All Business Aviation news – Page 9
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NewsFirst Global 8000 prototype flies 7.1h mission on maiden sortie
Bombardier has flown its first Global 8000 prototype as the airframer looks to keep the new jet on track for service entry in the latter half of 2025.
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NewsHonda Aircraft to finalise HondaJet 2600 suppliers in June ahead of autumn announcements
Honda Aircraft is finalising the supply chain for its proposed HondaJet 2600 as the airframer seemingly moves closer to an official launch of the new aircraft.
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NewsInmarsat rolls out ‘fastest ever’ Jet ConneX in-flight connectivity plans
Satellite communications company Inmarsat is now selling a series of faster in-flight broadband plans as part of its Jet ConneX service with business partner Satcom Direct.
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NewsASL Group firms order for six Lilium Jets
Belgium-based ASL Group has firmed up an agreement for six Lilium Jets, converting a memorandum of understanding first disclosed at 2022’s Farnborough air show.
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NewsVoltAero powers ahead with development of hybrid-electric Cassio 330
French hybrid-electric aircraft developer VoltAero is gearing up for the maiden sortie of its initial Cassio 330 prototype, which the company expects to take place later this year.
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NewsLatest Cassio commitments add to VoltAero’s backlog
VoltAero has boosted its backlog with a pre-order for 15 of its hybrid-electric aircraft – a deal that could include all three models in the French developer’s Cassio line-up.
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NewsBusiness aviation leaders condemn protesters as climate demonstration mars EBACE opening day
Business aviation leaders insist the industry is taking its environmental responsibilities seriously and is working to cut carbon emissions, even as climate change activists disrupted EBACE’s opening day.
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NewsLilium unveils Pioneer Edition interior as boss Roewe hails ‘tremendous progress’
German start-up gives first glimpse of high-end cabin that will equip the first 50 units of its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) jet, as the company looks to accelerate the development of the Lilium Jet having recently secured its near-term funding requirements.
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NewsTextron Aviation delivers first passenger-configured SkyCourier
Textron Aviation has delivered the first passenger variant of its Cessna SkyCourier turboprop to Hawaiian charter company Lanai Air.
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NewsAirbus confident of securing first fleet deal for ACJ TwoTwenty
Airbus believes it can secure a major fleet order for its ACJ TwoTwenty, which is appearing at an air show for the first time.
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NewsTextron Aviation celebrates as 100th Cessna Citation Longitude rolls off production line
Textron Aviation recently rolled the 100th Cessna Citation Longitude out of its Wichita factory, after delivering the first of the type in 2019.
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NewsTrappier rails against ‘business jet bashing’ and highlights environmental progress
Dassault Aviation’s combative chief executive Eric Trappier has come out swinging against those seeking to demonise business aviation, arguing that the industry must fight back.
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NewsSwiss bliss for Lilium as it signs deposit-backed deal
Electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) developer Lilium has booked a firm order from Swiss private jet and helicopter operator Air-Dynamic for up to five units of its Lilium Jet.
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NewsDaher details upgrades across product line-up
Daher has detailed developments across its booming product line and championed the EBACE debut of its flagship TBM 960.
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NewsCAE to locate Central European training site in Austrian capital
CAE plans to base its new Central European pilot training centre in Vienna, with the new site to open in the second half of next year.
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NewsTrappier wary over supply chain delays to Falcon 10X schedule
Dassault Aviation is keeping a careful eye on the certification timeline for its developmental Falcon 10X amid continued supply chain pressure that could push back the arrival of its new flagship.
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NewsBombardier touts benefits of CPO used jet programme
Bombardier is hailing the success of its certified pre-owned (CPO) programme which is seeing jets sold through the initiative change hands faster, and for more money, than comparable aircraft. Launched in mid-2021, the CPO scheme sees Bombardier fully update selected Learjet, Challenger and Global aircraft with new interiors, avionics and ...
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NewsBoeing secures first BBJ 777-9 purchase commitment
Boeing Business Jets’ new president has made an instant impact at EBACE revealing that his team has landed orders and commitments this year to sell four VVIP-configured airliners, including its first BBJ 777-9.
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NewsBombardier scales up EcoJet concept after first test phase
Bombardier has begun testing a larger version of its EcoJet technology demonstrator having completed an initial trial of a sub-scale version of the blended wing-body concept.
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NewsRolls-Royce readies for first flight of Pearl 10X
Rolls-Royce is gearing up for the first flight later this year of its Pearl 10X engine for the Dassault Aviation Falcon 10X having racked up more than 1,500h of ground runs to date using a variety of test assets.