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First Deliveries For Long-Awaited G700 Commence
American airframer Gulfstream has said it has delivered the first two G700 units to their respective customers. This comes after Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification was granted to Gulfstream in relation to the G700 on March 29th. They also subsequently received production certification and cabin interior approvals on April 8, 2024. This moment has been a long time in the works as the G700 first deliveries have been delayed hampered by extra rigourous processes of the FAA since the Boeing MAX issues...
Pearl 10X Powerplant Commences Flight-Tests
The Rolls Royce Pearl 10X is the powerplant that will eventually power Dassault Falcon's flagship executive jet, the Falcon 10X. The engine manufacturer recently kicked-off flight testing of the engine with a test example attached to its Boeing 747-400 testbed. Philipp Zeller, Senior Vice President Dassault, Business Aviation, Rolls-Royce, said: "We are excited to enter into this important next phase of the engine development programme with the start of our flight test campaign...
Hybrid-Electric Aircraft From Daher By 2027
Daher is looking to bring a hybrid-electric aircraft to market by 2027. If all goes according to plan, the aircraft will be based on the TBM 940. Remember, Daher is actually working on the EcoPulse demonstrator project in concert with Airbus and Safran which is utilizing a TBM 940 hull as the testbed...
Bankruptcy Filed For Icon Aircraft
While Icon Aircraft, known for making the Icon A5 Amphibious Light Sport Aircraft became popular in certain circles JF tends not to cover this end of the market. However, there is news that this company has filed for bankruptcy. They have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and restructuring plans take in the possibility of selling the company. This sounds familiar like what has been happening with Piaggio Aerospace...which still cannot find an appropriate buyer...
Gulfstream G700 Finally Enters Service
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has finally given full certification to the Gulfstream G700. The aircraft model should be in service already by nearly two years...
XB-1 Demonstrator Takes Flight
The first flight has finally come for the Boom Supersonic XB-1. You may remember that the first flight was supposed to have taken place towards the end of 2023. However, it was delayed to do some upgrades to the demonstrator aircraft before attempting a first flight. https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-boom-supersonic-missed-2023-first-flight-goal.4852/ ...
CityAirbus NextGen Officially Unveiled Today
The City Airbus NextGen has been officially unveiled today. Airbus revealed the first prototype of the fully -electric aircraft to the public. It is expected to make its first flight later this year. "Rolling out CityAirbus NextGen for the very first time is an important and very real step that we are taking towards advanced air mobility and our future product and market...
Part 145 Certification Given To Archer Aviation
eVTOL manufacturer Archer Aviation has made major strides as concerns Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification. Archer Aviation is moving closer and continues to say 2025 is when they will be making their first passenger flights with the Archer Midnight aircraft. Archer announced last month that they received Part 145 Certification from the Federal Aviation Administration...
Deliveries Of M700 Fury Start
It was just at the start of February that Piper Aircraft announced the new Piper M700 Fury. This aircraft is going to be replacing the M600SLS model and is the first step in a new generation in the M-Class lineup. Yes, the Piper president and CEO John Calcagno teased that there will be more to come in the future...
Sikorsky HEX Platform Now Seen
Recently JF published an article talking about the progress of the Next Generation Civil Tilt Rotor. There are several tilt-rotor aircraft in service in both commercial and military applications but they all have one thing in common. The entire engine tilts to provide the transition from hover to cruise or vice versa. In the case of the upcoming NGCTR it is only the transmission that moves...
USAF Takes Delivery Of First Batch Of Pivotal Blackfly Aircraft
While the Pivotal Helix is aimed at the personal market it has received the attention from the United States Air Force (USAF). In fact the USAF has procured 4 examples of the craft which were recently delivered to them...
Phenom 300: 12th Straight Year Of Best-Selling Light Jet
For the 12th straight year, the Embraer Phenom 300 has been the best-selling light jet in the industry. Additionally it is the best-selling twinjet for the fourth year running, according to data released by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). With 63 Phenom 300-series aircraft having been delivered in 2023, this figure puts Embraer in the driving-seat of the light-jet market...
New CPO For Asian Market Launched At Singapore Air Show
The Singapore Air Show for 2024 got underway today and one of the news items coming out of the first day is that Honda Aircraft Company has unveiled a Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) program for the Asian market. Honda Aircraft company already launched a CPO initiative for the Americas and Europe...
AD Issued For Some PT6 Turbine Blades
Canada's regulatory and safety body Transport Canada has issued an emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD) for Pratt & Whitney Canada's PT6 Turbine engines. It relates to PT2 (power turbine) blades. It has come to light that there was an incident of PT6A-67 P2 Blade failure as well as P2 blade failures on PT6 engines in testing at P&W Canada facilities. The airworthiness directive (AD) is CF-2024-05...
First Flight Coming Soon For NGCTR Demonstrator
The Next Generation Civil Tiltrotor (NGCTR) Demonstrator that Leonardo is working on is being prepared for its maiden sortie/first flight. This has been a long time in the making as it was originally expected to be flying since 2020. Leonardo suggests that the Covid-19 pandemic and its associated spin-off effects derailed that timeline. However, the first demonstrator hull is in final assembly and below you can see some of the most recent images of the progress thus far...
Hydrogen Turboprop Engines For The Future?
Are Hydrogen turboprop engines going to be part of a future going forward? In an aviation world that is continually becoming more and more environmentally conscious and on a path to some decarbonization the majority of those efforts have been focused on the jet engine...
G700 Now Expected To Be Certified In March
The Gulfstream G700 is anticipated to make its Singaporean Air Show debut later this month when the event kicks-off on February 20th running to the 25th. Gulfstream will also be displaying a G600 at the show. The aircraft is still not in service officially as it has been granted certification by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The G700 was supposed to have received certification towards the end of 2023 allowing for the first deliveries but that did not happen...
New M700 Fury By Piper Aircraft
Piper Aircraft unveiled the latest iteration of its M-Class turboprop single. It is called the M700 Fury which takes over flagship status from the M600SLS. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification for the newest aircraft is expected to come in March of this year while other international approvals are set to be awarded in the second half of the year...
HondaJet's 250th Unit Shipped
The HondaJet, which earned its type certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in 2015, has been a game-changer in its class. To date, the aircraft holds 14 type certifications around the world. Its progressive evolution, from the HondaJet (2015), to the HondaJet Elite (2018), the Elite S (2021), and the latest Elite II (2022), has consistently redefined the very light jet category...
Stable Performance For Daher In 2023
By the end of 2023 Daher recorded 74 deliveries to customer around the world which was only 1 more unit more than in 2022. In terms of order intake for 2023, that perfectly matched the previous year as well standing at 100 units and takes their backlog well into-2025...
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