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Saab To Outfit New Global 6000 For Swedish Air Force
Bombardier delivers Global 6000s all the time but the airframer announced yesterday that they delivered a specimen that will go to Saab. Saab is a Swedish defense supplier and they will be responsible for modifying and outfitting this Global 6000 with all the equipment to make it into a GlobalEye aircraft. GlobalEye is an Airborne Early Warning and Control platform. Once completed, the aircraft will be delivered to the Swedish Air Force...
Autothrottles; Garmin Autoland Coming To King Air B200; Select 300s
Garmin is about to offer the Autoland feature as well as autothrottles to King Air B200 aircraft. Garmin’s next Autoland program and its first retrofit of the system is nearing FAA certification. Garmin Autothrottle and Autoland will first be available on the King Air 200 series, followed by select King Air 300 series aircraft. The Garmin Autoland is fitted to several other aircraft like the Piper M600/SLS, high-end TBMs and it is now making its way to the aforementioned King Airs...
Honda Aircraft To Build HA2600 In Greensboro
The State of North Carolina is giving incentives to Honda Aircraft for them to produce their newest aircraft, the HA2600 in Greensboro. The airframer already makes the Honda Jet there. Honda Aircraft plans to invest $55.7 million to accommodate that production. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said the addition of the 2600 line will create 280 jobs and increase the company’s total investment in the state to more than $335 million...
FAA OKs McCauley C780 Propeller For King Air 300 Series
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has given the green light to McCauley C780 Propeller for the King Air 300 series. A year ago, McCauley announced at EAA AirVenture 2022 that testing was rapidly progressing on its new 105-inch diameter propeller, featuring four aluminum swept blades, for the Beechcraft King Air B300 series. That has all come to culmination with FAA approval for the propeller on the King Air B300 series...
Next Gulfstream G800 Takes To The Skies
Today, Gulfstream announced that the second flight test article of the new G800 model has made its first flight. They also note that it took off with a partial blend of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) ( 30/70 blend). While Gulfstream announced the first flight today the actual flight took place on the morning of July 15th. It flew for 3 hours and 26 minutes and reached a top speed of Mach 0.935 according to the American airframer...
Cloud Seeding King Airs Ordered By Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia
A Beechcraft King Air 360CHW (cargo door, heavy weight) and four Beechcraft King Air 260 aircraft have been ordered from Textron Aviation. The aircraft are to be used in Saudi Arabia's Cloud seeding program. Firstly, the aircraft need to be outfitted for the job and that is where AvMet International and its partner Weather Modification International (WMI) along with Fargo Jet Center come in...
Celebrating 20 Years of Excellence!
As we reflect on the past 20 years, we faced many behind the screen challenges; an ever-changing landscape of operating systems, browsers, spammers, coding and keeping discussions relevant. In between this digital delirium we wrote the kind of in-depth reviews that made print media step-up their game. Yachting magazines became the benefactor of our work as we watched our discussions become the facts in their latest articles. We've worked around-the-clock to build yachting's biggest boat show but we didn't do this alone. Thousands of passionate members took time to share their experience resulting in a resource we've all come to trust...
First Citation Longitude To Mexico Delivered
The Mexican Federal Civil Aviation Agency approved the Type Certification of the Citation Longitude back in 2022. However, Textron Aviation only recently delivered the first Mexican-registered example to a customer in Mexico. The customer plans to utilize the aircraft for business travel throughout Mexico and North America. Aside from the first Mexican delivery of a Longitude it is a good time to take stock of where Textron Aviation stands with their Longitude deliveries overall. The 100th production longitude rolled off already and that example will be delivered to the customer later this year...
Ground Testing Preparation On NASA X-59 QueSSt
Yesterday JF informed you about NASA pulling the plug on their X-57 program but today there is news on advancement on another project they are working on in concert with Lockheed Martin, the X-59. The last update can be seen at the following link https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-latest-on-nasa-x-59-quesst.4650/ . Since then the first test aircraft has been moved outside near the flight line in preparation for ground testing which is to precede the anticipated first flight later this year. Below we get to see the fully-fitted aircraft in these images by Lockheed Martin...
X-57 Electric Project Comes To An End
NASA was working on an electric aircraft in the background for a while now and just pulled the plug on the project. The NASA X-57 never even made it to first flight before they shelved the program. Towards the end of last month the agency made the announcement that it would be ending the program. They expect to totally wrap-up all work dealing with the aircraft by September...
Certified Pre-Owned Program Launched By Honda Aircraft Company
Yesterday, Honda Aircraft Company announced it launched a Certified Pre-Owned Program (CPO) making them the only Very Light Jet manufacturer to do so. They are far from the first airframer overall to offer the program though. Bombardier launched their CPO in 2021. Being the sole CPO choice in its class, each CPO HondaJet undergoes discerning selection, a rigorous inspection and expert maintenance processes to ensure it meets Honda’s high standards for quality, safety and performance before receiving the CPO designation...
2,000th PC-12 Delivered By Pilatus
Last month Pilatus Aircraft announced that it delivered its 2,000th PC-12 aircraft. The milestone delivery in itself showcases the vast popularity of the turboprop single over the years. The 2,000th unit was delivered to PlaneSense and to mark the occasion the aircraft has the number 2000 on the sides. PlaneSense has been a longstanding customer of Pilatus having acquired their first PC-12 from the Swiss manufacturer back in 1995, that's nearly 30 years ago...
First Passenger Version SkyCourier Delivered
The SkyCourier from Textron Aviation has been in service since it was certified in early 2022, however, it has been the cargo version that has been delivered to customers. The company shed light recently that it delivered the first passenger variant of the SkyCourier to a customer. Lāna’i Air is that customer and will be utilizing the aircraft to shuttle passengers from Oahu to the island of Lāna’i...
First Garmin G5000 Flight Deck To Be Installed in Brazil-Based Citation XLS
Since receiving Supplemental Type Certification (STC) Textron has installed the first Garmin G5000 flight deck on a Brazil-based Citation XLS. The upgrade was performed at Textron Aviation’s Orlando Service Center. The upgrade instantly transformed the cockpit and capabilities of the pilots on this aircraft...
Short field Operations Approved For G280 At Saint-Tropez La Môle
Gulfstream executive jets are not only global high-performing aircraft in terms of high-speed and long-range credentials. These business jets also can get into steep-approach and shorter runways. The Super midsize category G280 has recently been cleared by for operations at France airport of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez located in La Môle. The aircraft had no modifications made to it during the approval exercises...
Paris Air Show Updates From BOOM Supersonic
BOOM Supersonic updates the industry on their latest progress on the Overture development at the ongoing Paris Air Show. “We are incredibly proud of the progress with Overture and Symphony from our global team of partners and suppliers who continue to operate at an accelerated pace toward the future of sustainable supersonic flight” said Blake Scholl, founder and CEO of BOOM Supersonic. After the crushing news that Rolls Royce had pulled out of the program as engine provider, BOOM continued on to find another manufacturer...
Hondajet 2600 Gets Green Light
Earlier this month JF published an article on the Honda Aircraft Company possibly looking at bringing the HondaJet 2600 to market. Since then, the airframer has confirmed that they will build the HondaJet 2600. The 'all-new' light jet was first introduced at the 2021 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE)...
New Hydrogen-Electric Business Jet By Beyond Aero
The Paris Air Show opened its doors today and there has been an unveiling of a new aircraft for the business jet market that is proposed to run as hydrogen-electric. It is called the BYA-I from French startup Beyond Aero. This business jet is expected to wisk passengers (four) at 310 ktas at ranges just above 800 nautical miles...
ANAC Issues Special Airworthiness Bulletin For Phenom 100
Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) has now issued a Special Airworthiness Bulletin concerning the Embraer Phenom 100. Specifically it is in relation to the aircrafts Icing protection system...
BBJ 777-9 Interior Scheme Revealed At EBACE 2023
Unveiled for the recently concluded 2023-edtion of the European Business Aviation Conference Exhibition (EBACE), Lufthansa Technik's (LHT) BBJ 777-9 Middle-Eastern inspired interior created a stir at the Geneva-held show. The cabin - which is where it matters for most clients - is naturally huge as a result of the widebody cabin of the 777-9. The cabin design takes full advantage of the vast space available on the BBJ 777-9 and prioritizes versatility and multi-functionality...
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