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News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.
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Bombardier Raises Green Bar with Eco Jet, Declarations
The manufacturer sees a blended wing as the basis for a quantum leap in carbon reduction, and is now auditing the environmental credentials of current jets
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Textron Aviation Announces XLS Gen2 EASA Certification
The European launch customer for the Citation XLS Gen2 is Porsche Air Service in Austria.
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ACJ TwoTwenty Makes Inroads in Business Aviation
Airbus is seeing consistent growth in sales of its ACJ TwoTwenty, the corporate version of the A220 airliner.
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Electric Power, Pioneers Drive EBACE Panel
Eviation’s Alice and VoltAero’s Cassio make case at EBACE for all-electric and hybrid-electric fixed-wing aircraft
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Global Jet Getting Digital Dividends
Global Jets intros at EBACE new Leon digital platform, creating “significant added value” for the full-service provider
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VoltAero’s Cassio 1 To Perform Demo Flights in the Netherlands
France’s VoltAero plans to perform demonstration flights with its first Cassio hybrid-electric aircraft starting June 13.
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Bombardier Launches Global 8000 and Flirts with Supersonic Speeds
Bombardier Launches Global 8000 and Flirts with Supersonic Speeds
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Kalogridis Floors EBACE with New Carpet Collection
Kalogridis International’s new Origins Collection of luxury aviation carpets with eco-friendly design theme debuts at EBACE.
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After Slow Start, Flexjet Europe Rapidly Builds Fleet
Flexjet Europe is filling its fleet with Embraer Praetor 600s and Gulfstream G650s.
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GAMA: Q1 Aircraft Deliveries Up, Billings Down
The first quarter of the year brought good news regarding deliveries for the general aviation industry, according to GAMA.
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Textron Enters Electric Aviation Age With Pipistrel Acquisition
Textron's Pipistrel subsidiary could catapult the company into the electric aviation age, with drones, hydrogen propulsion, and eVTOL vehicles in the mix.
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Lilium Teams with Honeywell and Denso for eVTOL Motors
A lightweight electric motor will power each of the 30 fan engines on Lilium's seven-passenger eVTOL aircraft, which is expected to enter service in 2025.
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Embraer Riding Wave of New Jet Buyers
Embraer Executive Jets is enjoying a growing backlog as first-time jet buyers take advantage of business aviation benefits.
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Bombardier Global 8000 Takes Speed, Range Crowns
In the battle of the large bizjets Bombardier has fired a broadside by launching the world’s fastest and longest-range business aircraft design.
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Harbour Air’s eBeaver Program Slowed by Supply Chain Kinks
Circumstances out of Harbour Air’s control—namely, the Covid pandemic and resulting supply chain constraints—have slowed progress of its eBeaver program.
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Pandemic Spurs Demand for UAS VIP Supervisor Services
UAS International Trip Support has seen pandemic-induced demand for VIP Supervisor services to handle fast-changing operating environments.
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Dassault and Gulfstream Flagships Debut at EBACE
Gulfstream's G700 and Dassault's Falcon 6X flew to Geneva for their first display at an EBACE show.
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VistaJet Goes Greener with New Whitepaper
VistaJet doubles down on 2025 carbon neutrality at EBACE with new whitepaper detailing industry challenges, solutions
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Bombardier Sees Blended-wing Future for Business Jets
Bombardier's research and technology teams have been flight testing a scale-model of a blended wing airframe that could be part of a green Eco Jet design.
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Boeing Taps Company Vet Pearson as BBJ President
On the eve of EBACE, Boeing names Erika Pearson, veteran commercial division exec, as new Boeing Business Jets president
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Dassault Reports Steady Progress on Falcon 6X and 10X
Dassault returns to EBACE 2022 exhibiting a fully completed Falcon 6X and highlighting its progress towards certification.
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Piaggio Ponders Electric and Hydrogen-electric Aircraft
Piaggio has considered new propulsion systems for its P180 Avanti Evo twin turboprop, but has concluded a new airframe is required.
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Gogo Going Global with OneWeb and E-steerable Antenna
Gogo introduced the first global broadband satcom service using an electronically steerable antenna, with connectivity via OneWeb’s LEO network.
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Textron Aviation Continues Focus on European Support
At EBACE, the Beechcraft and Cessna OEM looks to build on its support assets in Europe while introducing new aircraft to the region.
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Business Aviation Builds Back Better at the EBACE Show
Business Aviation Builds Back Better at the EBACE Show
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Honda Aircraft Debuts HondaJet Elite S
Honda Aircraft presents HondaJet Elite S in EBACE debut and touts new concept jet plan as well as recent milestones.
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Daher Riding High with New TBM 960
Daher's new TBM 960 sports a more efficient Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6E-66XT engine with a five-blade composite propeller and digital e-throttle.
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Russian HNWIs Mull Switch To Domestically-made Bizjets
Wealthy people and sanctioned oligarchs in Russia are considering purchasing preowned domestic-made Tupolev Tu-214s and Tu-204s as business jets.
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Boeing Business Jets Highlights BBJ Max, Dreamliner, and 777X
BBJ Max return to service and forthcoming BBJ 777X propel prospects, Boeing reports at EBACE
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Embraer Offers Ka-band on Super-mid Legacys, Praetors
Flexjet Europe is the first operator to install Ka-band on its Legacy 500 fleet.
