All Business Jets articles – Page 11
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Bombardier unveils Challenger 3500 launch customer
Bombardier has disclosed Entertainment Technology Partners chief executive Les Goldberg has become launch customer of the airframer’s Challenger 3500 business jet, an in-development update to the Challenger 350.
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NetJets signs follow-on deal for up to 100 Phenom 300E light jets
Fractional aircraft-ownership company NetJets is committing to buying another 100 of Embraer’s Phenom 300E light jets.
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Why Gulfstream’s twin-track approach will heap pressure on rivals
With the simultaneous launch on 4 October of two new business jets – the ultra-long-range G800 and large-cabin G400 – Gulfstream also appears to be targeting twin objectives: to fortify its position at the top end of the market, and to apply still more pressure on its rivals, and Bombardier in particular.
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Gulfstream reveals new G800 test aircraft; announces G400
Gulfstream has unveiled two new business jets, the long-range G800 and the smaller G400.
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Attendees of October’s NBAA-BACE must be vaccinated: NBAA
The National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA) 2021 annual trade show will go on despite the pandemic, but the group is now requiring attendees be vaccinated. Face masks, however, will likely be optional for attendees, the group says on 31 August.
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Bombardier still ‘assessing’ stalled Global 8000 programme
Bombardier continues to study the feasibility of developing the Global 8000 business jet, but executives express no indication they are any closer to green lighting the long-stalled large-cabin jet programme.
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Challenger 605 business jet crashes in northern California
A Bombardier Challenger 605 business jet has crashed on approach to Truckee-Tahoe airport in northern California.
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Dassault books first orders for Falcon 10X
Dassault Aviation has already racked up sales of its Falcon 10X following the new ultra-long-range twinjet’s unveiling in May.
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Dassault pitches Falcon 10X for future French maritime patrol need
Dassault Aviation may only have launched its ultra-long-range Falcon 10X business jet in May, but the airframer is already considering its future conversion into a maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) for the French navy.
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EASA certificates Cessna Citation Longitude
European regulators have approved the Cessna Citation Longitude, clearing the way for deliveries of the super-midsize business jet to start in the region.
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Pilatus details PC-24 avionics update
Pilatus has upgraded the avionics suite in its PC-24 business jet, adding a host of safety improvements to aircraft rolling off its Stans production line this year.
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Dassault flies third Falcon 6X
Dassault Aviation now has three Falcon 6X prototypes flying, with the latest example on 24 June having performed its maiden sortie from the airframer’s Merignac site near Bordeaux.
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Honda unveils new HondaJet variant, Elite S
Honda Aircraft has unveiled a new variant of its HondaJet, the Elite S, which has upgraded avionics and 120nm additional range.
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Fractional-jet operator Airshare orders three Challenger 350s, takes 17 options
US fractional jet ownership company Airshare has ordered three Bombardier Challenger 350 business jets and taken options to purchase another 17, with the first three deliveries scheduled for 2021.
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Dassault takes fight to ultra-long-range rivals with Falcon 10X launch
French airframer unveils 7,500nm-range aircraft – its largest every business jet – which will be powered by twin Rolls-Royce engines and feature host of flightdeck innovations alongside a class-leading cabin.
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Dassault flies second Falcon 6X
Dassault Aviation has flown the second flight-test Falcon 6X, with the new twinjet making a 2h sortie from the airframer’s Merignac production site near Bordeaux on 30 April.
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Orders ‘accelerate’ at Gulfstream during strong first quarter
Business jet manufacturer Gulfstream saw order activity speed up in the first three months of the year, with that momentum maintained at the start of the second quarter. Gulfstream recorded a book-to-bill ratio of 1.3:1 in the period ended 31 March, Phebe Novakovic, chief executive of parent company General Dynamics ...
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VistaJet targets carbon neutrality by 2025
High-end charter operator VistaJet has committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2025 as it looks to set the standard for environmental performance in the sector.
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Falcon 6X takes to the skies on first flight
Dassault Aviation has performed a maiden sortie of its new Falcon 6X, keeping the ultra-wide-cabin business jet on track for service entry next year.
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Dassault nears first flight of Falcon 6X and closes on Future Falcon launch
Dassault Aviation is nearing two key milestones this year for its Falcon business jet family as it bids to reinvigorate sales that slumped by almost two-thirds in 2020.