All Business Jets articles – Page 8
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Honeywell hikes 10-year business-jet delivery forecast by 1,100 units
Honeywell has upped its 10-year business jet delivery forecast by 1,100 units, reflecting a market buoyed by demand for travel by private aircraft.
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Flexjet plans to become public company in 2023
US fractional business aircraft ownership company Flexjet has jumped on the go-public bandwagon, revealing plans to sell public shares by merging with a so-called special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).
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Use of ADS-B by flight-tracking websites spurs proposition to protect privacy
Security and privacy concerns arising from the ability to obtain, and freely share over the internet, ADS-B information transmitted by aircraft have been outlined in a paper to the ICAO Assembly. Concerns over real-time tracking – particularly of certain flights – on internet platforms have been laid out in the ...
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Challenger safety case reviewed after uncommanded flap-extension incident
Canadian authorities are reviewing the safety case for the Bombardier Challenger 600 business jet, after an uncommanded flap-extension incident highlighted a potential increase in the risk of a serious accident. The incident involved a Challenger 604 (D-AAAY) which experienced the uncommanded deployment on 10 August as it climbed through 19,000ft ...
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Rolls-Royce obtains EASA approval for Pearl 700 engine
Rolls-Royce has secured European certification for the Pearl 700 engine which powers the Gulfstream G700 and G800 executive jets. The engine is the sole powerplant for the long-range aircraft. It features the company’s Advance2 core, a new low-pressure system, and generates take-off thrust of 81kN (18,250lb). Rolls-Royce says the test ...
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Business aviation needs better SAF education to boost use, argues industry panel
Business aviation must do more to educate users and owners of private aircraft about sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), if it is to avoid punitive government regulation, according to a panel of industry experts.
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Pilot incapacitation preceded Citation V’s fatal spiral dive
US investigators believe the pilot of a Cessna Citation V became incapacitated before the aircraft entered a tight spiral descent from 31,000ft and disintegrated on impact with terrain in Oregon’s Mutton mountain range. The pilot was not type-rated on the executive jet – having discontinued training before completion – and ...
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Rolls-Royce eyes opportunity for new super-midsize business jet engine
Engine maker Rolls-Royce is contemplating a move into to the super-midsize business jet market, which it is likely to address with a new powerplant family.
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Gulfstream’s G800 completes maiden flight
Gulfstream completed the first flight of its in-development G800 ultra-long range business jet on 28 June, marking the start of a flight-test programme that seems likely to last more than one year.
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EASA lays out preliminary framework for supersonic aircraft noise and emissions
European regulators are preparing an initial environmental-protection certification framework aimed at addressing the emergence of new supersonic transport aircraft designs towards the end of this decade. The measures are being laid out in an advanced notice of proposals by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency. EASA states that a new ...
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Rolls-Royce powers ahead with Pearl programme pair
Rolls-Royce is accelerating testing of its Pearl 10X business aviation engine for the Dassault Falcon 10X as it closes in on certification for the Gulfstream G700-powering Pearl 700.
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G700 bags new city-pair speed record
Gulfstream’s flagship G700 has set another city-pair speed record, flying from the airframer’s headquarters in Savannah, Georgia to EBACE in Geneva in 7h and 37min.
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Dassault delays Falcon 6X arrival on supply chain disruption
Dassault has announced a six-month delay to the service entry of the Falcon 6X, to mid-2023, blaming the ongoing effects on the supply chain of Covid-19 and the Ukraine crisis.
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Bombardier launches ultra-long-range Global 8000 with supersonic test campaign
Bombardier has given a supersonic start to the launch of its long-promised 8,000nm (14,800km)-range Global 8000 – flying a test aircraft beyond the speed of sound as part of its certification campaign.
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Boeing Business Jets reveals new president and announces new BBJ Max orders
Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) has a new chief, with newly appointed president Erika Pearson making her EBACE show debut just two days into the role.
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ACJ adds four jets to TwoTwenty backlog as it unveils new creative studio
Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) has now sold 10 examples ACJ TwoTwenty – the VIP version of its small narrowbody airliner – since it was launched in October 2020.
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Challenger 300 stabiliser incidents behind trim-switch directive
Canadian regulators are mandating replacement of certain trim switches on Bombardier Challenger 300 jets, and are set to order related wiring changes in response to a number of stabiliser trim incidents. Source: Bombardier Bombardier has traced the events to trim-switch snags Transport Canada states that “several” in-service ...
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Windtunnel tests advance Airbus active-wing demonstrator
Airbus is progressing towards flight-testing a demonstrator based on the Cessna Citation VIII executive jet, which will feature advanced wing technologies, following completion of windtunnel testing. The airframer’s ‘eXtra Performance Wing’ programme is intended to explore active wing control through such modifications as pop-up spoilers, gust sensors and multifunctional trailing ...
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Flexjet goes on hiring spree amid business aviation boom
US fractional aircraft ownership company Flexjet is planning a major expansion in 2022 that includes the hiring of an additional 350 pilots.
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Dassault Falcon 6X certification on track as twinjet wraps up cold weather testing
Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 6X business jet has completed cold weather testing as the ultra-wide-cabin aircraft progresses towards certification expected later this year.