All Business Jets articles – Page 136

  • News

    LABACE: Dassault expands in Sorocaba

    2014-08-13T02:38:00Z

    Dassault has announced plans to expand a maintenance, repair and overhaul facility in Sorocaba, a fast-growing regional hub that is itself getting a facelift.

  • Legacy 500 christening
    News

    LABACE: Legacy 500 performance grows with certification

    2014-08-13T00:52:26Z

    ​Embraer on 12 August announced receiving type certification from Brazil for the Legacy 500 jet and beating several critical performance metrics during the flight testing phase.

  • News

    Gulfstream navigating Russian market amid sanctions

    2014-08-12T11:52:40Z

    Gulfstream is continuing efforts to sell and maintain aircraft in Russia while navigating new economic sanctions by the USA and Europe that target certain individuals, which include some of the company's clients, a senior executive says.

  • Gulfstream G450
    News

    ​Gulfstream breaks silence on P42 project

    2014-08-12T11:42:19Z

    Gulfstream has broken its four-year silence on the existence of a new aircraft development programme dubbed "P42", with a senior executive saying the company is "real close" to unveiling the mysterious project.

  • Piaggio Avanti Evo
    News

    Hartzell to supply propellers for new Avanti EVO

    2014-08-07T12:11:53Z

    Hartzell Propeller will supply new lightweight propellers to Piaggio Aero for its third generation P.180 Avanti, The EVO twin-pusher will have highly swept, wide-chord aluminium alloy propellers - each 85" in diameter - that, when combined with changes to the nacelle and engine exhaust geometry, reduce external noise by five ...

  • Heliconia AW139
    News

    AgustaWestland delivers AW139 pair to Heliconia

    2014-08-06T16:56:47Z

    ​AgustaWestland has delivered two AW139s to Moroccan helicopter services company Heliconia Aero Solutions. The first of the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6C-67C-powered types has entered service providing offshore transportation services in North Africa. It will be joined later this week by the second aircraft. Heliconia also has an option ...

  • Interview

    Interview: Greg Bowles - GAMA director of European regulatory affairs

    2014-08-06T16:07:40Z

    Greg Bowles is General Aviation Manufacturers Association director of European regulatory affairs and engineering, based in Brussels. He is responsible for laying a solid foundation for GA across the continent

  • Phenom 300
    News

    LABACE: Sorocaba emerges as Latin American MRO capital

    2014-08-06T09:21:00Z

    An unassuming airport miles from LABACE has nonetheless become the focus of Brazilian business jet aviation, as years of patient expansion pay dividends

  • News

    Cessna Citation Latitude and CJ3+ programmes hit development milestones

    2014-08-05T17:46:22Z

    Two of Cessna business jet programmes reached development milestones in late July as they advance towards certification and service entry over the coming 12 months

  • G650ER
    Analysis

    ANALYSIS: Gulfstream G650ER aims to be long-range leader in the business jet market

    2014-08-05T10:56:00Z

    Gulfstream has strengthened its dominance of the coveted ultra-long range business jet sector with the launch in May of its G650ER.

  • PC24 rollout
    News

    PICTURES: Pilatus PC-24 is rolled out at Stans ceremony

    2014-08-01T23:03:28Z

    ​Switzerland's Pilatus has rolled out the first example of its new PC-24 business aircraft - kicking off an anticipated two year certification campaign for the airframer's first jet-powered type.

  • Bombardier Learjet 85
    News

    Bombardier links Learjet 85 schedule to priority review

    2014-07-31T17:03:04Z

    ​Bombardier is now linking an internal debate over the entry into service date of the Learjet 85 to a wide-ranging review of priorities that includes the flight test programmes of the Global 7000 and 8000.

  • Cessna 172 Skyhawk
    News

    OSHKOSH: New ADS-B options, but old scepticism

    2014-07-30T20:16:13Z

    A surfeit of new hardware options announced at the EAA Airventure fly-in did little to satisfy general aviation (GA) aircraft owner concerns about the cost and feasibility of a 2020 mandate to equip the national fleet with new air traffic surveillance systems.

  • News

    Airbus accelerates Dassault share disposal plan

    2014-07-30T17:31:01Z

    Airbus Group has underscored its determination to divest its 46.3% stake in rival French airframer Dassault Aviation, as the reshaped company shrugs off the last vestiges of state control.

  • Legacy 500
    News

    OSHKOSH: Legacy 500 certificiation is 'imminent'

    2014-07-30T16:23:09Z

    ​Certification of the Legacy 500 is now “imminent”, but Embraer has missed an end-July goal to complete the development phase of the mid-size business jet, an Embraer executive says.

  • Gippsland GA-8 Airvan
    News

    OSHKOSH: Mahindra floats US assembly for rebranded Airvan

    2014-07-30T02:47:14Z

    ​Mahindra Aerospace showed up at EAA Airventure with a new brand for the GA8 and GA10 Airvan utility aircraft, new amphibious floats and new interest in finding a US-based assembly site.

  • Evektor SportStar LSA
    News

    OSHKOSH: UAV fears may prompt LSA expansion, LAMA says

    2014-07-30T02:26:51Z

    ​The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has requested a survey of light sport aircraft (LSA) employed for commercial services in foreign countries, a possible step towards expanding the sector’s application in the USA a decade after the regulated category was created, says an LSA advocacy group.

  • Carter PAV-II 200
    News

    OSHKOSH: Carter reveals turbine plan, investor talks for VTOL prototype

    2014-07-30T01:44:54Z

    An engine ignition glitch spoiled the planned arrival of the Carter Aviation Technologies PAV-II prototype, but the slowed-rotor compound aircraft still appears to be gaining momentum.

  • Mooney Acclaim piston single 640
    News

    OSHKOSH: New Mooney ownership reveals relaunch plans

    2014-07-30T00:11:11Z

    Mooney Aviation returned to Oshkosh after a five-year hiatus in grand style, revealing a backlog of 14 orders, delivering the first aircraft off a restarted production line and disclosing plans to offer a diesel engine-powered version.

  • Daher-Socata 200
    News

    OSHKOSH: TBM 900 makes Airventure debut

    2014-07-29T02:36:03Z

    ​French airframer Daher-Socata’s latest iteration of its high-speed workhorse the TBM 900 is making its Oshkosh debut. Company executives captured the EAA Airventure spirit during their press conference, dubbing the show “the perfect backdrop to our significant product enhancements.”