Pilatus: PC-24 Numbers ‘Better Than Expected’
Pilatus Aircraft remains on track to earn certification of the PC-24 twinjet in the third quarter of next year. Andre Zimmerman, vice president of the program, reported yesterday morning at NBAA 2016...
View ArticleDaher Pairing TBM Owners, Charter Companies
Daher (Booth 4882) is launching a new program to pair TBM turboprop owners with commercial charter operators. Called Fly and Charter your TBM (Fact), the program—announced this week at NBAA 2016—brings...
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Move of Russian Aircraft Carrier Adds Tension In Middle East
Two years after a U.S.-led coalition began airstrikes over Iraq and Syria, the long, bloody and costly effort to suppress ISIS continues. Success in Iraq is now more evident, as indigenous ground...
View ArticleElliott Offers ADS-B Solution for Citation Excel/XLS
Elliott Aviation (Booth 275) is pursuing an STC for a Garmin ADS-B solution for the Cessna Citation Excel/XLS that will satisfy the ADS-B OUT mandate and the ADS-B IN requirement via a Bluetooth...
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Bombardier C Series Makes China Debut
Bombardier has made its mark in the Middle Kingdom at the 11th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai by showcasing the C Series CS300 airliner for the first time ever at the...
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United Airlines Describes Effort To Introduce Aviation Biofuels
Principals in the United Airlines effort to introduce aviation biofuel into its regular operations said it was a necessary step to advancing the fledgling alternative jet fuel industry. United started...
View ArticleBoeing’s new BBJ Max 7 Promises More Range and Space
Boeing thinks its 7,000-nm BBJ Max 7 will be a best seller when green deliveries of the new bizliner begin in 2022. With an estimated completed price in the $100 million range, the Max 7, announced at...
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New Engines, Weapons for Russian Stealth Fighter
Russia’s T-50 fifth-generation fighter aircraft will enter flight-test with new engines in the fourth quarter of next year. The Sukhoi-designed jet is also known as Pakfa (Russian acronym for...
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Bombardier Readies Global 7000 for Flight
Bombardier is on the cusp of flying the Global 7000 long-range, four-zone business jet, having completed all safety of flight tests and begun ground taxi tests. The first flight will almost coincide...
View ArticleQTA Gets STC for PW305 Carbon Barrel
Quiet Technology Aerospace (QTA) has received STC approval for its third carbon-graphite inlet upgrade program for Pratt & Whitney Canada PW305 engines, adding the Hawker 1000 to previous STCs for...
View ArticleAirbus Helicopters Brings Pair of Singles to NBAA 2016
Airbus Helicopters (indoor static) is displaying its H125 and H130 singles this week at NBAA 2016. “Both the H130 and the H125 are outstanding aircraft for business owners and executives that need...
View ArticleHonda Aircraft Expands Sales Reach, Sets Records
Honda Aircraft is expanding its sales reach for the HondaJet, appointing SYI Aviation in Panama City, Panama, as a dealer. SYI Aviation will give Honda Aircraft a presence in the Middle Americas,...
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‘Make in India’ Fighter Choice May Be Limited To Single-engine Jets
After confirming the acquisition of 36 Dassault Rafale fighters off-the-shelf from France, India has invited proposals from the U.S., Sweden and Russia to transfer technology and produce a...
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FlightSafety Expands Simulator, Maintenance Training Offerings
FlightSafety International’s Gulfstream G500 full-motion simulator will be the first business jet trainer equipped with the CrewView collimated glass mirror display, which provides “superior...
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Gulfstream G280 Goes Steep at London City Airport
The Gulfstream G280 has been certified for steep approaches by both the FAA and the Civil Aviation Authority of Israel (CAAI), and has demonstrated this capability at London City Airport, Scott Neal,...
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Pilatus PC-24 Flies in for NBAA 2016
Pilatus PC-24 flight-test aircraft P02 flew into Orlando Executive Airport on Tuesday night for its one-day public showing at the NBAA 2016 static display on Wednesday. More details are also emerging...
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Robinson Delivers First R44 Cadets
Robinson Helicopter (indoor static) delivered its first two R44 Cadets to a U.S. customer earlier this month, Garland, Texas-based Sky Helicopters. The Part 141 flight school and Robinson dealer took...
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Daher Delivers 800th TBM, Enhances Aerostructures Business
Daher's TBM single-engine turboprop program continues to be strong, with more than 800 delivered to date; of those 145 are newer-generation TBM 900s and 930s. New TBMs are now available with the Elite...
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Gulf Fighter Deals Will Be Worth $30 Billion-plus to U.S. Industry
The long-proposed sale of F-15s to Qatar and F-18s to Kuwait was formally notified by the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) to the U.S. Congress last Friday. The politically...
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Four-zone Gulfstream G650ER To Visit MEBAA
Gulfstream Aerospace will showcase three aircraft in its product lineup in two weeks at the Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation (MEBAA) show in Dubai, including the airframer’s...
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