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NewsBombardier bedeviled by ‘brutal’ engine supply issue but Martel sees progress as deliveries rise
Bombardier continues to wrestle with “brutal” supply problems from one unidentified engine manufacturer which last year caused weeks of stoppages to its final assembly line.
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NewsVista returns to Bombardier with Challenger 3500 order worth up to $5bn
Leading business aviation group Vista has placed an order for up to 160 Bombardier Challenger 3500 super-midsize jets in a deal that could be worth almost $5 billion at current list prices.
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NewsBusiness is booming for private aviation in Asia-Pacific
Despite a decline in the Chinese market, demand for private aviation in much of Asia-Pacific is strong, with younger first-time users and interest in new-generation, ultra-long-range jets. A major presence at the show reflects the industry’s optimism
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InterviewThe three careers of Axis Aviation chief Kerstin Mumenthaler
Kerstin Mumenthaler, the chief executive of Axis Aviation, is a 6,000h commercial pilot and was a risk-management consultant before taking the top job at the Swiss aircraft management and charter company.
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NewsBeyond Aero hails windtunnel success for BYA-1 business jet
Hydrogen fuel cell-powered business jet developer Beyond Aero has completed its first windtunnel test campaign, successfully validating the aerodynamic performance of its planned BYA-1 aircraft.
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NewsDaher reveals TBM 980 with upgrade to Garmin Prime touchscreen cockpit
French manufacturer unveils sixth and latest version of TBM 900 turboprop single family.
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NewsDaher deliveries dip in 2025 on TBM 960 shipment slip
France-headquartered airframer Daher Aircraft recorded a near-9% – or five unit – fall in deliveries of its TBM 960 turboprop-single last year, shipping 51 units, down from 56 in 2024.
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NewsHonda Aircraft launches upgrade for older HondaJets
Honda Aircraft has launched an upgrade for older HA-420 HondaJets that includes features until now only available on recent iterations of the aircraft, such as the Elite S.
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NewsEBAA switches dates of new-look EBACE
Europe’s business aviation convention EBACE has been pushed back a week following feedback from exhibitors and other stakeholders.
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NewsBombardier hands over first Global 8000
Bombardier has marked the entry into service of the Global 8000, hailing the Mach 0.95 type as the world’s fastest business jet.
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NewsBeyond Aero casts eyes on multiple sites for manufacturing campus on back of feasibility study work
French business jet developer Beyond Aero has kicked off the hunt for a location for its future production centre, having completed feasibility studies for a facility sized to build up to 60 of its fuel cell-powered BYA-1s per year, a figure that could eventually rise to 120.
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InterviewRoyal Jet opts for CFM Leaps for ACJ320neos
Abu Dhabi-based charter provider Royal Jet has chosen CFM Leap engines to power its new Airbus ACJ320neo aircraft, making the announcement at the Dubai air show on 19 November. Source: Airbus Royal Jet placed its ACJ order earlier this year The long-time Boeing Business Jet operator – ...
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In depthGama opts for Sharjah over charge to DWC
Unlike the many business aviation services companies setting up shop at Dubai’s new Al Maktoum airport (DWC), Gama Aviation has chosen to build on its Middle East presence at Sharjah (SHJ), its United Arab Emirates home for the past 11 years. Source: Gama Aviation The Gama Aviation hangar ...
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In depthWhy Dubai has become magnet for the world’s jet set and their jets
Climb to the fifth floor of Empire Aviation Group’s half-built headquarters overlooking the ramps and runway of Dubai’s Al Maktoum airport (DWC), and through the haze of a September afternoon you can count more than 40 parked business jets. And that is not including the ones out of sight in ...
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NewsDassault targets Falcon 10X maiden sortie in 2026 as 6X ramp-up gains pace
Dassault Aviation has confirmed that its ultra-long-range Falcon 10X business jet will now make its maiden sortie in 2026, with three flight-test aircraft now structurally complete.
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NewsBombardier sees growing role for defence unit amid year-end delivery ramp-up
Bombardier intends to hand over “around a double-digit number” of military-role business jets before year-end as part of a fourth-quarter delivery push.
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NewsTransport Canada certificates Bombardier Global 8000 business jet
Canada’s aviation regulator has certificated Bombardier’s Global 8000 business jet, a milestone three years after the Montreal manufacturer launched development of its longest-range and fastest aircraft.
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NewsPratt & Whitney Canada marks latest PT6 flight-hour milestone
Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PT6 E-Series engine family has now surpassed 500,000 flight hours since its service entry in 2020.
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NewsUS government shutdown fails to derail launch of Blackhawk’s TBM 700 engine upgrade programme
Blackhawk Aerospace has launched a new engine upgrade programme for the Daher TBM 700-series turboprop having received supplemental type certification (STC) for the modification days before the US government shutdown came into effect.
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NewsBoeing reveals new ‘turnkey solution’ for VIP conversion of ex-airline 747-8s
Boeing is to offer VIP and head of state customers a turnkey interior on the BBJ 747-8, using examples of the latest-generation jumbo sourced from airlines.