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Bombardier Posts Encouraging Earnings But Slight Slide On Deliveries
As Bombardier has transitioned from an all-round commercial, business and rail-mobility company to a simple all-business jet unit their previous woes have been lessening as the chart a new path for success. The company beat their market guidance for the previous year posting a significant lift on earnings that reflected an increase in the region of 220 percent. Revenues were also up by 7 percent. Cost cutting measures seem to be working as well as in the last year they managed to cut interest expenses by 250 million which they want to keep up to reach a 400 million dollar reduction by 2023...
New ACJ330-300 Delivered To K5-Aviation
Yesterday Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) announced that K5-Aviation has taken delivery of an ACJ330-300 from ACJ. The aircraft will now be prepared to have its VIP interior fitted. The company for that job is Fokker Techniek. They will install the 243m² cabin which will have K5-Aviation guests relaxing in utmost comfort and relaxation. With the capability to fly for up to 18.5 hours which could equate to flying from Europe all the way to Australia with out stopping, the appeal is there for discerning customers...
Leonardo; Vertical Aerospace Collab On VX4 Fuselage Development
Yesterday, Vertical Aerospace announced the agreement between themselves and Leonardo to collaborate on fuselage development as it relates to the VX4 eVTOL aircraft. Vertical Aerospace has alot of orders to fulfill but just because there are orders it means very little if you cannot get the aircraft to come off the rendering monitors and into reality as a full-certified passenger aircraft. This collaboration will see a tangible transition towards building the real aircraft but with a caviat...
First Production Cessna 408 SkyCourier Rolled Out
Yesterday Textron Aviation announced that the first customer-bound Cessna 408 SkyCourier -which is intended for cargo customer Fedex- has been rolled out. Over 2,000 flight test hours so far have been racked-up over the time the three flight test articles have been carrying out test flights. Certification by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is anticipated in the first half of this year. Just remember the first flight took place approaching mid-2020...
Garmin Updates G5000 For Hawker 400XP/Beechcraft 400A
There are some updates that are coming to the G5000 flight deck that Garmin produces. The company announced today that the G5000 for the Hawker 400XP/Beechcraft 400A will have some new updates which will make the platform even more capable...
Dassault First Customer Falcon 6X Arrives In Arkansas.
The first Dassault Falcon 6X for the first customer has finished assembly and departed Dassault's France-based Bordeaux-Mérignac facility bound for the United States where it is to arrive at the completions facility in Little Rock, Arkansas. The aircraft bore the registration F-WZOC, of course this is the temporary registration. This particular aircraft is S/N 5, while S/N 4 is a test aircraft that will feature a finished interior to be tested under real-world scenarios...
Jaunt Air Mobility Signs LOI With Flapper Tecnologia, S.A.
Texas based Air Mobility company Jaunt Air Mobility has signed a Letter Of Intent with on-demand aviation company, Flapper Tecnologia, S.A. (“Flapper”), to purchase their eVTOL aircraft. After a final agreement is signed, Jaunt will provide Flapper with up to 25 Jaunt Journey aircraft to grow Flapper’s on-demand Urban Air Mobility (UAM) fleet in Latin American markets. The Jaunt Journey aircraft is a combination of a helicopter and a fixed wing setup...
Boom Selects Greensboro, NC For Manufacturing Facility
Boom Supersonic has announced that it selected Greensboro in North Carolina as the site for their manufacture of the Overture supersonic jet that is presently in development. More specifically, the company choose Piedmont Triad International Airport to be the site of that full-scale manufacturing facility. Selecting the site for Overture manufacturing is a significant step forward in bringing sustainable supersonic air travel to passengers and airlines," said Blake Scholl, founder and CEO of Boom Supersonic...
Bye Aerospace eFlyer 800 Program Advances
The latest model in Bye Aerospace's lineup is the eFlyer 800, which the all-electric airframer is targeting at the regional market. Overall Bye Aerospace's backlog for all of their models is good, approaching 900 units sold under different agreements. The company announced today "out right purchase deposits or time-limited purchase options". The breakdown of that near 900 reveals 732 paid purchase deposits and 162 paid, time-limited purchase option deposits...
Cirrus Aircraft Unveils 2022 G6 SR Series
It's a new year and often we expect to see new products as well as refreshing of older products for the purpose of maintaining a competitive edge. The latest news is just an example of the latter -keeping a competitive edge-. Cirrus Aircraft has unveiled their latest iteration in their SR line, the 2022 G6 SR. "The new G6 SR Series is a testament to our devotion to constantly enhance both comfort and safety features across our product lines," said Zean Nielsen, CEO of Cirrus Aircraft...
First Flight For Archer Maker eVTOL
Archer's full scale 'Maker' eVTOL has made its first flight which came in the form of a hover test. Two days ago the company made the announcement of the successful initial hover trial for the fully scaled up version. Six months after unveiling its Maker eVTOL aircraft, Archer has achieved both FAA airworthiness certification and its first successful hover flight...
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Vertical Aerospace Listed On New York Stock Exchange
EVTOL developer Vertical Aerospace announced that it has gone public with its brand new listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The company announced this on the 16th of December which officially means Vertical and Broadstone are in business combination together. Broadstone Acquisition Corp. (“Broadstone”) (NYSE: BSN) is a special purpose acquisition company...
Honda Aircraft Company Delivers 200th HondaJet
Honda Aircraft Company marked a landmark event recently involving the delivery of the 200th HondaJet. It all started in late 2015 when the company received Type Certification for the aircraft and started deliveries. Since then there have been a few iterations -upgraded versions of the original-. In May 2018, the company introduced the HondaJet Elite, with an extended range of 1,437 nm, new avionics features, and new styling. In May 2021, the company announced new upgrades to the design with the HondaJet Elite S, which increased the aircraft’s maximum takeoff weight by 200 lbs...
First ASIO Special Missions Citation CJ3
Textron/Cessna has delivered numerous Citation CJ family jets over the years but this instance of a CJ3 AISO Special Missions handover is a first for Textron Aviation. AISO is the abbreviated version for Airborne Surveillance, Intelligence, and Observation. Technically it isn't Textron who did the conversion it is a company called Bird Aerosystems. The aircraft will be used two-fold, for Special Missions as well as VIP roles. This is where a supplemental type certificate (STC) awarded by Civil Aviation Authority of Israel to Bird Aerosystems is important...
First Flight For First ACJ TwoTwenty
The ACJ TwoTwenty launched just over a year ago, completed its first flight from the Mirabel airport on 14 December 2021. The production test flight was performed by Christophe Marchand and Adam Mason as Test Pilots and supported by Romuald Scheling as Flight Test Engineer. The aircraft will be delivered to Comlux in the coming weeks and then outfitted with a VVIP cabin by COMLUX in Indianapolis, USA after the delivery. Comlux has been selected as an exclusive outfitting partner for the first 15 ACJ TwoTwenty aircraft. Below is a photograph of the aircraft departing on its first test flight...
Update on Piaggio Aerospace
Potential candidates were narrowed down to one entity with interest in taking over Piaggio Aerospace. That single entity stalled and doesn't appear to be moving forward in any way. The extraordinary commissioner for Piaggio Aerospace is now going to reopen bidding for the company. Extraordinary commissioner Vincenzo Nicastro said, "Negotiations have simply stalled, as no binding offer has ever been submitted." As a reminder, Piaggio Aerospace went into extraordinary receivership in 2018. It is now the end of 2021 and a buyer still cannot be found for the company which comprises of Piaggio Aero Industries and Piaggio Aviation...
Gulfstream's G500; G600 Soon To Gain Steep Approach Approval
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) are expected to hand-down Steep Approach approval certification to Gulfstream's next generation G500 and G600 aircraft next year. Once in hand, these aircraft will be able to access airports such as London City (LCY), Lugano Airport (LUG) and Sion Airport (SIR) in Switzerland. London City in particular has strict noise abatement rules as well as a short runway. Lugano airport also has a short runway but is located in mountainous regions of Switzerland at the mouth of a valley requiring a steep approach...
Eviation Takes Wraps Off ALICE Executive Version
You might have heard of Eviation before...a company which is developing a six passenger all-electric aircraft which has been mostly pushed as a commuter style aircraft (with a 9 seat configuration) as well as an cargo version. Now the company has unveiled the executive interior of the type for the business aviation segment. Compared to the commuter style cabin, the proposed executive interior is definitely a huge step-up in comfort, luxury and ambience...
Diamond Aircraft Delivers DA62 MPP To DEA
Diamond Aircraft announced that they delivered another special missions aircraft. This time the aircraft is based on their DA62 platform and it is in the form of an MPP (Maritime Patrol aircraft). "Working with DEA, a long-term customer, is already a very lean and streamlined process, and after all the years it has become more than just a business relationship between the teams, which creates a very pleasant working atmosphere...
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