Gallery: Bizjets Showcased At Singapore Airshow 2024
February 21, 2024
Bombardier 7500
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Bombardier brought this Global 7500 to show at the static display here at the Singapore Airshow 2024. Late last year the firm celebrated the delivery of its 150th Global 7500 ultra-long-range business jet since its entry-into-service in late 2018.
The fleet of Bombardier’s Global 7500 aircraft has surpassed 100,000 flight hr. and broken 20 speed records on a number of key routes, including an 8,225 nm flight in October 2019 from Sydney, Australia, to Detroit, the longest flight recorded in business aviation, according to Bombardier, we reported in October 2023.
Beechcraft King Air 360
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Textron Aviation's Beechcraft King Air 360 seen here basking in the bright Singapore sunshine.
Cessna Citation M2 Gen2
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Textron Aviation late last year added Garmin autothrottles to its Cessna Citation M2 Gen2 light business jet as standard equipment on new aircraft beginning in mid-2025. The autothrottles integrated with the Garmin G3000 avionics suite, the company said, "will optimize engine power, simplify flight management and increase operating efficiencies".
Pilatus PC-24
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Pilatus brought its PC-24 to be admired on the Singapore Airshow 2024 static display. We reported in January that Pilatus Aircraft appeared to have received FAA certification for the upgraded version of its PC-24 business jet with the first customer delivery in December 2023 to Planesense, a fractional ownership provider based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
The company delivered 48 PC-24 aircraft in 2023, according to Aviation Week Network Fleet Discovery database.
Dassault Falcon 2000LXS business jet
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The Falcon 2000LXS offers a 4,000 nm (7,408 km) range, efficiency and can access short and challenging runways. Despite being a smaller than the higher-end Falcon 7X, at a width of 7 ft. 8 in., the Falcon 2000 series cabin is just as wide. The Falcon 2000 series is Dassault Aviation's most popular jet, with more than 700 delivered.
Dassault Falcon 6X
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The Dassault Falcon 6X is here at the Singapore Air Show 2024, making its Asian debut alongside the Falcon 2000LXS.
The aircraft is the manufacturer’s newest long-range twinjet. It received FAA and European Union Aviation Safety Agency certification and entered service last year. It's powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PW812D engines and capable of using sustainable aviation fuel blends of up to 50%.
Embraer Praetor 600
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Embraer's Praetor 600 is super-midsize business jet. The Praetor 600 is based on the Legacy 500 (EMB-550 type)—with new winglets, increased fuel capacity and more powerful Honeywell HTF 7500E turbofans for improved performance and range. The Praetor 600 offers a range of 4,018 nm and features a full fly-by-wire control suite.
Cessna Citation Latitude
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Textron Aviation’s Cessna Citation Latitude is a super-midsize category business jet that is produced by the Wichita-based manufacturer.
Cessna 525c Citation cj4 gen2
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Wichita-headquartered Textron Aviation brought its Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen 2 to stand proud at its display at the static here at the Singapore Airshow 2024.
In April last year we reported that the firm celebrated its 400th delivery of the jet. The Model 525C Citation CJ4 can carry two crew and up to nine passengers. Its maximum range with NBAA IFR reserves, two crew and five passengers is 2,002 nm. Max cruise speed is 453 ktas. At maximum takeoff weight (17,110 lb.), the CJ4 needs 3,410 ft. of runway to take off and climb to its service ceiling of 45,000 ft. in 29 min. Payload available with usable fuel weight (5,828 lb.) is 1,122 lb.
The aircraft is powered by two aft-mounted Williams FJ44-4A turbofans, each producing 3,600 lb. of thrust. The jet’s Collins Pro Line 21 flight deck features four, 8-by-10-in. portrait-configuration LCD screens. Two center-mounted multifunction control display units are used to program the flight management system and tune radios.
Gulfstream G700
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Here is Gulfstream Aerospace’s new ultra-large-cabin Gulfstream G700 making its Singapore Air Show debut at the Changi Exhibition Center.
The G700 can seat up to 19 passengers and sleeps up to 13. The G700 features a maximum operating speed of Mach 0.935 and is the fastest of Gulfstream's aircraft portfolio. It's showcased alongside the G600 during the show.
Gulfstream has produced 53 G700s, including seven test aircraft. Jefferies analysts forecast that Gulfstream will deliver 50 G700s in 2024, generating an estimated $3.75 billion in revenue.
Gulfstream G600
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At its near-supersonic high-speed cruise of Mach 0.90, the G600 has more than enough range to connect far-flung cities like New York and Dubai, London and Beijing, or Los Angeles and Shanghai nonstop.
Airbus ACH130 Aston Martin
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Introducing the ACH130 Aston Martin Edition, the first offering from the recently-announced partnership between Aston Martin Lagonda and Airbus Corporate Helicopters (ACH).
This special edition of the ACH130 helicopter comes equipped with a range of four interior and exterior designs generated by Aston Martin.
A roundup of business aviation aircraft on show at the Singapore Airshow 2024 static display, including Bombardier 7500, Dassault Falcon and Airbus Corporate Helicopter's ACH130 Aston Martin Edition.