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Gulfstream Lincoln Gains Chinese Approval For Maintenance
Gulfstream Lincoln in California has been approved buy the Chinese regulatory body for maintenance work to be carried out on Chinese registered Gulfstream business aircraft. The CAAC gave the certificate of approval and highlighted approximately 150 parts that are associated with the Gulfstream aircraft. It must also be noted that the certificate covers select Gulfstream models and these include: G200, G280, GIV, G450, GV, G550. Gulfstream Lincoln is a very important facility especially because of its location...
Piper Unwraps Brand-New Piper M600 Model
Piper has been rolling out new products and adding to their portfolio. This year -so far- three new models came to the table, the M500 and now the recent unveiling of the M350 and the M600. The new M600 drips in style and sophistication showcasing updated styling features. Just look at the wing tips alone with the moulded winglet tips. Many of the changes have come on the interior of the M600 with a big step up in the avionics. The M600 becomes the first single-engine turboprop to use the Garmin G3000 suite. Furnishing wise, the M600 also gotten some updates...
Jet Aviation Basel Wins VIP Contract For BBJ3
Jet Aviation Basel is proud to announce that they have sign a VIP completions contract for a Boeing Business Jet 3 -BBJ3-. All we know is that the contract has for a Middle Eastern client but as usual the specific identity of the person is undisclosed. What we know is that the project is a full interior done VIP style as the aircraft is expected to be used both in private and commercial operation. For this reason it will satisfy STC and EASA regulations...
Cirrus Secures 74-Aircraft Order at ABACE 2015
The 2015 ABACE is off and running and news is that Duluth-based airframer Cirrus nabbed 74-aircraft order from a Chinese operator. The majority of the order is for aircraft from their piston line but they also did get the nod for six (6) SF50 jets, the top-end of Cirrus' line. Company distributor GDAT is apparently the client of the entire purchase. It is anticipated that they (GDAT) will use the SF50 business jets for tourist flights. The single engine revolutionary jets will actually be operated by a company called Dragon Technology. The other 68 aircraft in the order will be from the SR line of prop aircraft of Cirrus...
Lufthansa Technik Signs on ACJ319 Contract For Chinese Customer
Completions specialists Lufthansa Technik recently signed on a contract to complete an ACJ319 into a personalized VIP interior for an undisclosed Chinese client. LT's U.S-based subsidiary Bizjet International is actually going to be doing the work in collaboration with Hermes for a top-end luxurious job. The interior will be furnished with 19 full functioning club seats clad in the finest. It is expected that 12 of those seats will be of the lay-flat kind. This completion job for Lufthansa Technik is another notch in their belt, marking the 29th VIP completions project for a client in the China area...
Textron Aviation Expands ProAdvantage Program For Hawker Jets
Textron Aviation announced that it is expanding the popular ProAdvantage Program for Hawker business jets. The ProAdvantage product support program has been expanded to encompass alot more Hawker jet models. The coverage envelops jets from the Hawker 125, 400, 750, 800, 850 and 900 series. This is great news for Hawker business jet owners because previously the ProAdvantage program was more of an exclusive support system for Cessna Citation jets for their customers. With Textron Aviation as the umbrella company expansion of service support becomes alot easier for broader base of the member brands...
Gulfstream Beijing Service Center Cops FAA Part 145 Authorization
The Beijing Service Center of American airframer Gulfstream just received the nod from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with the issuance of Part 145 Authorization. The new approval allows the Gulfstream Beijing Service Center to carry out maintenance to U.S registered Gulfstream business jets from most of the Gulfstream line. The Part 145 Authorization covers Gulfstream models such as the G200, G280, G450, GV and G550...
Second Dassault Falcon 8X Starts Flight Tests
The Dassault Falcon 8X flight test program is well underway with the recent addition of the second aircraft to the testing campaign. The second jet took off on March 30th, 2015 from the field in Bordeaux, Mérignac. MSN402 left and performed a myriad of tests reaching as high as 43,000 feet and a speed of around MACH 0.80. As tests intensify the aircraft will move to Dassault's test center in the South of France. From all accounts MSN402 performed flawlessly just as the first aircraft did. Dassault Falcon expects the flight test campaign to encompass 200 flights spanning some 500 hours before certification planned in mid 2016...
Icon Aircraft Completes First A5 Amphibian For Customer
Light aircraft company Icon Aircraft is proud to announce being on the verge of handing over the first Icon A5 Amphibian aircraft to the first customer. The new aircraft is basically finished and the keys should be handed over perhaps in early June. The A5 has been undergoing stringent testing in the run up towards this point. Load testing to ensure the frame is great in accepting high G-loads with no problem. The information gathered from many of the associated tests were forwarded to the FAA to help in the validation of this aircraft. A look back at progress made to help make this 'day' a reality...
Embraer Delivers 100th Phenom From Florida Facility
Since opening the production facility in Melbourne, Florida, Embraer has delivered their 100th Phenom business jet. It has been less than fire years and production is soaring on the Phenom line in Florida. The 100th Phenom was from the 'Signature Series' went to customer NetJets. Imagine that 100th Phenom represented the 40th Phenom for NetJets since they placed a large order for 50 of these light business jets. The reliability coupled with relatively low maintenance made the 8 passenger light jet a good choice for NetJets...
NASA's LEAPTech
Cutting Edge Propulsion on the Leading Edge of Wing Design
Cutting Edge Propulsion on the Leading Edge of Wing Design
Since 1947 and the sound-barrier-breaking Bell X-1, NASA’s X-plane program has pioneered new aerodynamic thresholds, delivering some of the most innovative and unique aircraft ever tested. NASA's X-Plane projects have always pushed the envelope of aerodynamic principles, including new propulsion forms ranging from rockets to scramjets. When NASA conceives something new, it's worth listening up. And we may have a whisper of what's coming next; LEAPTech! An experimental wing design utilizing a super narrow chord with up to, but not limited to, 18 very small electric motors, each with folding props...
Honda Aircraft Company Announces HondaJet World Tour
Honda Aircraft Company is pleased to announce today that the HondaJet will be going on a world tour. From late April 2015, the HondaJet is anticipated to be visiting cities in Europe and Japan. It is estimated that the HondaJet will travel some 26,000 miles while visiting 13 countries during the planned tour flight-route. “The HondaJet world tour is a tribute to Honda’s challenging spirit to bring something truly innovative to business aviation,” said Honda Aircraft Company President and CEO Michimasa Fujino. “We are excited to introduce the HondaJet to Japan and Europe for the first time...
Bombardier Announces Line-up For 2015 ABACE
It is that time again for the Asian Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (ABACE) and Bombardier is sure not to miss this event. The Canadian airframer just announced its planned line-up for the show and it is impressive. While it may not be a huge number of aircraft they plan to display, the caliber is apparent. Bombardier is putting emphasis on the Challenger series of business jets at this year's ABACE. Expect to see the Challenger 350, Challenger 605, Challenger 300 and Challenger 850! Outside of this series you will be seeing a long-range business jet from their Global 6000 line...
Eclipse 500 PLUS Program Is a Success
Eclipse Aerospace is proud to reveal that its Eclipse 500 PLUS Program has been a success thus far. Since it was initiated last year, many Eclipse 500 series jet owners came forward to be part of the upgrade program. Just to give an idea, the program was started about this time last year and in the four months since starting some sixty Eclipse 500 owners used the program for their upgrades and enhancements for their jets. Eclipse Aerospace says that the 500 PLUS program will remain open to all IFMS equipped Eclipse 500 aircraft...
HondaJet Receives Provisional Type Certificate From FAA
Great news coming from the Honda Aircraft Company is that they just received the Provisional Type Certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This is a big step towards completion of the program and eventual deliveries to customers. This achievement indicates the FAA’s approval of the HondaJet design based on certification testing, design reviews, and analyses completed to date...
Gulfstream Authorizes Duncan Aviation For G100, G150 and G200
Gulfstream has named Duncan Aviation as an authorized warranty facility for business jets from their mid-cabin G100, G150 and G200 line-up. Gulfstream’s authorization applies to Duncan Aviation’s three full-service maintenance, repair and overhaul locations in Lincoln, Nebraska; Battle Creek, Michigan; and Provo, Utah. Duncan Aviation is the largest family-owned maintenance, repair and overhaul company in the U.S. The 59-year-old company has 2,100 team members worldwide...
Bombardier Delivers First Learjet 75 Aircraft to be Operated Out of Poland
Canadian airframer Bombardier made a milestone when it delivered the first Learjet 75 business jet destined to be operated out of Poland. The aircraft has gone to an undisclosed customer that is based in Poland. The development comes after approval/certification by the country's Civil Aviation Authority. “Learjet has a heritage than spans more than 50 years and remains a standard for high-performing business jets,” said Valeria Kolyuchaya, Regional Vice President, Sales, Eastern Europe, Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Bombardier Business Aircraft...
Dassault Falcon At Upcoming AeroExpo in Mexico
French airframer Dassault Falcon is going to be present at the upcoming AeroExpo in Toluca, Mexico. Dassault Falcon will be located at spaces P24-P27 throughout the air show for the convenience of your viewing. This airframer will be showcasing their tri-engined best-seller Falcon 7X as well at the short-field twin-engined Falcon 2000S. With over 60 Dassault aircraft currently operating in Mexico as well as neighbouring cities, the Falcon 2000 series has been the biggest seller, accounting for more than 50% of sales in the region over the past ten years. Deliveries to Mexican customers are expected to be strong again in 2015...
Textron Aviation Expands Global King Air Service
Textron Aviation has announced that its company-owned service centers in U.S, namely Sacramento, California, Mesa, Arizona as well as in Paris, France attained FAA certification for Beechcraft King Air 90-, 200- and 300-series aircraft service and repair. This dramatically improves the global network of service centers for owners of the above-mentioned aircraft types. "The combination of Beechcraft, Cessna, and Hawker under the Textron Aviation umbrella continues to pay dividends to our customers, this time with the expansion of company-owned King Air services for our operators in both the Western U.S...
Australia Spoke. Cirrus Listened. Special Edition "Australis".
Duluth based airframer Cirrus is breaking into the Australian market. How? They are using the SR22 but in a special edition version dubbed, 'Australis'. It is specially tailored for the Australian market in that it is anticipated to cope with the climate, conditions and remote areas in which pilots have to fly into and out of in Australia. “At Cirrus we take pride in first listening to our customers and then incorporating that input and feedback into the design of the airplane...
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