The Bombardier Challenger 650 will make its public debut in less than two weeks at EBACE, the company announced yesterday. “We are thrilled to unveil our Challenger 650, which is scheduled to enter into service in the second half of 2015,” said Bombardier Business Aircraft president Eric Martel. The first production Challenger 650, which will…
In late April, Honda Aircraft Company officially announced a 13-country world tour for the HondaJet. Honda Aircraft Company has announced that the HondaJet will begin a world tour in late April with the advanced light jet making its first appearances in Japan and Europe. The HondaJet will travel more than 26,000 nautical miles during the…
The GE Honda Aero Engines’ Plant recently won an FAA Production Certificate for the engine that will power the HondaJet and other light business jets — The HF120. GE Honda Aero Engines’ plant in Burlington, N.C., received an FAA production certificate for the HF120 engine that will power the HondaJet and other light business jets.…
After delivering 12 new-build Eclipse 550s last year, Albuquerque, N.M.-based Eclipse Aerospace hopes to expand its customer base this year by pitching the aircraft to customers outside the traditional aviation market. “This will really be the ‘Year of Eclipse,’” company president Ken Ross told AIN, citing regional automotive groups seeking quick and efficient transport between dealership…
Dassault’s newest Falcon jet, the three-engine 8X, performed its maiden flight on Feb. 6, 2015, officially kicking off the flight-test campaign a month after its rollout. Here are photos – exclusive to Business & Commercial Aviation – taken from a Dassault Rafale that flanked the 8X during its maiden flight.
An amphibious craft for amateurs The Icon A5 is nothing if not versatile. The lightweight plane can use both runways and water to take off and land, and its wings fold back for convenient storage. To fly it, one needs only a Sport Pilot license, which is cheaper and requires less training than other Federal…
Unveiled at Dassault’s Bordeaux-Merignac facility before an audience of customers, operators, industrial partners and representatives of certification authorities, the Falcon 8X was rolled out for the first time. Ground tests, including flight control system testing, vibration tests and fuel system testing, concluded in November. The first engine run up took place in early December and the aircraft is on track for a maiden flight in the first quarter of 2015.
Dassault Aviation is here exhibiting its Falcon 7X and Falcon 900LX long-range business jets and a full-scale cabin mock-up of the new Falcon 5X, which the manufacturer categorizes as “ultra-wide body.” The Falcon 5X is understood to be in the final stages of assembly at the company’s Bordeaux, France factory, preparing for ground tests. It is…
General Dynamics (GD), owned by Gulfstream Aerospace,is on a dream run as its flagship offering the G650/ER is something anyone in the elite society would most desire, but it wasn’t enough for the ace business jet maker. The company recently announced two new models – G500 and G600 – aiming to fill any gap left whatsoever. With…