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Dassault Aviation at NBAA 2022
Dassault Aviation announced a major new maintenance facility to be built in Melbourne, Florida at NBAA. "This new factory service center will...
Continued Recovery – GAMA 2nd Quarter Data
Continued recovery for general and business aviation is illustrated by second quarter shipment results for business aircraft. GAMA, the General...
Pilatus at EAA 2022: In conversation
EAA 2022 – Pilatus
Special Mission Citation Longitude Launched
Textron Aviation announced a special mission Citation Longitude aircraft designed for maritime patrol operations. With a 3,500 nautical mile maximum...
Dassault update at EBACE
Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, provided an update at EBACE in Geneva. He spoke about the impact of the war in Ukraine as well...
Pilatus Strong 2021 Results
Pilatus strong 2021
Cessna’s SkyCourier is FAA Certified
Cessna received its FAA type certification for the model 408 Cessna SkyCourier, a twin-turboprop high wing aircraft. The first flight of the...
Dassault Aviation – NBAA update
Dassault Aviation provided updates on the Falcon 10X and Falcon 6X programs, as well as service expansions, at NBAA in Las Vegas earlier today....
Changing the Aircraft Charter Business Model
The aircraft charter business model traditionally has been an interesting and potentially confusing and even frustrating experience for customers....
Textron Aviation Milestone – 1,000th Cessna Citation 560XL Delivered
Textron announced this week that the 1,000th Cessna Citation model 560XL has been delivered to a customer in the Northeast and that the aircraft...
Textron Announces King Air 260
At VBACE, NBAA’s virtual convention and show for 2020, Textron Aviation introduced the Beechcraft King Air 260, an upgrade to the prior model. Much...
King Air 360 Awarded FAA Type Certificate
The newest version of Textron’s venerable twin turboprop, the Beechcraft King Air 360 and 360ER have received FAA certification. The new models were...
Textron Introduces Upgraded Beechcraft KingAir 360 models
Textron Aviation today announced an upgrade to the Beechcraft KingAir Family, specifically new models designated the KingAir 360 and 360ER to...
Insight: Friday 17 July 2020: Business Jet Sector will Recover Faster than Commercial Sector
NewsBusiness aircraft traffic in the US is rebounding much more rapidly than commercial airline traffic. The following graph from FlightAware shows...
Business Jet Deliveries Slow in First Quarter
GAMA has published its quarterly aircraft shipment and billings report for the first quarter of 2020. When compared to 2019, deliveries of every...
Coronavirus and Business Jets
It appears that the Coronavirus outbreak is not bad news for one industry – business jets. The FT reports that “Demand for private jets has surged...
Dassault 6X on schedule for 2020-launch
Dassault Aviation is on-track for a 2020 launch of its latest business jet-model, the 6X. The French airframer showcases a model and mock-up of the...
Insight: Wednesday 6 November 2019: A Brexit from Reality?
News The UK Labour Party has indicated that it will consider a ban on all fossil-fuel powered private aircraft flights from 2025. Since there are...
Garmin’s Autoland
Are you one of those that have sometimes thought “what would I do if I am on a plane and something happens to the pilot?” I got to test fly the...
NBAA and GAMA Discussion of Key Issues Facing the Industry
The annual discussion of key issues facing the industry at NBAA 2019 featured Mark Burns, CEO of Gulfstream, Pete Bunce, President and CEO of GAMA,...
