All General aviation articles – Page 37
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NewsQatar Executive adds fourth G650ER
Qatar Executive, the private aircraft charter division of Qatar Airways, has taken delivery of its fourth Gulfstream G650ER, becoming the largest owner-operator of the ultra-long-range business jet in the world. Two more examples are scheduled for delivery to the Doha-headquartered company – one later this year and the other in ...
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SINGAPORE: VTOL business aircraft concept unveiled
Bombardier, Cessna, Dassault and Gulfstream may not be watching their backs just yet, but a UK start-up has unveiled plans at the show for the world’s first vertical take-off and landing business aircraft.
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SINGAPORE: Bombardier shows off Global 6000 cabin
Bombardier is showing its latest Global 6000 cabin in Asia for the first time, as the Canadian manufacturer continues to notch up orders in the region for its revamped long-range, large cabin business jet.
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TAG Farnborough records largest annual movement tally in a decade
TAG Farnborough, the UK's only dedicated business aviation airport, has recorded its highest annual movements for a decade, reflecting a resurgence in global business aviation traffic, notably from Africa, Asia and Europe.
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INTERVIEW: Mark Wharry leads UAS training at Strat Aero
Mark Wharry is director of commercial UAS training and education for Strat Aero. Mark spent nearly 15 years in the Royal Air Force, during which time he became the UK Armed Forces' most highly-qualified unmanned aircraft instructor.
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SINGAPORE: Farnborough show to debut host of new features
Farnborough air show organisers are in Singapore to talk up this year’s event, which will feature a host of new features as well as the site’s first permanent exhibition hall.
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Fate of Hemisphere project hinges on Silvercrest fix, CEO says
Textron has put the future of the largest Cessna-branded business jet on hold until it knows whether Safran can resolve a problem detected in October with the Silvercrest engine during high-altitude testing.
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NewsBombardier enters final phase of Global 7000 testing
Bombardier has entered the final phase of a 14-month-old airworthiness campaign after the fifth Global 7000 business jet entered flight testing on 30 January.
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GippsAero eyes 2018 delivery of first GA10
Australia's GippsAero, owned by Indian company Mahindra Aerospace, hopes to deliver the first GA10 Airvan in the second half of 2018, with a key focus being the type's capability as an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) platform.
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AG600 completes second test flight
AVIC's AG600 amphibian has conducted its second sortie, less than one month after its first flight on 26 December 2017.
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BAe 125 struck trees after crew mis-set altimeter
Pilots of an executive jet failed to set their altimeter to the correct pressure level before the aircraft descended low enough to collide with trees, investigators in Russia have determined.
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Gulfstream results spark large cabin optimism for 2018
Demand for Gulfstream’s flagship G650 and G650ER recovered dramatically in the fourth quarter, with parent company General Dynamics reporting a 78% year-over-year jump in new orders for the ultra-long-range, large cabin jet, says chief executive Phoebe Novakovic.
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NewsPICTURE: Maiden sortie for second Epic Aircraft E1000 prototype
Epic Aircraft flew the second and final E1000 flight-test aircraft on 23 January, and is preparing the high-performance single-engined turboprop for certification and service entry in the third quarter of 2018.
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Stobart opens new London Southend private aviation terminal
Stobart Group’s ambitions to become a leading provider of business aircraft and passenger handling services in Europe took major leap forward on 18 January with the inauguration of its first fixed-base operation.
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NewsVistaJet records 'strongest year ever' and plots expansion
VistaJet recorded its “strongest year ever” in 2017, thanks to a surge in demand for its high-end subscription-based programme and large fleet of bespoke Bombardier business jets.
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NewsGulfstream launches G500 global demo tour
Gulfstream has embarked on a six-month global customer demonstration tour with its G500, ahead of US type certification and service entry for the super-large-cabin, long-range business jet early this year.
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Gulfstream delivers last G450, ending 30-year GIV era
Gulfstream delivered the last G450 business jet on 19 January, shutting down the final derivative of the original GIV after a 30-year production run.
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NTSB report faults control system gaps in fatal 525 crash
A Bell Helicopter 525 test aircraft crashed, killing two flight test pilots, 18 months ago after a series of system design flaws in the fly-by-wire helicopter aggravated severe vibrations caused by the crew’s unusually slow recovery from a test using a low rotor speed, the US National Transportation Safety Board ...
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Embraer records fall in 2017 business jet output
Embraer recorded a 7% fall in business jet output in 2017 as a result of continued weakness across the sector, but says the deliveries were “within outlook ranges for the year”.
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European business jet charter industry on the rise
Research suggests that the European business aviation charter market is at its strongest for nearly a decade, according to one of the continent’s largest and oldest online charter platforms, PrivateFly, and German data company WingX Advance.