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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.

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Apr212017

Business Jet Operations in North America Increased in March

Aviation News, CFS BlogBy CFS April 21, 2017

Business Jet Operations in the United States, Caribbean and Canada increased last month in March. Business jet operations in the U.S., Caribbean and Canada increased by 4.6 percent last month, led by double-digit gains in the large-jet category, according to the latest Argus Business Aircraft Activity report. Based on the Argus TraqPak IFR arrival and…

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Apr142017

Dassault Falcon 8X Cabin Extension and Technological Enhancements

Aviation News, CFS Blog, Manufacturer UpdatesBy CFS April 14, 2017

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…

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Apr62017

Daher Unveiled TBM 910 at Sun ’n‘ Fun 2017

Aviation News, CFS BlogBy CFS April 6, 2017

Daher launches the TBM 910 at Sun ’n‘ Fun 2017 as the newest member of the TBM business. Read more below about the TBM 910! Daher unveiled the TBM 910 today at Sun ’n‘ Fun 2017 as the newest member of its TBM business turboprop family, succeeding the TBM 900. The new model is priced at $3.919 million…

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Mar312017

NBAA Urges Supreme Court to Review IRS’ Incorrect Assessment of Federal Excise Tax

Aviation News, CFS BlogBy CFS March 31, 2017

Read more below about how the NBAA urged the U.S Supreme Court to review a Fifth Circuit decision on the IRS’s incorrect assessment of federal excise tax. The National Business Aviation Association this week filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Fifth Circuit decision on the IRS’s incorrect assessment of federal…

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Mar242017

West Star Aviation Receives Organization Designation Authorization FAA Approval

Aviation News, CFS BlogBy CFS March 24, 2017

West Star Aviation announces its Organization Designation Authorization procedures manual received FAA Approval! East Alton, IL, March 21, 2017- West Star Aviation is pleased to announce its Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) Procedures Manual (PM) Rev. C received FAA approval. West Star is now delegated to accept Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICAs). The ICA delegated acceptance…

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Mar172017

FAA Validation Granted to G500, G600 P&WC Engines

Aviation News, CFS Blog, Manufacturer UpdatesBy CFS March 17, 2017

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…

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Mar102017

Pilatus Announced Third Prototype PC-24 Twinjet First Flight

Aviation News, CFS BlogBy CFS March 10, 2017

The third prototype PC-24 twinjet first flight was announced by Pilatus, read about it more below! Pilatus has announced the first flight of its third prototype PC-24 twinjet. The March 6 maiden voyage of “series-conforming” aircraft P03, registered HB-VSA, lasted two hours and five minutes, taking off from Buochs Airport in Switzerland. P03, the last…

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Mar42017

The Second Gulfstream G600 Will Begin Flight Testing

Aviation News, CFS Blog, Manufacturer UpdatesBy CFS March 4, 2017

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…

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