Dassault’s new Falcon 5X has entered the ground testing phase following power-up of the first aircraft at the end of August. First flight is expected by the second quarter of next year, and certification by the end of 2016.
Avfuel Corporation continues to expand its FBO network. It recently added Winner Aviation at Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport, Ohio, where the FBO provides fueling, maintenance, hangarage, flight planning and weather services, passenger and crew amenities, and ground transportation.
With the arrival in completion centers around the world of Boeing’s BBJ747-8 and BBJ787, it’s too easy to forget that there are still other VIP widebody jets out there, and no small number of them are coming in for cabin replacement or refurbishment.
Despite a slight drop in narrowbody business jet deliveries over the past year, demand for their completion and refurbishment appears to continue keeping the independent centers occupied.
One important – but sometimes overlooked – aspect of creating a safe and high-quality maintenance operation is ensuring all technicians have a strong sense of moving along an attractive and professional career path.
Marco Túlio Pellegrini, president and CEO of Embraer Executive Jets, invited us to belt into the left seat of the Phenom 100E at Orlando Executive Airport to evaluate key improvements the firm has made to the product line at serial number 325 and subsequent.
Rolls-Royce’s CorporateCare engine maintenance program is making a real difference to aircraft resale values, says Stephen Friedrich, VP for sales and marketing of civil small and medium engines.
Quest Aircraft Company has moved to expand its reach in China under an agreement that would give it a sales presence in the short term and ultimately provide for the manufacturing of its Kodiak single-turboprop aircraft there.
Piaggio Aerospace and Bravia Capital have formed a partnership to offer Avanti EVO turboprop twins to North American operators under a new cost management program. The aircraft will be supplied directly to Bravia Capital and offered on a lease-and-running-costs basis that the companies say “is both competitive and highly innovative.”
Ikhana Aircraft Services (Booth 3424) has appointed Calgary, Alberta, Canada-based John Hopkinson and Associates Ltd. as exclusive aircraft sales agent for its Twin Otter X2.
Talks on Comlux receiving its first Sukhoi Business Jet “are going pretty well right now,” says Comlux America CEO Jim Soleo. “Heavy commercial negotiations” include aircraft specification and development of an interior for VIP use.
Dassault Aviation Chairman and CEO Eric Trappier talks to Aviation Week about the market, the company’s hefty R&D investments and why he is confident Dassault will gain ground on Gulfstream in China. Since since taking the top job in January 2013, he has focused intensely on the company’s business-jet dossier, which accounts for 70% of sales. The 5X and 8X mark Dassault’s expansion into the super-midsize and long-range markets.
The proliferation of man-portable anti-aircraft missiles (also known as MANPADS) with terror organizations and extremists around the world is raising the awareness of these threats, particularly following recent events in Ukraine, Africa and the Middle East. With the growing concern, demand for military type countermeasures is increasing, as business jet operator demand the best protection hitherto available only to VVIPs of the wealthiest of nations.
Cessna’s Citation Latitude is getting another performance boost after flight trials demonstrated that the aircraft can fly farther and take off from shorter runways than promised.
ExecuJet Aviation Group is expanding heavy maintenance support at the company's Cape Town International Airport MRO facility to include Bombardier Dash 8 Q100, Q400 as well as the CRJ100 and CRJ200 aircraft. ExecuJet has also received South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) approval to maintain these aircraft.
Embraer broke ground Oct. 9 on a 236,000-sq.-ft. expansion of its Melbourne, Florida, campus to house activities from assembly through delivery of its Legacy 500 and 450 models.
Rockwell Collins' Venue HD cabin management and entertainment system, Airshow Moving Map and audio/video on-demand (AVOD) streaming solution, have been selected by an undisclosed customer for a wide-body Airbus A340 business jet, which will be installed in mid-2015.
