All Business Jets articles – Page 106

  • LHT APi winglet
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    Lufthansa Technik completes first BBJ split scimitar winglet modification

    2015-09-21T17:01:12Z

    German maintenance, repair and overhaul provider Lufthansa Technik has become the first European company to install Aviation Partner’s new split scimitar winglets on a Boeing Business Jet.

  • Gulfstream G280
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    Gulfstream G280 gets performance boost

    2015-09-17T18:08:37Z

    ​Gulfstream has boosted the performance of its G280 by installing a new software upgrade in the super-midsize business jet’s Rockwell Collins PlaneView280 avionics suite.

  • Piaggio Avanti EVO
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    Zenith Aviation prepares for delivery of UK's first Avanti Evo

    2015-09-16T18:03:39Z

    Zenith Aviation, the UK launch customer and distributor for the Piaggio Avanti Evo, is preparing to take delivery of its first aircraft in early December and hopes to begin exercising its options for the twin-engined turboprop by the end of September.

  • Global 7000
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    First Global 7000 test aircraft comes together

    2015-09-16T17:57:54Z

    Bombardier’s first Global 7000 flight-test aircraft, FTV1, is taking shape at the company’s facility in Toronto, Ontario. A pair of GE Passport engines were mounted on the ultra-long range prototype, Bombardier announced on 14 September, adding that the aircraft is now structurally complete and functional test procedures have begun.

  • Piaggio Avanti EVO
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    Mubadala takes full ownership of Piaggio Aerospace

    2015-09-16T14:41:40Z

    ​Seventeen years after heading a consortium that rescued Piaggio Aerospace from bankruptcy, Piero Ferrari has ended his financial links with the Italian aircraft maker.

  • Citation Latitude
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    Cessna Citation Latitude begins European tour

    2015-09-16T13:31:30Z

    Cessna has begun a three-week European demonstration tour of its new Citation Latitude with the annual Business and General Aviation day (BGAD), held on 15 September at London Biggin Hill airport – the first stop on its multi-city itinerary.

  • Bell Jet Ranger X
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    Bell 505 Jet Ranger X makes Polish debut

    2015-09-16T12:19:10Z

    Bell Helicopter has continued its sales push for the developmental 505 Jet Ranger X, displaying a mock-up of the light single-engined rotorcraft at the MSPO defence show held in Kielce, Poland between the 1 and 4 September.

  • Icon Aircraft A5
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    Icon prepares new Vacavile facility for A5 LSA production

    2015-09-15T12:12:38Z

    US light sport aircraft (LSA) manufacturer, Icon has begun transferring manufacture of its A5 amphibian from its current base in Tehachapi, California to a new facility, 550km away in Vacaville, Solano County. A handful of aircraft will roll-off the production line later this year and Icon plans to ...

  • News

    Russian air transport agency calls for tougher GA rules in wake of crashes

    2015-09-14T15:07:47Z

    ​Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) is concerned over the level of training of general aviation (GA) pilots in Russia and wants more transparency over pilot training, as well as mandatory fitting of collision avoidance systems, the agency's deputy director, Oleg Storchevoi, says.

  • Vulcanair P68R
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    UK NPAS orders six Vulcanair P68s for air support

    2015-09-10T15:54:53Z

    Austria’s Airborne Technologies has been awarded a contract from the UK National Police Air Service (NPAS) for the supply of up to six Vulcanair P68Rs, configured for airborne surveillance missions.

  • Legacy 450
    News

    Embraer Legacy 450 clinches European approval

    2015-09-10T12:52:54Z

    Embraer has secured European validation for its Legacy 450 business jet. The approval comes hot on the heels of Brazilian and US certification for the superlight aircraft, which is earmarked for service entry in the fourth quarter to an undisclosed US-based customer.

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    Gulfstream opens new paint shop for in-service fleet

    2015-09-09T10:57:01Z

    Gulfstream has opened an 8,170m² (88,000ft²) paint facility at its Savannah headquarters, specifically for in-service aircraft. The decision was prompted by the increasing number of Gulfstream owners looking to refresh their aircraft.

  • News

    Light aircraft collides with drone in Norway

    2015-09-09T10:53:31Z

    Norwegian investigators have revealed that a light aircraft collided with an unmanned air vehicle just days before the country’s air navigation service cautioned over their proliferation.

  • News

    Jet Aviation expands Basel facility

    2015-09-08T17:54:03Z

    Jet Aviation is expanding its completion facility in Basel, Switzerland in the face of growing demand for its services at the EuroAirport site.

  • News

    Embraer could cease production at Harbin

    2015-09-07T03:03:46Z

    Embraer says it could cease production at its Harbin assembly line if it is unable to reach a resolution with Chinese authorities on taxes imposed on imported components.

  • Bell 429 Slovakia
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    Slovakian police force receives first Bell 429

    2015-09-03T17:24:59Z

    Slovakia's police force has taken delivery of the first of two Bell Helicopter 429s it has on order. The light, twin-engined rotorcraft will be deployed in a number of roles, including border protection, search and rescue, road traffic surveillance, and natural disaster relief, says Bell

  • Viking Air Series 400
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    Russia withdraws offer for local Viking Twin Otter production plant

    2015-09-03T17:24:46Z

    Russia's Ulyanovsk regional authorities have revoked an agreement to lease land to produce the Viking Air Twin Otter Series 400 under licence, blaming the move on weak local demand for the twin-engined turboprop.

  • Sukhoi Business Jet
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    Comlux takes delivery of first Sukhoi Business Jet

    2015-09-02T13:46:01Z

    ​Swiss business aircraft services provider Comlux has ferried the first Sukhoi Business Jet from Venice to its US completion facility in Indianapolis.

  • News

    Cessna delivers first Citation Latitudes

    2015-09-02T12:55:30Z

    Cessna has handed over the first Citation Latitudes, less than three months after the midsize business jet received US certification.

  • Legacy 450
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    Embraer prepares to deliver first Legacy 450, following US validation

    2015-09-02T12:32:14Z

    ​Embraer is gearing up to deliver the first Legacy 450 business jet, with the first of the superlight aircraft destined for its US launch customer in the coming weeks.