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…
It goes without saying that ABACE 2015 exceeding expectations, even when expectations were already really high. NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen had high hopes for this year’s ABACE, with nearly 40 aircraft on static display representing all aspects of general aviation, 185 exhibitors, and early registrations indicating another increase in attendance. ABACE 2015 marks the…
The Automotive Industry has embraced utilizing low–cost, high–rate composite technologies. Can aircraft manufacturers use the same to their benefit? To the aerospace and automotive industries, high-rate production means different things. For airframers it is hundreds of aircraft a year; for automakers hundreds of cars a day. And those vastly different outputs drive divergent choices in…
We are days away from the official start of one of the biggest business aviation events of the year, ABACE 2015! ABACE, set to run April 14–16 in Shanghai, China, has proven to be a high-value event, attracting entrepreneurs, wealth creators, aircraft-purchase decision makers and other high-level attendees from China and across Asia. In recent…
ABACE is the premier Business Aviation Event, and will be held April 14–16, 2014 in Shanghai, China. Less than three weeks remain until the opening of the 2015 Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE2015), the Asia-Pacific region’s leading business aviation event. Set for April 14 to 16 at Shanghai Honggiao International Airport in China,…
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.…
ABACE 2015 (Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition) will be taking place in Shanghai, China April 14–16th. This year’s Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE) will be held against a backdrop of a change in sentiment among Chinese leaders that took hold about a year ago following a high-level government scandal, putting excess and…
While many are excited about the prospect of full integration of the connectivity mobile devices provide, and the transportability and convenience of the new Apple Watch, those of us in aviation should take note of the opportunities this new technology may provide. Check out the article below, in which Matt Thurber explores the intriguing potential…