All Business Jets articles – Page 109
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NewsBombardier to close CL-415 completion center
Bombardier has decided to shut down the completion facility for CL-415 water-bombers while the programme remains paused pending further orders.
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NewsGulfstream passes 100-flight hour mark for G500
Gulfstream has added 40 flights and 85 flight hours to the G500 test campaign in the last two months, completing initial handling qualities tests and an attitude recovery stall system.
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NewsGlobeAir signs empty leg deal with JetSmarter
The world’s largest Cessna Citation Mustang operator – Austrian air taxi company GlobeAir – has sold 15,000 empty legs to mobile application-based charter provider JetSmarter in a deal valued at up to $50 million over five years.
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NewsAltiJet to launch France's first TBM 900 charter service
French business aircraft start-up AltiJet is preparing to launch charter services early next year with the country's first commercially-operated Daher TBM 900.
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Comlux America poised to open widebody completion hangar
Comlux America, the US completions and service centre arm of the Comlux Group, is planning to induct the first green widebody airliner into its Indianapolis facility in early November, as the construction of a new hangar extension to accommodate twin-aisle aircraft nears completion.
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NewsWindecker Eagle due for China market resurrection
A Chinese entrepreneur is to restart manufacture of the Windecker Eagle nearly 40 years after its US developer Windecker Industries shut down, having only produced eight and delivered one of the piston-singles.
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NewsPiper dispatches first Warriors to FlightSafety International
Piper Aircraft has delivered the first five Warrior piston-singles to FlightSafety International from an order for 20 of the four-seat aircraft placed by the training provider’s Vero Beach academy in July. The Warriors are built to order and will replace the company's ageing fleet of Piper Cadets. The 15 ...
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NewsImagineAir plots expansion with new Platinum Membership initiative
US air taxi company ImagineAir is planning to double its Cirrus SR22 fleet over the next 12 months through the introduction of an ownership programme targeted at regular users of its on-demand service.
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Global Jet Capital snaps up GE's corporate aircraft portfolio
Fledgling business aircraft financing company Global Jet Capital is beefing up its portfolio of high-end jets with the acquisition of GE Capital Corporate Aircraft’s lease and loan business in the Americas.
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NewsDassault Falcon prepares to break ground on Bordeaux MRO facility
Dassault will, on 16 October, break ground on a heavy maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in Bordeaux, Mérignac, southwest France, to serve its expanding fleet of Falcon high-end business jets.
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Collins debuts Pro Line Fusion at Helitech
Rockwell Collins displayed a Pro Line Fusion avionics system demonstrator for helicopter cockpits for the first time the Helitech International Helicopter Expo and Conference in London.
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NewsUK AAIB launches investigation into fatal King Air 200 crash
UK investigators are examining how a Beechcraft King Air 200 crashed soon after taking off from Stapleford airport in Essex on 3 October, killing its two crew members.
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NewsCessna approaching 2,500 Caravan delivery milestone
Cessna is preparing to deliver the 2,500th Caravan this quarter, to an Alaskan charter operator which was its original launch customer for the single-engined turboprop – Bering Air.
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NewsPiaggio secures US and European approval for Avanti Evo Magnaghi landing gear
Piaggio Aerospace has secured European and US certification for the new landing gear on its Avanti Evo twin-engined turboprop, following an intensive flight-test programme.
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NewsAVIC launches seaplane conversion for Y-12
Chinese aviation manufacturer AVIC has expanded into the seaplane market, placing an order for 100 sets of floats to convert 19-seat Harbin Y-12s into amphibious transports, says a US supplier.
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Empire Aviation plots international expansion with San Marino AOC
Dubai business aviation services provider Empire Aviation (EAG) is expanding its international focus following its award, in early September, of an air operator’s certificate (AOC) from the San Marino Civil Aviation Authority.
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NewsWheels Up raises $115 million to fund next phase of expansion
US membership-based operator Wheels Up has raised $115 million from a handful of private investors to fund its next phase of expansion.
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NewsDucted fan-powered concept raises $10 million online
A Denver-based start-up has raised $10 million in equity “crowdfunding” to help develop a ducted-fan powered, fixed-wing business aircraft called the TriFan 600.
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Beechcraft delivers China's first 350i to be used in a charter role
Beechcraft has handed over the first of two King Air 350is to Chinese aviation services company AVIC Hebei General Aviation (HGAC).
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NewsFlightSafety launches Latitude simulator training programme
FlightSafety International launched its Cessna Citation Latitude simulator training programme on 28 September at its facility in Wichita, Kansas. The inauguration came about a month after the midsize business jet entered service with a US customer.