All Business Jets articles – Page 144
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NewsNBAA: Eclipse Aerospace celebrate formal delivery of first EA550
Four years after reviving the brand and production system, Eclipse Aerospace today celebrated the formal delivery of the first EA550 very light jet to a customer. “We’re announcing not only that this is our first delivery, but our next delivery we can actually sell and fill in March [2014],” says ...
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NewsNBAA: Flexjet's Learjet 85 double deal
Flexjet was in buying mood at NBAA, converting 30 of its 75 Bombardier Learjet 85 options into firm orders, and adding another 20 options for the midsize business jet, for which it is the launch customer.
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NewsNBAA: Daher-Socata bares all with Vegas reveal of Elite design
Daher-Socata is showing a 2013 TBM 850 Elite with an eye-catching exterior finish applied following a customer request. The special treatment consists of a bare metal finish across most of the airframe, with gray metal paint on the lower fuselage and composite parts, with a matte black tail. Adding to ...
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NewsNBAA: Boeing set to Max out BBJ gross weight
Boeing Business Jets is analysing whether to introduce an increased gross weight (IGW), VIP version of the 737 Max 7 or Max 8 with 7,000nm (13,000km) range as early as 2021.
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NewsNBAA: Comlux completes its widebody move
Five years after making its foray into the completions and refurbishment sector, Comlux is entering the green widebody completions market for the first time.
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NewsNBAA: Nextant Aerospace announces Beechcraft King Air C90 upgrade
Nextant Aerospace has announced a partnership with GE Aviation to launch a comprehensive upgrade programme for the Beechcraft King Air family, starting with the C90 version.
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NewsNBAA: Embraer adds legs to new-look Lineage 1000E
Embraer is showing off its range at this year’s NBAA by launching a new interior and performance upgrades for its mid-light Legacy 450 offering and its ultra-large business jet, which will be shown on the static as a new version known as the Lineage 1000E.
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NewsNBAA: Dassault takes wraps off all-new Falcon 5X
Dassault Aviation has stolen the limelight on the eve of this year's NBAA convention by taking the wraps off the biggest Falcon business jet yet. The long range, large cabin Falcon 5X twinjet boasts a wider fuselage cross-section than the three-engined 7X and is capable of accomodating up to 16 ...
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NewsNBAA: Honeywell predicts robust business aviation market for next decade
Rising demand for large cabin aircraft, a strong pipeline of new business jets and a resurgent North America will combine to create a robust business aviation market over the next decade, according to Honeywell Aerospace.
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NewsNBAA: Scimitar winglets give Boeing BBJ a foil for long-range drag
Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) announced at NBAA it is launching a split scimitar winglet retrofit programme for the family of 737NG-based Boeing Business Jets.
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NewsNBAA: Viking Air shows executive class with Wipaire executive interior
Viking Air is showing the first Twin Otter Series 400 adorned in a custom Wipaire executive interior.
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NewsNBAA: Bombardier goes all in with Learjet 85
Bombardier re-affirmed on the eve of the NBAA convention that the Learjet 85 will enter service around the third quarter of next year, despite the fact that the aircraft has yet to make its maiden flight.
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NewsSumburgh Super Puma crashed in vortex ring state
A second interim factual report on the 23 August fatal crash of a Eurocopter AS332L2 Super Puma on approach to Sumburgh, Scotland confirms that no technical faults were involved.
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Embraer Phenom 300 drives airframer's Q3 delivery hike
Embraer saw its business jet deliveries almost double in the third quarter of 2013, compared to the same time last year. Between July and September the Brazilian airframer shipped 25 aircraft – 12 more than the third quarter of 2012.
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NewsPilatus PC-24 to make US debut
Pilatus’s first business jet, the PC-24, is set to make its US debut on 22-24 October at the NBAA Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition in Las Vegas.
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NewsNorth Africa's business aircraft fleet on the rise
North Africa’s business aircraft fleet is growing at almost twice the rate of the global average, according to a study by German data research consultancy Wingx Advance, on behalf of the Middle East Business Aviation Association.
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NewsARA receives FAA authority to operate Nighthawk IV in Vermont
Applied Research Associates (ARA) has received authority from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fly its Nighthawk IV micro-unmanned aircraft at its facility in Randolph, Vermont.
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NewsMooney to restart piston aircraft manufacturing following Soaring America investment
Struggling Mooney Aviation has been a thrown a life-line by California-based investment firm, Soaring America, five years after the financial crash forced the US airframer and maintenance company to cease manufacturing of its legendary high performance piston- single line.
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NewsNBAA: New wave of product introductions critical for Cessna
Something is about to happen at Cessna that has not been done in nearly four years.
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GAMA welcomes EU-Brazil agreement
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has welcomed the Brazil – European Union Aviation Safety Agreement which will simplify equipment certification processes between the two parties, reducing duplication of effort and cost.