GAMA released its first-quarter shipments and billings report for 2021, and it appears that the general aviation industry has recovered from the first-quarter dip in shipments and billings in 2020 as the global pandemic emerged in March. The second quarter…
Will we see consolidation in the business jet market as a result of the pandemic? The business jet market, which saw growth stagnate since the Great Recession in 2008, was not hit quite as hard as the airline market by…
Dassault launches the Falcon10X as the newest model in the Falcon Jet product line The 10X is aimed at leapfrogging the Gulfstream G700 and Bombardier Global 7500 at the top of the market. It incorporates and leverages new technology in…
Dassault announced today that the Falcon 6X has completed its first flight, which was scheduled for the first quarter of 2021. The maiden flight lasted 2 hours and 45 minutes, with the aircraft reaching FL400 and a speed of Mach…
The AirInsight/AIR Team joins in another podcast to discuss items in the news this week, including supersonic business jets, Bombardier, Dassault, Loyal Wingman, the outlook for Airlines, with a focus on Canada, and the outlook for Boeing. We hope you…
Despite the global pandemic, Dassault is making progress towards the planned first flight of the Falcon 6X in early 2021. The first of the three pre-production aircraft to be used for certification has now been powered up and has begun…