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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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NewsInstrument problems and crew qualification issues emerge in Citation crash probe
Investigators probing a fatal Cessna 550 Citation II accident in North Carolina last month have detailed evidence of instrument problems, and possible engine discrepancies, as it climbed away from Statesville regional airport. The crash occurred on 18 December as the aircraft attempted to return to the airport with unspecified problems. ...
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NewsIndian political figure’s Learjet crashed during second approach to uncontrolled airfield
India’s civil aviation directorate has disclosed that a Learjet 45 which crashed on approach to the uncontrolled Baramati airfield had already conducted a go-around owing to a lack of visual runway contact. The aircraft had been carrying two crew members and three passengers, one of whom was Ajit Pawar, the ...
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NewsCold comfort: When de-icing is no guarantee of winter safety
While investigators have yet to draw any conclusions about the Bombardier Challenger 600 crash in Bangor, the type – and its derivatives – have previously been the subject of scrutiny owing to the sensitivity of their wings to contamination. The Challenger is a wide-cabin business jet, among the first aircraft ...
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NewsCrashed Challenger apparently de-iced prior to Bangor take-off accident
Air-ground communications indicate that the Bombardier Challenger 600 which crashed on take-off from Bangor airport underwent de-icing prior to departure. But radio exchanges between other aircraft appear to suggest that, even with de-icing, the wintry weather at Bangor was causing complications. Bangor airport’s operator states that two crew members and ...
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NewsBent pushrod found after Citation crew battled uncommanded nose-up pitch
US investigators have revealed that a bent elevator pushrod was discovered on a Cessna Citation 560XL following a serious incident in which it entered an uncommanded steep climb and a series of pitch-up excursions to the point of stalling. The aircraft entered an unusually high nose-up attitude immediately after landing-gear ...
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NewsBangor airport closed after Challenger executive jet accident during take-off
US emergency services have responded to an accident at Bangor airport which involved an executive jet attempting to take off. The accident occurred at 19:45 local time on 25 January, according to the airport’s operator. It states that there was “an incident involving a single aircraft” departing from Bangor. “First ...
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NewsBombardier Global 8000 secures EASA certification
Bombardier has obtained European certification for its Global 8000 business jet from EASA, one month after US FAA approval, enabling the ultra-long-range aircraft to operate across European markets following its December service entry.
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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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NewsDassault beats Rafale target but Falcon deliveries fall short for third straight year
French airframer Dassault Aviation beat its guidance for Rafale fighter deliveries in 2025 but missed its target for Falcon business jets for the third year in a row.
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NewsTextron Aviation’s Cessna Citation Ascend enters service
Textron Aviation has delivered the first Cessna Citation Ascend to a retail customer, marking entry into service for the Wichita manufacturer’s updated midsize business jet two-and-a-half years after programme launch.
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NewsFlight recorders found after Libyan army chief’s Falcon 50 crashes in Turkey
Recovery personnel have retrieved flight recorders from a Dassault Falcon 50 executive jet which crashed some 40min after departing Ankara on 23 December. The Maltese-registered aircraft was transporting figures including Libyan army chief of staff general Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad. Turkish interior minister Ali Yerlikaya states that the aircraft departed ...
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NewsHawker 900XP spun and crashed during stall test after ice contaminated wings
US investigators believe the pilots of a Hawker 900XP were insufficiently prepared for a post-maintenance stall test, during which the aircraft encountered icing and entered a fatal spin.
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NewsInvestigators strive to understand crashed Citation’s low approach to Statesville
US investigators are still trying to understand why a Cessna 550 Citation II was flying at a low height as it attempted to return to Statesville regional airport, before the jet collided with lighting and trees. It had departed the airport about 10min beforehand and the inquiry has yet to ...
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NewsCrashed Citation II struck lights and trees far short of Statesville runway: inquiry
US investigators have disclosed that the Cessna 550 Citation II which crashed while attempting to land at Statesville airport struck approach lights and trees far short of the runway. Seven occupants were on board the aircraft (N257BW), says the National Transportation Safety Board, none of whom survived the 18 December ...
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NewsUS investigators open probe as Citation II crashes after turnback
Sixteen investigators from the US National Transportation Safety Board have been sent to the scene of a Cessna 550 Citation II business jet crash in North Carolina. The aircraft crashed while attempting to land at Statesville regional airport on 18 December, from where it had departed some 10min beforehand. It ...
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NewsCrashed 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. The country’s transportation ministry states that the executive jet had departed Acapulco’s runway 24 for Toluca. Its flightplan indicated eight passengers and two pilots were on board, the ministry ...
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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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NewsGulfstream 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.
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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.