All Business Jets articles – Page 88
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NewsOSHKOSH: Piper limits M600 deliveries to avoid boom-and-bust cycle
Piper Aircraft will break from a recent company tradition of boom-and-bust product introductions and strictly limit deliveries of its newest and most advanced aircraft model, says chief executive Simon Caldecott.
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NewsFirst Diamond DA62 touches down in Australia
Diamond Aircraft has delivered the first DA62 into the Australian market, following the handover of a single unit on 18 July to local distributor Hawker Pacific.
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NewsFlying Colours ExecLiner gets Rockwell Collins Venue upgrade
Canadian engineering and completions company Flying Colours is installing the Rockwell Collins Venue cabin management system (CMS) as standard in its ExecLiner – a conversion of the Bombardier CRJ200 regional jet.
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NewsTecnam P2012 Traveller takes flight
Development of Tecnam’s P2012 Traveller took a major step forward on 21 July when the piston-twin took to the skies above Capua, near Naples, for the first time.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: GE Aviation unveils strategy for dethroning PT6
Challenging the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 engine in the light turboprop market is a tall order, and GE Aviation knows it.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: GE set to unveil single-engined turboprop
Despite an 80-year co-existence in Wichita, Kansas, there was surprisingly little overlap in 2014 when the newly formed Textron Aviation combined the Beechcraft and Cessna product lines. The separate portfolios even shared a curiously common gap. Amid a diverse array of pistons, turboprops and jets, neither company sold single-engined turboprop ...
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NewsOSHKOSH: Best pictures from opening weekend
Amidst several brutal storms and a few unfortunate runway mishaps, the Experimental Aircraft Association still kicked off the opening weekend of the annual fly-in in Oshkosh, Wisconsin in grand style, welcoming tens of thousands of pilots, enthusiasts and some of the most unique aircraft found anywhere.
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News
OSHKOSH: Garmin announces surprise certification milestone for G5 display
Garmin has announced a surprise certification milestone for the G5 flight display designed as a digital replacement for vacuum-driven instruments in old general aviation aircraft.
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NewsOSHKOSH: Kit designer turns to unruly Chinese aviation market
Aircraft kit-designer Sonex has started exploring demand in the still-murky segment of amateur aviation in China, where no regulations currently exist as Beijing grapples with general aviation policy.
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NewsBell 525 flight testing remains suspended after 6 July crash
Flight tests remain on hold for the Bell 525 helicopter programme while a 6 July accident that killed two test pilots continues to be investigated, says Textron chief executive Scott Donnelly.
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NewsCompetitor causes profit crunch for Latitude jet
A competitor’s tactics have reduced profit margins for the Cessna Citation Latitude even as demand is growing for Textron Aviation’s latest business jet to enter service, says Textron chief executive Scott Donnelly.
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NewsDassault slashes 2016 Falcon deliveries on weak demand
Dassault has slashed its delivery forecast for its Falcon business jet line in 2016 by almost 17%, blaming a weak market and price cutting by competitors for underwhelming sales.
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NewsOne Aviation reveals major redesign for Eclipse 550
One Aviation has announced the launch of a more powerful and longer-range version of its entry level Eclipse 550 twinjet, as a new single-engined competitor from Cirrus nears certification.
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NewsAirbus considering 19-seat hybrid-electric aircraft for general aviation market
Airbus is now considering general aviation designs with up to 19 seats with hybrid-electric power after meeting with potential development partners among a small group of traditional US small aircraft manufacturers, a senior executive tells Flightglobal.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: New technologies queued up for general aviation rule change
Most general aviation pilots today have no access to a readily available technology that can prevent loss-of-control accidents, the single-largest cause of small aircraft crashes.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Getting personal with single-engined jets
The business and general aviation sector is arguably the most innovative, pioneering and unconventional sector of the aerospace manufacturing industry.
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NewsUSA and Europe approve Legacy 450 range extension
Embraer has secured US and European approval for a range extension on its Legacy 450 business jet, and is preparing to deliver the first such model before the end of July. The announcement comes on the back of an uptick in business jet deliveries for the Brazilian airframer in the ...
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NewsThai air force receives first two VIP Superjets
The Royal Thai Air Force has taken delivery of two VIP-configured Sukhoi Superjet 100 airliners which will be utilised for personnel transport.
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NewsPilatus breaks ground on new North American headquarters
Pilatus North America, the Swiss airframer's US subsidiary, has broken ground on a new headquarters in Broomfield, Colorado, in preparation for the service entry of its PC-24 business jet.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Internal processes key for better air charter solutions, says SchedAero business chief
Johan Sjöberg is business manager at SchedAero, part of the Avinode Group. SchedAero is a web-based aircraft and crew scheduling software system for air charter operators, flight departments and private aircraft owners. Members have access to advanced software enabling scheduling, quoting, flight and duty logging, invoicing, customer management and more