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The companies conducted an initial software simulation of Eve’s Urban Air Traffic Management (Urban ATM) during four days at Flexjet’s Tactical Control Centre at Farnborough Airport, UK.
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A conversation with Lannie O’Bannion, senior vice president, Global Sales and Flight Operations, Textron Aviation.
Bombardier once again strengthened its position as an industry leader earlier this fall, announcing the 150th delivery of an ultra-long-range Bombardier Global 7500 jet, a program that has redefined the ultra-long-range sector. The smooth ride, sophisticated design, proven performance, and advanced technology have garnered industry recognition internationally. The exceptional capabilities have ensured an impressive fleet dispatch reliability of over 99.8% and more than 100,000 flight hours.
Following the recent acquisition of Inmarsat business, Viasat will now be offering an expanded range of service options to business aviation customers using Viasat’s existing GAT-5510 terminal, as well as three upcoming next-generation Jet ConneX terminals - Satcom Direct’s Plane Simple Ka-band, Orbit’s AirTRx30, and Honeywell’s JetWave X.
Avfuel Zero, currently in its beta testing phase, will offer a comprehensive solution for measuring, mitigating, auditing and reporting carbon emissions in a seamless and sustainable manner.
The largest canadian fractional operator AirSprint will begin upgrading its Cessna Citation CJ3+ and Embraer aircraft to Gogo 5G—making it Gogo's first Canadian fleet customer. Gogo is currently the only air-to-ground (ATG) company in business aviation with coverage in Canada and Alaska.
The new streamlined cabin completion offering features a pre-designed VIP interior catalog from Boeing Business Jets.
The Citation CJ3 Gen2 was designed with input from a Textron Aviation Customer Advisory Board, made up of owners, pilots and mechanics . This feedback was key in every detailed enhancement in the aircraft, from cockpit to cabin.
Textron Aviation is currently developing the new jet for an expected enter into service in 2025.
The new Autothrottles are fully integrated with the Citation M2 Gen2’s Garmin G3000® avionics system and will be available beginning mid-2025.
Steep-Approach capability will allow the G500 to access some of the world’s most challenging airports such as London City Airport in England and Lugano Airport in Switzerland.
The Phenom 100EX is the latest iteration of Embraer's successful Phenom 100 VLJ first introduced in 2008. The new updated model introduces new features including enhanced cabin comfort and new avionics functionalities to deliver the ultimate flying experience for those in the cockpit and cabin.
This agreement extends over over the next 15 years and includes options for an increasing number of Cessna Citation aircraft delivery each year. NetJets has also been named the fleet launch customer for Textron Aviation’s newest jet , the Citation Ascend.
Engineers from Starlink and Nextant Aerospace, the engineering arm of Flexjet, successfully establish first supplemental type certificate (STC) for installation of Starlink in a Gulfstream G650
The G700’s range gained a 250nm increase over original projection and the maximum operating speed is increased to Mach 0.935 from Mach 0.925. The G700 flight test program is nearing completion, with more than 4,100 test hours flown across five flight-test aircraft, in addition to the two outfitted production-test aircraft.
These certifications conclude a more than two-year-long test campaign during which 1,500 flight hours were logged worldwide. The first Falcon 6X production unit is undergoing final completion.
The new on-demand regional charter service offer short trips in the GCC from Dubai’s Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) using the airline’s Phenom 100 Very Light Jets , customers can fly to a wide range of GCC destinations both within and outside of the Emirates network, with quick turnarounds to points in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and within the UAE.
The new order - valued in excess of US $5 billion - will strengthen even more the partnership between Embraer and the fractional ownership inventor and leader Netjets, that has taken delivery of nearly 120 Embraer jets since it first order in 2010 .
The US Air force announced that the president of the United States selected livery design for the “Next Air Force One,” VC-25B, will closely resemble the livery of the current Air Force One, VC-25A. The classic blue and white color, with a few tweaks, is a complete reversal from the red, white, and blue livery selected by former President Donald Trump.
Launched at Heli Expo 2023, the updated selection of color schemes and finishings reflects the latest thinking of Aston Martin’s design team applied to its ultra-luxury sports cars.
The Bell 429 will be operated by World Aviation, the Independent Representative (IR) for Bell in Spain. The aircraft will be delivered to a private owner and operated for charter and corporate VIP transport in the Costa del Sol and other regions across Spain.
Sikorsky Hybrid-Electric Demonstrator (HEX) is a fully-autonomous hybrid-electric vertical-take-off-and-landing (eVTOL) prototype with a maximum gross weight exceeding 7,000 pounds. The HEX airframe and electric motors will be integrated with Sikorsky's MATRIX autonomy flight control system.
The two ACH160 helicopters order is the first sale in India for any helicopter in the H160 range. ACH announced the order at this year's HAI HELI-EXPO taking place in Atlanta.
The milestone aircraft was outfitted at Gulfstream’s Dallas completions center and delivered to a North America-based customer. The 100th G600 delivery follows the 100th delivery of its sister ship, the Gulfstream G500, which took place in the second half of 2022.
This report covers commercial business jet operators (Part 135 and Fractional) flight activities for 2022.
After a great 2021, 2022 started with a very strong 1st half before stabilizing in the 2nd half, finishing the year with a 1.5% growth over 2021.
For over 30 years, Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI), has been the leading independent provider of maintenance support and financial services to the business aviation industry. Francisco Zozaya, chief revenue officer with JSSI answers Elite Wing's questions on the state of the global business jet fleet support market.
Gulfstream flew two fully outfitted G700 production test aircraft to more than 20 countries across six continents to demonstrate the aircraft’s performance capabilities and the flexibility and comfort of the most spacious cabin in the industry.
AI-powered air taxi service provider Verijet is recognized as the leading most affordable and efficient short-haul charter operator in the industry.
The Phenom 300 Medevac package Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) was performed at Embraer’s Service Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and will be operated by launch customer Grandview Aviation.
Jet It currently operates Gogo connectivity systems on its HondaJet aircraft and will be installing Gogo Light Jet AVANCE L3 connectivity platform on the remainder of its 26 aircraft fleet including every new Phenom 300 aircraft.
Satcom Direct completed the installation of the first Plane Simple® Ka-band antenna on the company’s Gulfstream G550. The prototype terminal, consisting of only two line-replaceable units (LRUs) – the tail-mount antenna and SD Modem Unit – is testing the advanced technology hardware’s compatibility with Inmarsat’s Jet ConneX inflight broadband service.
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