All Business Jets articles – Page 115
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Axtmann acquires majority stake in Germany's Fly Alpha, plots expansion
Axtmann Holding - parent company of German business aircraft services provider FAI rent-a-jet and maintenance company FAI Technik – has purchased a majority stake in fellow Nuremberg-based operator Fly Alpha.
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Lufthansa Technik names new BizJet chief
Maintenance specialist Lufthansa Technik has appointed Thomas Kuhn to replace Manfred Gartner as chief executive of its US-based VIP completion centre BizJet International.
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NewsCirrus readies SF50 for parachute flight testing
Cirrus is readying its Vision SF50 prototype for emergency airframer parachute system (CAPS) testing – the last major certification milestone for the single-engine personal jet, which remains on target for service entry at the end of the year
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NewsLuxaviation adds Phenom 300 to its 250-strong fleet
Luxaviation – the world’s second largest business aircraft operator - has taken delivery of its third Embraer Phenom 300.
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NewsGlobeAir appoints F1's Nico Hülkenberg as its brand ambassador
GlobeAir – Europe’s largest Cessna Citation Mustang operator – has appointed Formula One racing driver Nico Hülkenberg as its brand ambassador.
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ExecuJet delivers first refurbished B200 to SAAF
ExecuJet Aviation has delivered the first refurbished Beechcraft King Air B200 for the South African Air Force (SAAF). The business aviation services company was awarded a contract in August 2014 to upgrade SAAF’s fleet of four twin-engined turboprops, which are used by the service for personnel transportation and medical ...
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IAI ponders designs for new light business jet
Israel Aerospace Industries is evaluating a number of designs for its light business jet and plans to present the shortlisted concepts to potential funding partners by the end of the year.
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NewsPiper M600 turboprop single to make show debut at Oshkosh
Piper Aircraft’s M600 single-engined turboprop will make its show debut later this month at the AirVenture business and general aviation event in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Plenty life left in the Caravan after 30 years
Cessna’s 208 Caravan has fulfilled many roles over its 30-year lifetime – from commuter airliner to feeder freighter, and from military transport to sightseeing aircraft – notching up 13 million flying hours in 100 countries along the way.
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NewsSolar Impulse reaches Hawaii on record-setting trans-Pacific journey
The Solar Impulse 2 round-the-world flight project scored its biggest triumph to date with the completion of a multiple record-setting leg from Nagoya to Hawaii – a five-day segment that pushed limits for the aircraft’s solar-only power system, its ground control team and its solo pilot.
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One Aviation introduces the Eclipse Special Edition
One Aviation is upgrading its fleet of unsold Total Eclipse very light jets with the same features as its latest model, the EA550, in an attempt to clear the remaining backlog of second-generation Eclipse 500s from its base in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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NewsDiscovery sets sights on year-end approval for piston-engined 201
Discovery Aviation is hoping to secure US certification for its model 201 piston twin before the end of the year, when it will begin asking customers to convert their options into firm orders.
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NewsLisa to relocate Akoya flight test base to get unrestricted access to water
Lisa Airplanes, developer of the Akoya amphibian, is planning to relocate the flight test campaign for the light sport aircraft, and has narrowed the choice of sites to three.
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NewsPiper delivers first Archer DX into Europe
Piper Aircraft has delivered the first European-owned Archer DX to its dealership for Scandinavia and the Baltic States, European Aircraft Sales.
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NewsCirrus reaches 6,000 SR piston single delivery milestone
Cirrus Aircraft has delivered its 6,000th SR-series piston single, 16 years after the first member of the four-seat aircraft family – the SR20 – entered service.
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Flexjet takes delivery of first G450LXis
US fractional ownership company Flexjet has taken delivery of its first two Gulfstream G450s from an October 2014 order for up to 50 of the US airframer’s large cabin and ultra long-range business jet family. The deal includes a firm orders for 10 G450s, six G650s and six G500s.
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NewsPilatus adds PC-12 service centre in Chile
Pilatus Aircraft has added a 60th PC-12 authorised service centre to its global network. Santiago-based business aviation services provider Aerocardal will maintain and support the single-engined turboprop within Chile and surrounding Latin American countries, where the Swiss airframer has a small but expanding fleet.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How TBM brand has created a halo effect for Daher
Since buying the Tarbes-based Socata business from EADS in 2008, Daher might be best known – in the aerospace world at least – as the brand behind the TBM high-speed single-engine turboprop. But the French firm, whose roots go back to cargo shipping in the 19th century, is also an ...
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NewsPARIS: Optica returns to Paris in pursuit of buyer
One of the most iconic general aviation aircraft has returned to Paris for the first time in thirty years with its owner and designer John Edgley.
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NewsPARIS: Viking raids China for new sales
Canada’s Viking Air has secured a commitment from Beijing, China-based Reignwood Aviation for 50 examples of the Series 400 Twin Otter turboprop.