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New Upgrades To Be Available For Learjet 70; 75
Bombardier has announced that flightdeck upgrades to the Learjet 70 and 75 will be soon available. It is a Garmin update involving the G5000 avionics suite...
Dassault Falcon Trijets At RUBAE 2018
The 2018 Russian Business Aviation Exhibit (RUBAE) show started yesterday in Russia at the Vnukovo 3 business aviation complex. Dassault Falcon is in attendance and has a line up of trijets on display inclusive of their flagship the Falcon 8X...
Global 7500 FTV1 Retired Becomes Company Demonstrator
As the certification date for the Bombardier Global 7500 draws closer Bombardier has taken the step to retire the first Global 7500 Flight Test Vehicle, FTV1 aka "The Performer". This aircraft has completed all of its testing and will now take on a different role as the Company Demonstrator aircraft. As such it recently came back from being repainted...
FAA Exemption To Allow Citation Longitude Certification Soon
Behind the scenes Textron Aviatoin's brand Cessna has been working hard on getting the Citation Longitude ready for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification. "We continue to partner with the FAA as we work toward certification of the Citation Longitude in the third quarter," said Textron Aviation engineering senior vice president Brad Thress. The FAA appears to have given Cessna an exemption -for now- as it relates to certain issues of the flammability of the fuel tanks. Thus allowing them still have the aircraft certified by the next quarter. However, a concrete plan for the issue must be submitted by October 1st...
FAA STC For Nextant Aerospace Li-on Battery Solution On Beechjet 400A; 400XP
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted Nextant Aerospace Supplemental Type Certification (STC) for their True Blue Power (TM) Lithium Ion Battery specifically for the Beechjet 400A and the Hawker 400XP. It is a milestone not just because it is another successful STC yes but it is their 25th one to date. The details for the STC include the installation of the said True Blue Power (TM) Lithium Ion Battery on the aforementioned aircraft...
Gulfstream G600 Making Steady Progress To Certification
With the first of the two new bizjet programs of Gulfstream reaching FAA certification status (that being the G500), the second model, the G600 is steadily making progress towards that same goal. The General Dynamics company updated the public about the progress of the G600. "We continue to make steady progress toward certifying the all-new G600 later this year and beginning customer deliveries in 2019," said Mark Burns, president, Gulfstream. "With the exceptional performance we’re seeing from the five flight-test aircraft in this program, I am highly confident our clients will be impressed with the aircraft we deliver...
Citation Longitude At 2018 LABACE
This week Latin Americans got to see first hand the latest offering from Textron Aviation in the super mid-size market, the Citation Longitude. The aircraft was on hand at the 2018 Latin America Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition in Sao Paulo at the static display. "The Citation Longitude is a revolutionary step forward for the super-midsize business jet segment, and LABACE attendees are sure to be impressed with the aircraft’s spacious cabin boasting [best-in-class legroom and commanding performance capabilities with a 3,500-nautical mile range," said Lannie O’Bannion, vice president, Sales for Latin America, Middle East and Africa...
First ACJ32neo Leaves Final Assembly
The last article we wrote about the Airbus ACJ320neo, the first aircraft entered final assembly. Airbus has announced now that the first unit has been rolled out of final assembly and is being prepared for its first flight. This aircraft is wearing the house colours and livery of Airbus Corporate Jet and once testing is completed it will be sent to the completions center to be fitted out for the first intended customer -Acropolis Aviation-...
HondaJet ELITE Deliveries Commence
The Honda Aircraft Company has announced that it started deliveries of the revamped HondaJet, dubbed the HondaJet ELITE. The HondaJet overall has maintained its position at the top of the pile for most delivered bizjet aircraft. In its class the HondaJet is the most delivered jet for the first half of 2018 and of course this is based on statistics by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). 17 aircraft were shipped to customers during the period...
LABACE 2018 Debut For Gulfstream's G600
Starting next week, patrons will be able to see the newest executive jet from General Dynamics airframer Gulfstream. The G600 will be on static display at the Congonhas Airport in Sao Paulo for the 2018 edition of the Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (LABACE)...
Epic Aircraft E1000 Moves Closer To Certification
Yesterday Epic Aircraft updated the public about the latest relating to their E1000. Things have been quiet while the testing of the conforming test aircraft move along. They are elated to say that structural testing of the composite aircraft has been successfully concluded and Type Certification (TC) is on course for fourth Q4) quarter of this year. Ahead of that though the company expects to receive Type Inspection Authorization (TIA) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) before the end of this month...
EAA AirVenture Debut For HondaJet Elite
The Honda Aircraft Company announced that has the HondaJet Elite at the ongoing EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh. It represents the newest iteration's United States debut. It is currently at the show which started on the 23rd and will continue to the 29th of July in Wisconsin. "As Honda Aircraft Company marks another milestone at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, I am reminded of how important this air show is to aviators and enthusiasts around the world," stated Honda Aircraft Company President and CEO Michimasa Fujino...
900th TBM Aircraft Delivered By Daher Socata
Daher Socata is celebrating the 900th delivery of a TBM turboprop aircraft. According to a July 23rd press release Daher Socata the 900th aircraft was a TBM 930 variant and went to Thomas Solano, an IT entrepreneur in Jacksonville, Florida."We are committed to maintaining the TBM as best-in-class for the long-term, and will continue a sustained production rate for the aircraft," said Nicolas Chabbert, Senior Vice President of the Daher Airplane Business Unit...
Piper's Growth Accelerates With Good Q2 Performance
Despite the recent FAA Airworthiness directive against Piper's flagship M600 the company should be in good spirits after enjoying a good second quarter performance overall. The overall performance for Q2 is up 65-percent over the same period last year. The company posted Q2 2018 aircraft revenue of $62.3M on 53 deliveries versus $52.1M revenue on 32 aircraft deliveries in 2017...
Q2 '18 Saw 20 Executive Jets Delivered By Embraer
Brazilian airframer Embraer reportedly shipped 20 executive jets for the second quarter of 2018. The breakdown is as follows, for the light jet category which is represented by their Phenom line, 15 were delivered. 12 of them were Phenom 300s and the other 3 were the Phenom 100. Of course the rest of the deliveries came from the midsize and larger cabin jets...
First Half Sees 18 Bizjet Orders For Dassault Falcon
Dassault Falcon has done a bit better this year so far in terms of its order intake. The French company said that is has taken orders for 18 business jets for the first half of 2018. This is four jets better than last year with 14 articles for the same period. These do not include old orders for the now defunct Falcon 5X...
Cessna Denali Mockup At EAA Air Venture
In a few days you will be able to see a full mockup of the Cessna Denali turboprop at the 2018 EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh. From July 23rd through to the 29th there will be a mockup with complete cockpit with functioning avionics, fully updated interior and the McCauley 105-inch diameter composite, five-blade, constant speed propeller. Travel to the Wittman Regional Airport for viewing...
BOOM Supersonic Delays XB-1 Demonstrator
As the race continues to heat up in the supersonic jet sector the realities of pursuing speed-of-sound benchmarks will crop up. BOOM Supersonic, a company in close competition with the likes of Aerion Corporation (AS2), announced at the ongoing Farnborough International Air Show in England, that it is delaying the XB-1 Demonstrator by a year...
FAA AirWorthiness Directive For Piper's M600
Piper Aircraft's flagship model the M600 single engine turboprop has been handed down an airworthiness directive from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). It appears that on some M600s undersized fasteners have been used in construction and to address this "unsafe condition" the FAA is issuing an airworthiness directive that will go into effect from July 25th, 2018...
High Speed World Tour Completed By Gulfstream G500
General Dynamics company Gulfstream announced yesterday that their G500 jet has successfully concluded its whirlwind high-speed world tour. The world tour is an important part of the final testing for the G500 which would surround real world functionality and reliability for the aircraft. It encompassed 130,000 miles visiting 44 cities and 18 countries on six continents in just seven months. It even crammed in 20 cities in just 18 days...
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