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Epic CEO Sees Turboprop Deliveries by Year-end
The Epic 1000, a carbon-fiber turboprop single being produced in Bend, Ore., is getting closer to certification. “We should finish and see certification by the end of 2016,” Epic CEO Aircraft Doug King...
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Daher Introduces Upgraded TBM with Garmin G3000
Daher on Tuesday introduced the TBM 930 single-turboprop aircraft, equipped with the high-resolution, touchscreen-controlled Garmin G3000 avionics suite. The instrument panel features three wide-format...
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Airbus Debuts New A330neo Interior in Hamburg
A mockup of Airbus’s new cabin interior concept called Airspace formed the centerpiece of the company’s display at this week’s Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany. Designed for the A330neo, the...
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Falcon 8X Makes Globe-trotting Tour Before Service Entry
Dassault is putting its new Falcon 8X through a final set of flight demonstrations ahead of its anticipated entry into service in the second half of 2016. The three-engine jet, registered as F-WWQC and...
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Lancair Ready To Hand Over First Piston Evolution
Kevin Eldredge, director of business development for Lancair, is understandably excited about his company’s newest airplane—a Lycoming TEO-540-EXP iE2-powered Evolution sitting at Lancair's Sun 'n' Fun...
View ArticleBeechcraft Bonanza G36 Receives Certification in China
Textron’s Beechcraft Bonanza G36 recently received certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The six-seat piston single, which will be featured at ABACE for the third...
View ArticleFirst G650 Delivery in China Confirms Continued Demand
Last month’s first delivery of a G650 to China underlined Gulfstream’s confidence that demand for its business jet family is continuing to flourish in this part of the world. The aircraft was a G650ER...
View ArticleCayman Islands Court Chinese Jet Owners
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands (CAACI) is here in Shanghai to attract business jets to the country’s aircraft registry. The CAACI delegation at ABACE is led by director-general...
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Cirrus Debuts Final Interior for Vision Jet
Duluth, Minnesota-based Cirrus Aircraft chose Sun ’n’ Fun 2016 as the spot to debut its final production interior for the soon-to-be certified Cirrus Vision Jet, which is powered by a single Williams...
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Japan Raises the Profile of its Business Aviation Sector
Japanese exhibitors are kicking into high gear here at ABACE this week as they seek to promote Japan’s burgeoning business aviation sector.The growing expo–now in its fifth year at Hawker Pacific...
View ArticleHoneywell: Demand Slowing for Bizjets, Helos in China
The Chinese business jet and helicopter markets have cooled due to a slowing economy and a government-backed austerity campaign that stemmed from a crackdown on corruption, according to Honeywell...
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B-52 Arrives in Qatar; Supports Campaign Against Islamic State
Boeing B-52H Stratofortress bombers landed at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, on April 9, a deployment that marks their first basing in the U.S. Central Command (Centcom) area of responsibility in a quarter...
View ArticleBoeing Announces Three BBJ Max Orders in Asia Pacific
Boeing Business Jets has sold three BBJ Maxes in Greater China, “and we think that’s just a start,” said company president David Longridge on the eve of ABACE 2016. There are currently 21 BBJs in...
View ArticleBoeing Announces Three BBJ Max Orders in Asia Pacific
Boeing Business Jets has sold three of the new BBJ Max models in Greater China, “and we think that’s just a start,” said company president David Longridge at a press conference at the ABACE show on...
View ArticleBombardier Preparing for Further Growth in China
As the China business aviation market matures, Bombardier Business Aircraft sees growing opportunities for its large-cabin jets in the region. While the Global 5000 and 6000 have been the traditional...
View ArticleSafety Group Baines Simmons Will Support M Registry
The Isle of Man government has awarded a 10-year contract to support its aircraft registry to Baines Simmons, the aviation safety consultancy subsidiary of charter brokering group Air Partner. Baines...
View ArticleGulfstream Still Growing Strong in China
Gulfstream Aerospace’s Greater China fleet has grown to 166 airplanes, with more than 100 in mainland China, up from 30 in 2010, company senior vice president of worldwide sales and marketing Scott...
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India Is Out, But Russia Continues Developing Il-214 Transport
The Russian government will fund development of the Ilyushin Il-214 medium airlifter and production of about a hundred such aircraft for the Russian Air and Space Force (VKS), according to industry...
View ArticleAirbus Logs First Asian ACJ319neo Sale
Airbus Corporate Jets (Chalet 6, static display) is showing an ACJ319ceo (current engine option) this week at ABACE 2016, but the company recently received a firm order for an ACJ319neo (new engine...
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Gulfstream G600 Might Take to the Sky Late This Year
Gulfstream recently completed mating the wing to the fuselage of the first G600 flight-test aircraft and says it is making such good progress with development of the new jet that it believes it might...
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