EBACE 2022

Eviation readies for Alice maiden sortie as ground tests wrap up

Eviation is gearing up for the first flight of its all-electric Alice prototype in the coming months having completed ground testing earlier in May.

Rolls-Royce powers ahead with Pearl programme pair

Rolls-Royce is accelerating testing of its Pearl 10X business aviation engine for the Dassault Falcon 10X as it closes in on certification for the Gulfstream G700-powering Pearl 700.

How sustainability has risen up the business aviation agenda

A quick glance at the conference sessions at this year’s EBACE leaves visitors in no doubt about the topic of the day: sustainability. About half of all the sessions have a green focus ranging across strategy, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), carbon offsetting, efficiency, standards, and training.

Embraer punches up in business aviation

The head of the Brazilian airframer’s executive jets division has high hopes for Europe as its best-selling types continue to thrive in the fractional market and elsewhere

Business aviation on a high as sector readies for EBACE return

As the European business aviation convention returns for the first time in three years, many believe prospects for the sector are stronger than at any time since 2007.

Coming down the line: business aviation’s key programmes

Ahead of the first EBACE gathering since 2019, we review business aviation’s most important current development efforts.

Wheels Up secures $105m sale-and-leaseback deal in bid to raise cash amid steep losses

Private aviation operator Wheels Up Experience has agreed a $105 million sale-leaseback transaction covering 10 business jets, which will enable the loss-making company to reduce debt and acquire additional aircraft as part of its ongoing transformation strategy.

Bombardier secures Global 8000’s type certification from FAA

The Federal Aviation Administration has certificated Bombardier’s ultra-long-range Global 8000 business jet, following Transport Canada’s approval last month.

Honda 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.

EBAA 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.

Crashed Mexican Citation III entered excessive left bank during final approach to Toluca

Mexican investigators have opened a probe into a serious Cessna 650 Citation III accident south of Toluca airport on 15 December.

Bombardier 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.

Beyond 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.

Gulfstream completes maiden flight of G300 super-midsize business jet

Gulfstream has completed the maiden flight of its G300 super-midsize business jet, with the test aircraft flying for 2h 25min from Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport on 5 December.

Avincis and DHC partner on CL-series waterbomber support

Aerial services provider Avincis is to collaborate with De Havilland Canada on a series of initiatives to support the airframer’s CL-series family of out-of-production amphibian waterbombers.

Royal 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.

Gama 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.

Why 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 ...

Dassault 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.

Urban air mobility gets ready to rise in the UAE

Archer and Joby are leading efforts to establish passenger urban air mobility networks in the UAE, with both US developers targeting a start for operational services next year.

FAA certificates Textron Aviation’s Cessna Citation Ascend business jet

The Federal Aviation Administration has granted type certification to Textron Aviation’s Cessna Citation Ascend, an updated variant of the manufacturer’s 12-passenger midsize business jet featuring enhanced avionics and improved performance capabilities.