All Business Jets articles – Page 103
-
News
NBAA: Textron announces key suppliers for Longitude
Textron Aviation has announced a number of key suppliers for the new version of the Cessna Longitude, unveiled at the show yesterday. They include Aircelle, GKN Aerospace, Northrop Grumman and Parker Aerospace.
-
News
NBAA: It's wi-fi Jim but not as we know it
Bombardier hosted James T Kirk – in the form of actor William Shatner – at the show to explore the new world of wi-fi access from virtually anywhere while on board a Global 5000, boldly going where broadband internet has rarely gone before.
-
News
NBAA: Airbus tightens MRO relationship with CAMP
Airbus Corporate Jets has tightened its relationship with CAMP Maintenance Solutions to offer an integrated computer-based maintenance planning service for ACJ aircraft.
-
News
NBAA: Flexjet is first fleet customer for Aerion
Fractional jet supplier Flexjet has signed a firm order for 20 Aerion AS2 supersonic jets, providing a critical boost for the 12-year-old the high-speed aircraft development project.
-
News
NBAA: Diamond unveils jet fuel variant of DA40 Tundra
Diamond Aircraft Industries has unveiled at the show a jet-fuel-powered version of its DA40 Tundra piston single.
-
News
NBAA: Elliott unveils Beechjet 400A refurbishment
Elliott Aviation is introducing its newly launched 400E refurbishment programme for the Beechjet 400A/Hawker 400XP at the show.
-
News
NBAA: Embraer boosts range of Legacy 450
Embraer is extending the range of its Legacy 450 by over 10%. The move is designed to strengthen the Brazilian airframer’s position in the crowded and increasingly competitive superlight and midsize sectors and to exploit the anticipated rebound in these niche segments.
-
News
NBAA: Textron revamps Longitude and introduces Hemisphere
Textron Aviation has unveiled a revamped Cessna Citation Longitude and all-new Citation Hemisphere, redoubling on a five-year-old ambition to conquer what it considers a vulnerable sector of the super midsize market segment.
-
News
NBAA Gulfstream flies G500 into show
Only one year after confirming the programme’s existence, Gulfstream flew the first test G500 aircraft to Henderson on 14 November, allowing NBAA convention attendees to experience the company’s newest and most advanced business jet.
-
News
NBAA: Aviation Partners forms joint venture with FlexSys
Aviation Partners Boeing is forming a joint venture with FlexSys to commercialise the latter’s patented wing morphing technology. The new company, Aviation Partners FlexSys (APF), will develop the FlexFoil variable geometry control surface mechanisms that Ann Arbor, Michigan-based FlexSys has been working on since 2000. Meanwhile, Aviation Partners Boeing also ...
-
News
NBAA: Pilatus marks flight of second PC-24 and upgrades PC-12NG
Pilatus Aircraft marked a double celebration on 16 November, launching an upgraded version of its nine-year-old Pilatus PC-12NG and announcing the first flight of the second PC-24 test aircraft.
-
News
NBAA: NetJets showcases Signature Challenger 650
NetJets is showcasing its first Signature Series Bombardier Challenger 650 at NBAA as the fractional ownership giant and programme launch customer prepares to take delivery of the large-cabin business jet in the coming weeks. The handover will also mark the 1000th Challenger 600-series delivery since the first aircraft entered service ...
-
AnalysisANALYSIS: Sabreliner wants a slice of civil business
Under new owner, former business jet-maker is fielding a broad basket of opportunities.
-
Analysis
ANALYSIS: GAMA figures show mixed fortunes for general aviation industry
It was a tale of contrasting fortunes for the business and general aviation industry in the first nine months of 2015. The latest statistics from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association reveal that propeller-driven fixed-wing aircraft fared poorly between January and September, while their business-jet counterparts revealed a confident performance compared ...
-
NewsEmbraer Legacy 450 technical description
Embraer's latest executive jet is perhaps its most technologically ambitious
-
NewsFLIGHT TEST: Legacy 450 wired for success
Flight test pilot Mike Gerzanics traveled to Brazil to fly Embraer's new mid-size business jet - and found a Legacy in the making
-
Analysis
ANALYSIS: Business aviation is bouncing back
It’s show time again for the business aviation industry. The annual NBAA convention, the largest and longest-running event within this niche sector, is returning to the bright lights of Las Vegas – a fitting host for a market that is starting to emerge into the light following a miserable few ...
-
NewsAirbus Helicopters begins flight testing high-compression engine demonstrator
Airbus Helicopters has completed the first flight of a lightweight, high-compression piston engine on a H120 Colibri helicopter technology demonstrator.
-
NewsJet Aviation completes and delivers ACJ320 for European head of state
Jet Aviation Basel has outfitted and delivered an Airbus ACJ320 to an undisclosed European government. The handover of the head-of-state aircraft marks the Swiss company’s third VIP airliner completion this year. Other projects include a Boeing Business Jet and twin-aisle A340-600.
-
NewsCessna clinches Australian approval for high-performance TTx
Cessna has secured Australian certification for its TTx piston single, paving the way for deliveries of the high- performance aircraft to begin to the country.