All Business Jets articles – Page 79
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Gulfstream sees flat business jet deliveries in 2017
After a disappointing 2016, Gulfstream expects deliveries of outfitted business jets to increase slightly in 2017 as the entry-into-service of the G500 replaces the venerable G450 in the market, executives of the parent company General Dynamics said on 27 January.
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FAA clears Hondajet for icing, RVSM flights
One year after awarding Honda Aircraft an airworthiness certification, the US Federal Aviation Administration has cleared the Hondajet to fly into known icing (FIKI) conditions and use reduced vertical separation minima (RVSM).
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Pricing pressure to hold Cessna jet deliveries flat in 2017
Stung by relentless pricing pressure lowering profit margins for its latest business jet, Textron Aviation plans to keep overall Cessna Citation Jet deliveries flat this year to constrict supply and bolster prices.
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NewsQuest Aircraft appoints Robert Wells as chief executive
Quest Aircraft – manufacturer of the Kodiak 100 single-engined turboprop – has appointed Robert Wells as its chief executive. He replaces Sam Hill, who is retiring in February.
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Two supersonic prototypes move towards first flights in 2017
Two subsonic prototypes of planned supersonic commercial aircraft launched by separate start-ups are on track to enter flight test later this year.
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Gama partners with China's CASL on maintenance venture
Gama Aviation Hutchison – a joint venture between UK business aviation services provider Gama and Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison – has launched a new partnership with local aircraft maintenance provider China Aircraft Services (CASL).
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NewsTBM 930 outperformed Daher stablemate in 2016
French aircraft manufacturer and aerostructures company Daher saw deliveries of its TBM single-engined turboprop pair fall marginally in 2016, to 54 units, compared with 55 the previous year. Shipments of its TBM 930 model outstripped its older TBM 900 stablemate by two to one.
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NewsBliss Jet slips transatlantic service launch to second quarter
US start-up business jet operator Bliss Jet has pushed back the launch of scheduled transatlantic service from January to the second quarter of 2017 to give it more time to “tie up loose ends”.
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NewsGlobeAir posts record turnover for 2016
GlobeAir, the world’s oldest and largest operator of Cessna Citation Mustangs, has posted record turnover and profit for 2016 on the back of strong demand from the charter market for small business jets.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Gulfstream G550 could bow out in 2019
Gulfstream kicked off the certification campaign for its large-cabin, long-range G600 on 17 December 2016. With the clean-sheet business jet destined for service entry in less than two years, it is only a matter of months before the company calls time on its sector rival and much older sibling, the ...
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NewsBombardier passes Challenger maintenance milestone
Bombardier says its nearly 50-strong service centre network has conducted more than 200 heavy maintenance inspections on Challenger business jet family aircraft, which have to be carried out every eight years.
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Kaman inducts first K-Max into re-opened assembly plant
Kaman Aerospace announced on 17 January inducting the first airframe into a re-opened assembly line in Bloomfield, Connecticut, for the K-Max heavy-lift helicopter, ending a 14-year hiatus.
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NewsEmbraer Executive Jets reports mixed fortunes for 2016
Embraer saw business jet deliveries fall slightly in 2016, to 117 aircraft from 120 the previous year, as a result of prolonged and persistent weakness across the sector.
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Nextant poised to secure approval for G90XT's single-lever controls
Nextant Aerospace hopes to secure validation in the first half of 2017 for the digitally controlled, single-lever power control system in its G90XT twin-engined turboprop. The approval is the final hurdle in the remanufactured Beechcraft King Air C90’s certification campaign, and will allow Nextant to begin deliveries of the six-seat ...
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PlaneSense launches PC-24 fractional ownership programme
US operator PlaneSense has launched its Pilatus PC-24 fractional ownership programme, as it prepares to take delivery of the first aircraft – serial number 101 – later this year.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Sam Hill, CEO Quest Aircraft
Sam Hill is chief executive of Quest Aircraft – manufacturer of the Kodiak single-engined turboprop. After spending half a century in the aviation industry, he is set to retire, but will still be involved in key projects
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Germany to acquire used A321 for VIP missions
Germany has signed a deal with the special mission division of MRO provider Lufthansa Technik (LHT) for the acquisition and conversion of an Airbus A321 for its air force.
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328 Support collaborates with Duncan on Challenger 604 refurbishment
Germany’s 328 Support Services has teamed with US engineering and completions company Duncan Aviation to certificate and deliver a fully refurbished Bombardier Challenger 604 business jet.
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NewsPiper M600 secures Canadian approval as Archer orders rack up
Piper Aircraft has secured Canadian type certification for its M600 single-engined turboprop, and is preparing the begin deliveries of the flagship aircraft to local customers in February.
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NewsSyberJet readies SJ30i for third-quarter maiden flight
SyberJet Aircraft says engineering work on the new cockpit of its SJ30i business jet is “95% complete” and the revamped light twin should make its maiden sortie in the third quarter.