Latest Business Aviation news – Page 63
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AG600 achieves 2017 first flight target - just
The AVIC AG600 amphibian aircraft conducted its first flight on Sunday 24 December.
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Lockheed and Aerion to develop supersonic business jet
Lockheed Martin has partnered with Aerion to launch a year-long feasibility study of a new configuration of the supersonic AS2 business jet featuring three high-bypass GE Aviation engines, the companies announced on 15 September.
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NewsTextron Aviation still committed to Silvercrest engine for Hemisphere
Safran still has a committed customer for the Silvercrest engine after Dassault cancelled the version of the Falcon 5X powered by the 10,000lb-thrust turbofan.
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NewsDassault terminates Silvercrest contract; cancels Falcon 5X programme
Serious delays in the development of the Silvercrest engine have forced Dassault to terminate its agreement with Safran, and cancel the Falcon 5X programme.
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FlightSafety secures US approval for PC-24 simulator
FlightSafety International has secured interim Level C validation from the US Federal Aviation Administration for the first Pilatus PC-24 full-flight simulator. The approval comes less than a week after the superlight business jet received European and US type certification after a 30-month flight test campaign involving three aircraft and over ...
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Jet Aviation launches charter operation in Malta
Jet Aviation has been awarded an air operator's certificate from the Maltese civil aviation authority, allowing the business aviation services company to provide charter operations in the Mediterranean country using aircraft registered with the local 9H prefix.
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SpiceJet concludes seaplane trials
Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet has concluded trials for possible services with the Quest Kodiak aircraft equipped as a seaplane.
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NewsPilatus PC-24 secures US and European type certification
Pilatus has received European and US type certification for its PC-24 business jet, and is preparing to hand over the first aircraft to New Hampshire-based launch customer PlaneSense.
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Fiji Airways breaks ground on aviation training facility
Fiji Airways has broken ground on a new $45 million aviation training facility that will house two simulators and also provide ab initio training.
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GlobeAir plans per-seat, air taxi service in 2018
GlobeAir – the world’s largest operator of Cessna Citation Mustang business jets – is planning to launch a per-seat, on-demand air taxi service next year, to take advantage of the rising interest in its entry-level aircraft and an explosion in the use of mobile technology platforms.
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Zenith prepares for Learjet 75 deliveries as charter demand soars
UK charter and management company Zenith Aviation is preparing to take delivery early next year of the first of two Bombardier Learjet 75s from an October order for the superlight business jet.
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Metal Master primes LAR 1 personal jet for 2018 first flight
Polish start-up Metal Master has begun ground testing on the first of two Flaris LAR 1 flight test aircraft, and is preparing the five-seat, high-performance personal jet for its maiden sortie in the first quarter of 2018.
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Tecnam delivers first of 30 P2006T SMPs for aerial mapping
Tecnam has delivered the first three P2006T piston-twins in a special-mission (SMP) configuration to an undisclosed US aerial mapping company. An order for 30 aircraft, plus options for a further 24 units, was placed in June as part of the customer’s fleet expansion and modernisation programme.
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Windecker nears start of Chinese Eagle production
Windecker Aircraft is hoping to launch manufacture of a modernised version of the Eagle piston-single in 2018, nearly 40 years after the original programme was cancelled due to a lack of funding.
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Luxaviation expands US presence with Paragon Aviation tie-up
Luxaviation, the world’s largest business aircraft charter and management company, has formed a strategic collaboration with the Paragon Aviation Group and Chinese business jet charter and management company BAA, in a move designed to bolster its international presence and help expand its footprint in the lucrative US market.
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Jet Aviation begins Basel widebody expansion work
Jet Aviation on 21 November broke ground on a new 8,700m² (93,600ft²) hangar at its Basel, Switzerland base, to meet the rising demand for its VIP maintenance, repair and overhaul and completions services.
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Textron Aviation ships first Grand Caravan EX to Botswana's Mack Air
Textron Aviation has shipped the first of 10 Cessna Grand Caravan EXs to Botswanan charter and utility operator Mack Air. The single-engined turboprop is being ferry flown from the Caravan production plant in Independence, Kansas and should arrive at Mack Air's base in the northern town of Maun by the ...
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Bombardier to move Global 5000 completions to Wichita
Bombardier is to transfer completions activity for Global 5000 business jets from Montreal to its US facility in Wichita, Kansas, by mid-2018, to free up capacity for its in-development Global 7000.
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NewsSurf Air readies for move and first PC-12NGs
European members-only airline Surf Air is relocating its UK hub to London City airport in December, as it prepares to introduce the Pilatus PC-12NG single-engined turboprop to its expanding route network from early next year.
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NewsIsland Aviation to launch seaplane operation with Kodiak 100s
Island Aviation Services, the parent company of Indian Ocean carrier Maldivian, is establishing a seaplane operation in the Maldives with a fleet of Quest Kodiak 100 single-engined turboprops.