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Textron Aviation Leads Business Jet and Gen Av Deliveries In 2020
Today, Textron Aviation announced that it led in Business and General Aviation deliveries in 2020 posting approximately 560 deliveries for both market segments. Textron Aviation delivered more than a quarter of all general aviation aircraft last year. However, we will focus on the business jet and turboprop side of their business as we look back at their performance in 2020. According to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) led both on Business jets and general aviation for 2020...
First Brazilian-Based Praetor 500 Enters Service
Embraer recently shipped the first Brazilian-based Praetor 500 and has since entered service. The model which is the successor to the Legacy 450 has been in service since mid-2019 and only now has the first Brazilian delivery. That means all the Praetor 500s that have been shipped since then have been international market customers...
1,100 Test Hour Mark Passed By Gulfstream G700 Program
It is only a few days past the one-year anniversary of the first test flight of the Gulfstream G700 program and to date that program has topped 1,100 test hours. February 14th 2020 was the date of the first test flight. With the aircraft due to enter service by the end of 2022, the program appears to be on track to meet this target. Pretty much all the flight test articles to date have been rigorously tested throughout different phases. The next set of tests will involve a focus on the interior and cabin environment. In fact, to this end, there are going to be two test aircraft dedicated to this cause...
ACJ Delivers The 9th ACJneo Aircraft To Asia-Pacific Region
The latest ACJneo aircraft to be delivered to a customer has gone to the Asia-Pacific region. Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) did not say where exactly the aircraft was delivered to. The newest aircraft delivery does bring the delivery number of ACJneo aircraft to nine (9). The new plane was an ACJ319neo example and can fly great distances when needed. With a range of around 12,500 km it is the longest range bizliner in its class according to Airbus Corporate Jets...
Canada Certifies Embraer Praetor 600
Transport Canada has given the nod to the Embraer Praetor 600 certifying it for operations across Canadian jurisdictions. "The certification by Transport Canada Civil Aviation reinforces the great momentum of the Praetor 600 in the global market," said Embraer Executive Jets president and CEO Michael Amalfitano...
New King Air 360CHW Ordered By Royal Flying Doctor Service
Starting this year the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) in Australia (Queensland Section) is expected to receive the Beechcraft King Air 360CHW. This is because the company has made an order for four aircraft of the type with options to purchase another two should they require them in the future. The King Air 360 is the new top-of-the-line offering in the King Air family of aircraft...
Learjet Program To Be Cut From Bombardier Production
As Bombardier continues its efforts to become as lean as possible by only and solely focusing on executive jet manufacture, the once multi-faceted Canadian aerospace giant has made another big decision. In the face of more staff and worker layoffs the company expects to axe the Learjet Program by the end of 2021. The airframer said the move is absolutely necessary for the company to rebuild itself and that Covid-19 only served to accelerate the demise of the Learjet program...
New TBM 940s For The French Ministry of Defense
The French Ministry of Defense has ordered four new TBM 940 very fast turboprop aircraft from Daher Socata. The four aircraft are to be utilized as flight test centers, along with associated services for the operation of these airplanes...
Joby eVTOL To Outfit With Garmin G3000 Flight Deck
Joby Aviation has been in the news alot recently and the latest foray is because today they partnered with Garmin to provide the G3000 flight deck for the Joby eVTOL. The G3000 suite is not new but it is in service on the flight deck of several executive jets today. For example the G3000 can be found on the Daher TBM 930/940, the Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet, the Piper M600 and some smaller Citation jets like the Citation M2. It is fitted on the HondaJet too along with the Phenom 300 by Embraer. This flight deck will be a sophisticated outfit for the new Joby eVTOL which is expected to hit the market by 2024...
Textron Aviation unveils Cessna CJ4 Gen2
Textron Aviation today announced the next generation of the well-loved CJ4. It is called the CJ4 Gen2...not the CJ4+, which would have continued in vein as they were naming their incremental upgrades to current production models. The CJ4 Gen 2 is the largest offering in the Cessna light jet category. Most of the enhancements that can be seen with the CJ4 Gen2 is on the inside of the aircraft in the passenger cabin because passenger comfort and experience was paramount in these upgrades. On the outside though you will find a new stairs with a new handrail too...
First Pilatus PC-24 With Commuter Seat-Plan Delivered
The first Pilatus PC-24 with a Commuter Seat-Plan has been delivered to a customer in the Western United States. The aircraft in question is fitted with ten (10) seats in the cabin which is considerably more than what the average PC-24 executive jet carries. Although it is a commuter style seat-plan, premium materials have not been sacrificed...
First King Air 260C To Enter Service With Air Archipels
Textron Aviation announced the King Air 260 late last year. The King Air 260 is a King Air 200 family aircraft with many of the features of the new and larger King Air 360. However, the first 260C which is a cargo door variant of the 260 will enter service with French Polynesian service Air Archipels. The cargo door is not a regular feature and thus is an optional accessory for customers who have special missions credentials or needs...
Aviation Clean Air (ACA) Cabin Ionization Retrofit For Beechcraft; Cessna Customers
Covid-19 has pushed many airframers to be more crafty with the products they offer customers to keep them safe as they continue to utilize their aircraft. Textron Aviation is now offering an Aviation Clean Air (ACA) Cabin Ionization Retrofit For Beechcraft and Cessna customers in a bid to make them feel more comfortable in the skies as they travel. "In today’s world, cabin air quality has never been more important...
Gulfstream G700 Pearl 700 Engine Run On 100% SAF In Test
The Pearl 700 is the new powerplant in development by Rolls Royce (RR) for the brand new Gulfstream flagship G700 jet. The Pearl 700 engine is a 18,250 lbs thrust engine which is being hailed as more efficient and powerful than the BR725 powerplant that currently powers the Gulfstream G650. The Pearl 700 also shows that it can consume Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The breakthrough here is that in a recent test the Pearl 700 engine utilized 100% SAF. Previous to this all engines that consumed SAF utilized blended SAF which with a mixture with conventional aviation fuel up to 50% ratio...
Lilium Expanding Florida eVTOL Network
Normally when speaking about the progression and development of the eVTOL sector most just focus on the eVTOL aircraft themselves that are in development. They eVTOL aircraft cannot function effectively if a network of vertiports are not available. To this end, JetForums is taking a look at the plans eVTOL player Lilium is putting in place to broaden its network of vertiports in Florida. The vertiport is essentially the airport for eVTOL aircraft. They do not take up alot of footprint compared to that of an airport that needs large terminal buildings and runways...
Q4 Ends Strong For Gulfstream But Deliveries Still Lapse
To get an idea as to how the large cabin sector of the executive jet industry is doing just take a look at how one of the big players in that segment performs. For Gulfstream, the last quarter of 2020 ended strong but overall deliveries lapsed for the company. Some nitpick at figures but overall the company did well in the prevailing world circumstances of the Corona Virus Pandemic. For example, in Q4 of 2020 Gulfstream delivered 40 jets which was down by 4 aircraft compared to Q4 2019. The jet deliveries comprised of a hefty share of large cabin jets - 34 large cabin category jets accounted for in the 40 jets delivered...
Russia Certifies HondaJet ELITE
Another major certification body has given the nod to the Honda Aircraft Company's HondaJet ELITE. The Russians (Federal Air Transport Agency (FATA) have now certified the Over The Wing Engine Mount executive jet. In fact the first Russian Registered HondaJet ELITE started service immediately after the news of the certification. As a reminder, the HondaJet ELITE has approval from a multiplicity of world certification bodies and countries...
Production Starts For Bye Aerospace eFlyer 2
Bye Aerospace is moving full steam ahead with the start of production for its eFlyer 2. Yesterday the company made the announcement and that they have partnered with Composites Universal Group (CUG) to begin assembly of the production eFlyer 2 fuselage, the first major component being assembled...
Y6SPlus eVTOL By Autonomous Flight
Something new again in the eVTOL space is coming to the market. It is called the Y6SPlus aptly named for its ability to carry six persons and its Y-shaped design from above. To be fair the Autonomous Flight eVTOL existed before in design but only as a two-seat initial variant. The Y6SPlus is the new current design evolution of it from the UK based startup . If and when the eVTOL becomes certificated and available they are suggesting that a commute from Lower Manhattan to JFK would take just eight (8) minutes. London Heathrow to Battersea Heliport is just twelve (12) minutes...
Twist; AeroTec/Magnix eCaravan For Sale
The last time JF explored this collaboration between AeroTec and Magnix on the eCaravan with the electric 750 horsepower powerplant there was news that during a test flight the aircraft lost partial power. Earlier last year an inverter issue shutdown resulting in a loss of approximately a quarter of the aircraft's power. The testbed returned to the ground safely without incident...
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