All articles by Kate Sarsfield – Page 12
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RAF Northolt set to reopen on 31 October after six-month closure
RAF Northolt, the fourth-largest airport in the London area for business aviation traffic, is to reopen on 31 October after completing a six-month renovation to the runway at the Ministry of Defence (MOD)-owned site.
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NewsFlexjet opens European corporate HQ and plots expansion
US fractional ownership operator Flexjet has opened a European corporate headquarters and "customer experience centre" in London – a move it describes as “integral” to its expansion on the continent.
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NewsUS business aviation market riding growth wave
The US business aviation market has been experiencing solid growth for some years now, thanks to a healthy domestic economy and a strong pipeline of innovative products and services ready to stimulate an eager customer base.
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NewsEVTOLS set to open third dimension
The business and general aviation industry is no stranger to innovation and the democratisation of air travel. The very light jet revolution in the mid-2000s is testament to that.
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NewsTBM 940 secures US certification
Daher has secured US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification for its TBM 940, and customer deliveries of the upgraded single-engined turboprop to local owners and operators are now under way.
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NewsSyberJet launches SJ30i flight-test campaign
SyberJet Aircraft has launched the flight-test campaign for its SJ30i, with the light business jet (N50SJ) making its maiden sortie on 9 October from the airframer’s San Antonio, Texas base.
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NewsScylax seeks €80 million for E10 all-electric aircraft
German start-up Scylax Aircraft is developing a 10-seat all-electric aircraft designed to provide sustainable, regional transport for “environmentally conscious” business, commercial and utility aircraft operators. It is now seeking funding of around €80 million ($88 million) to bring the aircraft to market by 2027.
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NewsBombardier to debut Learjet 75 Liberty cabin at NBAA
Bombardier will debut a full-scale cabin mock-up of the Learjet 75 Liberty at the forthcoming National Business Aviation Association Convention and Exhibition as it prepares the modified light business jet for service entry next year.
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NewsGlobal 7500 breaks business aircraft range record
Bombardier’s Global 7500 has completed an 8,225nm (15,230km) nonstop flight, which the manufacturer bills as “the longest city-pair flown by a purpose-built business aircraft”.
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Pilot shortage hitting UK business aviation sector
A growing shortage of business jet pilots in the UK is hitting aircraft sales and creating challenges for local owners and operators who are struggling to source crews.
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NewsCessna Citation Longitude enters service
Textron Aviation has delivered the first Cessna Citation Longitude business jets, with the shipments in early October signalling what the US airframer describes as “the start of a new dimension in business travel”.
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NewsTextron Aviation delivers 500th Grand Caravan EX
Textron Aviation has delivered the 500th Cessna Grand Caravan EX, around six years after the single-engined turboprop entered service.
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NewsSyberJet readies SJ30i for maiden sortie
SyberJet is readying the first SJ30i for its maiden sortie in the coming weeks, and will debut the aircraft, along with a full-scale interior mock-up at the National Business Aviation Association convention and exhibition in Las Vegas from 19-21 October.
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NewsTAG Farnborough sold to Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets
TAG Aviation is continuing down the divestment trail with the sale of the UK’s only dedicated business aviation airport, TAG Farnborough, to Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA).
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NewsWheels Up buys US technology firm Avianis
US membership-based private aircraft firm Wheels Up has acquired technology company Avianis Systems, in a move designed to strengthen its digital offering to a growing North American customer base. The transaction is expected to close later by the end of September.
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NewsKlasJet adds refurbished 737-500 to VIP airliner fleet
Lithuanian business aviation services provider KlasJet has refurbished a Boeing 737-500 and added the VIP-configured aircraft to its six-strong fleet of corporate jets.
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NewsCitation Longitude secures US type certification
Textron Aviation has secured Federal Aviation Administration type certification for the Cessna Citation Longitude, clearing the way for customer deliveries of the super-midsize business jet to begin.
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NewsBombardier delivers 100th Challenger to NetJets
Bombardier has delivered the 100th Challenger-series business jet to fractional ownership company NetJets. The handover of the Challenger 350 comes around five years after the Columbus, Ohio-headquartered operator took delivery of the initial example of the super-midsize jet.
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NewsRolls-Royce Pearl 15 secures Transport Canada certification
Rolls-Royce has received Transport Canada certification for the Pearl 15 engine that powers the in-development Bombardier Global 5500 and 6500 business jets.
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NewsCessna marks 50th anniversary of first Citation flight
Textron Aviation is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the maiden flight of the original Cessna Citation business jet – the first model in what has become the largest business jet family in the world.