All Business Jets articles – Page 170
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NewsNBAA: VIDEO - Gulfstream boosts G650 range at high-speed cruise by 20%
Gulfstream has increased maximum range of the ultra-large-cabin G650 by 20% to 6,000nm (11,112km) at the Mach 0.9 high-speed cruise setting.
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NewsNBAA: Citation X sets new speed and distance record
A Cessna Citation X fitted with elliptical winglets from Winglet Technology established a new speed record between Anchorage, Alaska, and Miami while at the same time exceeding the published maximum range of the aircraft by more than 100 miles.
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NewsNBAA: Boeing unveils BBJ version of 737 Max
Boeing today revealed the 737 Max will be converted into a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ), with deliveries starting to the VIP market almost as quickly as the re-engined and updated narrowbody enters commercial service in 2017.
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ST Aero's Aeria to modify 767-200ER into VIP configuration
Aeria Luxury Interiors, the VIP completions firm owned by ST Aerospace, has been selected to complete the interior modification and heavy maintenance of...
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NewsPratt & Whitney completes first PW1100G test engine
Pratt & Whitney has completed assembly of its first PW1100G test engine that will eventually power the Airbus A320neo. The geared turbofan will undergo...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Business aviation OEMs prepare for a delayed recovery
Bombardier's Learjet factory complex in Wichita's southwest quarter is growing - in size, if not yet in output. Production of Learjet's super-light category...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Training centre tackles skilled labour shortage
In a moment of feverish brainstorming in 2002, Cessna executives desperate for trained aviation mechanics considered taking over an abandoned Wichita hotel...
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NewsGulfstream lines up for G650 entry-into-service
Gulfstream will deliver the first completed G650s to customers "within the next few weeks" as it moves to address a five-year backlog for the ultra-long-range type.
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NewsASESA locks US Ex-Im financing for S-76D order
Export credit agency, the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im), has approved a $56.5 million loan guarantee to support an order from Mexico's...
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QCM partners LTT for ACJ319 and 737BBJ technical training
Lufthansa Technical Training (LTT) and Swiss private aircraft support specialist Quality Control Management (QCM) will jointly provide maintenance type training...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Business aviation special 2012
On the eve of the annual NBAA gathering, a spirit of optimism is evident, as business is sought for the Bell 429 twin helicopter and Bombardier’s in-development Learjet 85 corporate jet, while social media is leveraged to reinvigorate the air taxi concept. In a special report we track the latest ...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Running the rule over the Learjet 70/75's Vision Flight Deck
Bombardier's Learjet 70/75 aircraft will be fitted with a revamped avionics suite designed by Garmin. We flew a flight-test example to assess the new flightdeck
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NewsIN FOCUS: Bombardier reveals Queretaro plant for Learjet 85
Bombardier launched the Learjet 85 in 2008 with a bold plan for production. Ever since Bill Lear founded the company nearly half a century ago, Learjet manufacturing was concentrated almost exclusively in Wichita, Kansas, the self-described "air capital of the world".
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NewsIN FOCUS: Business Aircraft Census 2012
The fragile state of the world's largest economies, coupled with political volatility in global hot spots, has continued to stifle business aviation's much-needed recovery.
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Lessors raise concerns over 'removed' Kingfisher components
Several Kingfisher Airlines aircraft that have been parked at various Indian airports have reportedly had parts and components stripped out of them. The...
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NewsIn Focus: NBAA 2012 show preview
The National Business Aviation Association will raise the curtain on its 65th annual convention and exhibition on 30 October at the Orange County Convention Centre, Florida.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: No Indian summer for Kingfisher
Six years ago, Kingfisher Airlines boss Vijay Mallya told Airline Business during a cover interview how he was "building a sustainable business model in...
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NewsTurkish Airlines orders up to 20 777-300ERs
Turkish Airlines has announced an order for 15 Boeing 777-300ERs plus five options. Three of the aircraft will be delivered in 2014, followed by seven...
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NewsFirst Japanese-owned VIP GrandNew enters service
The first Japanese-owned corporate/VIP configured AgustaWestland GrandNew has entered service with an undisclosed customer.
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NewsParts production for first Leap engine ramps up
CFM International partners General Electric and Snecma have begun manufacturing parts for the first Leap test engine which is due to be run in the third...