All Business Jets articles – Page 116
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NewsPARIS: Metal Metal Master plans family of Flaris LAR business jets
Polish engineering company Metal Master has returned to Paris with its Flaris LAR-1 personal jet where it declared that the five-seat single will eventually be joined by a family of business jets, all following the LAR nomenclature.
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NewsPARIS: Daher debuts TBM 900 turboprop single
French airframer Daher’s latest iteration of its high-speed turboprop, the TBM 900 is making Paris air show debut, 15 months after entering service.
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NewsModernised An-2 demonstrator completes first flight
A Siberian aerospace research center has achieved first flight of a highly modified Antonov An-2 biplane with redesigned, winglet-like braces and carbonfibre wing structures, Sukhoi announced on 10 June.
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Viking breaks ground of Twin Otter training facility and prepares for anniversary tour
Viking Air has broken ground on a Series 400 Twin Otter training centre adjacent to its headquarters in Vancouver Island, Canada. The 10,000ft2 (920m2) facility, being built in partnership with Canadian training provider Pacific Sky Aviation, will house a single Series 400 Level D full flight simulator/seaplane trainer when ...
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Blink sees maintenance joint ventures as stepping-stone to consolidation
UK charter company, Blink is hoping to bolster its maintenance offering in Europe through joint ventures with fellow commercial European operators of the Cessna Citation Mustang.
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NewsNextant launches Resale division for pre-owned 400XT/XTis
Nextant Aerospace has launched a new resale division dedicated to selling pre-owned versions of its remanufactured aircraft.
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OpinionOPINION: Why Dassault's wide-cabin 5X will succeed
The industry got its first glimpse of the all-new and eagerly-anticipated Falcon 5X at a dedicated roll-out ceremony on 2 June.
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NewsPoland's Metal Master selects Williams FJ33 to power Flaris LAR-1 personal jet
Polish engineering company, Metal Master has selected the Williams International FJ33-5A turbofan to power its Flaris LAR-1 personal jet, and hopes to fly the five-seat aircraft in the second half of the year.
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NewsFAA approval clears Citation Latitude for deliveries
The US Federal Aviation Administration has awarded a type certificate for the nine-passenger Citation Latitude to complete a 3.5-year-long development programme, Cessna announced on 5 June.
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NewsKaman restarts K-Max production on new commercial orders
At least 10 more K-Max helicopters will be produced on a revived assembly line after a 12-year hiatus, Kaman Aerospace announced on 5 June.
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NewsNASA awards studies for low-boom supersonic transports
Eight newly-launched studies announced by NASA on 3 June will continue the agency’s long-running effort to validate the technology for a new generation of passenger-carrying supersonic aircraft.
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NewsSonex CEO, mechanic killed in Oshkosh crash
Two employees of aircraft kit maker Sonex – including chief executive Jeremy Monnett – died in a 2 June accident while flying a company-owned Sport Acro in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
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NewsJordan Hansell exits NetJets
Jordan Hansell has stepped down as chairman and chief executive officer at NetJets with immediate effect. He has been replaced by Adam Johnson, a long-time employee of the US-headquartered fractional ownership provider.
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NewsQuest sells first European Kodiak through dealership as certification looms
Quest Aircraft has sold its first Kodiak single-engined turboprop through a European dealership and is now working towards EASA certification of the 10-seat utility aircraft, which it hopes to secure by early next year.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Falcon 5X launches Dassault wide-cabin business jet strategy
Dassault rolled out its Falcon 5X on 2 June at a dedicated ceremony at its 64-year-old final assembly facility at Bordeaux-Mérignac airport in southwest France.
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NewsDassault rolls-out first Falcon 5X
Dassault has rolled-out its Falcon 5X at a ceremony at its 60-year-old final assembly facility in Bordeaux-Mérignac, southwest France.
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NewsGulfstream says G150 future must "play out"
Gulfstream executives stopped short of fully committing to the midsize market sector for the long-term, as the 10-year-old G150 now faces two new rivals with no replacement yet identified.
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DAE sells StandardAero
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise’s ambition to become a global giant with businesses in several expanding industry sectors has effectively ended with the sale of its only overseas subsidiary, StandardAero, one of the biggest and oldest names in the maintenance, repair and overhaul of business jets and their engines.
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ANALYSIS: Business jet values - a time for review
Daniel Hall, Business and Commercial Aviation Senior Analyst and Chris Seymour, Head of Market Analysis, discuss a business jet recovery and important changes in Market, Base and Future Values.
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OpinionOPINION: Why business jet builders must keep their nerve
Business jet buyers are a fickle lot. Most airlines expect a new commercial aircraft to provide reliable service for at least 12 years before a replacement is even considered. But the average owner of a corporate aircraft starts looking for an upgrade in about half that time.