All Business Jets articles – Page 5
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NewsPilatus boosts payload and range on updated PC-24 jet
Pilatus has revealed an update to its PC-24 light-jet, with the new variant seeing improvements to payload and range, as well as upgrades to its passenger cabin.
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NewsEmbraer reveals new Phenom 100EX light-jet variant with cockpit and cabin updates
Embraer has rolled out another updated version of its Phenom 100 light jet, giving the smallest executive aircraft in its portfolio an overhauled cabin and new avionics features, including a runway overrun awareness system.
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NewsPutin reveals 'hand grenade fragments' found in victims of Wagner Embraer crash
Russian president Vladimir Putin has disclosed that investigators discovered fragments of hand grenades during examination of the victims of an Embraer Legacy 600 crash near Moscow. Putin was speaking at a meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club, a high-level conference forum, on 5 October. The Legacy 600 had been carrying ...
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NewsCessna 560 crew failed to release parking-brake before fatal take-off overrun
US investigators have determined that the pilots of a Cessna Citation 560 XLS+ failed to release the aircraft’s parking-brake before it overran the runway on take-off, pitching rapidly up before rolling inverted and crashing into a building. None of the four occupants survived the accident which occurred as the jet ...
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NewsUkrainian presidential ACJ319 recently refurbished at Baltic facilities
Ukrainian state aviation enterprise DAP Ukraine’s presidential Airbus ACJ319 has undergone a refurbishment project at the facilities of Lithuanian-based J&C Aero and Estonia’s Magnetic MRO. The twinjet underwent cabin modification and renewal, including a “full” refurbishment of the aircraft’s interiors, covering its seating, carpets, fabrics and veneer, as well as ...
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NewsDelta and investment partners secure majority ownership of Wheels Up
Charter aircraft provider Wheels Up has closed a deal under which it has secured $450 million in fresh financing from investment partners including Delta Air Lines.
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NewsNetJets signs for up to 1,500 Cessna Citation jets in 15-year pact
Fractional operator NetJets could take up to 1,500 Cessna Citation business jets over the next 15 years through a record-breaking fleet agreement with Textron Aviation.
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NewsFAA approves Rolls-Royce Pearl 700 engines for G700 and G800 business jets
Gulfstream says the Federal Aviation Administration has certificated the Rolls-Royce Pearl 700 turbofans which power its G700 and G800 large-cabin business jets.
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NewsGulfstream bumps G700’s advertised range up to 7,750nm
Business jet maker Gulfstream has bumped up the advertised maximum speed and range of its in-development large-cabin G700, a move coming as the company works to obtain certification for the delayed programme.
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NewsRussia’s Interstate Aviation Committee not ‘currently’ investigating fatal Legacy crash
Russia’s Interstate Aviation Committee, the country’s civil aircraft accident investigation authority, is not currently probing the Embraer Legacy 600 crash northwest of Moscow. The aircraft – bound for St Petersburg – came down in the Tver region on 23 August, with no survivors among the 10 occupants. While the Interstate ...
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NewsBombardier reveals cockpit updates for in-service Global business jets
Bombardier has rolled out an avionics update programme for in-service Global-series large-cabin business jets that includes equipping the jets with a “combined vision system”.
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NewsWagner leader Prigozhin confirmed among Embraer crash fatalities: investigators
Russian investigators have confirmed that the head of private military organisation Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, as well as several associates, are among the casualties of a fatal Embraer Legacy crash northwest of Moscow. The federal Investigative Committee states that “molecular genetic examinations” on 10 individuals recovered from the wreckage, following ...
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NewsRussian investigators retrieve flight recorders from crashed Embraer Legacy
Russian investigators have retrieved the flight recorders from the Embraer Legacy 600 which crashed in the Tver region on 23 August. The federal Investigative Committee also says 10 casualties were located at the accident site. It states that molecular genetic examination is taking place to establish their identities. Several individuals ...
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NewsNo survivors from Russian Embraer Legacy crash as Wagner Group leader listed on board
Russia’s federal air transport regulator has listed senior figures from the private military Wagner Group, including leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, as having been among 10 occupants of an Embraer Legacy business jet which crashed in the Tver region of the country. Rosaviatsia has released a manifest for the aircraft, from its ...
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NewsDassault Falcon 6X secures European and US certification
Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 6X business jet has secured certification from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency and the US Federal Aviation Administration. The French manufacturer, which commenced the wide-cabin 6X programme in 2018, first flew the aircraft in March 2021. Powered by Pratt & Whitney PW812D engines, the aircraft has ...
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NewsG150 overran after unstable approach as crew ‘raced’ to destination
US investigators have revealed the pilots of a Gulfstream G150 acted as if they were engaged in a race to beat another aircraft to their destination, before an unstable approach at excessive speed resulted in an overrun that badly damaged the jet. The aircraft (N22ST) was heading for Ridgeland in ...
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NewsDelta and investment partners to acquire 95% of Wheels Up with $400m in funding
Delta Air Lines and several investment partners are set to own 95% of Wheels Up’s stock by providing the struggling private aviation company with $400 million in fresh financial aid.
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NewsLearjet crashed during simulated engine-out exercise at German military base
German investigators have disclosed that the pilots of a Learjet 35A were training for a simulated engine failure at take-off when the aircraft fatally crashed at the Hohn military airfield. The jet was the third of a group of six Learjets departing the airfield almost simultaneously for various flight activities ...
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NewsChallenger fatally stalled as pilot tried to salvage unstable circle-to-land approach
US investigators have determined that a Bombardier Challenger 605 first officer’s attempt to rescue an unstable approach, after a series of crew lapses, caused the executive jet to stall and roll into a rapid fatal descent. The crew had been attempting a circle-to-land approach to runway 11 at California’s Truckee ...
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NewsUncleared Learjet departed in front of E190 flaring on intersecting runway
US investigators have determined that an executive jet crew commenced take-off without clearance before it passed in front of a JetBlue Embraer 190 that was flaring for touchdown on an intersecting runway. The serious incursion, during the E190’s approach to runway 04R at Boston at night, was captured on video ...