All Business Jets articles – Page 126

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    Luxaviation snaps up Portugal's Masterjet

    2015-01-15T15:10:03Z

    ​Luxaviation Group has snapped up Lisbon, Portugal-headquartered charter and management company Masterjet.

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    Bombardier pauses Learjet 85 on $1.4bn write-off

    2015-01-15T14:27:18Z

    Bombardier has taken a $1.4 billion impairment charge after deciding to "pause" its Learjet 85 programme due to continued weak demand in the light jet sector.

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    Mooney delivers first Chinese registered aircraft

    2015-01-14T14:50:29Z

    ​Mooney International has delivered the first Chinese-built, “B” registered aircraft to an unnamed customer, opening up a new and potentially huge market for the high-performance, light aircraft manufacturer.

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    MVP Aero freezes 'triphibian' light sport aircraft design

    2015-01-14T13:46:47Z

    US start-up MVP Aero has frozen the design of its ”triphibian” light sport aircraft (LSA) and says it plans to fly the first prototype – dubbed the most versatile plane (MVP) because of its capacity to land on water, land and snow/ice – within 18 months.

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    Lockheed consolidates position to access civilian UAV market

    2015-01-13T20:49:51Z

    ​New Years Eve came and went without the US Federal Aviation Administration publishing a set of rules governing the operation of unmanned air vehicles within the national airspace. It would be the first step toward opening US skies to commercial application of small UAVs.

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    Germany's Atlas hands over first Europe-based Citation M2

    2015-01-13T16:42:10Z

    German business aviation service provider and Cessna dealership, Atlas Air Service has delivered the first European-based Citation M2 to a company in Forchtenberg, south west Germany. The handover on 12 January comes around six months after the light business jet received validation from the European Aviation Safety Authority ...

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    Al Jaber prepares Sky Limo for 15 January take-off

    2015-01-13T15:00:59Z

    ​Al Jaber Aviation's (AJA) high-end air taxi service, Sky Limo will launch operations on 15 January when its sole aircraft - a Hawker 800XP - makes its first commercial flight.

  • News

    Nextant readies G90XT for first flight

    2015-01-13T14:48:27Z

    Nextant Aerospace is readying its G90XT twin-engined turboprop for first flight this week and says it hopes to secure US certification for the remanufactured Beechcraft King Air C90 - in the first in the first half of the year.

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    Piaggio readies Avanti Evo for service entry

    2015-01-07T04:01:37Z

    ​Piaggio Aerospace is readying the first two Avanti Evos for delivery to their Indian owners this month following certification in late December by the country's civil aviation authority.

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    Bombardier clinches order for nine superlight Learjet 75s from undisclosed customer

    2015-01-06T14:34:54Z

    ​Bombardier has secured an order from an undisclosed customer for up to nine Learjet 75 superlight business jets. The contract for six firm orders and three options is valued at around $83 million - or $124 million, if all the options are exercised, says the Canadian airframer

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    Garmin bags approval for Gulfstream G150 ADS-B

    2015-01-06T13:14:30Z

    ​Garmin has received certification for an automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) solution for the Gulfstream G150, bringing NextGen air traffic control compliance to global operators of the midsize business jet.

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    GE launches Passport engine flight testing

    2015-01-05T19:48:38Z

    ​GE Aviation has started flight tests of the Passport engine selected to power the Bombardier Global 7000 and 8000 business jets.

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    Israel adds to Air Tractor firefighting fleet

    2015-01-05T10:44:01Z

    ​Elbit Systems has received a roughly $100 million contract to purchase another six Air Tractor AT-802Fs for the Israeli air force's firefighting squadron.

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    Gulfstream delivers first new-build G650ER

    2015-01-02T12:35:58Z

    ​Gulfstream has begun shipping the first all-new G650ER business jets. The first example of the ultra-long-range aircraft was handed over to a private owner on 19 December. Up to this point, Gulfstream had only completed a $2 million ER retrofit of a baseline G650 - which entered service two year's ...

  • News

    Ansat civil light twin helicopter cleared for passenger operations

    2014-12-31T11:08:53Z

    ​Russian Helicopters' new civil Kazan Ansat light helicopter, has received additional certification allowing the commercial twin-engined type to carry fee-paying passengers. Deliveries are scheduled to begin next year..

  • News

    Canada approves Citation Latitude's PW306D1 engine

    2014-12-29T18:02:14Z

    Pratt & Whitney Canada has received Transport Canada approval for its PW306D1 turbofan. The 5,760lb thrust engine will power Cessna’s new midsize business jet, the Citation Latitude, which is scheduled to enter service next year.

  • NetJets Phenom 300
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    NetJets converts Phenom 300 options into firm orders

    2014-12-29T14:29:34Z

    ​NetJets, the world’s largest business aircraft operator, has converted 10 of its 75 Embraer Phenom 300 options into firm orders at a cost to the US company of around $90 million. Deliveries are set to begin in January 2016.

  • Cirrus SF50 Vision C2 first flight
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    Cirrus flies third and final SF50 Vision test aircraft

    2014-12-29T12:26:34Z

    ​Cirrus Aircraft's ambition to be the first to market with a certificated single-engined personal jet, took a major leap forward on 20 December when its third and final conforming Vision SF50 test aircraft made its maiden flight.

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    FORECAST: ​Did we get it right in 2014?

    2014-12-19T09:47:21Z

    ​Just to keep ourselves honest, here's our scorecard from last year's forecasts

  • News

    Embraer Legacy 500 receives European certification

    2014-12-18T02:15:52Z

    ​Embraer has received European approval for its Legacy 500 business jet and is preparing to deliver the first midsize aircraft into the region during the first quarter of 2015.