All Business Jets articles – Page 88
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NewsFAI moves into aircraft storage market with new hangar construction
FAI Aviation Group, the parent company of Germany’s largest business aircraft operator, FAI rent-a-jet, has broken ground on a third hangar at its base in Nuremberg, which will be used to support the company’s first foray into the aircraft storage market.
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NewsTextron to move Cessna Caravan production to Independence
Textron Aviation is to transfer production of its Cessna Caravan single-engined turboprop family from Wichita, Kansas to Independence, another plant 115 miles (185km) away in the same state, in order to free up manufacturing capacity for a trio of new models.
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NewsTransport Canada registers first Global 7000
Bombardier’s first Global 7000 business jet has been added to the Canadian aircraft register, as preparations for the ultra-long-range twin's fourth quarter maiden sortie continues at the airframer’s factory complex near Toronto’s Downsview airport.
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FLIGHT TEST: Why top-of-the-range M600 is in tune with market demand
The 1970s represents the high-water mark for general aviation in the United States – in several respects. Discounting the few years immediately following the Second World War, general aviation aircraft deliveries, according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association trade group, peaked in the 1970s before beginning a precipitous decline. This ...
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Falcon 8X makes LABACE debut
Dassault is debuting its Falcon 8X business jet at the Latin American Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (LABACE) in São Paulo, Brazil between 30 August and 1 September, as it seeks to drum up sales for the long-range trijet ahead of its validation by Brazilian certification authority ANAC in the ...
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Hybrid airship operator forms alliance with Alaska logistics firm
A UK-based hybrid airship operator has teamed up with an Arctic logistics specialist to start operating the 85m (280ft)-long Lockheed Martin LMH-1 in 2019 to remote sites in Alaska and northern Canada.
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NewsGarmin G5000 approved for Beechjet 400A and Hawker 400XP
Garmin has secured approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration to install its G5000 avionics suite in the Beechjet 400A and its successor, the Hawker 400XP. The supplemental type certificate (STC), secured on 30 August, is hoped to give a new lease of life to the out-of-production light business jet ...
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NewsLuxaviation plots Asia expansion with Malaysian partnership
Business aviation services company Luxaviation is seeking to widen its share of the Asia-Pacific market through a strategic partnership with Malaysian logistics company DMG Adventures.
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NewsCarlo Logli to step down as Piaggio Aerospace chief executive
Carlo Logli is stepping down as chief executive of Piaggio Aerospace and will be replaced in the interim by the company’s chief operating officer Renato Vaghi.
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NewsCessna Citation Longitude completes initial ground testing
Cessna has completed initial ground test runs of its Honeywell HTF7700L-powered Citation Longitude, and is preparing the super-midsize type for its maiden sortie in the third quarter.
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Airlander sustains damage after landing from second test flight
The Airlander 10 airship has been damaged on landing after its second test flight. Manufacturer Hybrid Air Vehicles confirmed in a tweet around 13:15 UK time that the aircraft had “sustained damage on landing during today’s flight”.
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NewsPiper M500 secures European approval after 20-month wait
Piper Aircraft has secured long-awaited European Aviation Safety Agency certification for its M500 single-engined turboprop, and has delivered the first locally registered type to a Swiss owner.
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NewsAirlander 10 makes first test flight
A week and a half after emerging from its hangar, Airlander 10 - the world's biggest aircraft - has made its first short flight since the cancellation three years ago of the US programme it was designed for.
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NewsXTI selects Honeywell HTS900 to power TriFan 600 prototype
US start-up XTI Aircraft has selected Honeywell’s HTS900 turboshaft to power a two-thirds-scale prototype of its ducted-fan TriFan 600.
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NewsFlexjet adds first Legacy 450 and snaps-up FlairJet
US fractional ownership company Flexjet has expanded its business aircraft fleet with the addition of its first Embraer Legacy 450.
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NewsBombardier hands over first German-owned Challenger 650
Bombardier has delivered its first German-owned Challenger 650, bringing the large-cabin business jet’s global tally to 18 since it entered service in late 2015.
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JetSuite revamps Phenom 100 fleet
US air taxi company JetSuite has begun a major interior revamp of its 11-strong fleet of Embraer Phenom 100s, in a move designed to extend the operational life of the entry-level business jets.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Kodiak leads Quest for growth in a bear market
In an otherwise stagnant industry, Quest Aircraft chief executive Sam Hill believes the maker of the rugged, 10-seat Kodiak turboprop is on the verge of a sudden sales spurt.
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UK company to revive Ae270
A UK engineering company is resurrecting the Ae270 single-engine turboprop, almost a decade after the programme was axed by its joint developers, Aero Vodochody of the Czech Republic and Taiwan’s Aerospace Industrial Development (AIDC).
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Interview: Jolande Parrott, Managing NAC's fixed-wing charter operation
Jolande Parrott is manager of fixed-wing charter for South Africa's National Airways Corporation