All Business Jets articles – Page 3
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NewsEmbraer delivers first enhanced Phenom 300E
Embraer has delivered the initial example of the latest Phenom 300E, with the handover on 26 June to a US law firm coming just six months after the upgraded light-cabin business jet was launched.
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Embraer completes first Praetor 500 conversion
Embraer has completed the first conversion of a Legacy 450 to a Praetor 500 for an undisclosed customer. The modification was undertaken at the Brazilian airframer’s service centre at Bradley International airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut – one of four Embraer-owned facilities appointed to perform the bespoke upgrade on ...
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Bombardier delivers first Global 5500
Bombardier has delivered the first Global 5500, with the handover to an undisclosed customer on 24 June coming just over two years after the super-large-cabin business jet was introduced alongside its longer-range stablemate, the Global 6500.
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Pilatus begins assembly of first PC-24 for Swedish air ambulance organisation
Pilatus has begun final assembly of the first PC-24 for the KSA Swedish air ambulance organisation, from a 2019 order for six examples of the superlight business jet.
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Business and general aviation leaders optimistic about rebound
Leaders in business and general aviation are cautiously optimistic that their slice of the industry will return to normal operations after the coronavirus pandemic more quickly than airlines, though economic uncertainty remains a dark and incalculable cloud.
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Gulfstream calls time on G550
Gulfstream is halting production of the G550, ending a 17-year run for the long-range business jet. In a statement issued on 17 June, the US airframer says it has sold the final commercially available unit which will be delivered to its owner in 2021.
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Cessna delivers 250th Citation M2
Cessna has delivered the 250th Citation M2, six-and-a-half years after the first example of the light business jet entered service.
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Embraer secures $600m to shore up its finances
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer says it secured $600 million in export financing and loans to shore up its liquidity position as it deals with the fallout of the coronavirus crisis and the scuppered tie-up with Boeing.
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Honeywell forms new business to advance drone and air taxi technology
Honeywell Aerospace has formed a new business unit designed to holistically support unmanned aerial systems and urban air mobility projects.
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Bombardier to shed 600 jobs at Belfast plant
Bombardier is cutting 600 jobs at its aerostructures business in Belfast, Northern Ireland, as it seeks to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
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New business aircraft among projects announced in French aid package
Alongside research and development support for the rotorcraft and commercial aerospace sectors, France is also to fund early develoment activites for next-generation business and general aviation aircraft.
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ASL launches ‘boutique’ VIP scheduled service with ERJ regional jets
Belgian business aviation services company ASL has created a new division dedicated to providing “boutique” scheduled services to European destinations using a pair of VIP-configured Embraer regional jets. Operating under the brand name ASL Fly Executive, the first route will launch on 4 July connecting Brussels to Ibiza with ...
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TailHail charter membership programme launches in preparation for end-of-lockdown spike
An online charter membership programme has been launched by a UK start-up, hoping to take advantage of the predicted bounce in business aircraft demand, as the coronavirus pandemic eases and travel restrictions are lifted across the globe.
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Royal Canadian Air Force to buy two Challenger 650s from Bombardier
The Royal Canadian Air Force plans to buy two Challenger 650 business jets from Bombardier, with delivery scheduled for summer 2020.
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How the ACJ320neo family has come of age
Five years ago John Leahy, then Airbus chief operating officer, made his first and only visit to EBACE, to sign a single aircraft deal that heralded the launch of the ACJ320neo family, and a new era for the corporate airliner family.
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Harrods Aviation begins a slow recovery
London FBO business looks to traffic return despite concerns about UK quarantine regulations
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Aerion lays out vision for clean-energy supersonic and hypersonic flight
Fledgling airframer Aerion has much broader ambition than only developing its supersonic AS2 business jet.
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Pilatus predicts a bumpy 2020 but sees ‘clean landing’ ahead
Pilatus expects 2020 to be a turbulent year as the coronavirus pandemic threatens to hit output of its PC-24 and PC-12NGX, but the airframer is confident the business can successfully “navigate” the crisis and remain robust, thanks to its “strong product line”, healthy military trainer backlog and ample financial reserves.
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Rolls-Royce introduces virtual reality maintenance training programme
With coronavirus-imposed travel restrictions and social-distancing measures making face-to-face learning difficult, Rolls-Royce has introduced a virtual reality maintenance training programme for its business aviation customers.
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Embraer blames Boeing for 30% drop in deliveries
Embraer says it delivered a total of 14 aircraft during the first quarter of 2020, a more than 30% drop from the same period a year ago as the company was preparing to carve out its commercial aircraft division in a now-scuppered joint venture with Boeing.
