All Business Jets articles – Page 134
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NTSB says Part 135 accidents are up
The US National Transportation Safety Board's preliminary report on aviation accidents in 2013 shows accidents involving operations under federal air regulations Part 131 have increased compared with the previous year.
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NewsEx-Im could hit $2bn in business aviation financing
The US Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) could double its $1 billion target to support general aviation through the end of its 2014 fiscal year, says president Fred Hochberg.
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NewsLisa's Akoya amphibian set for 2016 service entry
Lisa Airplanes has set its sights on 2016 service entry of its Akoya amphibious light sport aircraft - the first of a family of light of amphibious aircraft that the French start-up plans to bring to market over the next few years.
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NewsIndustry presses on with pilot training mandate
Faced with being wound-up following many years of work yielding few visible results, the International Pilot Training Consortium (IPTC) has had its mandate renewed for a further three years, subject to approval by its member organisations. This was agreed at the 23-25 September International Flight Crew Training Conference at the ...
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NewsDaher-Socata delivers first G600-equipped TBM 700
Daher Socata has delivered the first TBM 700 retrofitted with Garmin's G600/GTN 750 glass cockpit.
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Thai air force to order reconnaissance-roled Avanti II
The Royal Thai Air Force’s deputy chief of air staff, Air Chief Marshal Sutthiphan Kritsanakhup and Piaggio Aero Industries’ government sales director Francescomaria Tuccillo on 29 September reached an agreement in Rome for the delivery of one P180 Avanti II in a new photographic reconnaissance configuration.
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NewsTulsa sale will continue despite labour setback: Spirit
Despite a new setback, Spirit AeroSystems will continue efforts to sell off assets used to build wings and other parts for the Gulfstream G280 and G650 business jet programmes.
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Voluntary community flight operator Angel Flight details closure fears
Australian community services flight operator Angel Flight Australia warns that it would be forced to cease operations if the Civil Aviation Safety Authority goes ahead with its preferred option of an approved self-administering aviation organisation (ASAAO) overseeing such charity operations.
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Bombardier delivers first European certificated Learjet 75
Bombardier has delivered the first European-registered Learjet 75 to French research and development company, Roullier Group. The hand over comes two weeks after the Canadian airframer secured approval for the superlight type.
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NewsDassault Falcon 7X set to operate from world's highest commercial airport
Dassault’s Falcon 7X is poised to become the first traditional business jet to be granted approval to operate from the world's highest commercial airport following completion earlier this month of a two-week flight test campaign at China's Daocheng Yading, in Sichuan province.
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NewsAerion advances supersonic ambitions with Airbus collaboration
Aerion’s dogged decade-long ambition to bring the first supersonic business jet to market in the next seven years has taken a major leap forward as the aerospace firm joins forces with Airbus to “collaborate on technologies associated with the future of high-performance flight”.
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NewsJoint venture to launch Europe's first Piaggio Avanti fractional programme
German charter operator AirGo Flugservices and fractional ownership consultancy Fractional Jet Europe (FJE) have joined forces to offer Europe’s first Piaggio P180 Avanti-based fractional ownership programme under the brand name Route 1 Aviation.
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NewsFLYERS OF SCOTLAND: Scotland's top 10 contributions to aviation
Following the Scottish vote on independence on 18 September, Flightglobal celebrates 10 contributions the nation has made to the world of aviation.
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Nextant sells 400XTi jet in New Zealand
Nextant Aerospace has sold its first private jet in the New Zealand market, a re-manufactured Beechjet 400 designated Nextant 400XTi.
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NewsIATA backs safety performance over documentary compliance
The future of commercial air transport safety regulation and oversight should be based on carrier operational performance, not on documentary compliance with regulatory minima, according to the International Air Transport Association’s regional director safety and operations for Europe, Giancarlo Buono.
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NewsCirrus Vision SF50 on course for 2015 service entry
Cirrus Aircraft is preparing its second and third conforming Vision SF50 for first flight in the fourth quarter, and says its has service entry of the world’s first single-engine personal jet in its sights before the end of next year.
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NewsNetJets readies Challenger 350 for European demonstration tour
Fractional ownership company, NetJets Europe will kick-start a demonstration tour of its Bombardier Challenger 350 business jet on 6 October to drum up sales of its super midsize offering in “key markets” across the continent.
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NewsBombardier clinches European certification for Learjet 70 and 75 business jets
Bombardier is preparing to deliver the first Learjet 70 and 75 business jets to European customers following EASA validation of the light and superlight aircraft on 12 September.
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NewsNTSB assigns investigator to lead TBM 900 crash probe
The US National Transportation Bureau has assigned a lead investigator to examine the cause the Daher Socata TBM 900 crash off the coast of Jamaica on the 5 September, but says it is unable to begin the probe until the wreckage has been located.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Cockpits nearly all paperless but manufacturers still face dilemma
The manufacturers intend cockpits to be paperless soon. Airbus, for example, says it intends its aircraft to be completely paperless - therefore totally EFB-dependent - within two years. But they all face a permanent dilemma about what interface they should choose. Boeing with its 787 and Airbus with the ...