All articles by Kate Sarsfield – Page 3
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InterviewJim Noonan maximises the value of business aircraft for Global Jet Capital
Jim Noonan is senior managing director for the asset management arm of Global Jet Capital. The US aircraft finance and leasing company has a portfolio of more than 140 clients representing a mix of corporations and high-net-worth individuals
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NewsAdministrator trims Piaggio bidders as due diligence starts
Piaggio Aerospace’s administrator has invited 11 of the 19 bidders for the company to enter due diligence, and says he is confident a suitable buyer can be selected before year-end, with the deal to close in the first half of 2021.
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NewsStratos 716X makes maiden sortie
Stratos Aircraft has launched the flight-test campaign for its 716X, with the very light jet (N716X) performing its maiden sortie on 2 July from the airframer’s base in Redmond, Oregon. Flown by test pilot Sean VanHatten, the milestone sortie lasted 22min starting with a full-power take-off and climb to 13,500ft. ...
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NewsPro-Avia selects Red A03 diesel engine to power in-development utility-twin
Russian start-up Pro-Avia has selected Red Aircraft’s A03 500hp (370kW) diesel engine to power its in-development, nine-14-seat, multi-purpose piston-twin.
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NewsAir Charter Association axes September’s ACE expo
The Air Charter Association (ACA) has axed the annual Air Charter Expo (ACE), due to ongoing concerns around the coronavirus pandemic. The event, now in its fifth year, was set to take place on 15 September at London Biggin Hill airport in the UK.
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NewsBlackhawk secures US certification for King Air upgrade kit
US engineering company and aftermarket specialist Blackhawk Aerospace has received supplemental type certification for its XR upgrade kit on the Beechcraft King Air 350-series, and says it is closing in on a number of orders for the retrofit.
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InterviewAircraft valet Stefan Murphy cleans up in good times and bad
Stefan Murphy is founder and managing director of Up & Away Aviation, a valeting firm for business and commercial aircraft that has reacted swiftly to provide disinfecting services during the pandemic
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NewsGulfstream G280 hits 200th-delivery milestone
Gulfstream delivered the 200th G280 in late June, marking what company president Mark Burns describes as “a tremendous milestone” in the history of the Savannah, Georgia-based airframer. The super-midsize twin was launched in 2008 as a replacement for the G200, a programme acquired by Gulfstream in 2001 from Israel Aerospace ...
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NewsEmbraer delivers first enhanced Phenom 300E
Embraer has delivered the initial example of the latest Phenom 300E, with the handover on 26 June to a US law firm coming just six months after the upgraded light-cabin business jet was launched.
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NewsEmbraer completes first Praetor 500 conversion
Embraer has completed the first conversion of a Legacy 450 to a Praetor 500 for an undisclosed customer. The modification was undertaken at the Brazilian airframer’s service centre at Bradley International airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut – one of four Embraer-owned facilities appointed to perform the bespoke upgrade on the ...
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NewsBombardier delivers first Global 5500
Bombardier has delivered the first Global 5500, with the handover to an undisclosed customer on 24 June coming just over two years after the super-large-cabin business jet was introduced alongside its longer-range stablemate, the Global 6500.
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NewsVu Systems completes flight testing of passive millimetre wave sensor
Vu Systems has completed development flight testing of what it describes as “civil aviation’s first passive millimetre wave (PMMW) sensor”, which promises to revolutionise operations in low-visibility minima.
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NewsBusiness aviation bodies join call for EU investment in green initiatives
As Europe’s passenger air transport market emerges from lockdown, representatives from business and commercial aviation associations have issued an urgent call to the continent’s policy makers to “prioritise specific decarbonisation initiatives” in their allocation of future coronavirus recovery funding.
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NewsDiamond DA50 RG set for third quarter certification
Austria’s Diamond Aircraft is confident of securing European certification for its DA50 RG in the third quarter, and says it will deliver the first examples of the high-end piston-single early next year. Launched in April 2017 with just the DA50 moniker, the six-seat model was originally offered as a fixed-gear ...
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NewsZeroAvia claims UK first with flight of electric-powered Piper M350
Californian propulsion developer ZeroAvia has conducted what it claims is the UK’s “first electric-powered flight of a commercial-scale aircraft”, with a converted Piper M350 piston-single taking off on 22 June from Cranfield airport.
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NewsBye begins propeller testing for all-electric eFlyer 2
Bye Aerospace has begun the next phase of flight testing on its eFlyer 2 technology demonstrator, which the US company says will help it select the most efficient propeller to maximise the performance of the all-electric aircraft.
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NewsPilatus begins assembly of first PC-24 for Swedish air ambulance organisation
Pilatus has begun final assembly of the first PC-24 for the KSA Swedish air ambulance organisation, from a 2019 order for six examples of the superlight business jet.
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NewsAirbus A220 VIP cabin concept revealed
A VIP cabin concept for an Airbus A220-300 has been unveiled by two US business aviation services companies in a bid to showcase the regional airliner as a viable alternative to traditional large-cabin, long-range business jets and established VIP narrowbodies.
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NewsHoneywell launches lightweight cooling system for electric aircraft
Honeywell Aerospace has unveiled a lightweight, low-maintenance cooling system for developers of urban air mobility (UAM) and electric aircraft, and has named the Eviation Alice as launch platform for the energy-efficient feature. The company’s micro vapor cycle system (MicroVCS) will be incorporated into the nine-seat, all-electric commuter aircraft in July, ...
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NewsGulfstream calls time on G550
Gulfstream is halting production of the G550, ending a 17-year run for the long-range business jet. In a statement issued on 17 June, the US airframer says it has sold the final commercially available unit which will be delivered to its owner in 2021.