ZeroAvia’s maiden hydrogen-powered flight approachesnews Yves Le Marquand 2 Sep 20 0ZeroAvia expects its maiden “long distance” 300nm flight, powered solely by a hydrogen electric drive train, will take place within two months, the company’s head… Read more
Otto Aviation reveals Celera 500L business aircraftnews Yves Le Marquand 1 Sep 20 0Otto Aviation has unveiled its single 500-hp Red A03 diesel engine-powered Celera 500L business aircraft. The six-seater business aircraft could cut carbon emissions by up… Read more
Textron marks five years since first Cessna Citation Latitudenews Yves Le Marquand 28 Aug 20 0Textron is celebrating five years since the first delivery of its Cessna Citation Latitude. Now the world’s most-delivered midsize business jet for four consecutive years… Read more
Viasat IFC now available on G650 and G650ERnews Yves Le Marquand 26 Aug 20 0Viasat’s business aviation in-flight connectivity (IFC) system has received Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the FAA through Gulfstream Aerospace, for the Gulfstream G650 and Gulfstream… Read more
First Global 7500 equipped with dual head-up display deliverednews Yves Le Marquand 25 Aug 20 0Bombardier has delivered the first Global 7500 aircraft equipped with a dual head-up display (HUD) the Canadian OEM announced yesterday (August 24th). “The delivery of… Read more
New Gulfstream service centre opens in Palm Beachnews Yves Le Marquand 24 Aug 20 0Gulfstream Aerospace has today (August 24th) opened a new service centre at Palm Beach International Airport, Florida. The facility, which is being shared with Jet… Read more
FAA approves Viasat system onboard Gulfstream G650 and G650ER aircraftnews Yves Le Marquand 18 Aug 20 0Gulfstream Aerospace has received approval from the FAA to install a highspeed, dual internet system on its Gulfstream G650 and Gulfstream G650ER aircraft. Supplied by… Read more
Textron awarded Rwanda Defence Force contract for Cessna Caravansnews Yves Le Marquand 13 Aug 20 0Textron Aviation yesterday announced it has been awarded a contract by ATI Engineering Services for two Cessna Grand Caravan EX aircraft for the Rwanda Defence… Read more
Embraer announced Phenom 300MED Medevac light jetnews Yves Le Marquand 12 Aug 20 0Embraer has announced the Phenom 300MED, an aeromedical model of its Phenom 300 light jet series. The 300MED has been created in partnership with aerospace… Read more
Bombardier: Covid-19 impact on production evident in Q2 resultsnews Yves Le Marquand 7 Aug 20 0Bombardier reported revenues of $2.7bn the second quarter, citing the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic to be largely responsible for lower production rates and reduced… Read more
Falcon 6X: Largest cross body business jet on track for 2022 deliverynews Yves Le Marquand 6 Aug 20 0Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 6X is on track to see first delivery in 2022, the company revealed during a webinar, yesterday (August 5th). The presentation detailed… Read more
Pilatus PC-12 NGX wins Transport Canada certification, as UK sees first deliverynews Mike Stones 3 Aug 20 0The Pilatus PC-12 NGX single-engine turboprop aircraft has received Transport Canada type certification and, in a separate development, the first model has been delivered to… Read more
Dassault Aviation will contribute €13m to ACE Aéro Partenaires investment fundnews Yves Le Marquand 31 Jul 20 0Dassault will contribute €13m to a fund supporting the French civil aviation industry hit by the economic crisis caused by Covid-19. The ACE Aéro Partenaires investment fund was launched… Read more
Gulfstream jet deliveries down by 10 in the first half of 2020 news Yves Le Marquand 30 Jul 20 0Gulfstream Aerospace delivered 55 jets during the first half of 2020 compared with 65 deliveries in the same period last year. Phebe N. Novakovic, CEO,… Read more
Textron Aviation revenues halved YoY in second quarternews Yves Le Marquand 30 Jul 20 0Textron Aviation revenues of $747m in the second quarter of this year were down $376m compared with the same period of 2019, the Wichita-based OEM… Read more
Aerion and Spirt AeroSystems expand agreementnews Yves Le Marquand 29 Jul 20 0Aerion Supersonic announced yesterday (July 28th) that Spirit AeroSystems will develop the forward fuselage for the AS2 – further expanding Spirit’s role in the supersonic… Read more
Bombardier announces partnership with The Mobile Repair Teamnews Yves Le Marquand 28 Jul 20 0Bombardier Aviation has announced a partnership with The Mobile Repair Team to expand its customer support service by adding in-house structural repair capabilities. Andy Nureddin,… Read more
New Gulfstream service centre opened at Farnboroughnews Yves Le Marquand 28 Jul 20 0Gulfstream’s new customer support service centre opened for business at Farnborough Airport in the UK this week (July 27th) taking its first aircraft, a Middle East-based Gulfstream G450,… Read more
Dassault: 2020 deliveries down 25% on previous yearnews Yves Le Marquand 24 Jul 20 0Dassault Aviation has revealed its Falcon deliveries will be down by 25% in 2020, with 30 planned for delivery, compared with its original guidance of… Read more
Collins Aerospace joins Aerion’s supersonic AS2 design teamnews Yves Le Marquand 24 Jul 20 0Aerion Supersonic has announced a partnership with Collins Aerospace Systems to develop the actuation systems for the AS2 business jet. This includes the moveable leading-edge… Read more
