All Business Jets articles – Page 53

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    Airbus US outpost starts VTOL taxi flight tests

    2018-02-02T13:14:43Z

    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

    2018-01-31T19:29:58Z

    ​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.

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    Bombardier enters final phase of Global 7000 testing

    2018-01-31T13:31:37Z

    Bombardier has entered the final phase of a 14-month-old airworthiness campaign after the fifth Global 7000 business jet entered flight testing on 30 January.

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    ANALYSIS: Daher looks to expand US and digital footprint

    2018-01-30T15:36:38Z

    TBM owner Daher has notched up its second best year for deliveries of the single-engined turboprop, and a record since it acquired the Tarbes-based airframer in 2009. The French group shipped a combined 57 TBM 910s and TBM 930s in the 12 months to December, three more than the previous ...

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    ​GippsAero eyes 2018 delivery of first GA10

    2018-01-26T14:03:50Z

    Australia's GippsAero, owned by Indian company Mahindra Aerospace, hopes to deliver the first GA10 Airvan in the second half of 2018, with a key focus being the type's capability as an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) platform.

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    ​AG600 completes second test flight

    2018-01-26T02:28:21Z

    AVIC's AG600 amphibian has conducted its second sortie, less than one month after its first flight on 26 December 2017.

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    BAe 125 struck trees after crew mis-set altimeter

    2018-01-25T13:15:00Z

    ​Pilots of an executive jet failed to set their altimeter to the correct pressure level before the aircraft descended low enough to collide with trees, investigators in Russia have determined.

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    Gulfstream results spark large cabin optimism for 2018

    2018-01-24T21:38:00Z

    Demand for Gulfstream’s flagship G650 and G650ER recovered dramatically in the fourth quarter, with parent company General Dynamics reporting a 78% year-over-year jump in new orders for the ultra-long-range, large cabin jet, says chief executive Phoebe Novakovic.

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    PICTURE: Maiden sortie for second Epic Aircraft E1000 prototype

    2018-01-24T12:50:09Z

    Epic Aircraft flew the second and final E1000 flight-test aircraft on 23 January, and is preparing the high-performance single-engined turboprop for certification and service entry in the third quarter of 2018.

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    Stobart opens new London Southend private aviation terminal

    2018-01-24T12:04:55Z

    Stobart Group’s ambitions to become a leading provider of business aircraft and passenger handling services in Europe took major leap forward on 18 January with the inauguration of its first fixed-base operation.

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    VistaJet records 'strongest year ever' and plots expansion

    2018-01-23T11:41:27Z

    VistaJet recorded its “strongest year ever” in 2017, thanks to a surge in demand for its high-end subscription-based programme and large fleet of bespoke Bombardier business jets.

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    Gulfstream launches G500 global demo tour

    2018-01-23T11:15:40Z

    Gulfstream has embarked on a six-month global customer demonstration tour with its G500, ahead of US type certification and service entry for the super-large-cabin, long-range business jet early this year.

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    Gulfstream delivers last G450, ending 30-year GIV era

    2018-01-19T21:44:52Z

    ​Gulfstream delivered the last G450 business jet on 19 January, shutting down the final derivative of the original GIV after a 30-year production run.

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    NTSB report faults control system gaps in fatal 525 crash

    2018-01-17T20:18:43Z

    ​A Bell Helicopter 525 test aircraft crashed, killing two flight test pilots, 18 months ago after a series of system design flaws in the fly-by-wire helicopter aggravated severe vibrations caused by the crew’s unusually slow recovery from a test using a low rotor speed, the US National Transportation Safety Board ...

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    Embraer records fall in 2017 business jet output

    2018-01-17T13:07:42Z

    Embraer recorded a 7% fall in business jet output in 2017 as a result of continued weakness across the sector, but says the deliveries were “within outlook ranges for the year”.

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    European business jet charter industry on the rise

    2018-01-16T12:53:13Z

    Research suggests that the European business aviation charter market is at its strongest for nearly a decade, according to one of the continent’s largest and oldest online charter platforms, PrivateFly, and German data company WingX Advance.

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    Gogo launches new in-flight connectivity for business aircraft

    2018-01-16T12:32:29Z

    Gogo Business Aviation has introduced Gogo Avance L3, a new in-flight connectivity system tailored to the needs of business aircraft passengers and flight departments, offering what the service provider calls “the most affordable pricing options” in the industry.

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    Irish Air Corps orders three PC-12NGs

    2018-01-16T12:28:15Z

    The Irish Air Corps is to replace its aged fleet of Cessna FR172H utility aircraft with a trio of Pilatus PC-12NGs, with the new assets to be introduced from next year.

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    ​Conair boosts Q400 order book with deal for six tankers

    2018-01-16T02:24:25Z

    Aerial firefighting firm Conair has ordered six new-build Bombardier Q400s that will be used as multirole aerial firefighting aircraft.

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    Aerolíneas Ejecutivas picks Latitude for MexJet fractional offer

    2018-01-10T12:58:07Z

    Mexican business aviation services company Aerolíneas Ejecutivas has ordered three Cessna Citation Latitude business jets for its MexJet fractional ownership programme.