Aircraft Manufacturer Histories & Images... Sat, 14 Mar 2026 17:08:27 +0000 Sat, 14 Mar 2026 17:08:27 +0000 JetForums - Jet Aviation's Premier Online Community https://www.jetforums.net/privatejet/business-private-jet-manufacturers.35/ Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:23:51 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/airbus-corporate-jets.194/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/airbus-corporate-jets.194/ invalid@example.com (JetForums) JetForums Airbus Corporate Jets​
Airbus is an aircraft manufacturing subsidiary of EADS, a European aerospace company. Based in Blagnac, France, a suburb of Toulouse, Airbus began as a consortium of aerospace manufacturer when several European defense and aerospace companies converged in between 1999 and 2000. The company produced and markets the first commercial fly-by-wire airliner, the Airbus A320, as well as the world's largest airliner; the A380.

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Airbus Corporate Jets]]> 1 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 22:57:13 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/boeing-jet-aircraft.193/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/boeing-jet-aircraft.193/ invalid@example.com (JetForums) JetForums Boeing Jets​
Founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington, Boeing Aircraft's business has expanded to include aerospace and defense products, including a merger with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Boeing is the largest aircraft manufacturer in the world and the third largest contractor is the aerospace and defense sectors.

Boeing’s origin dates back to 1916 when timberman William E. Boeing founded the Aero Products Company. In conjunction...

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Bombardier Aerospace is the third largest aircraft manufacturer in the world (after Boeing and Airbus) and is a subsidiary company of Bombardier Inc, a global leader in the business of manufacturing transportation equipment ranging from recreational vehicles, roadsters, personal watercraft, and sport boats, to mass-transit rail systems and vast range of aircraft – firefighters, commuters, business jets, regional jets, and...

Bombardier Jet Aircraft]]> 11 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 14:07:57 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/cessna-jet-aircraft.180/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/cessna-jet-aircraft.180/ invalid@example.com (JetForums) JetForums Cessna Aircraft Company​
Cessna, one of the world’s premiere Business Aircraft builders has risen to be an aviation legend in its own time. Securing their historic presence once again, Cessna‘s latest triumph in aviation design has given lift to the Longitude Series of Private Jets. This newest business jet aircraft from Cessna boasts an extraordinary range of 4,000 nautical miles w/Mach .86 speed. Outstanding performance by any Jet Aviation measure,...

Cessna Jet Aircraft]]> 11 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:29:38 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/cirrus-jet-aircraft.186/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/cirrus-jet-aircraft.186/ invalid@example.com (JetForums) JetForums Cirrus History​
The Cirrus Aircraft Corporation was founded by brothers Dale and Alan Klapmeier in 1984. Having grown up in a flying family, the young boys set out to build cool airplanes. With partners Jeff and Sally Viken, they commenced the launching of the homebuilt Cirrus VK-30 plane. Having successfully completed 5,000 sales of the SR20 and SR 22 prop airplanes since 1999, Cirrus later came to realize the need for an efficient and economical...

Cirrus Jet Aircraft]]> 3 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 12:22:28 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/dassault-falcon-jet-aircraft.183/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/dassault-falcon-jet-aircraft.183/ invalid@example.com (JetForums) JetForums Dassault Falcon Jets​
The Dassault Falcon brand is part of Dassault Aviation who designs, manufactures and sells both fighter jets and business jet aircraft. Dassault Aviation’s origins date back to 1915 when a young aeronautical engineer named Marcel Bloch developed a better airplane propeller. In 1936, he founded the Société Anonyme des Avions and for political reasons, changed his name to an alias and became Marcel Dassault. In 1954, Dassault...

Dassault Falcon Jet Aircraft]]> 9 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:17:02 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/diamond-jet-aircraft.215/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/diamond-jet-aircraft.215/ invalid@example.com (JetForums) JetForums Diamond Jet Aircraft​
Diamond Jets produces an all composite, single engine jet aircraft called the D-JET whose primary market will be owners/pilots who prefer to fly the aircraft themselves. Diamond sees the D-Jet as a more practical solution to other competitors in the light jet aircraft sector, such as the Eclipse Jet, Cirrus Jet or even the Cessna Citation Mustang. Diamond's D-Jet is intended to fly under a 25,000 foot ceiling, thereby making it a...

Diamond Jet Aircraft]]> 3 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:17:17 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/eclipse-jet-aircraft.187/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/eclipse-jet-aircraft.187/ invalid@example.com (JetForums) JetForums Eclipse Jets​
A new class of jets emerging on the horizon is the VLJ, which stands for Very Light Jet. The characteristics of this new breed of jet aircraft include a weight of 10,000 pounds or less and are single seat piloted. They usually have twin engines, automated cockpits, occupancy for five or six passengers, the ability to land on 3,000 foot runways, and cost approximately half the price of even the economic business jets. In VLJ jargon, this...

Eclipse Jet Aircraft]]> 2 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 13:08:15 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/embraer-jet-aircraft.188/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/embraer-jet-aircraft.188/ invalid@example.com (JetForums) JetForums Embraer Jet Aircraft​
Embraer is one of the world’s leading aircraft manufacturers. Throughout its 40-year history, Embraer has been involved in all aspects of aviation including design, development, manufacturing, sales and technical support for commercial, agricultural and executive aviation. Embraer has produced more than 5,000 aircraft that operate in 92 countries and is the market leader for commercial jets up to 120 seats. Embraer manufactures...

Embraer Jet Aircraft]]> 10 Sun, 01 Jul 2012 20:09:30 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/gulfstream-jet-aircraft.181/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/gulfstream-jet-aircraft.181/ invalid@example.com (JetForums) JetForums Gulfstream Aerospace Jets​
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics. Gulfstream designs and manufactures business jet aircraft. Since 1958, Gulfstream has produced more than 2,000 aircraft. Gulfstream's fleet of jets consists of the following models: G150, G280, G350, G450, G500, G550, and G650. Gulfstream Aerospace began as Grumman Aircraft Engineering in the late 1950’s, a company that produced military...

Gulfstream Jet Aircraft]]> 13 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 01:04:56 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/hawker-beechcraft-jets.184/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/hawker-beechcraft-jets.184/ invalid@example.com (JetForums) JetForums Hawker Beechcraft Jets​
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation builds Beechcraft Turboprop airplanes to Hawker Business Jet aircraft. Founded in Wichita, KS in 1932 by Walter Beech, Beechcraft built hundreds of staggerwing airplanes for the US armed forces. Following WWII, Beechcraft entered civilian aviation with a single-engine plane best known for its V-tail configuration, the Beechcraft Bonanza, an airplane manufactured since 1947 and enjoys the status of...

Hawker Beechcraft Jets]]> 14 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:11:01 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/hondajet-aircraft.191/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/hondajet-aircraft.191/ invalid@example.com (JetForums) JetForums HondaJet​
In 1986, a young Honda engineer named Michimasa Fujino began to realize his dream when research and development into an advanced, air-borne Honda began to take off. Honda began development of the soon to become HondaJet at the Mississippi State University's Flight Research Lab. It was at this location that the initial prototype, the Honda MH02, was originally fabricated utilizing composite materials.

The first HondaJet took to the air in...

HondaJet Aircraft]]> 4 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 14:38:36 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/learjet-aircraft.190/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/learjet-aircraft.190/ invalid@example.com (JetForums) JetForums LearJet​
In 1990 Bombardier Aerospace purchased the Learjet Corporation. This acquisition gave Bombardier access to the American aerospace industry and the most complete range of private jets and business jets on the market. Bombardier promptly launched the Learjet 60 aircraft, the first midsize business jet, which would rank as the top-selling aircraft in its class four years later. An improved version of the Learjet 55, the 60 had a longer fuselage...

LearJet Aircraft]]> 5 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 13:58:15 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/piper-jet-aircraft.189/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/piper-jet-aircraft.189/ invalid@example.com (JetForums) JetForums Piper Aircraft​
One of the top three manufacturers’ in civilian aviation is Piper Aircraft, located in Vero Beach, Florida. Piper has long been a leader in the field of general aviation, along with Beechcraft and Cessna. Founded in 1927, Piper has produced over 145,000 aircraft, of which 90,000 are still flying today. Originally founded by brothers Clarence and Gordan Taylor in Rochester, New York, the company became Taylor Brothers Aircraft...

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