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Eastham Complaint Alleges Runaway Premier 1A Trim
February 04, 2010
Eastham Aviation, a Houston owner of a Hawker Beechcraft Premier 1A, filed a complaint against Hawker Beechcraft on January 19, asking for the manufacturer to take back the jet because of three alleged and irreparable instances of runaway rudder trim. Eastham purchased the jet in 2006. The alleged runaway rudder trim incidents occurred in November and...
moreConforming HondaJet First Flight Moved to Mid-year
February 04, 2010
The first conforming HondaJet is now scheduled to fly in the middle of this year, according to a Honda Aircraft spokesman, “with the exact date to be determined.” Honda Aircraft previously had pegged the first conforming HondaJet flight for early this year. “We already have implemented Honda’s production-level quality standards in our build process for the...
moreCentral Europe Bizav Community Gets Its Own Voice
February 04, 2010
The new Central Europe Private Aviation Association (Cepa) will hold its inaugural conference in the Czech capital Prague on April 22 and 23. The group has been formed to represent and coordinate the interests of business aviation companies in new European Union states, including the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia...
moreSteep Approach OK’d for Gulfstream 150
February 03, 2010
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have certified the Gulfstream 150 for a steep-approach angle of up to 6 degrees compared to the normal 3.5 degrees or less. Several airports worldwide require steep-approach certification to land at their facility due to terrain, obstacles or local noise...
moreGulfstream begins to ramp up G250, G650 production lines
February 03, 2010
The first production models of Gulfsteam’s two newest business jets are proceeding down their respective assembly lines, both heading toward type certification by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and the European Safety Agency in 2011, Gulfstream division vice president for international sales Roger Sperry said Tuesday.
The Gulfstream G650, which...
moreCJ4 on Final Approach for Certification
February 02, 2010
Cessna Aircraft has completed all certification testing of its new Citation CJ4 and is in the final stages of FAA type certification approvals, the company said today at the Singapore Airshow. Three CJ4 test aircraft have completed more than 1,100 flights and accumulated more than 2,000 flight hours. At a press conference held today at the airshow, Cessna...
moreAerion Study Shows Continued Interest in SSBJs
February 02, 2010
Reno, Nev.-based Aerion today said it is evaluating preliminary results of a new global market survey indicating strong demand for its supersonic business jet. “It was time to take a fresh look at the potential for the Aerion supersonic jet, taking into account the globalization of the business jet market,” said Aerion vice chairman Brian Barents....
moreFirst VIP Q400s To Be Outfitted by Field Aviation
February 02, 2010
Field Aviation will produce and install custom-designed aircraft interiors for two new Bombardier Q400s under a contract with Avitrade Belgium on behalf of its ultimate customer. These executive interior modifications will be the first of their kind installed on the turboprop twin. Modification of the first aircraft will begin this month at Field’s Toronto...
moreCessna’s CJ4 now on final approach for certification
February 02, 2010
Cessna Aircraft has completed all certification testing on its new Citation CJ4 business jet and is in the final stages of U.S. Federal Aviation Administration type certification approvals. Three CJ4 test aircraft have completed more than 1,100 flights and accumulated more than 2,000 flight hours.Here at the Singapore show yesterday, Roger Whyte, the U.S....
moreWith fresh papers in hand, 7X set to take off in China
February 02, 2010
Dassault’s Falcon 7X business jet has received its type certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). All in-production Falcons are now certified in the country, the French-based manufacturer added. Salesmen are very optimistic about sales in the region this year.Dassault plans to deliver three examples of the trijet in the...
moreJetNet Unveils Evolution Upgrades
February 02, 2010
Aircraft research and information provider JetNet is displaying a series of enhancements to its Evolution software interface here at the Singapore Airshow. The biggest change, according to the company, involves a set of “Views,” or summary pages, that gather information from throughout the Evolution program and compile it into single screens of lists,...
moreEmbraer chooses execjet trainer
February 02, 2010
Embraer has chosen FlightSafety International as the authorized training provider for its mid-light Legacy 450 and midsize Legacy 500 executive jets, the company announced here. The partnership also extends to the super-midsize Legacy 600, the large Legacy 650 and the ultra-large Lineage 1000, as well as its family of E-Jet commercial airliners. The move...
moreLang Lang Hits the Right Note for Bombardier
February 02, 2010
Bombardier has named classical music star Lang Lang as one of its business-aircraft brand ambassadors. According to the Canadian airframer, the classical pianist’s need for flexibility, comfort and timesaving makes him the consummate business traveler–perfectly suited to represent the Learjet, Challenger and Global aircraft brands. “Flying on Bombardier...
moreG250 Flight Testing Gathers Pace
February 02, 2010
The new G250 business jet that IAI builds in partnership with Gulfstream Aerospace is continuing the flight-test program that it started on Dec. 11, 2009. In recent flights, the aircraft has flown up to 40,000 feet at speeds of up to Mach 0.85 as it heads for planned certification before the end of 2011.
Three aircraft will log about 1,300 hours in the...
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