The Gulfstream Aerospace announced it received the Technology Laureate Award For Gulfstream And BAE Systems. Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced it received Aviation Week’s 2017 Technology Laureate Award. The award recognizes Gulfstream and BAE Systems for the safety advancements of the active control sidesticks (ACSs), introduced on the all-new Gulfstream G500 and G600 aircraft. “We…
The third prototype PC-24 twinjet first flight was announced by Pilatus, read about it more below! Pilatus has announced the first flight of its third prototype PC-24 twinjet. The March 6 maiden voyage of “series-conforming” aircraft P03, registered HB-VSA, lasted two hours and five minutes, taking off from Buochs Airport in Switzerland. P03, the last…
No Plane No Gain Pin is an ideal symbol of support for the industry for the Minnesota Business Aviation Association (MBAA)! Regardless of how one is connected to business aviation, a No Plane No Gain pin is an ideal symbol of support for the industry, said Gordon Hoff, executive director and government liaison for the…
The National Business Aviation Association’s encounters FAA challenge with the SMO settlement review. The National Business Aviation Association has joined with five other aviation stakeholders to file a motion before the U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, requesting a stay against the Federal Aviation Administration and an injunction against the city of Santa…
The second Gulfstream G600 took air for the first time Friday, now it will soon begin flight-loads testing. The second flight-test Gulfstream G600—S/N 73002 and registered as N720GD—took to the air for the first time on Friday afternoon, logging four hours, 26 minutes aloft. According to data from FlightAware, the new fly-by-wire twinjet flew 1,875 nm…
General Aviation Manufacturers Association annual industry review citing humanitarian work done by the Business Aviation Industry. General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) President and CEO Pete Bunce spent a portion of the association’s annual Industry Review on Feb. 22 citing the humanitarian work done by the business aviation industry. Bunce highlighted two organizations, specifically, that “truly…
GAMA reports that the Embraer Phenom 300 has earned the crown for being the best-selling business jet. According to the latest report from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), the Embraer Phenom 300 once again earned the crown as the best-selling business jet, overall, with 63 deliveries logged last year. It beat the number-two seller—the super-midsize…
The first Bombardier Global 7000 flight test vehicle, FTV1, has now amassed more than 100 hours of flying! Bombardier Aerospace’s Global 7000 program is “progressing” solidly, with the sole flight-test vehicle, FTV1, having completed more than 100 hours of flight testing to date, the Canadian aircraft manufacturer announced today. FTV2 is also now complete and…
An announcement was made that veteran Michael Amalfitano is said to be president of the Executive Jets Business Unit starting on March 1st. In an unexpected move announced this afternoon, Embraer tapped business aviation finance veteran Michael Amalfitano as the president and CEO of its Melbourne, Florida-based Executive Jets business unit, effective March 1. He…