All Business Jets articles – Page 90
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News
OSHKOSH: Textron Aviation sides with Cessna on turboprop branding choice
Textron Aviation on 25 July unveiled the cabin mock-up and the branding for the single-engined turboprop design launched a year ago at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture fly-in.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Light aircraft firm co-founder spots gap in the market
Arthur Léopold-Léger is co-founder and chief executive of light aircraft-start up Elixir Aircraft. The French company is developing a two-seat composite piston-single which it hopes will be the first of a family of aircraft
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AVIC rolls out first AG600 amphibian
Chinese aviation conglomerate AVIC has rolled out the first AG600 large amphibious aircraft.
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OSHKOSH Photo Round-up: Martin Mars blasts the Oshkosh runway
A Martin Mars delivered the only moisture on an otherwise sunny day on 25 July in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, dropping 7,200gal of water from nearby Lake Winnebago on a simulated firefighting run over the Experimental Aircraft Association's annual fly-in.
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NewsOSHKOSH: Piper limits M600 deliveries to avoid boom-and-bust cycle
Piper Aircraft will break from a recent company tradition of boom-and-bust product introductions and strictly limit deliveries of its newest and most advanced aircraft model, says chief executive Simon Caldecott.
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NewsFirst Diamond DA62 touches down in Australia
Diamond Aircraft has delivered the first DA62 into the Australian market, following the handover of a single unit on 18 July to local distributor Hawker Pacific.
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NewsFlying Colours ExecLiner gets Rockwell Collins Venue upgrade
Canadian engineering and completions company Flying Colours is installing the Rockwell Collins Venue cabin management system (CMS) as standard in its ExecLiner – a conversion of the Bombardier CRJ200 regional jet.
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NewsTecnam P2012 Traveller takes flight
Development of Tecnam’s P2012 Traveller took a major step forward on 21 July when the piston-twin took to the skies above Capua, near Naples, for the first time.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: GE Aviation unveils strategy for dethroning PT6
Challenging the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 engine in the light turboprop market is a tall order, and GE Aviation knows it.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: GE set to unveil single-engined turboprop
Despite an 80-year co-existence in Wichita, Kansas, there was surprisingly little overlap in 2014 when the newly formed Textron Aviation combined the Beechcraft and Cessna product lines. The separate portfolios even shared a curiously common gap. Amid a diverse array of pistons, turboprops and jets, neither company sold single-engined turboprop ...
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NewsOSHKOSH: Best pictures from opening weekend
Amidst several brutal storms and a few unfortunate runway mishaps, the Experimental Aircraft Association still kicked off the opening weekend of the annual fly-in in Oshkosh, Wisconsin in grand style, welcoming tens of thousands of pilots, enthusiasts and some of the most unique aircraft found anywhere.
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News
OSHKOSH: Garmin announces surprise certification milestone for G5 display
Garmin has announced a surprise certification milestone for the G5 flight display designed as a digital replacement for vacuum-driven instruments in old general aviation aircraft.
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NewsOSHKOSH: Kit designer turns to unruly Chinese aviation market
Aircraft kit-designer Sonex has started exploring demand in the still-murky segment of amateur aviation in China, where no regulations currently exist as Beijing grapples with general aviation policy.
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NewsBell 525 flight testing remains suspended after 6 July crash
Flight tests remain on hold for the Bell 525 helicopter programme while a 6 July accident that killed two test pilots continues to be investigated, says Textron chief executive Scott Donnelly.
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NewsCompetitor causes profit crunch for Latitude jet
A competitor’s tactics have reduced profit margins for the Cessna Citation Latitude even as demand is growing for Textron Aviation’s latest business jet to enter service, says Textron chief executive Scott Donnelly.
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NewsDassault slashes 2016 Falcon deliveries on weak demand
Dassault has slashed its delivery forecast for its Falcon business jet line in 2016 by almost 17%, blaming a weak market and price cutting by competitors for underwhelming sales.
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NewsOne Aviation reveals major redesign for Eclipse 550
One Aviation has announced the launch of a more powerful and longer-range version of its entry level Eclipse 550 twinjet, as a new single-engined competitor from Cirrus nears certification.
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NewsAirbus considering 19-seat hybrid-electric aircraft for general aviation market
Airbus is now considering general aviation designs with up to 19 seats with hybrid-electric power after meeting with potential development partners among a small group of traditional US small aircraft manufacturers, a senior executive tells Flightglobal.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: New technologies queued up for general aviation rule change
Most general aviation pilots today have no access to a readily available technology that can prevent loss-of-control accidents, the single-largest cause of small aircraft crashes.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Getting personal with single-engined jets
The business and general aviation sector is arguably the most innovative, pioneering and unconventional sector of the aerospace manufacturing industry.