General Electric has signed partnership agreements with Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries (IHI) of Japan and Techspace Aero of Belgium to provide more than 37% of the company’s Passport engine, currently in development for Bombardier’s Global 7000 and 8000 business jets. Under the formalized joint venture agreements IHI will be responsible for the low pressure (LP) turbine…
Cessna Aircraft Company announced at the Latin American Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (LABACE) in Sao Paulo, Brazil, that the company has completed the first fuselage for its forthcoming mid-size business jet, the Citation Latitude.
Cessna Aircraft checked off two more milestones in its business jet development programs. The first production model of the new Citation X completed its first flight, and the first production M2 rolled off the assembly line. Slated to enter the market early next year, the new X flew a 3.1-hr. flight, averaging a cruise speed…
Enhanced Vision System II/Head-Up Display II Provide Operational Credit The FAA has certified Gulfstream’s Enhanced Vision System (EVS) II and Head-Up Display (HUD) II for the new G280 business jet. The systems allow pilots to see terrain, runways, taxiways and possible obstructions in low-visibility conditions. The FAA certification means the enhanced flight vision system, which…
WICHITA, Kan., July 23, 2013- Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has announced a unique program covering all scheduled maintenance and parts costs for the Citation Sovereign for the first five years or 1,500 flight hours. The “Sovereign Shield” program practically eliminates maintenance-related direct operating costs of model year 2013 Citation Sovereign…
Members of the general aviation community can now review new draft airman certification standards for authorized instructors, and can study revisions to previously released draft certification standards for the private pilot certificate and the instrument rating. Comments may be submitted on all three publications until Aug. 23. The aviation industry-led Airman Testing Standards and Training Working…
Flight information and data are the lifeblood for any pilot as part of the planning and flying process. Tasks that used to take time can now be easily done with hundreds of apps created to ease the process. Here, you can learn more about the five flight data apps most recommended by AOPA members.
After accepting an exclusive invitation from Gulfstream, the entire CFS Jets team met with representatives from the Georgia–based business–jet production company earlier this week in Charlotte, NC. We had the opportunity to see the new critically acclaimed Gulfstream G280 and G650 up close and personal! These two new jets are already making headlines and breaking…
Big companies and wealthy individuals normally don’t discuss the threats they receive, preferring to keep their security concerns private. But hundreds of companies and prominent citizens have sent just such information to the federal government, some detailing their biggest security worries. The reported dangers range from chilling to seemingly trivial: al Qaeda terrorists; animal-rights extremists;…