space. When completed in a few weeks, the final assembly plant should have just under 150,000 sq ft working room and it is then that the first Legacy model, a Legacy 450 will roll down to be completed...
Embraer Delivers 1,000th Business Jet
Embraer just announced that it has delivered its 1,000th executive jet to one of its clients. The landmark aircraft went to FlexJet and was an Embraer Legacy 500. It is now the fourth of its kind to join the Flexjet fleet and is part of a firm order for both Legacy 500 and Legacy 450 jets. Flexjet offers travelers access to the world’s most luxurious fleet of private jets...
Honda Aircraft Delivers First Honda Jet To Europe
Honda Aircraft, the Over The Wing Engine Mount (OTWEM) jet manufacturer announced today that they have delivered the first European Honda Jet to a customer in Europe. The ceremonial handover and delivery took place at AERO 2016, which is currently underway in Friedrichshafen, Germany from April 20-23. The first HondaJet to enter service in Europe will be operated by Rheinland Air Service, the exclusive HondaJet dealer for Central Europe...
Embraer Legacy 450 Approved To Operate At La Mole, St. Tropez
Brazilian airframer Embraer just announced that they have received approval to operate the Legacy 450 into the La Mole Airport, St. Tropez. The approval allows charterers the option to utilize the brand new Legacy 450 into the very popular European playground destination. It also makes the Legacy 450 the second largest executive jet to be able to operate at the relatively small airport...
First European Registered Eclipse EA550 Delivered
The first European-registered EA550 by Eclipse/ONE Aviation has been delivered to its customer. The Very Light Jet (VLJ) bears registration OE-FMO and will be the first EA550 to enter commercial service when it starts revenue flights on April 20th. The small four passenger jet has a range of around 1,300 nautical miles and aims to serve routes that commercial airlines to not serve in the Netherlands area...
Dassault Falcon 8X Debut At 2016 ABACE
French manufacturer Dassault Falcon is presently at the Asian Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (ABACE) and they have a fully outfitted Dassault Falcon 8X there on debut. This 8X has a full and finished interior and is the third aircraft in the testing program. It is presently on a four week 55,000 nm (101,860 km) global proving campaign designed to simulate the most extreme real world conditions customers might expect to face during their aircraft’s operational life. The campaign will take the aircraft through 65 different missions, from short hops to ultra-long range flights...
Gulfstream Announces Program Progress For G500; G600
Gulfstream, a General Dynamics Company, just announced the G500 and G600 program progress to-date. The G500 has yielded tremendous results thus far and G600's first Test Article has had the fuselage and wing mated in preparation for its first flight. The G500 flight-test program also achieved several milestones to include receiving the program’s first Type Inspection Authorization (TIA) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA issued the TIA for inlet compatibility and allowed Gulfstream to perform this testing for certification credit...
New TBM930 Unveiled By Daher Socata
Daher Socata has unveiled a new fast turboprop model. It is called the TBM930 and it is a step above the current TBM900 model which is doing so well. The new aircraft was unveiled to the public on April 5th during a customer event at the company's French headquarters in Tarbes. It is nice to have a new model but when it is based on the TBM900 and is an enhanced version of it, we can bet its going to take away market share from the TBM900. This is something Daher is acutely aware of and was echoed by their director of TBM sales, Philippe de Segovia...
Cessna Latitude Debuts At FIDAE Show in Chile
“The Latitude is already garnering strong interest from the Latin American market, offering customers our most spacious cabin environment and best-in-class operating costs,” said Bob Gibbs, regional vice president of Sales for Latin America and Caribbean. “We are the clear leaders in the Latin American jet market, with over 800 Citations and growing...
Bombardier Secures Order For 20 Challenger 350 Aircraft
On the first day of April Bombardier conveniently announces that they secured an order for 20 Challenger 350 executive aircraft. It is said to be a firm order and with current list prices and looking at a standard Challenger 350, the package is worth around $534 million USD...
Second Gulfstream G650ER Delivered To Qatar Executive
Deliveries have been rolling in for Qatar Executive since they made their order for Gulfstream G650ER executive aircraft. They announced just a few days ago that their second G650ER was delivered. The first was delivered in November of 2015. Qatar Executive’s second Gulfstream G650ER features an identical cabin interior as the first G650ER. The spacious state-of-the-art aircraft has a two-cabin configuration and seats up to 13 passengers...
M-Class Production Line Repositioned By Piper
Piper has announced that it repositioned its M-Class production line as a result of the impending certification of the M600 class-leading turboprop. For the M600, that certification is anticipated for third quarter of this year. However, Piper says that they have dropped the price for the M500. The pricing adjustment reflects as a drop from $2.264M to $1.99M for the M500. Additionally, there are some nice changes to this model. upgraded executive interior will be a standard feature on each M500 and includes a new color palette – Inverness...
EASA Certification For Pro Line Fusion King Air 350i/ER; 250
Beechcraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., announced that it has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for its new Pro Line Fusion-equipped Beechcraft King Air 350i/ER and 250 turboprop aircraft with cabin enhancements, paving the way for deliveries throughout Europe...
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