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Embraer sells new Lineage 1000 large-cabin business jet​

Embraer Executive Jets announced today at the 13th European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE), the sale of an ultra-large Lineage 1000, to an undisclosed European client, operated by FLYINGGROUP. The aircraft, the first Lineage 1000 sale to a customer in Belgium, will join the Belgium-based company’s fleet and will be available for third-party charter. Delivery of the aircraft is scheduled for the second half of 2013...

Cessna's Citation Latitude & Longitude Progressing​

Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, is making progress on two key lineup additions for their family of Citation business jets. The Citation Latitude and Citation Longitude programs are both meeting performance and technical objectives, with both programs bringing new performance and innovation to two different categories of business aviation. “The enthusiasm continues to build for the Citation Latitude,” said Terry Shriner, business leader for the Latitude and Longitude...

G280 Super Mid-sized Jet Sets City-Pair Record Between Luton and Lagos​

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.’s G280 aircraft recently traveled to Africa as part of the super mid-sized business jet’s yearlong world tour. En route, the aircraft set three city-pair records, including one from Luton, England, to Lagos, Nigeria. The aircraft left London Luton Airport at 7:44 a.m. local time with two passengers on board. It landed at Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos 6 hours and 32 minutes later. Its average speed for the 2,948-nm (5,460-km) flight was Mach 0.81...

Bombardier Launches Challenger 350 Business Jet at EBACE​

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that it has expanded its leading Challenger family of business jets with the addition of the new Challenger 350 aircraft. The Challenger 350 jet was launched, with worldwide leader in private aviation NetJets® as the worldwide launch partner, at a special event at the European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland. Deliveries of the aircraft are expected to begin in 2014. “The Challenger 350 jet will take our existing Challenger family to new heights,” said Steve Ridolfi, President, Bombardier Business Aircraft...

Falcon 2000S, 900LX, 7X to Highlight Dassault’s EBACE Display ​

Dassault Falcon will present a full lineup of long-range large-cabin executive jets at this year’s European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition, May 21-23. The lineup will feature the recently certificated Falcon 2000S, Dassault’s new entry level jet, along with the Falcon 900LX long-range aircraft and the top-of-the-line Falcon 7X. The show will also highlight the EASy II advanced avionics suite, FalconCabin HD+ entertainment system and FalconBroadcast airborne health monitoring service, which in the first half of 2013 were expanded to all new Falcon models...

The TBM Owners and Pilots Association (TBMOPA) – the user organization for DAHER-SOCATA’s TBM 700 and TBM 850 very fast turboprop aircraft – brought together an audience of 76 participants at Mallorca, Spain for its European chapter’s annual convention, held May 3-5. A total of 23 TBM aircraft touched down at Son Bonet and Palma airports, carrying participants from Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the U.S. for three days of meetings and social events.

The weekend included a full day of technical presentations...

Embraer Executive Jets to Debut Legacy 500 Prototype at EBACE​

Embraer Executive Jets will mark the world debut of its all new, midsize Legacy 500 jet prototype at the 13th European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE – www.ebace.aero), at Geneva Palexpo Exhibition Center, in Switzerland, during May 20-23. The company will also debut the 2013 Edition of its ultra-large Lineage 1000. The entry-level Phenom 100, the Phenom 300 light jet and the large Legacy 650 will be featured in the static display...

Beechcraft Bringing Momentum, Full Business Aircraft Lineup to 2013 EBACE​

Beechcraft Corporation today announced it has scheduled its full lineup of turboprop and piston business aircraft for the 2013 European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) May 21-23 in Geneva, Switzerland. Earlier this month the newly restructured company announced first quarter deliveries of 59 Beechcraft aircraft, up from 37 units during the same period of 2012, and the highest booking rate the business has seen in the past three years...

Embraer Executive Jets Certifies New Avionics Functions for Legacy 600 and Legacy 650 ​

Embraer Executive Jets has received certification from ANAC - Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil; EASA - European Aviation Safety Agency; and FAA - Federal Aviation Administration for Required Navigation Performance (RNP), Vertical Navigation (VNAV), Future Air Navigation System (FANS) and Localizer Performance with Vertical Guidance (LPV) as installed on both the Legacy 600 and Legacy 650 aircraft...

Gulfstream G650 Sprints Between Shanghai And Newark​

The Gulfstream G650 recently demonstrated its exceptional capabilities, flying more than 6,855 nautical miles (12,695 km) in 13 hours and 32 minutes to set a city-pair speed record between Shanghai and Newark, N.J. The ultra-large-cabin, ultra-long-range G650 took off from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport at 10:38 p.m. local time on April 18 with five passengers and four crew members on board. Once airborne, Air Traffic Control restrictions required that the aircraft spend the first hour traveling below 31,000 feet (9,500 m) before climbing to its normal cruising altitude of 41,000 to 51,000 feet (12,500 to 15,500 m)...

Embraer Executive Jets Receives Phenom 300 Production Certificate for Melbourne​

In a ceremony at Embraer Executive Jets’ Melbourne Campus, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) presented Embraer a Production Certificate to assemble Phenom 300s in the United States. Previously, Phenom 300 jets assembled in Melbourne have been certified under the FAA type certificate granted to those produced in Brazil. The Company marked the certification with a luncheon celebration on May 15 when local dignitaries and FAA joined employees for the presentation of the certificate...

Bombardier Learjet 75 to World Debut at EBACE 2013​

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that just one year after launching the Learjet 70 and Learjet 75 aircraft, it is returning to this year’s edition of EBACE with the first production Learjet 75 jet. Alongside the debutante will be three additional class-leading jets. The Challenger 300, Challenger 605 and Global 6000 aircraft will all be on display from May 21 – May 23, 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland at the 13th European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition. “This year’s edition of EBACE will once again highlight Bombardier’s leadership in the industry,” said Steve Ridolfi, President, Bombardier Business Aircraft...

New Cessna Citation M2 wings mated with body​

Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced that the first production unit of the new Citation M2 has reached the significant milestone of wing and fuselage mating. Certification is expected in the second half of 2013. “The M2 program is progressing well, and we are all looking forward to advancing to the certification process and starting customer deliveries,” said Dick Friesen, Cessna value stream manager for the Mustang and M2 in Independence, Kansas...

Beechcraft Corporation Reports Strong First Quarter 2013 Deliveries​

Beechcraft Corporation today announced a strong first quarter in reporting its delivery data to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association. The company reported a total of 59 Beechcraft deliveries, along with the delivery of its final six remaining Hawker 4000 units. In comparison, the company delivered 37 Beechcraft units during the first quarter of 2012...

Embraer Executive Jets Certifies Prodigy Touch for Phenom 300​

With the certification of the new Prodigy Touch Avionics Suite for the Phenom 300 by ANAC - Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, Embraer Executive Jets revolutionizes the interface between pilots and avionics, giving pilots the first touchscreen-controlled glass flight deck specifically designed for light turbine aircraft. “The Prodigy Touch benefits from all the existing Prodigy Flight Deck features but enhances the experience with touch-screen technology that is so much a part of our daily lives today,” said Ernest Edwards, President, Embraer Executive Jets...

Cessna's New Citation Sovereign Production First Flight Marks Significant Program Milestone​

Cessna's new Citation Sovereign recently made its first production flight. Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced the program last year. The flight of the new Sovereign lasted a little more than two and a half hours and included tests of the Garmin G5000 avionics with auto throttles, autopilot, engine system, aircraft systems and instrument approaches. The airplane took off and landed at Wichita, Kan., Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) where Cessna's main manufacturing facility is located...

Embraer Executive Jets Delivers First Signature Series Phenom 300 to NetJets​

Embraer Executive Jets delivered the first of up to 125 Phenom 300 light jets to NetJets®, a Berkshire Hathaway company and the worldwide leader in private aviation, in ceremonies today. “The NetJets delivery is a significant milestone in the Phenom 300 program,” said Ernest Edwards, President Embraer Executive Jets. “NetJets’ US$1 billion order came just a year after the aircraft entered service. It was a significant validation that Embraer Executive Jets had delivered to the market an aircraft that meets NetJets increasingly demanding requirements for safety, comfort, economics, performance and reliability...

Embraer Executive Jets Legacy 650 Certified in Indonesia​

Embraer Executive Jets received type certification for its large Legacy 650 aircraft from Indonesia’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation on March 27, 2013, paving the way for Premiair to put the aircraft into service. “With the certification of the Legacy 650 in Indonesia, all in-service Embraer Executive Jets are now certified in the country,” said Jose Eduardo Costas, Vice President, Sales – Asia Pacific, Embraer Executive Jets...

Beechcraft has five aircraft on display at the AERO Friedrichshafen​

Beechcraft Corporation is emphasizing its role as a leader in the European business aviation market, particularly in Germany, by displaying five aircraft at AERO Friedrichshafen April 24-27. In Germany – home of Europe’s largest business aircraft fleet – King Airs own a market-leading 37 percent share of the business turboprop market. The company’s static exhibit at Friedrichshafen Airport will include a King Air 350i, King Air 350ER special mission demonstrator, King Air C90GTx, Baron G58 and Bonanza G36. AERO Friedrichshafen is the largest light aviation and general aviation air show in Europe...

The 2013 Generation 5 Cirrus Aircraft at AERO Friedrichshafen​

Cirrus Aircraft is proud to debut the Generation 5 Vision Inspired SR22T at AERO Friedrichshafen beginning Wednesday, April 24th. Coined “the global show for general aviation,” this is the 21st international trade exhibition in Friedrichshafen, Germany. More than 600 international exhibitors from 30 countries, 200 aircraft and100 conferences take place in 80,000 m. of exhibit space near Lake Constance. The show begins at 9:00 AM Wednesday and continues through Saturday, April 27th. You can see the Generation 5 Cirrus aircraft and buy Cirrus branded apparel at the Cirrus display in Hall A3, stand Number 421...