The Month In Business Aviation: July 2020
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Gulfstream G280: Setting The Standard For Super-Midsize
For $12 million-14.5 million, you can buy a pre-owned G280 that can fly four passengers 3,600 nm in the largest and quietest cabin in its class. In keeping with large-cabin Gulfstreams of its vintage, it typically cruises at Mach 0.80-0.82. It also delivers better fuel economy than any direct competitor.
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Planemakers Cut Jobs As Bizav Flight Activity Recovers
Business aviation manufacturers are laying off employees although flight activity is “recovering smartly,” said Brian Foley, a consultant with Brian Foley Associates.
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EmbraerX Begins Simulated Flights Of EVTOL Air Taxi
EmbraerX has begun “flights” of an engineering simulator for its electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.
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Regional Airline Founders Embrace Electric Propulsion
He claims to be the first Canadian iPhone owner and the first to put a Tesla 6 on Vancouver roads. “I really like new, innovative technology,” says Greg McDougall. “I’m an early adopter.”
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Aerion Teams With Carbon Engineering On Sustainable Fuel
Aerion Supersonic is partnering with Canada-based clean energy company Carbon Engineering (CE) to evaluate the potential use of a sustainable synthetic jet fuel produced from carbon dioxide (CO2) for the AS2 supersonic business jet.
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Pilatus PC-24: Maturing Is An Ongoing Process
There are more than 80 Pilatus PC-24s now in service and operators say the twinjet is an ideal step up from the Swiss manufacturer’s popular PC-12 single-engine turboprop. Compared to that sibling, the jet flies 50% faster, 50% higher and offers 50% more cabin volume.
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NBAA Cancels Orlando Bizav Convention Over COVID-19 Concerns
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has canceled its October 2020 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition—the world’s largest business aviation show—as COVID-19 cases take a recent turn upward around the U.S., including in Florida, the site of the event.
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Sounding Board: Five Minutes With Rob Scholl, Textron Aviation
Rob Scholl is senior vice president of Sales & Flight Operations at Textron Aviation in Wichita. He joined the company in 2012.
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The Business Aviation Quiz: Stand Out Airports
How strong is your airport knowledge? Can you answer these trivia questions about stand out, unique airports from around the world?
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Turkish Crew Starts Descent Too Late, Leading To Crash In Kyrgyzstan
On a dark and foggy night in 2017 the crew of a Turkish freighter came to grief in an autolanding that touched down off the airport in Kyrgyzstan, killing themselves, two relief crewmembers and 35 area residents.
From the Gulfstream G280 setting the standard for super-midsize to EmbraerX beginning simulated flights of eVTOL air taxi. Take a look at our roundup of the biggest stories in July.