All Business Jets articles – Page 108
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Yingling's Cessna 172 remanufacturing programme off to flying start
A programme to serially remanufacture Cessna 172 Skyhawks announced at July’s AirVenture show has got off to a strong start.
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Cirrus passes new milestone towards SF50 certification
The Cirrus Vision SF50 has passed another key stage on its way to a year-end certification target with the US Federal Aviation Administration issuing Type Inspection Authorisation, allowing the agency to evaluate the single-engined jet in flight.
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Eclipse UK distributor extends Harrods special edition offer
There are several things to spend $3.4 million on at Harrods. That now includes an Eclipse 550 very light jet.
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Soft commodity prices damping Asian private jet sales
Embraer is seeing softer private jet demand in the Southeast Asia region on the back of the slump in commodity prices.
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NewsLABACE: Waypoint Leasing launches Brazil presence
Ireland-based helicopter lessor Waypoint Leasing is establishing a local office in Rio de Janeiro to support a growing fleet of operators in Brazil and in the future the rest of Latin America.
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LABACE: Viking makes Brazil new priority for sales
Brazil has emerged as the next national sales target for the Viking 400, the modernized DeHavilland DHC-6 Twin Otter in production by Vancouver-based Viking Air.
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LABACE: Multiple orders announced for HondaJet
Honda Aircraft has announced receiving “multiple orders” on the first day of the HondaJet’s debut appearance at the Latin American Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (LABACE).
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LABACE: Embry-Riddle re-enters Brazilian training market
War drove to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) to establish a presence in Brazil more than 70 years ago, but economics is bringing the aviation training and education services provider back.
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NewsFlight Design prepares to debut first C4 production prototype
German light sport aircraft (LSA) manufacturer Flight Design is readying the first of three C4 production prototypes for its debut flight in the third quarter, as its first certificated aircraft advances towards European validation and service entry in the middle of 2016.
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NewsLABACE: Gulfstream G500 resumes flight testing following modifications
Flight testing has resumed on Gulfstream's G500 after a break of "several weeks" to prepare the large-cabin, long range business jet for flutter tests, the company announced on 10 August at the Latin American Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (LABACE).
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NewsLABACE: HondaJet makes debut as certification wait continues
Honda Aircraft continued a four-month-long “world tour” in Sao Paulo with the HondaJet making its debut at the Latin American Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (LABACE) on 11 August.
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NewsLABACE: Type approval of Legacy 450 completes Embraer strategy
Brazil’s civil aeronautics authority (ANAC) on 11 August announced the approval of the type certificate for the Legacy 450, ushering into service the seventh and last jet of a market-bending, 15-year-long Embraer quest to become a powerhouse in the business aviation market.
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NewsVulcanair prepares V1.0 piston-single for year-end service entry
Italian airframer Vulcanair hopes to complete certification of its first piston-single, the V1.0, by the end of the third quarter and hand over the first of the four-seat aircraft to an undisclosed customer by year-end.
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NewsRutan enters seaplane market with SkiGull unveiling
Prolific aircraft designer Burt Rutan has emerged from a brief retirement to unveil a new seaplane design he claims can seat two people, fly up to 2,100nm (3,890km) non-stop, survive a 10g impact on rolling seas and fit inside the one-car garage of his lakeside home.
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NewsUS general aviation reports highest fatal accident rate since 1998
The US general aviation community reported the highest rate of fatal accidents since 1998 for last year, although the overall accident rate was the seventh-highest during that period.
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NewsHighly-unstable approach preceded fatal Phenom crash
Investigators have determined that an Embraer Phenom 300 landed long and overran the runway at Blackbushe after an unstable high-speed approach which had involved a conflict with a microlight.
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US lawmaker's death spurs improved aviation ELT push
The crash of a de Havilland Canada DHC-3 charter aircraft in Alaska five years ago on 9 August is remembered mainly for causing the death of US Senator Ted Stevens.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: GAMA reports mixed results for business and general aviation aircraft market
The market sent mixed signals to the general and business aviation sector in the second quarter, as worldwide shipments of fixed-wing aircraft declined but overall sales inched higher compared with the same period last year, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) announced on 31 July.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: LABACE approaches amid regional instability
The 12th Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition will open its doors on 11 August in a region mired in political and economic instability.