All Business Aviation news – Page 90
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Gulfstream delivers last G450, ending 30-year GIV era
Gulfstream delivered the last G450 business jet on 19 January, shutting down the final derivative of the original GIV after a 30-year production run.
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NTSB report faults control system gaps in fatal 525 crash
A Bell Helicopter 525 test aircraft crashed, killing two flight test pilots, 18 months ago after a series of system design flaws in the fly-by-wire helicopter aggravated severe vibrations caused by the crew’s unusually slow recovery from a test using a low rotor speed, the US National Transportation Safety Board ...
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Embraer records fall in 2017 business jet output
Embraer recorded a 7% fall in business jet output in 2017 as a result of continued weakness across the sector, but says the deliveries were “within outlook ranges for the year”.
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European business jet charter industry on the rise
Research suggests that the European business aviation charter market is at its strongest for nearly a decade, according to one of the continent’s largest and oldest online charter platforms, PrivateFly, and German data company WingX Advance.
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Gogo launches new in-flight connectivity for business aircraft
Gogo Business Aviation has introduced Gogo Avance L3, a new in-flight connectivity system tailored to the needs of business aircraft passengers and flight departments, offering what the service provider calls “the most affordable pricing options” in the industry.
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NewsIrish Air Corps orders three PC-12NGs
The Irish Air Corps is to replace its aged fleet of Cessna FR172H utility aircraft with a trio of Pilatus PC-12NGs, with the new assets to be introduced from next year.
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Conair boosts Q400 order book with deal for six tankers
Aerial firefighting firm Conair has ordered six new-build Bombardier Q400s that will be used as multirole aerial firefighting aircraft.
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NewsAerolíneas Ejecutivas picks Latitude for MexJet fractional offer
Mexican business aviation services company Aerolíneas Ejecutivas has ordered three Cessna Citation Latitude business jets for its MexJet fractional ownership programme.
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Standard Aero closes LAX repair shop, blaming decline in TFE731 shop visits
Blaming a “severe and unexpected” reduction in Honeywell TFE731 shop visits, StandardAero announced on 9 January that it will close a business aviation repair station at Los Angeles International airport by the end of March.
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Piper gains US approval for G1000NXi-equipped pair
Piper Aircraft has secured US validation for the next-generation Garmin G1000NXi integrated flightdeck on both its M500 single-engined turboprop and its M350 pressurised piston-single; deliveries of both aircraft are now under way.
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NewsDassault Falcon deliveries stabilise as orders rise
Deliveries of Falcon business jets remained flat in 2017, but, at 49 units, output was almost 9% higher than the 45 aircraft Dassault had forecast for period.
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IAI to decide imminently on whether to launch business jet
Israel Aerospace Industries will take a decision imminently on whether to relaunch its own business jet. It comes 17 years after the Israeli defence giant divested its two aircraft programmes and their marketing and completions arm, Galaxy Aerospace to Gulfstream parent General Dynamics, and as Yosef Melamed, head of IAI’s ...
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Interview
INTERVIEW: BendixKing president focuses on speed to market
As president of Albuquerque-based Honeywell subsidiary BendixKing, Gregg Cohen is focused on bringing innovative new avionics products to market quickly, particularly where they meet the demand for increased connectivity.
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NewsTecnam flies second P2012 Traveller
Tecnam’s top-of-the-range P2012 Traveller took another step towards certification on 22 December, when the Italian airframer's second flying prototype joined the test campaign.
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NewsChina's Wanfeng Aviation snaps up Diamond Aircraft
China’s Wanfeng Aviation has acquired Diamond Aircraft Group, the Austrian-headquartered parent company of one of Europe's largest general aviation aircraft manufacturers, Diamond Aircraft Industries, and its Canada-based sister.
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NewsTecnam secures European validation for second-generation P2008
Tecnam has secured European validation for the second-generation version of its P2008JC piston single, 10 years after the two-seat, high-wing type was launched.
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NewsTextron Aviation delivers first of nine King Airs to CanWest Air
Textron Aviation has handed over the first Beechcraft King Air to Canada’s CanWest Air, from a 2017 order for nine aircraft – eight baseline 250s and a single 350.
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NewsOriens Aviation snaps up Avalon Aero's business aircraft MRO
Oriens Aviation, the exclusive distributor for Pilatus Aircraft in the UK and Ireland, has snapped up Avalon Aero's business aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul facility at London Biggin Hill airport.
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NewsPiaggio boosts prospects of P180 Avanti in five-year industrial plan
The prospects for Piaggio Aerospace’s beleaguered P180 Avanti Evo business aircraft have been boosted by a new, strategic five-year industrial plan, announced by the Italian airframer in December 2017 and designed to secure its long-term financial and operational stability.
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GE completes first ground test of Advanced Turboprop engine
GE Aviation completed the first test run of the new Advanced Turboprop engine in Prague on 22 December, crossing a key milestone in the company’s long-term strategy to compete in a market long dominated by Pratt & Whitney Canada.