All Business Jets articles – Page 647
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737 operators clamour for hushkits to meet noise rules
Boeing 737 hushkit specialists AvAero Aircraft Noise Reduction and the Nordam Group have between them amassed orders and options for more than 500 kits, with both reporting a new flurry of activity in the market. Florida-based AvAero says a new order from First Air of Canada means it has ...
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Gulfstream Century
Gulfstream Aerospace has booked its 100th sale of the Gulfstream V long-range business jet. Almost 20 GVs are now in service. Bombardier has 80 firm orders for its Global Express, which will enter service by year-end. Source: Flight International
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FSI spreads business fleet to reach customers
FlightSafety International (FSI) plans to disperse its business aircraft simulator fleet more widely to improve service to corporate customers - a break with the past, when the company located its training centres near manufacturers' factories. FSI is the factory-authorised provider of initial customer training for most major business aircraft ...
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Fairchild Dornier challenges Embraer on interest benefits
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH Fairchild Dornier has lodged a complaint with the European Commission against the Brazilian Government's Proex export support scheme, which the US/German company says gives rival regional aircraft manufacturer Embraer an unfair advantage. Meanwhile, Fairchild Dornier has landed a deal to supply US airline Midwest Express with up to ...
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B/E takes larger slice of general aviation cabin interiors market
B/E Aerospace is making further inroads into the general aviation aircraft interiors market, having agreed "in principle" to acquire Aerospace Lighting (ALC). The deal is expected to be finalised by the end of the month. This would be the third acquisition in as many months by the Florida-based commercial ...
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Boeing studies triple-engined 777X
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing is considering the use of a third, tail-mounted engine in the 777-200X/300X that would also double up as an auxiliary power unit. The virtually unprecedented use of a thrusting APU is one of a wide range of changes being studied to improve the field performance of ...
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Deliveries near as Learjet 45 receives JAA certification
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Bombardier has received European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) approval for the Learjet 45, clearing another obstacle to deliveries of the all-new light business jet. The JAA letter of recommendation is expected to result in type certificates from most of the agency's 25 member states "within the next ...
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X-33 thermal system test completed
NASA has completed a series of six flights using a Boeing F-15 especially adapted to test thermal protection system materials destined to be used on the X-33 reusable space vehicle. The aircraft reached an altitude of 36,000ft (11,000m) at speeds of up to Mach 1.4 from NASA's Dryden Flight ...
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Huge UPS contract provides A300-600 lifeline for Airbus
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON UPS Airlines has chosen the Airbus A300-600 for its long-awaited widebody regional freighter requirement, with a deal for up to 100 aircraft, including 40 new build examples. The deal, which was won over a several bidders, including Boeing, provides a vital boost to the flagging A300 ...
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World record
Dassault Falcon Jet has filed for the world speed record between Sao Paulo, Brazil, and New York, USA, following a non-stop flight between the two cities by a Falcon 900EX business jet. The aircraft covered a distance of 8,460km (4,575nm) in just over 11h, says the French manufacturer. Source: ...
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Going for growth
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Bombardier Aerospace faces key product development decisions over the next two years as several projects compete for its engineering and financial resources. Since 1991, the Canadian company has set itself the ambitious goal of introducing one new aircraft every year. "We are still on that path," ...
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Degrees of flying skills
David Learmount/LONDON Airline accidents are occurring because many pilots do not understand their aircraft, according to Germany's Darmstadt University. The institution suggests that the course for an air transport pilot's licence (ATPL) should involve degree level studies to gain the depth of understanding needed for modern airline flying. The ...
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DeCrane closes Avtech
DeCrane Aircraft Holdings has continued its acquisition spree with a deal to buy Dettmers Industries, a Florida-based manufacturer of motorised seats for corporate jets. DeCrane Group has also completed the acquisition of Avtech, a Seattle-based manufacturer of aircraft electronics, lighting and audio systems. Source: Flight International
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El Gavilan plans US assembly
El Gavilan is looking for a strategic partner in the USA to manufacture and sell its single-engine utility aircraft in the region. The company, which produces the piston-powered Gavilan 358 and is developing the 508T turboprop utility aircraft has already set up an office in Lockhaven, Pennsylvania, which is ...
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Cessna alters singles lines as new ADs loom
Dave Higdon/INDEPENDENCE Changes are being made at Cessna's two-year-old factory for single-engined aircraft production. The changes are designed to end a series of service bulletins and airworthiness directives (AD) issued by the US Federal Aviation Administration which are mostly connected to engineering or assembly failures in the factory. ...
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Dassault will replace 900B
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON Dassault Aviation is replacing its Falcon 900B triple-turbofan business jet with an upgraded variant of the aircraft known as the 900C. The Falcon 900C offers the same performance and cabin features as those of the 900B, but has the avionics of the extended range 900EX. The ...
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DuganAir gets major 727 'quiet wing' deal
Amerijet International, the Miami-based cargo airline, has ordered the Quiet Wing System developed by DuganAir Technologies for its fleet of 14 727-100/200s. The Amerijet deal takes the number of Quiet Wing Systems on firm order to 34, with options for 41 more in 1999. DuganAir, which refuses to comment ...
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Robinson designs hydraulics for R44
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON Robinson has designed a customised hydraulic flight control system for its R44 four-seat light helicopter, in response to customer demand. "We have completed all the design work and we hope to have it installed on a machine and flying by early September," says Robinson customer support manager ...
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Canadian First
Cessna has received Transport Canada certification for the Citation X business jet and has delivered the first aircraft to a Canadian customer. Meanwhile, Innotech-Execaire, which operates Citation service centres in Montreal and Vancouver, is to establish a Citation X centre in Toronto. Source: Flight International
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Completion centre
Associated Air Center of Dallas, Texas, has become the first US completion company approved by Airbus Industrie to outfit the A319 Corporate Jetliner. Similar agreements have been signed with Jet Aviation in Switzerland and Lufthansa Technik in Germany. The US centre will offer a range of cabin layouts. Source: ...