Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. has announced that the Gulfstream G500 has completed five test flights since it first took to the skies May 18. During more than 15 hours of flying, the aircraft achieved a top speed of Mach 0.80 and a maximum altitude of 38,500 feet. The aircraft’s longest flight was more than four hours.…
Cessna Aircraft Co.’s newest business jet is expected to be handed over to its launch customer soon. Textron Inc. CEO Scott Donnelly said during a conference call with investors following the release of the company’s second-quarter earnings Tuesday that first delivery of the Cessna Citation Latitude should occur in August. He did not detail who…
Honda Aircraft is at LABACE with its unique HondaJet, which is making its show debut. Its presence comes hot on the heels of Honda electing last month to appoint Brazil’s Líder Aviação as its exclusive dealer covering Brazil. This marks Honda’s decision to expand its sales effort to include the region for the first time.…
Eight years ago, then-executive vice president of Embraer Executive Jets Luis Carlos Affonso surprised NBAA show attendees by unveiling concepts for two completely new jets, dubbed mid-light and mid-size; a year later these became the Embraer Legacy 450 and the Embraer Legacy 500. The new jets not only signaled the company’s efforts to build a…
Last week, FAA officials issued the first S-LSA Airworthiness Certificate for the ICON’s A5 Light Sport Amphibian. On 11 June, FAA officials completed a comprehensive compliance audit at ICON Aircraft’s Tehachapi, California, facility. This allowed them to issue the first S-LSA airworthiness certificate for ICON’s A5 Light Sport amphibian. The FAA audit team reviewed ICON’s…
Earlier this month, Bell Helicopter was announced as the highest-ranking in the comprehensive Helicopter Manufacturers Survey by Vertical Magazine. Check out the full review of the announcement, below, from Bell. Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, announced on June 2, 2015 in Forth Worth, Tx, the company received the top spot in Vertical Magazine’s 2015…
The highly anticipated Falcon 5x was revealed at last to a large crowd for the first time in France this week. Presented at Dassault’s Bordeaux-Mérignac final assembly facility before an audience of 400 customers, operators, suppliers and certification authority representatives, the 5X will offer the largest cabin cross-section of any purpose built business jet. And…
The highly anticipated G500 by Gulfstream Aerospace took its first flight early last week. Gulfstream Aerospace (Booth O73, static display) announced first flight of the G500 on Tuesday, a critical milestone that keeps the aircraft’s flight test and certification program on track for its slated 2017 FAA and European Aviation Safety Agency certification. G500 will…
With the FAA’s pending approval expected to pass in the next couple months, Honda Aircraft Co.’s HondaJet has been undergoing final certification flight testing, and debuted in Europe during EBACE2015! Production steadily continues at its headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina. Three production HondaJets have flown so far and another 20 are on the production line,…