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NewsFlexjet flexes up in Europe
Flexjet is adding five aircraft to its seven-strong European fleet, including the first two Gulfstream G650s, and three Embraer Praetor 600s from the mega order the fractional operator placed with the Brazilian airframer in 2019.
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Bombardier tests sustainable future with drone demonstrator
Bombardier unveiled today the mock-up of a drone demonstrator it has been using to test sustainable technologies as part of a project called EcoJet, which is targeting a 50% reduction in emissions compared with today’s aircraft.
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Business aviation leaders flag diversity, sustainability and supply chain challenges
The mood was ebullient as big names from the business aviation world waxed lyrical at the media press lunch on Monday 23 May about the return of EBACE and the prospects for a buoyant industry.
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Airbus Corporate Helicopters shows off Aston thriller
Little more than two years after launch Airbus Corporate Helicopters (ACH) has sold all but one of its initial production run of Aston Martin Edition ACH130s and has now committed to a second batch of the exclusive light-singles.
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New Pipistrel president lays out priority projects
Pipistrel looks set to have a flurry of new and improved products on the market in the coming years as new owner Textron accelerates product development at the Slovenian electric aircraft specialist.
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Volare sees charter flying driving growth
Hangar8 founder Dustin Dryden’s new, Oxford-based business has taken an unexpected turn since the start of the pandemic
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Daher positive on prospects for TBM 960
Daher is upbeat about prospects for its TBM 960, the latest version of its single-engined turboprop, the first delivery of which took place last month.
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EBACE static debut for Textron trio
Textron Aviation has a trio of EBACE debutants on the static display – a Beechcraft King Air 360 twin-turboprop, Cessna CJ4 Gen II light jet and XLS Gen II super-light aircraft.
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Bombardier launches ultra-long-range Global 8000 with supersonic test campaign
Bombardier has given a supersonic start to the launch of its long-promised 8,000nm (14,800km)-range Global 8000 – flying a test aircraft beyond the speed of sound as part of its certification campaign.
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London’s Biggin Hill airport sees growth opportunity
Few images encapsulated the post-apocalyptic feel of lockdowns and their effect on aviation as those ghostly, silent terminals at some of the world’s busiest airports. Yet as once ram-packed international hubs such as London Heathrow emptied of passengers and their owners fretted about their future, other, smaller air gateways, many ...
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Pearl 10X engine testing spools up
Rolls-Royce is ramping up testing on the Pearl 10X engine that will power Dassault’s developmental Falcon 10X ultra-long-range business jet.
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ACJ adds four jets to TwoTwenty backlog as it unveils new creative studio
Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) has now sold 10 examples ACJ TwoTwenty – the VIP version of its small narrowbody airliner – since it was launched in October 2020.
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VoltAero counts on fractional ownership scheme for Cassio
French hybrid-electric aircraft developer VoltAero has launched a European fractional ownership programme for its five-seat Cassio 330 and will begin accepting initial expressions of interest in the scheme at EBACE.
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Flying Colours sees renewed interest in CRJ200 conversions
Canadian completions specialist Flying Colours is seeing renewed interest in its ExecLiner conversion of the CRJ200 – the 50-seat regional jet that was last produced by Bombardier in 2006 – and says it is close to securing a customer for three examples.
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Textron to supply three special mission Citations for Turkey
Turkish Aerospace is to fit out two Cessna Citation Latitudes and a Longitude with flight calibration equipment for inspecting navigational aids at the country’s regional airports.
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Piaggio eyes clean-sheet approach to zero-emission flight
Piaggio Aerospace is considering the development of a clean-sheet zero-emission business aviation or commuter aircraft to arrive towards the end of the decade.
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Gulfstream restricts G500 landing conditions pending flight-control software fix
Gulfstream has further restricted the wind conditions in which G500s and G600s are permitted to land, a move following a recent hard landing involving an unexpected flight-control mode change.
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Embraer maintains course for turboprop launch, as defence business eyes rebound from Ukraine war
Embraer is still considering the launch of a new turboprop airliner by the beginning of 2023, as development activities on the project continue.
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Surf Air pulls plug on Ampaire purchase
Surf Air Mobility has quietly abandoned its acquisition of hybrid-electric powertrain developer Ampaire, although the online booking provider still appears to harbour ambitions in the electric aircraft segment.
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Diamond picks Safran for electric motor on eDA40
Diamond Aircraft has selected Safran Electrical & Power (SEP) to supply the electric motor for its eDA40 – a battery-powered derivative of its existing four-seater.
