All Business Jets articles – Page 53
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NewsNextant gets approval for G90XT's single-lever power control system
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".
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NewsAlyssum snaps up RocketRoute and plots expansion
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.
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Wijet places record order for 16 HondaJets
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.
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Honda Aircraft secures deal for 16 HondaJets from France's Wijet
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.
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NewsPICTURE: Pilatus hands over first PC-24 to PlaneSense
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.
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Gulfstream nears certification for G500
A supplier issue that was partly blamed for pushing back the certification schedule for the Gulfstream G500 has been resolved, the manufacturer says.
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SINGAPORE: Piper wins $74 million trainer order
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.
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SINGAPORE: Honda Aircraft ramps up HA-420 production
Honda Aircraft is progressively ramping up production of its HA-420 HondaJet, as it works towards maximum annual output of 80 units.
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NewsTextron Aviation reports fall in annual revenues
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.
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NewsQatar Executive adds fourth G650ER
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 ...
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SINGAPORE: VTOL business aircraft concept unveiled
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.
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SINGAPORE: Longitude pauses demo tour for show debut
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.
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SINGAPORE: Bombardier shows off Global 6000 cabin
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.
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SINGAPORE: Show debut for Dassault Falcon 8X
Dassault Aviation has brought its new flagship, the Falcon 8X, to Singapore, with the ultra-long-range jet making its show debut.
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SINGAPORE: Double debut for Gulfstream's dynamic duo
Gulfstream is giving an Asian double debut to the two new newest members of its business jet family, the G500 and G600.
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TAG Farnborough records largest annual movement tally in a decade
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.
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INTERVIEW: Mark Wharry leads UAS training at Strat Aero
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.
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SINGAPORE: Farnborough show to debut host of new features
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.
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Airbus US outpost starts VTOL taxi flight tests
Airbus's Silicon Valley-based advanced projects unit A³ has started flight tests with an autonomous vertical take-off and landing aircraft that has been designed to serve as an air taxi for a single passenger.
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Fate of Hemisphere project hinges on Silvercrest fix, CEO says
Textron has put the future of the largest Cessna-branded business jet on hold until it knows whether Safran can resolve a problem detected in October with the Silvercrest engine during high-altitude testing.