All Business Jets articles – Page 112

  • Latitude
    News

    FAA approval clears Citation Latitude for deliveries

    2015-06-05T21:15:43Z

    ​The US Federal Aviation Administration has awarded a type certificate for the nine-passenger Citation Latitude to complete a 3.5-year-long development programme, Cessna announced on 5 June.

  • KMAX 640
    News

    Kaman restarts K-Max production on new commercial orders

    2015-06-05T19:52:22Z

    ​At least 10 more K-Max helicopters will be produced on a revived assembly line after a 12-year hiatus, Kaman Aerospace announced on 5 June.

  • Supersonic concept - NASA
    News

    NASA awards studies for low-boom supersonic transports

    2015-06-03T20:07:38Z

    ​Eight newly-launched studies announced by NASA on 3 June will continue the agency’s long-running effort to validate the technology for a new generation of passenger-carrying supersonic aircraft.

  • Sonex 640
    News

    Sonex CEO, mechanic killed in Oshkosh crash

    2015-06-03T19:02:10Z

    ​Two employees of aircraft kit maker Sonex – including chief executive Jeremy Monnett – died in a 2 June accident while flying a company-owned Sport Acro in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

  • Jordan hansell
    News

    Jordan Hansell exits NetJets

    2015-06-03T14:25:40Z

    Jordan Hansell has stepped down as chairman and chief executive officer at NetJets with immediate effect. He has been replaced by Adam Johnson, a long-time employee of the US-headquartered fractional ownership provider.

  • Kodiak
    News

    Quest sells first European Kodiak through dealership as certification looms

    2015-06-03T13:19:43Z

    Quest Aircraft has sold its first Kodiak single-engined turboprop through a European dealership and is now working towards EASA certification of the 10-seat utility aircraft, which it hopes to secure by early next year.

  • Falcon 5X roll-out
    Analysis

    ANALYSIS: Falcon 5X launches Dassault wide-cabin business jet strategy

    2015-06-03T10:56:00Z

    Dassault rolled out its Falcon 5X on 2 June at a dedicated ceremony at its 64-year-old final assembly facility at Bordeaux-Mérignac airport in southwest France.

  • Falcon 5X roll-out
    News

    Dassault rolls-out first Falcon 5X

    2015-06-02T12:08:00Z

    Dassault has rolled-out its Falcon 5X at a ceremony at its 60-year-old final assembly facility in Bordeaux-Mérignac, southwest France.

  • Gulfstream G150
    News

    Gulfstream says G150 future must "play out"

    2015-05-26T19:47:21Z

    ​Gulfstream executives stopped short of fully committing to the midsize market sector for the long-term, as the 10-year-old G150 now faces two new rivals with no replacement yet identified.

  • News

    DAE sells StandardAero

    2015-05-26T18:05:37Z

    ​Dubai Aerospace Enterprise’s ambition to become a global giant with businesses in several expanding industry sectors has effectively ended with the sale of its only overseas subsidiary, StandardAero, one of the biggest and oldest names in the maintenance, repair and overhaul of business jets and their engines.

  • Analysis

    ANALYSIS: Business jet values - a time for review

    2015-05-26T13:18:00Z

    Daniel Hall, Business and Commercial Aviation Senior Analyst and Chris Seymour, Head of Market Analysis, discuss a business jet recovery and important changes in Market, Base and Future Values.

  • G650ER Flight test
    Opinion

    OPINION: Why business jet builders must keep their nerve

    2015-05-22T16:00:00Z

    ​Business jet buyers are a fickle lot. Most airlines expect a new commercial aircraft to provide reliable service for at least 12 years before a replacement is even considered. But the average owner of a corporate aircraft starts looking for an upgrade in about half that time.

  • News

    EBACE: Rizon plots expansion following sale to Lionhouse

    2015-05-20T17:27:10Z

    ​Biggin Hill’ s biggest fixed-base operation Rizon Jet has been snapped up by ­aircraft finance and leasing company ­Lionhouse for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition clears the way for the upscale FBO – originally part of a Qatar-based business – to ­fulfill its ambition to expand its portfolio of services ...

  • News

    EBACE: Nextant G90XT poised for certification in June

    2015-05-20T17:23:15Z

    ​Nextant Aerospace says its G90XT certification programme is racing towards the finishing line, with final approval of the remanufactured Beechcraft King Air C90 on course for June.

  • News

    EBACE: Satcom Direct amps up download speeds

    2015-05-20T14:45:33Z

    ​Satcom Direct has unveiled a new version of an airborne data router that could more than treble download speeds on board business jets equipped with the Inmarsat SwiftBroadband satellite service.

  • Airbus ACJ319
    News

    EBACE: LHT to provide cabin completions on ACJ319 Elite

    2015-05-20T09:56:29Z

    ​Lufthansa Technik will carry out cabin completions for the Airbus ACJ319 Elite corporate jet, following on from its cooperation with the airframer on the ACJ318 Elite.

  • Bombardier Challenger
    News

    EBACE: Bombardier opens Munich support centre

    2015-05-20T08:59:01Z

    ​Bombardier Business Aircraft has opened a new regional service office (RSO) in Munich in response to growing demand in Europe.

  • IFE connectivity
    News

    EBACE: Honeywell doubles wi-fi speeds with software upgrade

    2015-05-20T07:31:44Z

    ​Honeywell Aerospace has launched a High Data Rate (HDR) software upgrade that will double the speed of in-flight Wi-fi for existing Inmarsat Swiftbroadband customers, and is hoping to sign up some business aviation customers during EBACE.

  • News

    EBACE: H+S Aviation's Abu Dhabi shop wins PW200 approval

    2015-05-19T16:33:20Z

    ​H+S Aviation’s Abu Dhabi facility has received General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) CAR 145 approval to maintain Pratt & Whitney Canada PW200 and PT6C-67C rotorcraft engines.

  • News

    EBACE: LHT and Mercedes to design new VIP cabin concept

    2015-05-19T15:49:52Z

    ​Lufthansa Technik has teamed up with Mercedes-Benz Style to design and develop an integrated VIP cabin concept for short- and medium-haul aircraft.