All General aviation articles – Page 42
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Comlux awarded first BBJ Max 8 completions contract
An undisclosed customer has awarded Comlux Completion, the US maintenance, repair and overhaul arm of business aviation services provider Comlux, the cabin outfitting contract for the first Boeing Business Jet Max 8.
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Daher delivers 200th TBM 900-series turboprop
Daher has delivered its 200th TBM 900-series single-engined turboprop, less than four years after the third generation of the pressurised, high-speed aircraft entered service.
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Embraer records third-quarter slide in business jet deliveries
Prolonged weakness in the market for executive aircraft has resulted in a 20% fall in Embraer's business jet output for the first nine months of 2017, with the airframer shipping 49 aircraft in the period, against 74 in the same period a year earlier.
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ADEX: KLA-100 sport twin nears Korean certification
South Korean firm Vessel is in the final stages of certificating its KLA-100 two-seat sport aircraft.
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NewsSetouchi launches Japan's first members-only business aircraft programme
Setouchi Holdings, which owns Quest Aircraft, the developer of the Kodiak single-engined turboprop, has launched Japan’s first members-only business aircraft operation using the all-metal, high-wing type.
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NewsNBAA: 'Serious' new problem with Silvercrest rattles Dassault
A “serious” new problem discovered five years into testing the Safran Silvercrest engine has shaken Dassault Aviation’s confidence and raised questions about the future of France’s only hope to remain one of the world’s few designers of turbofan propulsion systems.
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NBAA: Gogo lands big deals for AVANCE L5 wi-fi system
Several aircraft manufacturers are working on certification of Gogo's latest air-to-ground internet system, AVANCE L5, and expect to begin delivering aircraft with the system in 2017 and 2018.
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NBAA: Honeywell survey shows declining long-term demand for business jets
Two forecasts have been released ahead of the show that predict a recovering market in the next few years. Honeywell’s latest 10-year forecast of business jet deliveries is down about 3.5% compared with last year’s long-term projection, but the overall trend is better than that statistic might suggest, executives say.
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NBAA: Airbus Corporate Jets turns focus to Global 7000 threat
Breaking from its typical counter-Boeing-themed press briefing, Airbus Corporate Jets’ press conference earlier today instead aimed to highlight the advantages of the ACJ320neo versus a traditional, large cabin business jet – particularly, the forthcoming Bombardier Global 7000.
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NBAA: Stratos secures investor interest in 714 personal jet programme
Stratos Aircraft is seeking about $200 million to bring its Stratos 714 personal jet to market, and is in discussions with four potential investors who have expressed a keen interest in the high-performance single, which is making its NBAA debut
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NBAA: The campaign steps up against ATC privatisation
The biggest threat to the future of our industry we have ever seen: that is how NBAA chief Ed Bolen this morning described airline-backed moves to privatise the US air traffic control system.
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NBAA: Sky Trek makes NBAA debut as membership programme lifts off
Japanese membership-based programme Sky Trek is making its debut at NBAA where it is exhibiting alongside its sister company and fellow Setouchi Holdings subsidiary Quest Aircraft.
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NBAA: Embraer business jet trio set speed records
Embraer was in a bullish mood yesterday, following the award by the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) of a number of speed records set by three members of its business jet family.
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NBAA: Embraer unveils optional upgrades to Legacy 500 and 450
As part of its increased focus on customer value across its product line, Embraer announced at the show this morning new enhancements to its Legacy 500 and Legacy 450 business jets.
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NBAA: Rolls-Royce beefs up service coverage, updates app
Engine maker Rolls-Royce has added more aftermarket service centers and rolled out a new application to help the company better respond to aircraft stuck on the ground, R-R announces at NBAA.
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NBAA: Pilatus puts PC-12NG in the spotlight
Pilatus’s new PC-24 may be taking centre stage at this year’s show, but the Swiss airframer is also keen to promote its long-established single-engined sibling, the PC-12NG, as a worthy contender for the spotlight.
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NBAA: P&WC starts testing 2,000hp turboprop demo's
Pratt & Whitney Canada has launched a series of component demonstrators for a future 2,000shp turboshaft engine for the general aviation market, says Nicholas Kanellias, vice-president of marketing for general aviation.
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NBAA: Cutter celebrates 90 years with motorbike giveaway
Fixed-based operator Cutter Aviation is marking nearly 90 years in business by giving away at NBAA a classic motorcycle and sidecar.
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NBAA: Nextant launches phase 2 of Challenger 604XT remanufacturing programme
Nextant Aerospace has embarked on the second phase of its Challenger 604XT remanufacturing programme, which will include both a performance enhancement to the existing airframe and an entirely new cabin design.
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NBAA: HondaJet eyes production hike as China beckons
After hitting a production rate for the HondaJet of four a month only a year after entering service, Honda Aircraft is looking at ways to increase production by 25% as launches a sales campaign in China.