Embraer Executive Jets plans to eventually assemble the bulk of Legacy 450s and 500s at its Melbourne, Florida facility, though there is no timetable set yet for this transition, company president and CEO Michael Amalfitano recently said. The company announced in 2015 that it would assemble all Phenoms at the Florida plant.
Honda Aircraft Company has announced the HondaJet made its first official appearance in Taipei at Taipei Songshan Airport on April 21. The debut event in Taipei was attended by Fan Chih-ku, Political Deputy Minister, Ministry of Transportation and Communications; Zheng Wen-Can, Mayor of Taoyuan City, business guests and the media. Representing Honda, Michimasa Fujino, president and CEO, Honda Aircraft Company; and Takato Ito, president of Honda Taiwan Co., Ltd., Honda’s automobile and motorcycle subsidiary in Taiwan, attended the event.
Embraer stresses value even with Business Aircraft pricing remaining soft in the current market. As pricing for new business aircraft remains soft in the current market environment, Embraer Executive Jets is embarking on “a strategic shift from price to value,” newly installed company president and CEO Michael Amalfitano told AIN on Tuesday. He said that “value” includes…
Dassault believes that enhancements and the fuselage length will help make a big difference when it comes to the Falcon 8X. It’s said that the margin of victory in life can sometimes be measured in inches. Dassault believes that another 43 inches (109 cm) of fuselage length will help make a big difference when it…
Textron Aviation will benefit from long-term growth in business aviation in China and the wider region. Textron Aviation (Chalet 10) comes to ABACE confident that it is well placed to benefit from long-term growth in business aviation in China and the wider region—particularly in China because of the government’s stated aim to focus on investment…
Gulfstream Aerospace’s new G500 is on track to for certification and entry into service by year-end! Gulfstream Aerospace remains on pace for G500 certification and delivery this year with five test aircraft now flying, including its fully outfitted testbed. Those aircraft have collectively accumulated 2,600 hours in more than 600 flights, Gulfstream said. “Development testing…
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has received U.S. certification for its new PW814GA and 815GA turbofans that will power the Gulfstream G500 and G600, respectively. The FAA validation, granted on February 24, comes as Gulfstream prepares for initial deliveries of the G500 later this year and of the G600 in late 2018. Gulfstream is the…
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 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…