Make-up of DWC VIP Terminal Close To Taking Final Shape
The future of business aviation infrastructure in the key Middle Eastern gateway Dubai is close to being resolved with authorities there finally settling how the new VIP Terminal at Dubai World Central...
View ArticleEmbraer E190-E2 Takes Flight Ahead of Schedule
The Embraer E190-E2 has taken flight for the first time from the company’s facilities in São Jose dos Campos, Brazil, Embraer confirmed Monday afternoon at around 1:30 p.m. local time on its Twitter...
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Anticipating SET-IMC, Daher launches 'Charter Pack' in Europe
French manufacturer Daher is launching a dedicated operators’ support package here at EBACE in anticipation of imminent EASA approval for commercial passenger operations under IFR (instrument flight...
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Textron Announces Single-Engine Turboprop Orders
Textron Aviation (Booth V029) announced at an EBACE press conference yesterday that it has secured orders for its in-development single-engine turboprop. The aircraft was initially announced during...
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Gulfstream Obtains EASA Private Ops Approval for 650ER
Gulfstream Aerospace is bringing its longest-range aircraft, the G650ER, to the European market with the recent European Aviation Safety Agency approval for private operations. The extended range...
View ArticleEmbraer Legacy 500 Approved for Ops at London City Airport
An Embraer Legacy 500 demonstrated the aircraft’s steep approach capability to operate at London City Airport on Friday, following approval in March for the type to fly the required 5.5-degree approach...
View ArticleDassault’s EVS/SVS FalconEye Nears Certification
Dassault Aviation is anticipating certification shortly for its combined enhanced- and synthetic-vision system, dubbed the “FalconEye,” on Falcon 2000S and LXS aircraft. The system is to be qualified...
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Bombardier Sees Delivery Dip, Followed By Recovery After 2017
Bombardier Business Aircraft has scaled back its annual market forecast to reflect continued uncertainty in world economies. Over the next 10 years, through 2025, the Canadian airframer forecasts 8,300...
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Textron Aviation Firms Up Plans for New Single-engine Turboprop
Textron Aviation unveiled the cabin mockup for its single-engine turboprop (SETP) on April 25 in Wichita to visiting journalists, and released some more refined specifications and other details. The...
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Embraer Starts Legacy 450/500 Production in U.S.
The first Embraer Legacy that will be assembled in the U.S.–a Model 450–started rolling down the line at Embraer Executive Jets’ Melbourne, Florida final assembly plant last week. An expansion project...
View ArticleJetNet: Soft Pricing Because of Oversupply
U.S. data provider JetNet has revised its 10-year business jet delivery forecast down for the sixth consecutive quarter. The Utica, N.Y.-based firm currently calls for 7,921 jets to be delivered by...
View ArticleGlobal Jet Capital Launches Aircraft Sales Division
Aircraft finance firm Global Jet Capital (Booth T131) will launch an aircraft sales division after new research revealed that 11.5 percent of the world’s fleet of midsize- to heavy business aircraft...
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Certification-chasing PC-24 Does EBACE Touch and Go
The Pilatus PC-24 made its full public debut at this week’s EBACE show when the Swiss manufacturer’s first prototype took a 24-hour break from an intensive flight test program to take a starring role...
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CityJet Takes First Sukhoi SSJ100
Irish regional airline CityJet took delivery of Western Europe’s first Sukhoi SSJ100 on Tuesday during a ceremony in Venice, Italy, at the headquarters of the program’s Western sales and aftermarket...
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Flexjet Seals Agreement with Nextant at EBACE
Flexjet International managing director Raymond Jones and Nextant Aerospace executive vice president Jay Heublein sealed an agreement on Tuesday here at EBACE for the latter company to upgrade eight of...
View ArticleNextant Sees First G90XT Delivery at Year-End
Nextant Aerospace is in the middle of a post-certification effort on the G90XT remanufactured turboprop before delivering the first example to a customer at the end of this year. The Cleveland,...
View ArticleAir Hamburg Acquires Another Legacy 650
Air Hamburg (Booth H074) announced it has signed an agreement with Embraer (Booth Z073) for another Legacy 650 business jet. The aircraft will be the ninth Embraer in Air Hamburg’s fleet, which...
View ArticleLeasing Group Expands in Europe Despite Slow Market
Business jet financing group Global Jet Capital is pressing ahead with further expansion of its worldwide sales team, despite seemingly unsettled market conditions. The U.S.-based company is about to...
View ArticleGuernsey Issues First AOC
Guernsey issued its first Air Operators Certificate (AOC) here at EBACE. It took a year of work by its Civil Aviation office to change the laws of the Crown Dependency to allow granting of such...
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Saudia Private Aviation Recruits Wyvern for Safety Support
Saudia Private Aviation has turned to risk management specialist Wyvern (Booth H069) to implement a comprehensive program for ensuring the operator achieves the highest standard of safety and quality....
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