Embraer delivered the first Brazilian-owned Phenom 300 light business jet on 14 May to an unnamed customer. The handover marks the fourth delivery of the $8.1 million, eight-seat business jet since it entered service earlier this year. Embraer has a backlog of around 600 Phenom 300s and 100s - about one-third of which are Phenom 300s - and plans to deliver 100 of the types this year.
Source: Flight International
US investigators probing the in-flight opening of an Embraer EMB-545’s passenger door have determined that a corroded and jammed door sensor falsely indicated to the crew that it was locked prior to departure.
Gulfstream has still not said when it expects to deliver the first of its recently certificated G700 long-range business jets, but the company has received additional certifications that bring the milestone closer.
Rolls-Royce has kicked off the flight-test campaign for the new Pearl 10X business jet engine that will power Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 10X flagship.
