The thundery weather conditions appeared nearly ideal for an evaluation of Dassault’s new FalconEye combined vision system at dusk on the day we flew Dassault’s Falcon 8X flight test aircraft.
We had the opportunity to fly Rockwell Collins’ Challenger 601, fitted with the latest HGS-6605 head-up display that has the CVS upgrade. The flight also enabled us to compare it to Dassault’s FalconEye HUD/CVS gear that we evaluated earlier this year.
Safran's troubled Silvercrest program is progressing towards testing a new axial high-pressure compressor in June 2019 – hoping to help meet Cessna's performance requirements for the Hemisphere business jet.
Plans for an improved version of the Eclipse very light jet may once again be possible after Chinese investors rescued its parent company from Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week.
Private and business aviation customers are expected to make up one-quarter of all Airbus Helicopters’ bookings in North America over the next five years.
Jet Aviation, the wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, continues to enhance its operations in the U.S. and elsewhere worldwide as a way to retain and attract market share in the FBO sector.
Mark Johnstone became CEO of Signature Flight Support on April 1. Johnstone, who joined BBA Aviation in 2008, also serves as CEO there. BBA Aviation is Signature’s parent company.
With the January 1, 2020, deadline drawing closer for automatic dependent surveillance compliance, only about 52% of business aviation aircraft that fly in U.S. airspace are in compliance with the rule, according to MRO specialist Duncan Aviation.
Healthy economic growth in the world’s major economies is generating a greater demand for business jets, especially those with large cabins and ultra-long range, says Jetcrafd.
MRO experts Flying Colours is adding 148,000 sq. ft. of new facilities in North America to meet demand for new and refurbished large-cabin business jets.
Bombardier Business Aircraft is giving away “Smoothie” cuddly toy dogs at its static display, because its Global family of business jets are the airplanes of choice for all creatures, great and small.
The cockpit of the future is here today with augmented reality, a wearable head-up display and point-and-click access to flight information triggered by the pilot’s eye movements.
Satcom Direct will cement the company’s position as a single end-to-end source for all business aviation connectivity needs, from infrastructure and hardware to cybersecurity.
With the FAA’s January 2020 mandate to equip for automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) out position reporting coming closer into view, Rockwell Collins will announce business jet additions to its approved model list supplemental type certificate for complying avionics at this year’s NBAA conference.
Brian Proctor, Founder, President and CEO, Mente Group LLC, Addison, Texas, and president of the International Aircraft Dealers Association is interviewed by William Garvey.
GE Aviation has disclosed initial details of the 18,000-lb.-thrust Affinity powerplant, which is the first supersonic engine ever to be developed for a business jet, and the first designed to meet Stage 5 noise limits.
Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) usually brings an ACJ319 to NBAA, and this year is no exception. But it’s the first time out in public for this particular aircraft, an ACJ319 operated for VVIP charter by K5 Aviation of Germany. Of the more than 190 ACJs of all types delivered worldwide, only 20 or 30 are available for charter.
Brazilian manufacturer Embraer Executive Jets introduced the new Praetor 500 and Praetor 600 midsize and super-midsize business jets, respectively, Oct. 14 at the National Business Aviation Association Conference and Exhibition.
With the decreasing supply of used aircraft and demand for new aircraft heating up, the industry is on the precipice of many new and exciting innovations.
