All Business Jets articles – Page 140
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NewsCessna's new light jet move signals industry optimism
Cessna quietly launched the CJ3+ in a private ceremony in Wichita, Kansas, with an undisclosed customer on 20 March, bolstering the middle of its light jet offerings with new avionics and interiors features.
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NewsDaher-Socata launches TBM 900. First deliveries planned for 20 March
French airframer Daher-Socata has turned up the heat in the single-engined turboprop market with the unveiling of its TBM 900. First deliveries of the high-speed aircraft – the latest evolution of the 25-year-old TBM design – will be made to three customers in the USA and Europe on 20 March.
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NewsCessna, Beech unite as $4.6B Textron Aviation segment
Beechcraft and Cessna will be combined into a single division led by Scott Ernest after Textron has completed the $1.4 billion acquisition of the company founded by Walter and Olive Ann Beech in 1929.
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Daher-Socata unveils TBM turboprop update
Daher-Socata has improved the performance and efficiency of its TBM family of fast turboprop singles with a new variant. The TBM 900, certificated and in production, retains primary airframe commonality with its predecessor TBM 850 and uses the same Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66D powerplant but promises improved efficiency and ...
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INDIA AVIATION: Beechcraft gears up for Indian growth
Beechcraft sees significant opportunities for growth in India, and believes that the country is progressing towards embracing business and general aviation.
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NewsEclipse delivers first fully certificated EA550
Four-and-a-half years after acquiring all of the assets of bankrupt Eclipse Aviation for $20 million, software entrepreneur-turned-aerospace executive Mason Holland has finally delivered the first EA550 jet to a customer.
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NewsSRQ Aviation hails Cirrus piston singles for air taxi plan
US training provider SRQ Aviation plans to launch an air taxi operation from its Florida base in the second quarter with Cirrus SR20 and SR22 piston singles.
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Metal Master prepares Flaris LAR 1 for first flight
Polish engineering company Metal Master is readying its Flaris LAR 1 ultra-light personal jet, for its first flight in the middle of the year. The milestone, if achieved, would come around a year after the four-seat single was unveiled by the Podgorzyn-based company.
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NewsField Aviation achieves first flight of Boeing Maritime Surveillance Aircraft
A Bombardier Challenger 604 demonstrator of Boeing's Maritime Surveillance Aircraft achieved first flight on 28 February, according to Toronto-based aircraft modifier Field Aviation.
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NewsUS aviation community fights new user fee proposal
A familiar backlash from the aviation community has already greeted the Obama Administration’s latest proposal to add a $100 surcharge for each flight on most users of the air traffic system.
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NewsSupersonic jet start-up makes public splash, but faces early redesign
Massachusetts start-up Spike Aerospace acknowledges a redesign and a re-engining may be necessary to achieve certification of the supersonic S-512 business jet concept unveiled to the public earlier this year.
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Abu Dhabi Air Expo: Gama Aviation upbeat on Sharjah hub hopes
Gama Aviation saw a 70% increase in the number of business aviation movements at its Sharjah base in 2013 compared with the previous year, and expects further improvement as the UAE site cements its position as the leading business aviation hub in the Middle East.
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NewsAbu Dhabi Air Expo: Royal Jet sets April deadline for BBJ replacement decision
Abu Dhabi-based VVIP charter company Royal Jet will decide in April which aircraft type it has selected to replace its entire fleet of Boeing Business Jets – of which Royal Jet is the world’s largest operator.
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Abu Dhabi Air Expo: Middle East to get its first VIP completion centre
The Middle East looks set to get its first completion centre next year, following a new deal signed between Abu Dhabi-based business aviation services provider Falcon Aviation Services and Dubai Aviation City.
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NewsAbu Dhabi Air Expo: Seaplane tour operator for offer VIP shuttle
Dubai-based seaplane tour operator Seawings has joined forces with fixed-base operator JetEx to provide a VIP shuttle service from Al Maktoum International airport (DWC), using Cessna 208 Caravan seaplanes. "JetEx will be offering the downtown air taxi flight as a complimentary service to its own private jet clients travelling through ...
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NewsAbu Dhabi Air Expo: Tecnam targets training schools in Middle East
General aviation manufacturer Tecnam is planning to expand its service centre offering in the Middle East to support the region’s installed base of the Italian-built aircraft.
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NewsLearjet 85 moves a step closer to first flight
Bombardier has moved closer to a long-delayed first flight of the all-composite Learjet 85 business jet, obtaining a flight test permit from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the first flight test vehicle.
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NewsCessna completes Latitude first flight
Cessna’s Citation Latitude flew on 18 February for the first time from the company’s factory in Wichita, Kansas, fulfilling the schedule commitment made after the super-light jet’s launch in October 2011.
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NewsCessna sees its future with a large-cabin Citation
Cessna is aspiring to offer a large-cabin aircraft in its future business jet line-up, as part of its continued focus on new product development and platform enhancements.