All Business Jets articles – Page 5
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NewsGulfstream plans for start of G700 deliveries in first quarter after 2023 disappointment
Gulfstream is hoping that deliveries of its G700 can begin in the current quarter after slower than anticipated certification of the ultra-long-range business jet by the Federal Aviation Administration caused revenue and profit to fall below expectations for 2023.
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NewsSurvivors found after Falcon 10 goes missing over Afghanistan: regulator
Preliminary information from rescuers at the scene of a Dassault Falcon 10 crash in Afghanistan indicates that at least four of the six occupants survived the accident. Russian federal air transport regulator Rosaviatsia, citing the Russian embassy in Afghanistan, states that local search and rescue personnel have located the aircraft, ...
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NewsInvestigators and Bombardier split over cause of Challenger’s uncommanded flap extension
UK investigators have disagreed with Bombardier over the cause of a Challenger 604’s uncommanded – and unarrested – full flap extension at high speed, during a climb out of Farnborough. Bombardier had classified such an event as potentially catastrophic during certification, but the original safety case for the aircraft considered ...
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NewsDassault saw orders and deliveries fall in 2023
Dassault Aviation saw orders for both business jets and Rafale fighters slip last year, with the airframer also failing to meet delivery guidance for both product lines.
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NewsOnly one pilot in cockpit of Astra badly damaged in Las Vegas overrun
US investigators have determined that only one pilot – rather than the two required – was flying an IAI 1125 Westwind Astra business jet when it landed long and overran at North Las Vegas airport. Both occupants of the cockpit provided false names after the accident, but investigators later determined ...
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NewsBombardier adds order for 12 Challenger 3500s
Bombardier has secured an order for 12 Challenger 3500 super-midsize business jets from an undisclosed customer.
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NewsHawker business jet veered off Nigerian runway after landing over 200m short
Nigerian investigators have yet to determine why a Raytheon Hawker 800XP touched down more than 200m short of the runway during a night approach to Ibadan airport last month. The executive jet, operated by Flints Aero Services, suffered substantial damage after initially landing 220m before the threshold of runway 22 ...
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NewsChallenger written off after wing-strike and excursion during London Stansted hard landing
UK investigators believe a Bombardier Challenger 604 crew’s approach to London Stansted was too slow for the crosswind conditions, causing it to land hard – nose-gear first – and strike the ground several times with its wing. The wing remained in contact with the ground and the jet experienced a ...
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NewsArcosJet to take 10 Lilium Jets as manufacturer extends Pioneer production
Lilium has secured a firm 10-unit order for its Lilium Jet from recently appointed Dubai-based dealer ArcosJet and has also quietly upped the quantity of Pioneer Edition jets it intends to build. Deliveries of the electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft – all of which will be four-passenger Pioneer ...
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NewsLHT details new CelestialStar VVIP cabin concept for BBJ 777-9
Lufthansa Technik (LHT) has revealed the final part of its new CelestialStar cabin concept for the Boeing Business Jets 777-9, a design it sees as ideal for the Middle East head-of-state market.
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NewsBombardier thinks its business-jet-focused restructuring is paying off
Bombardier executives are pointing to their company’s third-quarter financial performance as evidence that a turnaround plan started several years ago is working.
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NewsBombardier sticks to 2023 delivery target as other aerospace companies reset expectations
Bombardier still expects to meet its full-year 2023 aircraft delivery target despite supply chain struggles that have prompted other aerospace manufacturers to curtail delivery expectations.
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NewsGulfstream adds manufacturing capacity in Savannah for G400s, G500s and G600s
Gulfstream has completed an expansion in Savannah of the manufacturing facility where it assembles G400, G500 and G600 business jets, leaving the company prepared to increase output.
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NewsCzech investigators detail Legacy 600 stick-shaker incident during Sion approach
Czech investigators have detailed an incident involving an Embraer Legacy 600 executive jet which experienced a speed reduction and stick-shaker activation on descent to the Swiss city of Sion. The aircraft had been operating a service from Bratislava on 19 July and conducting an instrument guided system approach to Sion’s ...
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NewsGulfstream pulls back 2023 delivery forecast and still hopes for G700 approval this year
Gulfstream has become the latest aerospace company to trim its 2023 delivery goals as supply chain troubles prove more difficult to overcome than some industry executives suspected.
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In depthHonda Aircraft embarks on campaign to certify Echelon as an HA-420 derivative
Honda Aircraft aims for its in-development HondaJet Echelon to be certified as a variant of its existing HA-420 HondaJet, and for both models to share a common pilot type rating.
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NewsRolls-Royce plans November first flight for Pearl 10X powerplant
Rolls-Royce is targeting November for the first flight of the new Pearl 10X engine that will eventually power Dassault Aviation’s flagship Falcon 10X.
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NewsLilium signs up EMCJET as exclusive dealer in Texas
Lilium has signed up US aircraft broker EMCJET as exclusive dealer for the Lilium Jet in Texas until 2030 in a deal that also sees a commercial agreement for five production slots.
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InterviewWheels Up’s new chief executive lays out recovery plan as Delta ties tighten
Just two weeks into the job, the new head of Wheels Up arrives as this year’s NBAA business aviation show with a turnaround plan resting on operational rigour, more corporate business, fleet changes and closer ties with 39% owner Delta Air Lines.
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NewsFlyExclusive named fleet-launch customer for Citation CJ3 Gen2
North Carolina private aviation provider FlyExclusive has been disclosed as the fleet launch customer of Textron Aviation’s newly revealed Cessna Citation CJ3 Gen2 light jet.
