Hawker Beechcraft has announced plans to increase the scheduled production of its Hawker 400XPR. The 400XPR is an upgrade programme for the Hawker 400 that adds winglets, the Williams International FJ44-4A-32 engine and optional Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 avionics, as well as a number of other system enhancements. Certification of the engines and winglets is expected at the end of June 2012.
Source: Flight Daily News
US investigators probing the in-flight opening of an Embraer EMB-545’s passenger door have determined that a corroded and jammed door sensor falsely indicated to the crew that it was locked prior to departure.
Gulfstream has still not said when it expects to deliver the first of its recently certificated G700 long-range business jets, but the company has received additional certifications that bring the milestone closer.
Rolls-Royce has kicked off the flight-test campaign for the new Pearl 10X business jet engine that will power Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 10X flagship.
