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Gulfstream G280 certified for China and Canada​

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. recently earned type certificate validation from the civil aviation authorities in China and Canada for the Gulfstream G280. The validations officially recognize that the G280 is compliant with airworthiness and environmental requirements in each country. Securing a validation is one of the last steps required for an aircraft to be registered in a particular country. “The G280’s range, technology, fuel efficiency and comfort make it a popular aircraft in China and Canada,” said Scott Neal, senior vice president, Sales and Marketing, Gulfstream...

Embraer Executive deliver 29 business jets for Q213
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During the second quarter of 2013 (2Q13), Embraer S.A. (NYSE: ERJ; BM&FBOVESPA: EMBR3) delivered 22 jets to the commercial aviation market and 29 to the executive aviation market, for a total of 51 aircraft. On June 30, 2013, the firm order backlog totaled USD 17.1 billion, an increase of USD 3.8 billion over the first quarter, reaching the Company's highest backlog value since the third quarter of 2009.

29 business jets for Embraer Executive almost fully spanned their entire business-jet line. They included deliveries for Phenom 100s, Phenom 300s, Legacy 650s and a Lineage 1000...

Cirrus updates on the Vision SF50 jet​

The first delivery is scheduled for late 2015. Since the last update, the jet has met the important milestones Cirruds has set and they expect to continue the course. The next steps in the Vision program involve building conforming aircraft for further certification testing and preparing the Cirrus world headquarters for production. And finally, the Vision mock-up continues on its summer event tour, where you can get a close-up look at the fully redesigned interior of this light jet aircraft.

The first verification vehicle, or V1, first flew in July 2008...

Dassault Falcon upgrading EASy software for Falcon jets​

Dassault Falcon is upgrading its Falcon Perf takeoff and landing performance tool and extending availability of the software package for Falcons equipped with the advanced EASy cockpit. Introduced in May 2012, in partnership with Jeppesen, Falcon Perf allows pilots to easily calculate takeoff and landing performance and quickly produce associated takeoff parametric cards, takeoff and landing cards and maximum takeoff/landing weight tables...

Eclipse Jet Granted South African Type Acceptance
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Eclipse Aerospace, Inc. (EAI) and National Airways Corporation (NAC) are delighted to announce that Eclipse Aerospace has received a Type Certificate validation from the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) for the Eclipse Twin-Engine Jet, and the first Eclipse Jet has been exported to South Africa The Eclipse Jet made its first appearance in Africa at the AAD at Waterkloof in September of 2012. This marks the forty-sixth country in which the Eclipse Jet is certified for use...

Embraer Executive Jets Delivers 400th Phenom Jet to European Customer​

Embraer Executive Jets recently delivered the 400th Phenom business jet to The Hansgrohe Group, a 112-year-old German firm. The aircraft was a Phenom 300 and the delivery took place at São José dos Campos. “Delivering the 400th Phenom is a major milestone and illustrates the success of this program in setting a new standard for entry-level and light business jets,” said Ernest Edwards, President, Embraer Executive Jets...

Deliveries Start For World's Fastest Single Engine Aircraft
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Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company last week delivered the first production units of the Cessna TTx to customers following a ceremony at the Cessna facility in Independence, Kan. The TTx holds the distinction of being the world’s fastest commercially produced and certified fixed-gear single engine aircraft. “The customers will now find out what we know, that the TTx is an aircraft which will wow pilots with its performance, and surprise passengers with its comfort,” said Brian Steele, business leader for the Cessna TTx...

Piper to Exhibit Team Chambliss Meridian at Oshkosh; Kirby Chambliss to Sign Autographs​

Piper Aircraft Inc. and Red Bull Team Chambliss are combining forces at 2013 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, July 29 to Aug. 4 in Oshkosh, Wisc. Piper will display Team Chambliss' company transport support airplane, a Piper Meridian, along with Kirby Chambliss' aerobatic Edge 540, one of the flight attractions at Oshkosh. Kirby Chambliss uses the Piper Meridian for business transportation as he travels to and from Red Bull exhibitions in his aerobatic aircraft...

Piper Twin-Engine Seminoles Join Piper's G1000 Club​

Piper Aircraft, Inc. has received Type Certificate (TC) approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to incorporate the Garmin G1000 avionics suite into new twin-engine Piper Seminole aircraft models for delivery beginning this year. With this latest TC, The Garmin G1000 is standard equipment on nearly all new Piper products. "The G1000's design brings enhanced levels of pilot situational awareness and simplicity to the Seminole cockpit," said Piper President and CEO Simon Caldecott...

Bombardier Delivers its 400th Challenger 300 Business Jet​

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that it has recently delivered the 400th Challenger 300 super mid-size jet in a ceremony held at Bombardier’s facilities in Montréal. The jet will be operated by BJET. “The Challenger 300 jet is an outstanding super mid-size jet, arguably the aircraft that defined the segment. In some nine years, we’ve reached the 400th delivery milestone, a milestone we can all be proud of,” said Stephane Leblanc, Vice President and General Manager, Challenger, Bombardier Business Aircraft...

Gulfstream G650 Arrives In Paris With Three New City-Pair Records​

The Gulfstream G650 demonstration aircraft landed at Paris-Le Bourget Airport for the 50th annual Paris Air Show with three new city-pair records on its résumé: Savannah to Paris; Nice, France, to São Paulo; and Las Vegas to Madrid, Spain. The records are pending confirmation by the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). The most significant record was a 3,899-nautical mile (7,221-km) sprint between Savannah and Paris that broke a record held for 25 years by the Gulfstream GIV...

VistaJet Places Order for Up to 40 Bombardier Business Jets​

Bombardier announced today that VistaJet, a world-leading luxury aviation company and exclusive operator of Bombardier business aircraft, has placed firm orders for 20 Challenger 350 jets and options for an additional 20 Challenger 350 jets. The transaction for the firm aircraft order is valued at approximately $518 million US based on 2013 list prices. If all the options are exercised, the total value of the order is approximately $1.035 billion US, based on 2013 list prices.

Deliveries for the Challenger 350 aircraft, launched last May 20, will begin in mid-2014...

Embraer to Participate in the 50th Paris AirShow 2013 ​

Embraer S.A. (NYSE: ERJ; BM&FBOVESPA: EMBR3) will participate in the 50th International Paris Air Show (www.paris-air-show.com), June 17-23, at Le Bourget Airport, in France, promoting its entire range of products and solutions. Embraer Commercial Aviation will showcase the ERJ 135 regional jet and the EMBRAER 190 jet from Kazakhstan flag carrier Air Astana in the static display. And for the very first time at the air show, Embraer Defense & Security will showcase the Super Tucano from the Mauritanian Air Force on static display...

Fifth FAA-Conforming HondaJet makes first flight​

HondaJet has launched and sent its fifth flight-test HondaJet aircraft to the skies. The fifth conforming aircraft flew on May 16 from HondaJet’s headquarters in Greensboro, N.C. During the 60-min. flight, the aircraft climbed to 12,000 ft. and reached a top speed of 300 kt. true airspeed. The aircraft will be used for function and reliability testing.

"An aircraft's first flight is an important and emotional milestone," said Honda Aircraft Company President and CEO Michimasa Fujino. "This is especially true for our fifth FAA-conforming HondaJet...

Dassault Falcon Jet Expanding Little Rock Completion Facility​

Dassault Falcon Jet plans to increase the size of its completion center in Little Rock, Arkansas to accommodate future Falcons, it was announced today at a press conference attended by Governor Mike Beebe of Arkansas, Senators Boozman and Pryor, Representative Griffin, Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola and executives from Dassault Falcon Jet. Over the next three years, the company will invest $60 million in new construction and the refurbishment of existing facilities...

Piper To Exhibit at French Riviera Air Show​

Piper Aircraft Inc. and Winters Aviation, its authorized aircraft dealer in France and Belgium, will exhibit two top-of-the-line M-Class single-engine aircraft and a twin-engine Seneca V at the 7th Cannes International General Aviation Exhibition June 5-8 at Cannes-Mandelieu Airport (LFMD). "Piper will be working with Winters Aviation, our dealer, at the air show on the French Riviera," said Piper Director of Marketing and Communications Jackie Carlon, who will represent Piper at the French event...

Gulfstream Receives FAA Approval For G650 ‘FORMS’ Program​

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. recently received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its G650 Flight Operations Risk Management Service (FORMS) program. The G650 FORMS program is the only in-service program with an FAA-approved Implementation and Operations plan and it meets the European Aviation Safety Agency’s (EASA) Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) requirement for commercial operations. The FORMS program is an ever-expanding database that provides valuable feedback to operators to refine operating, training and maintenance procedures, and delivers safety-improving data to Gulfstream and its training partners...

Bombardier Enhanced Vision System Upgrade on Challenger 605 Offers Increased Operational Flexibility​

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that it has further enhanced operational capability of its Challenger 605 jet with European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification of its improved Bombardier Enhanced Vision System (BEVS). This system, which is already certified by Canada’s Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCAA) and the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), features the most advanced enhanced vision technology providing enhanced situational awareness and operational flexibility.

The BEVS consists of a Head-up Guidance System (HGS) and a forward-looking infrared camera...

Abalone Group first corporate operator of the TBM850 Elite​

The Abalone Group has acquired a TBM 850 Elite Model 2013 – DAHER-SOCATA’s latest very fast turboprop aircraft – which will be operated for long-distance trips with company executives and managers. The sale’s announcement was made at this week’s European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE), where DAHER-SOCATA is present at booth #1643 in Geveva’s Palexpo center, and has brought a TBM 850 Elite to the static display...

EASy II Granted FAA and EASA Approval for Falcon 7X​

Dassault recently received approval from both the FAA and EASA for EASy II on the Falcon 7X. With this approval, the enhanced, award-winning flight deck is now available for all EASy-series Falcons. The latest version of EASy includes a host of new features designed to increase safety and situational awareness while taking advantage of next-generation technologies within the air traffic management system...