All Business Jets articles – Page 146
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Embraer delivers Phenom 300 to Indian charter firm
Indian charter operator Joy Jet has taken delivery of a single Embraer Phenom 300 business jet.
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NewsEvektor builds first production-conforming EV-55
Czech general aviation aircraft manufacturer Evektor is hoping to fly its second EV-55 Outback – the first production-conforming aircraft – later this year.
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NewsEmbraer seeks exemption to certificate Legacy 500 seats
Embraer says the Legacy 500 should enter service later this year without operational restrictions despite an ongoing certification dispute with the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
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Finmeccanica heads for power business exit
Alenia Aermacchi, AgustaWestland, Selex and DRS parent Finmeccanica has closed the sale of a nearly 40% stake in its troubled Ansaldo Energia power generation business, for €277 million ($378 million) to Italian investment fund Fondo Strategico Italiano.
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NewsNTSB investigates Aspen Challenger crash
The US National Transportation Safety Board has dispatched a team to Colorado to investigate the crash of a Bombardier Challenger 601-3R at Aspen-Pitkin county airport on 5 January.
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Bombardier lands $2.2bn order for 38 business jets
Bombardier has sealed a $2.2 billion order for 38 business jets from an undisclosed customer.
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NewsBombardier confirms new Learjet 85 flight delay
Bombardier will miss a schedule target to begin the flight testing phase of the Learjet 85 programme by the end of the year.
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NewsPICTURES: Legacy 450 moves into flight test
Embraer on 28 December completed first flight of the super-light Legacy 450 business jet in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil.
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NewsTextron to buy Beechcraft parent for $1.4bn
Textron will acquire Beech Holdings, the parent of Beechcraft Corporation, in a $1.4 billion transaction.
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NewsM2, Sovereign+ deliveries begin at Cessna
Cessna has started delivering light M2 and newly-branded Sovereign+ jets a week ahead of an internal, fourth-quarter deadline.
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NewsUncle Roger's Festive Quiz
Sick of turkey and mince pies? Same old shows on television? Give the aviation side of your brain a post-prandial run-out with Uncle Roger's Festive Quiz...
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NewsE-Go looks to equity-based crowdfunding for S-LSA
E-Go Aeroplanes, UK start-up and developer of the E-Go special light sport aircraft (S-LSA), has become the first UK general aviation aircraft manufacturer to seek funding through an equity-based crowdfunding platform.
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NewsWheels Up adds Citations to members-only programme
US members only private aircraft operator Wheels Up is broadening its aircraft offering with the acquisition from Cessna of pre-owned Citation XLS and Sovereign business jets.
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NewsBombardier Learjet 70 clinches certification
Bombardier is preparing to deliver the first Learjet 70 business jets following certification of the light cabin aircraft on 12 December.
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When seeking innovation, don't discount organisation
Tom Enders closed 2013 with some inspiring words on innovation. Giving the annual Wilbur and Orville Wright lecture at the Royal Aeronautical Society in London, the EADS chief executive urged a packed house to support the aggressive pursuit of new technical horizons – because the alternative is stagnation in aviation ...
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NewsBell selects Lafayette, Louisiana for SLS assembly base
Bell Helicopter has selected Lafayette Regional airport in Louisiana as the assembly base for its Short Light Single. The decision follows a highly competitive, five-month selection process in which a number of sites in Canada, Mexico and the US were “seriously considered”, it says.
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NewsFAA issues airworthiness bulletin for Hawker midsize business jet operators
Operators of Hawker midsize business jets have been warned by the US Federal Aviation Administration that failure to maintain aileron control systems correctly could lead to wing and aileron oscillations that have the potential to cause structural fatigue.
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NewsLanding G550 damages London Stansted ILS
UK investigators are examining a Gulfstream G550 which damaged the instrument landing system at London Stansted airport during an early morning arrival, forcing a downgrade of the site's low-visibility capability...
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NewsCessna TTx clinches Brazilian certification
Cessna has clinched Brazilian type certification for its TTx piston single five months after the high-performance aircraft – an upgraded version of Cessna's out-of-production 400 Corvalis TT – entered service.