All Business Jets articles – Page 249

  • Global Family main
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    NBAA: PICTURE: Bombardier reveals new Global business jet family

    2010-10-16T17:07:00Z

    Bombardier has taken the wraps off its revamped Global family of large, ultra long-range business jets on the eve of this year's National Business Aviation Association annual convention in Atlanta, Georgia.

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    Piaggio Avanti earns its medevac stripes in the USA

    2010-10-14T16:00:00Z

    Air Ambulance Worldwide has become the first operator in the USA to use a Piaggio P180 Avanti II for medical evacuation missions

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    Virgin Galactic passes key milestone with first SpaceShipTwo free flight

    2010-10-14T09:00:00Z

    The first landing of a Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo-class vehicle on 10 October at the Mojave Air and Space Port marked a key milestone in the growth of commercial spaceflight.

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    General Aviation - In Brief

    2010-10-13T14:07:00Z

    Niche aircraft leasing start-up Milestone Aviation has closed its first financing transaction following a deal with Brazilian helicopter operator Omni Taxi Aéreo for two new Sikorsky 76C++ helicopters

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    Brazil's Omni Taxi seals Milestone lease

    2010-10-12T14:15:00Z

    Niche aircraft leasing start-up Milestone Aviation has closed its first financing transaction following a deal with Brazilian helicopter operator Omni Taxi Aéreo for two new Sikorsky 76C++ helicopters.

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    Business aviation in brief

    2010-10-12T11:48:00Z

    In-flight connectivity provider Aircell has gained European supplemental type certification for its Aviator 300-based SwiftBroadband solution for the Bombardier Challenger family of business jets

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    Phenom 100: attraction trumps detractions

    2010-10-12T09:00:00Z

    After nearly two years of growing pains, Embraer's Phenom 100 is fast becoming the benchmark for the light jet sector

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    Business aviation special: Ready and willing

    2010-10-11T16:00:00Z

    Analysts say it will be another year before the worst economic downturn in 70 years abates, freeing business aviation to once again rise up.

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    CUTAWAY: Gulfstream expands products but retains core identity

    2010-10-11T14:00:00Z

    Gulfstream is reaping rewards from its strategy to shake up its aircraft portfolio, with the G650 the latest beneficiary of the company's new flexible development approach

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    787 suppliers in South Korea, Japan pushing towards full-rate output

    2010-10-11T13:00:00Z

    The 787 is now an aircraft well into its early production run at Boeing's first and second tier supplier sites throughout Japan and South Korea after the airframer struggled for years to get its global supply chain fully operational.

  • BizJet connectivity
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    Fit to be tried

    2010-10-11T12:00:00Z

    For the past decade, corporate aircraft operators have been barraged with false promises from some in-flight connectivity providers. Like the commercial sector, the business aviation community has learnt, sometimes the hard way, that on-board systems can look compelling in PowerPoint...

  • Cessna Citation CJ4,
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    FLIGHT TEST: Cessna CJ4 - The Goldilocks Citation

    2010-10-11T09:00:00Z

    The latest incarnation of Cessna's Citation series, the CJ4, offers more space and capability and proves a delight to fly, making it an attractive option for owner operators

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    Business Aviation in brief

    2010-10-10T10:10:00Z

    A large-cabin, long-range Gulfstream G450 business jet has established a city-pair speed record between the airframers headquarters in Savannah and São Paulo

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    Aircell broadband gets EASA approval for Challenger

    2010-10-08T15:02:30Z

    Inflight connectivity provider Aircell has announced that its Aviator 300-based SwiftBroadband solution has received a supplemental type certification from...

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    Phenom 100 poised for debut in Mexican charter market

    2010-10-08T13:00:00Z

    Guadalajara-based Sky Premier is planning to become later this year the first Embraer Phenom 100 charter operator in the Mexican market.

  • Gulfstream IV-SP crushable concrete overrun
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    Crushable concrete makes seventh save

    2010-10-08T10:30:00Z

    A crushable concrete arresting pad installed at Teterboro airport snagged a Gulfstream IV-SP that overran the runway at New York's business aviation hub...

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    P&WC inaugurates Mirabel global test centre

    2010-10-07T16:00:00Z

    Pratt & Whitney Canada has christened its new global flight-test operations centre at Montreal Mirabel International airport

  • Bombardier CRJ900 W200
    News

    Libyan orders three CRJ900s, three options

    2010-10-07T14:08:00Z

    Libyan Airlines parent Libyan African Aviation has placed a firm order for three Bombardier CRJ900 NextGen regional jets with options for three more of the...

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    F-35s resume flight operations, but problems persist

    2010-10-07T12:33:00Z

    A software glitch grounded the Lockheed Martin F-35 test fleet for at least four days and the short take-off and vertical landing mode remains barred due to an unresolved mechanical problem.

  • Finnish Aviation academy Phenom 100s
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    Finns get first of two Phenoms

    2010-10-07T09:00:00Z

    The Finnish Aviation Academy has taken delivery of the first of two Phenom 100s from Embraer to be used in the school's ab initio pilot training programme