Thirteen years after introducing a new light business jet design at EAA AirVenture in 2005, Honda Aircraft brought the latest version of its HondaJet—the HondaJet Elite—to the 2018 show. The Elite is making its U.S. public debut at AirVenture, a fitting location for the introduction, according to Honda Aircraft president and CEO Michimasa Fujino. “We…
DetailsBusiness aircraft valuations are showing signs of rebound, with heavy jets increasing 13.8 percent in the last 12 months and light jets improving by nearly 25 percent, according to Amstat’s latest Aircraft Valuation Tool (AVT) report. By the end of June, heavy jet values had jumped to $16.3 million, a gain that benefited from a…
DetailsThe aircraft is currently undergoing a program of post-certification tests with special emphasis on unpaved runway operations and recently spent two weeks at Woodbridge Airfield – to the north east of London – which offers optimum test conditions to put the PC-24’s landing and take-off capabilities through their paces. Watch as the PC-24 makes its…
DetailsThe N.C. Board of Transportation has approved state and federal funds for much-needed improvements to nine of North Carolina’s publicly-owned airports! Check out the article, below, for more information! The $3.7 million in funding, approved by the board during its June meeting, will be used to provide improvements such as better runway lighting, new fuel…
DetailsEmbraer’s Legacy 450 medium cabin business jet set a new speed record on a recent flight between Portland, Maine in the United States and Farnborough in the United Kingdom, according to the U.S. National Aeronautic Association (NAA). Check out the article, below, for more information! The record-setting flight occurred on March 7, 2018, with two pilots and…
DetailsGulfstream’s technical training facility has just added two new aircraft structures from a Gulfstream G600 and G650 to enhance the training curriculum! Check out these pictures, below, for a first-hand look inside the training center! Gulfstream Aerospace recently bolstered its training program by adding two new aircraft structures—the fuselage, main entry door and wing of…
DetailsThough the pace of new business aircraft debuts is downright glacial, 30 years is a long time. In that span, many jets have come and gone, leaving their marks on the industry. Take a look at the 10 most significant business jets to enter service over the past three decades! 1993 Learjet 60 The first…
DetailsHonda Aircraft Company revealed a new upgraded aircraft, the HondaJet Elite, during a special hangar event immediately preceding the 2018 EBACE show in Geneva, Switzerland. Check out the article, below, for more information! The manufacturer understandably chose to highlight the HondaJet Elite’s extended range of an additional 17% (+396km), as well as its newly developed…
DetailsBombardier Business Aircraft recently unveiled two new variants of large-cabin Global business jets at an event in Geneva, Switzerland. Check out the article, below, for more information on the brand-new 5500 and 6500 Global business jets! Last November Bombardier said it would move its Global 5000 completions from Canada to Wichita in the second half…
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