All Business Jets articles – Page 34

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    TAG Farnborough shatters annual movement record

    2019-01-17T21:52:39Z

    ​TAG Farnborough has smashed its annual movement record by over 8%, and expects the upward surge to continue on the back of sustained demand from global aircraft operators and brokers for the UK’s only dedicated business aviation airport.

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    Acropolis Aviation takes delivery of first ACJ320neo

    2019-01-16T21:09:55Z

    ​VVIP charter company Acropolis Aviation took delivery of the first ACJ320 neo on 16 January at Airbus’s headquarters in Toulouse.

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    Embraer suffers slide in business jet deliveries and revenues

    2019-01-16T18:51:45Z

    Embraer recorded a 17% slide in executive jet shipments in 2018 on the back of prolonged weakness in the business aviation market.

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    Kodiak output to rise on back of Series II sales surge

    2019-01-16T16:05:42Z

    Quest Aircraft recorded a slight fall in deliveries of its Kodiak 100 in 2018, but expects a surge in output for the single-engined turboprop this year following "incredibly strong" sales of the Series II second-generation variant.

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    AMAC secures its first BBJ Max 9 completion contract

    2019-01-15T16:38:18Z

    Swiss firm AMAC Aerospace has secured its first BBJ Max 9 completion contract and plans to take delivery of the re-engined narrowbody at its Basel facility in September 2020.

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    Gama moves into VIP completions with Lotus purchase

    2019-01-15T12:02:53Z

    Business aviation services provider Gama Aviation has made its first move into VIP aircraft completions, following the acquisition of Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based MRO firm Lotus Aviation.

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    Cirrus certificates second-generation Vision Jet

    2019-01-09T17:33:14Z

    ​Cirrus Aircraft has secured US certification for the second-generation version of its Vision Jet and is poised to deliver the first example of the single-engined personal aircraft in mid-January.

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    Piaggio Aerospace administrator begins task of finding buyer

    2019-01-09T16:14:59Z

    Piaggio Aerospace's administrator has returned after a two-week holiday shutdown to begin the task of seeking a buyer for the business, stressing that the Avanti Evo orderbook is open and the P1HH HammerHead unmanned surveillance aircraft remains an ongoing programme.

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    GlobeAir grows fleet with former Wijet Mustangs

    2019-01-09T13:57:00Z

    Austrian charter company GlobeAir has acquired four of the 11 Cessna Citation Mustangs previously operated by Wijet,and is in negotiations to acquire the remaining examples.

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    Dassault Falcon deliveries fall, but orders climb

    2019-01-08T18:19:49Z

    Deliveries of Falcon business jets slid in 2018 to 41 units, compared with 49 the previous year, but Dassault says the output was in line with its forecast for the period.

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    Eviation secures funding for all-electric Alice

    2019-01-08T10:14:49Z

    Israeli start-up Eviation Aircraft has closed the latest funding round for its Alice all-electric business and commuter aircraft, and says it now has enough money to finance the programme through certification and into production.

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    PICTURES: Qatar Executive takes delivery of first two G500s

    2018-12-31T17:29:41Z

    Qatar Executive has become the international launch customer for the Gulfstream G500, following delivery of two of the superlarge-cabin business jets to the VIP charter company on 17 December.

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    THE YEAR AHEAD: 2019 aerospace outlook

    2018-12-27T08:46:02Z

    All we ever know for sure about the future is that it will look a lot like the past, only different – or maybe very different, depending on the timescale and interim events. That makes forecasting a black art best left to fortune tellers, charlatans and consultants. But in the ...

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    Bombardier Global 7500 enters service

    2018-12-20T22:44:17Z

    Bombardier’s flagship Global 7500 business jet has entered service, eight years after its launch.

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    PICTURE: Delivery first for Japanese-owned HondaJet Elite

    2018-12-20T18:04:01Z

    Honda Aircraft has delivered the first HondaJet Elite to a Japanese customer.

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    Tecnam P2012 Traveller secures European type certification

    2018-12-20T17:57:03Z

    Italian airframer Tecnam has received European type certification for the P2012 Traveller, three years after launching development its flagship piston-twin. US approval is imminent, and Tecnam is now preparing the first examples for delivery to launch customer Cape Air early next year.

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    PICTURE: Bombardier hands over third Challenger 650 to Rega

    2018-12-19T17:22:21Z

    Bombardier has delivered the third and final Challenger 650 to Swiss rescue and emergency medical services provider Rega, from a 2015 order for the large-cabin business jet.

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    Europe approves GE Passport 20 engine

    2018-12-18T16:51:41Z

    GE Aviation has secured European certification for the Passport 20 engine that powers Bombardier's Global 7500 business jet.

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    Textron issues new petition for Longitude fuel tank exemption

    2018-12-18T15:00:59Z

    Textron Aviation has submitted a new request for exemption from US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) flammability requirements covering the Cessna Citation Longitude's fuel tank. It says the aircraft already "maintains an acceptable level of safety", and that a refusal to approve its petition will "disrupt" deliveries of the super-midsize business ...

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    Uncle Roger's Festive Quiz 2018

    2018-12-14T12:00:00Z

    ​Long-time readers of Flight International will know that while our dear friend Uncle Roger gives the impression of having retired to a life of leisure, this is just a cover – he actually spends all of his time hard at work preparing a fiendishly difficult quiz challenge for this annual ...