By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
On-demand private jet charter operator XOJET and JetSmarter, a private jet mobile marketplace charter consolidator, have formed a partnership, saying it signals the continued evolution of private access.
Rockwell Collins’ offer to buy B/E Aerospace is a pricey ploy that will take more work to see to fruition, but it could secure the former as a leading provider of aircraft content while finding a successful exit for the latter.
B/E's products include seating, food and beverage preparation and storage equipment, lighting and oxygen systems, and modular galley and lavatory systems.
B/E's products include seating, food and beverage preparation and storage equipment, lighting and oxygen systems, and modular galley and lavatory systems.
Eight months after announcing plans to cut 7,000 jobs, Bombardier is to lay off another 7,500 employees to cut costs in an effort to improve profitability.
A new forecast by Jetcraft predicts deliveries of 7,879 business jets representing $248 billion in revenue over the next 10 years from 2016 through 2025.
The business jet market continues to be “stubbornly soft,” Textron chairman and CEO Scott Donnelly said on an Oct. 20 conference call about the company’s third-quarter earnings.
Embraer is seeking to finalize deals with the U.S. Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission to settle allegations of criminal and civil violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. It is also doing the same with Brazilian prosecutors and regulators regarding allegations of noncompliance with certain Brazilian laws.
Gulfstream’s newest aircraft is setting a new benchmark in business aviation technology. BCA Senior Editor Fred George strapped into the left seat of the new $44.65 million G500. Read his pilot report.
Textron’s Scorpion jet has completed its first weapons exercise, demonstrating the aircraft’s close air support mission capability through the employment of three weapon systems.
From Bombardier to Piaggio, business aircraft manufacturers are making changes forced by sustained lower sales in a market besieged by negative pressures.
Aircraft manufacturers typically use the National Business Aviation Association’s annual convention to provide updates on new business aircraft programs. Ahead of the Nov. 1-3 show in Orlando, Florida, here is a look at the programs now under development.
When pilots first belt into the cockpit of the G500, they will discover a Honeywell flight deck that has little in common with any Gulfstream they have flown.
The G500's electrical distribution and data communication network is far more advanced than found in previous Gulfstreams. Taking advantage of the latest Avionics Full-Duplex Switched Ethernet architecture, introduced on the Airbus A380 and the latest military fighters, it uses distributive processing and ARINC 664 communications protocols to slash wire count, reduce weight, decrease power consumption, boost reliability and increase system redundancy. Virtually every component on the data concentration network (DCN) has a redundant communications link.
Rated at 15,144 lb. thrust for takeoff up to ISA+15C, Pratt & Whitney Canada's PW814GA is the most advanced general aviation turbofan in its thrust class. Up front, it has a single-piece, wide-chord, 50-in.-diameter damper-less titanium fan and a two-stage, axial-flow, low-pressure booster with single-piece rotors that are powered by a three-stage low-pressure turbine.
