All articles by Kate Sarsfield – Page 33
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NBAA: Daher promotes TBM family as a charter platform
Daher has returned to NBAA with the latest version of its flagship TBM 930, and is using the showcase to drum up sales of its single-engined turboprop family within the US charter community.
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NBAA: Nextant winds up certification testing for G90XT single-lever power controls
Nextant has wound up certification testing for the integrated single-lever power control system in the G90XT and expects to secure US airworthiness approval for the twin-engined turboprop within the next 30 days.
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NBAA: Wheels Up secures $117 million in equity financing
US membership programme Wheels Up raised $117 million ahead of the show, in a third round of equity financing. The investment will be used to fund additional aircraft acquisitions, grow its customer base through a range of sales and marketing efforts, and help the New York-based company to lay the ...
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NBAA: Pilatus PC-24 returns to NBAA as certification looms
Pilatus’ PC-24 has returned to NBAA, as the superlight business jet programme reaches the final throes of its certification campaign.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: The battle for control
When the National Business Aviation Association’s annual convention and exhibition opens in Las Vegas on 10 October, the main talking point within the bustling halls and conference rooms will be the looming threat of air traffic control privatisation – an issue which is creating considerable concern and consternation within US ...
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NewsStratos starts work on second 714 personal jet
Development of Stratos Aircraft’s 714 personal jet is gaining pace, with manufacture of the second test aircraft now underway in Redmond, Oregon, in preparation for its maiden sortie in mid-2018.
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Bombardier flies fourth Global 7000
Bombardier's Global 7000 programme has taken another step forward, with the debut flight on 28 September of the fourth flight test vehicle (FTV4) – the first to be equipped with a full production interior.
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Satcom Direct develops compact router for light business aircraft
Aeronautical communications provider Satcom Direct (SD) has developed a compact router, in response to growing demand from owners and operators of small business aircraft for a lightweight system providing full-internet connectivity and improved data speeds during flight.
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Embraer delivers first US-assembled Legacy 500
Embraer has delivered the first Legacy 500 midsize business jet to have been assembled at its Melbourne, Florida campus. The 27 September handover to an undisclosed US customer completes the Brazilian airframer’s efforts to establish a final assembly plant in the world’s largest business jet market.
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NewsWheels Up set for further expansion following third round of funding
US membership programme Wheels Up is poised to complete its third round of investment, which will help fund additional aircraft acquisitions and expand its sales and marketing effort across the USA. The move comes as the New York-headquartered company also lays the foundations for its European expansion.
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NewsCirrus ramps up Vision Jet production
Cirrus Aircraft has ramped-up production of the SF50 Vision Jet to 1.5 aircraft a week, as it seeks to clear the 600-strong order backlog for the single-engined personal jet.
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Viking secures Chinese approval for float-equipped Series 400
Viking Air has secured Chinese approval for its float-equipped Series 400 Twin Otter, opening the door for the Canadian airframer to exploit the growing demand for seaplanes within the country’s commercial, charter and sightseeing communities.
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NewsSpike poised to begin testing scaled supersonic demonstrator
Supersonic business jet start-up Spike Aerospace is poised to begin flight tests of an unmanned, scaled proof-of-concept demonstrator that will validate the low-speed aerodynamics of its in-development S-512 aircraft.
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NewsOne Aviation offering anti-skid brake retrofit on Eclipse 500s
One Aviation is offering anti-skid brakes as a standalone retrofit on Eclipse 500 very light jets.
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NewsFlight Design C4 piston-single set for relaunch
Lift Aviation – the new owner of German light aircraft manufacturer Flight Design – is hoping to relaunch development of the C4 piston-single and is seeking partners to help finance and manufacture the four-seat type, with a view to securing certification in 2019.
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Only 40,000 GA aircraft ADS-B Out compliant as US deadline nears
Only 40,000 general aviation (GA) aircraft flying in the USA have been equipped with automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) Out equipment ahead of the Federal Aviation Administration’s 1 January 2020 deadline, according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association.
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Elixir two-seat piston-single takes flight
French start-up Elixir Aircraft flew its two-seat Elixir piston-single for the first time on 31 August, and says the carbonfibre aircraft is on track to secure European certification in mid-2018.
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Waves prepares for October launch
UK start-up Waves Technologies is gearing-up to launch in October the first Channel Islands-based commercial air taxi operation.
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Gulfstream begins completion of final G450
The final Gulfstream G450 has rolled off the manufacturer's Savanah production line and is now undergoing completion at the airframer's maintenance, repair and overhaul facility in Appleton, Wisconsin, in preparation for its delivery to an unnamed customer early next year.
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NewsPiper returns grounded M600 fleet to service
Piper says all 39 of its M600 single-engined turboprops that were grounded in July while the company investigated the extent of a supplier production error have now returned to service having successfully passed inspections.