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Cessna Citation CJ3+ Attains EASA and Brazilian Certification
American airframer Cessna has announced that it recently attained certification from two major regulatory bodies, the Brazilian and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the Citation CJ3+ business jet. The double certification on both sides of the Atlantic comes at a good time allowing Cessna/Textron Aviation to begin deliveries of the CJ3+ to customers in the respective regions later this year. The Citation CJ3+ gained initial certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration in September, less than six months after its market introduction in March 2014...
Embraer Legacy 500 Establishes Four Speed Records
Brazilian business jet manufacturer Embraer Executive has announced that the Embraer Legacy 500 has established four speed records. Of course the new speed records are for its size class and not exclusively at the top of the business jet world. The first two records were set for “Speed over a Recognized Course” on a round-trip flight from Oakland, California to Lihue, Hawaii, with six passengers on board, covering 2,135 nm (3,954 km). The flight from Oakland to Lihue, on March 7, was completed in 5 hours and 49 minutes, achieving an average ground speed of 420 mph (676 km/h)...
Piper Announces First Piper M500 Sale in Europe
Piper has unveiled a couple new aircraft this year, the M500 is one of them and the company has confirmed the first sale of a unit in Europe going to a company called OK Aviation Group. “We have witnessed great enthusiasm and increased interest in the M-Class series upon the announcement of the M500, “ said Drew McEwen, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Piper Aircraft. “We are pleased to deliver into the European market, and anticipate additional requests for this aircraft.” You can get one of these single engine turboprops for 2.26 million dollars...
Gulfstream Flies G500 On First Flight Ever
Yesterday, Gulfstream conducted the first flight for the first of their new generation of business jets, the G500, the other member is the longer range G600. The momentous event comes on the heels of the announcement that Gulfstream updated the world on the progress in relation to the programs of both new business jets. The new jet with registration N500GA took off from Savannah, Georgia on the first flight yesterday morning and lasted around two and a quarter hours...
Bombardier Hands Over First NetJets Europe Bombardier Challenger 350
Canadian airframer Bombardier has announced formally at the on-going 2015 edition of the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) that they delivered NetJets Europe's first Bombardier Challenger 350 business jet. The new top-of-the-line business jet is the first of the type to be delivered to NetJets Europe division. Bombardier used the EBACE to publicize the delivery to one of the most high-profile business jet companies (NetJets). The second jet of this type is anticipated to be handed over soon as well and will be based out of Lisbon...
Beechcraft Announce Avionics, Cabin Upgrades on New Production King Airs
Textron Aviation brand Beechcraft Corporation announced at the 2015 European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) that it is offering avionics and cabin upgrades to new production King Air family turboprops. The new avionics upgrades are detailed to be the Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion flight deck suite. The system includes three intuitive 14-inch displays that will surely wow pilots and make them love King Airs even more. The new upgrades for the King Airs is expected to become standard equipment in the cockpit as certification on all three models is pending in the next couple of months...
Gulfstream Details Progress On G500, G600 Programs To-Date
American airframer Gulfstream just announced the progress made to-date on the new Gulfstream G500 and G600 business jet programs. At the moment, the G500 program is full-steam ahead with the test bed aspect of the program. Gulfstream says they have two of five testbed aircraft in operation at the moment with the other three in production in the run-up towards the first flight for that particular model. The G500 has completed its operational checks and is undergoing taxi validation prior to first flight...
Cessna Citation Latitude Headlining Textron Aviation 2015 EBACE Display
In the next few days Textron Aviation will be displaying many of its aircraft brands and models at the 2015 edition of the European Business Aviation Convention Exhibition (EBACE). Headlining for the group will be Cessna's all-new Citation Latitude which will also be a first for the aircraft type on display in Europe. The show starts on May 19 and goes until the 21st. The Citation Latitude will no doubt be the star of the show for Textron Aviation...
Production Rate For Global 5000, 6000 Adjusted By Bombardier
Canadian airframer Bombardier has formally announced that they have adjusted the production rate for their Global series 5000 and 6000 long-range business jets. Prevailing economic conditions and geopolitical issues in some market regions, such as Latin America, China and Russia, have impacted order intake levels industry-wide. As a result, Bombardier Business Aircraft will reduce its production rate for Global 5000 and Global 6000 aircraft. Bombardier further explained they will try to mitigate the impact of this on its related workforce...
Embraer Displaying Business Jets At 2015 EBACE
Brazilian manufacturer Embraer is going to be at the 2015 edition of the European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE). The show starts next week from the 18th and will run through to the 21st. The indoor exhibition will be held at Geneva’s Palexpo Exhibition Center and on static display will be several of Embraer's top-end offerings. If you like this company's aircraft then expect to be in for a treat. Embraer is confirmed to be displaying the entry-level Phenom 100E, the Phenom 300 light jet, the Legacy 450 mid-light, the Legacy 500 midsize, the large-cabin Legacy 650, and the ultra-large-cabin Lineage 1000E...
Pilatus PC-24 Jet Takes To The Skies For The First Time
Pilatus Aircraft has celebrated a major milestone in their history today as the first test-bed unit in the Pilatus PC-24 jet took to the skies. The first test flight was done from the Buochs airport field on runway 07 in Switzerland where the jet climbed to around 10,000 feet to test the general handling characteristic of the aircraft. According to all accounts, the first flight, which lasted roughly 55 minutes went flawlessly. With the long awaited first flight of the aircraft dubbed the 'super versatile jet' over, the testing program can really start to pick up steam now...
Bombardier To Premier Challenger 650 At 2015 EBACE
The 2015 edition of the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition is coming up this month and Bombardier is utilizing the event to debut their Challenger 650 business jet. The show which is slated to start on May 19th and run through to the 21st will take place in the usual Geneva. In addition to the Challenger 650, Bombardier will showcase the new Learjet 75, Challenger 350 and Global 6000 aircraft, as well as a full-scale mock-up of the Global 7000 aircraft...
First European-owned Embraer Legacy 500 Set To Be Delivered
Less than six months after Embraer was given EASA certification for their Legacy 500 business jet, the first unit is set to be delivered to the European region. Earlier this year, the first Australian-based Legacy 500 was delivered from Embraer so deliveries are ramping up. However, Embraer has not expressly stated how many of the Legacy 500 jets they have in back log to be delivered this year. We do know that Embraer expects to hand over between 35 and 45 jets from their large-cabin line which include jets like the Lineage 1000E, Legacy 600 and 650 as well as the same 500...
Aerolíneas Ejecutivas Adds Six LearJet 75 Aircraft by Bombardier
Bombardier is delighted to announce that business aviation arm Aerolíneas Ejecutivas has added six LearJet 75 business jets to their fleet. The introduction of the jets to Aero was done at an event that took place at ALE’s hangar and facilities at the Toluca International Airport. The aircraft are currently available for charter and will be operated through ALE’s MexJet fleet. “We are proud to add these six business aircraft to the MexJet fleet,” said Alejandro Alonso, CEO of Aerolíneas Ejecutivas...
New Bombardier Challenger 350 Flies Into VistaJet's U.S Portfolio
VistaJet continues to expand their Challenger fleet with the acquisition of Challenger 350 business jets. It appears to be Thomas Fhlor's vision to run an all Bombardier Challenger and Global fleet of aircraft since it best meets the needs of the company. Just recently, VistaJet retired/sold the last of its Bombardier Learjet aircraft. The new Challenger 350s are essentially replacements for the Learjets which offer a larger cabin and also more technologically advances in-cabin and flight-deck systems. VistaJet recently look delivery of a Challenger 350 that is destined for their U.S-based service portfolio...
GKN Aerospace Gets Nod From Gulfstream For WingSkins on G500, G600
GKN Aerospace has secured another major contract from American Airframer Gulfstream. They have received the green-light to provide wing skins for Gulfstream's two newest business jets, the G500 and the G600. GKN Aerospace is no stranger to doing work for Gulfstream and the airframer clearly has given a vote of confidence by selecting them again. GKN Aerospace's process is pretty high tech in manufacturing the upper wing skins for business aircraft. The G500 and G600 upper wing skins are being constructed in a single piece which eliminates fasteners and joints thus reducing weight and lowering maintenance...
Bombardier Breaks Ground on New MRO Facility in Tianjin
Canadian airframer Bombardier is pushing even harder in the Chinese area to not only deliver jets but also be able to service them too. Most of the major business jet airframers are seeing a growing market in Asia for their business jets and in order to provide services and repairs to them they must also have the facilities to do so. Bombardier isn't wasting any time in this process and have announced that they recently broke ground on a Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility in the Tianjin area. It is a joint venture between Bombardier and the Tianjin Airport Economic Area...
Dassault Falcon Prepares to Roll-Out First Falcon 5X
French manufacturer Dassault Falcon is preparing to roll-out the first Falcon 5X testbed from the indoor build shed. The roll-out is still just over a month away, slated for June 2nd, 2015 but the new models of the Falcon line for Dassault are steaming ahead. The 5X program is going according to plan and schedule and after the roll-out the first flight is planned for the second half of 2015. While it won't be the fastest business jet in the world, they 5X will certainly be able to fly you to your destination quickly. With an anticipated top speed of Mach 0.90 that is enough sprint for most people...
Bombardier Global 5000 Line Celebrates 10 years
It has now been ten years since the first Bombardier Global 5000 business jet was delivered to a customer. Since then, there are 180 of them flying all around the globe representing approximately 300,000 flight hours and around 140,000 landings. The Canadian airframer is indeed happy about the milestone and through company President Eric Martel, reminisces that the Global 5000 was the fastest entry long-range business jet when it first launched...
Eclipse and Kestrel Combine To Form One AVIATION
Something major has happened in the light jet and general aviation sector recently. Maker of the Eclipse 550 Eclipse Aviation and Kestrel Aircraft have come together to form one large company called 'One AVIATION'. The announcement was made to the world at the opening of AERO Friedrichshafen that took place in Germany April 15-18. It appears that Alan Klapmeier, who is more known for heading Cirrus in the right direction, will become the head of the newly formed One AVIATION...
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