All Business Aviation news – Page 103
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GAMA reports modest rise in first quarter deliveries
Shipments of business and general aviation aircraft rose modestly in the first quarter, but performance across the sector was mixed.
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EBACE: Embraer's new business aviation boss changes the conversation
Business jet sales are stuck at a market-wide range of 650-700 aircraft per year. A few hopeful signs are visible in the market data, but nothing that fills forecasters with unbridled optimism.
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Piaggio delivers first North American-based Avanti Evo
US business aviation charter and fractional ownership provider West Coast Aviation Services (WCAS) has taken delivery of the first North American-based Piaggio Avanti Evo, from a November 2016 order for up to nine of the twin-pusher turboprops.
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NewsDuncan prepares to break ground on Provo MRO facility
US maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) provider Duncan Aviation is preparing to start work on a 20,440m² (220,000ft²), $50 million facility in Provo, Utah, to exploit the growing demand for its engineering services from the business aviation community.
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Cessna rolls out last Mustang after genre-defining run
Cessna has stopped making the Citation Mustang that defined a once-booming market for entry-level light jets when the Textron Aviation subsidiary launched the programme 15 years ago.
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NewsCessna flies fourth Citation Longitude
Cessna flew the fourth and penultimate Cessna Citation Longitude flight-test aircraft on 6 May, putting the super-midsize business jet on track for US certification and service entry in the fourth quarter.
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PICTURES: Airlander flies again after hard landing
The Airlander hybrid airship has flown again nine months after crashing on its second test flight. The world’s largest flying structure – built by Hybrid Air Vehicles – lifted from her moorings at Cardington airfield in the UK at 17.28 local time on 10 May, landing again after a flight ...
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NewsDiamond sells a fourth DA62 to Flight Calibration Services
UK flight inspection services provider Flight Calibration Services (FCSL) has acquired a fourth Diamond DA62 piston-twin to help bolster its growing business.
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NewsHartzell props approved for Piper M600 and Cessna Cardinal
Hartzell Propeller has secured US certification for a bespoke five-bladed, composite, swept-tip propeller for the Piper M600. The approval comes as Piper prepares to debut its single-engined turboprop at the European business aviation convention and exhibition (EBACE).
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NewsCirrus secures production certification for Vision Jet
Cirrus Aircraft has secured US production certification for its SF50 Vision Jet, allowing the airframer to produce, test fly and issue airworthiness certification for each of the single-engined aircraft that rolls off its final assembly line in Duluth, Minnesota.
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NewsEmbraer hands over milestone Phenom 300 to NetJets
Embraer delivered its 1,100th business jet on 4 May to its largest customer, NetJets.
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Two Icon employees killed in A5 crash in California
Two Icon Aircraft employees died in an A5 amphibian aircraft crash on the banks of Lake Berryessa in California only a few miles from the company’s headquarters.
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NewsGulfstream flies third G600
Gulfstream performed the maiden sortie of its third G600 prototype on 5 May, putting the large-cabin, long-range business jet programme on track for certification and service entry in 2018.
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Falcon 8X approved for London City airport
Dassault's Falcon 8X has secured approval to operate into London City airport, the final in-production Falcon to be granted permission to fly into the site.
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'Weak' market dents Embraer Executive Jets
Embraer's executive jets division recorded a 44% fall in revenues for the first quarter of 2017, due to decline in shipments and a less favourable mix of aircraft types.
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NewsGulfstream boosts General Dynamics first quarter earnings
General Dynamics' aerospace division recorded a 16.5% rise in first-quarter revenues, thanks largely to strong performance from Gulfstream.
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NewsPilatus records successful 2016, with PC-12NG its star performer
Pilatus Aircraft’s general aviation division recorded a 30% hike in revenues during 2016, with the surge due almost entirely to the stellar performance of its flagship PC-12NG single-engined turboprop.
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NewsStandardAero bolsters European MRO offering
US maintenance, repair and overhaul company StandardAero is bolstering its Honeywell HTF7000 engine support capabilities in Europe, in anticipation of a rise in work as more aircraft powered by the turbofan family enter service across the region.
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NewsComlux delivers its first VIP-configured Sukhoi Superjet
Comlux Completion, the US maintenance, repair and overhaul arm of business aviation services provider Comlux, has delivered its first VIP-configured Sukhoi Superjet S100 (SBJ) to Kazakhstan copper mining company Kazakhmys.
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NewsKing Air output hits Textron's first quarter performance
Textron Aviation recorded a slight increase in deliveries of its Cessna Citation business jets in the first quarter of 2017, but the modest gain was offset by a sizable drop in shipments of its Beechcraft King Air twin-turboprop.