All Business Jets articles – Page 52

  • Q400M
    News

    Flying Colours to modify six Q400MR air tankers for Conair

    2018-02-20T11:25:38Z

    Canadian engineering and completions house Flying Colours has secured a contract with British Columbia-based aerial firefighting operator Conair to modify six Bombardier Q400 air tankers with a multipurpose, quick-change interior.

  • Global 7000 fly-by
    News

    Bombardier remains upbeat despite slide in business jet output

    2018-02-19T14:34:13Z

    Despite recording a year-on-year delivery slide in 2017, Bombardier is upbeat about its prospects in the business jet sector this year, pointing to higher output than forecast and strong fourth-quarter sales as signs of a market recovery.

  • G90XT
    News

    Nextant gets approval for G90XT's single-lever power control system

    2018-02-13T20:39:21Z

    Nextant Aerospace has secured US certification for the new integrated single-lever power control system in the G90XT twin-engined turboprop, and hopes to gain European approval in the "next 90 to 120 days".

  • Gulfstream G650
    News

    Alyssum snaps up RocketRoute and plots expansion

    2018-02-12T16:51:43Z

    The newly formed investment vehicle, Alyssum, has acquired UK flightplanning and trip support company RocketRoute, as part of its long-term strategy to transform the global business aviation services industry.

  • News

    Wijet places record order for 16 HondaJets

    2018-02-12T15:06:35Z

    European air taxi operator Wijet has placed a record order with Honda Aircraft for 16 HA-420 HondaJets, as part of a fleet upgrade and expansion programme.

  • News

    Honda Aircraft secures deal for 16 HondaJets from France's Wijet

    2018-02-08T13:48:52Z

    Honda Aircraft has secured a memorandum of understanding for 16 HA-420 HondaJets from French air taxi company Wijet. The light business jets will replace the Paris-based operator’s fleet of 15 Cessna Citation Mustangs, with deliveries scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2018.

  • PlaneSense PC-24
    News

    PICTURE: Pilatus hands over first PC-24 to PlaneSense

    2018-02-08T10:06:15Z

    Pilatus Aircraft has delivered the first PC-24 business jet to its long-time customer PlaneSense. The superlight business jet, carrying the registration N124AF, was handed over to the US fractional ownership operator on 7 February at a dedicated ceremony at its Portsmouth, New Hampshire base.

  • News

    Gulfstream nears certification for G500

    2018-02-08T01:35:07Z

    ​A supplier issue that was partly blamed for pushing back the certification schedule for the Gulfstream G500 has been resolved, the manufacturer says.

  • News

    SINGAPORE: Piper wins $74 million trainer order

    2018-02-07T04:37:12Z

    ​Piper Aircraft has booked its largest ever trainer order, with a firm commitment for 152 aircraft from China's Fan-Mei Aviation Technologies worth $74 million, with potentially another 50 aircraft in the pipeline.

  • News

    SINGAPORE: Honda Aircraft ramps up HA-420 production

    2018-02-07T01:55:17Z

    ​Honda Aircraft is progressively ramping up production of its HA-420 HondaJet, as it works towards maximum annual output of 80 units.

  • Fourth Longitude FF
    News

    Textron Aviation reports fall in annual revenues

    2018-02-06T13:24:30Z

    Faltering demand across the business aircraft sector in the first half of 2017 contributed to a $235 million fall in annual revenues for Textron Aviation, to $4.92 billion.

  • Qatar G650ER
    News

    Qatar Executive adds fourth G650ER

    2018-02-06T10:41:08Z

    Qatar Executive, the private aircraft charter division of Qatar Airways, has taken delivery of its fourth Gulfstream G650ER, becoming the largest owner-operator of the ultra-long-range business jet in the world. Two more examples are scheduled for delivery to the Doha-headquartered company – one later this year and the other in ...

  • News

    SINGAPORE: VTOL business aircraft concept unveiled

    2018-02-06T08:56:11Z

    ​Bombardier, Cessna, Dassault and Gulfstream may not be watching their backs just yet, but a UK start-up has unveiled plans at the show for the world’s first vertical take-off and landing business aircraft.

  • News

    SINGAPORE: Longitude pauses demo tour for show debut

    2018-02-06T05:45:00Z

    ​Textron Aviation has taken time out from a globe-circling demonstration tour with its new Cessna Citation Longitude to make a Singapore air show debut with the super-midsize business jet.

  • News

    SINGAPORE: Bombardier shows off Global 6000 cabin

    2018-02-06T05:28:36Z

    ​Bombardier is showing its latest Global 6000 cabin in Asia for the first time, as the Canadian manufacturer continues to notch up orders in the region for its revamped long-range, large cabin business jet.

  • News

    SINGAPORE: Show debut for Dassault Falcon 8X

    2018-02-06T02:21:39Z

    ​Dassault Aviation has brought its new flagship, the Falcon 8X, to Singapore, with the ultra-long-range jet making its show debut.

  • News

    SINGAPORE: Double debut for Gulfstream's dynamic duo

    2018-02-06T00:25:00Z

    Gulfstream is giving an Asian double debut to the two new newest members of its business jet family, the G500 and G600.

  • News

    TAG Farnborough records largest annual movement tally in a decade

    2018-02-05T14:44:16Z

    TAG Farnborough, the UK's only dedicated business aviation airport, has recorded its highest annual movements for a decade, reflecting a resurgence in global business aviation traffic, notably from Africa, Asia and Europe.

  • Interview

    INTERVIEW: Mark Wharry leads UAS training at Strat Aero

    2018-02-05T10:32:00Z

    Mark Wharry is director of commercial UAS training and education for Strat Aero. Mark spent nearly 15 years in the Royal Air Force, during which time he became the UK Armed Forces' most highly-qualified unmanned aircraft instructor.

  • News

    SINGAPORE: Farnborough show to debut host of new features

    2018-02-05T06:16:17Z

    Farnborough air show organisers are in Singapore to talk up this year’s event, which will feature a host of new features as well as the site’s first permanent exhibition hall.