News | 28 Mar 2013 14:45 | Kate Sarsfield
The 400th Cessna CJ3 rolled off the production line in Wichita, Kansas, on 25 March, about eight years after the light business jet entered service.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/400th-Citation-CJ3-rolls-off-Wichita-production-line-383895/News | 27 Apr 2010 11:00 | Mike Gerzanics
Embraer's light jet is as solid as a midsized aircraft and dollar for dollar is more than a match for its rivalshttp://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/FLIGHT-TEST-Embraer-Phenom-300-341010/News | 09 Nov 2009 07:00 | Murdo Morrison
Despite the downturn, Abu Dhabi continues to attract generously backed business aviation charter start-ups. The latest is AJAhttp://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Joining-the-new-jet-set-334448/News | 28 May 2007 23:00
<P>Business aircraft makers unveiled a host of performance and safety upgrades at EBACE, as they seek to woo and retain a discerning customer base. </P> <P>Most visually compelling were blended winglets unveiled for the Dassault 2000LX. Built by Aviation Partners, the devices are billed to reduce drag by 5% at Mach 0.8, increasing range without needing to carry more fuel. The 2000LX will replace the Falcon 2000EX, starting in 2010. Dassault has completed 130h of flight testing with the winglets so far, and expects to certificate them for forward and retrofit by the fourth quarter this year. Cost for the retrofit option on the 2000EX will be $550,000.</P> <P>Hawker Beechcraft is enhancing its turboprop line with new engines and avionics. By the end of September, it expects to certificate a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-52-powered King Air at the B200GT. The company says the new model will cruise at 305kt (560km/h) - 20kt faster than King Air series 200 aircraft. A new avionics suitehttp://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Improvements-aimed-at-stimulating-demand-214296/News | 23 Jan 2007 00:00 | Murdo Morrison
<H2><FONT size=2>A surge of players entering a market could threaten oversupply but, so far, there seems to be enough business for all</FONT></H2> <P>A business aviation village is emerging along the eastern perimeter of the construction site that is Dubai's international airport. Swiss business aviation services company Jet Aviation was the first to open its 6,200m<SUP>2</SUP> (66,700ft<SUP>2</SUP>) fixed-base operation, workshop and maintenance hangar on the Dubai Airport Free Zone 18 months ago. Six months later it was joined by Swiss rival ExecuJet which, along with its partner Bombardier, has moved into a similarly sized facility nearby. Between them is an even bigger unit - the airport's own new Executive Flight Services terminal - and another plot, where Gulf Jet intends to open offices and a Cessna maintenance operation later this year.</P> <P>Airside of the security fence, Challengers, Hawkers, Falcons and Gulfstreams jostle for space on the apron, arriving for maintenance ohttp://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Battle-of-brands-Middle-Eastern-business-aviation-211611/News | 09 May 2005 23:00
<p>EBACE in Geneva has grown a lot since its launch four years ago. Next week’s show will feature a helicopters section as well as almost every major business aircraft</p>http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Business-sense-197612/