Dassault is introducing carbonfibre horizontal stabilisers on its Falcon 900 and 2000 series, to reduce parts count and weight. The new units, to be phased in for deliveries from late next year or early 2001, will feature a cast titanium centre box and composite spars and skins.
Source: Flight International
Nigerian investigators are probing an apparent dual-engine power loss involving a Hawker 900XP business jet bound for the Ghanaian capital Accra. The aircraft had departed Abuja on 6 December and had been climbing through 24,000ft towards 28,000ft when the crew reported an indication from the right-hand engine. Hawker 900XPs are ...
US investigators believe a fire which badly damaged a Bombardier Challenger 650 last month occurred after the crew attempted to use braking to burn excess fuel prior to departure. The executive jet (N247QS) had been set to take off from Jackson in Wyoming for Norfolk, Virginia, on 17 November. According ...
Failure to remove a pitot probe cover and a cascade of resulting pilot missteps caused a 2023 inflight upset near Hartford that involved a Bombardier Challenger 300 business jet and killed one passenger.
