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Series production of the PC-24 twinjet is now under way at Pilatus Aircraft’s headquarters in Stans, Switzerland, as the company prepares to deliver the first customer aircraft in the fourth quarter following certification. The production status of the first few PC-24s is already “well advanced,” the company said, with the first production airplane already painted in its final livery. In January, PlaneSense was revealed as the launch customer for the new twinjet.

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May262017

EBACE Innovation Zone Looking To The Future of Business Aviation

Aviation News, CFS Blog, Industry EventsBy CFS May 26, 2017

EBACE will be focusing on the future of business aviation at the Innovation Zone. What does the future of business aviation look like, and how might you play a part in that? EBACE show organizers hope that at least some of the answers to these questions will be found in the Innovation Zone. For the…

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May192017

EBACE 2017 Business Aviation Expo

Aviation News, CFS BlogBy CFS May 19, 2017

EBACE attracts thousands of attendees annually. Mark your calendars, because you do not want to miss the 2017 EBACE business aviation expo! There are lots of reasons why EBACE attracts more than 10,000 attendees each year. All of the key players attend and if you are involved in European business aviation you should not miss it. It…

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May122017

Gulfstream G600 on Track to Enter Service in 2018

Aviation News, CFS Blog, Manufacturer UpdatesBy CFS May 12, 2017

The third flight-test Gulfstream G600, T3, successfully completed its maiden flight on Friday, May 5th. Registered N730GD, the fly-by-wire twinjet took off at 8:51 a.m. from Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport on a four-hour, 35-minute inaugural test flight. This milestone was reached just five months into the flight-test campaign for the G600.

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May52017

Embraer Executive Jets Will Assemble Bulk of Legacy 450s and 500s

Aviation News, CFS Blog, Manufacturer UpdatesBy CFS May 5, 2017

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.

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Apr282017

HondaJet Made its First Official Appearance in Taipei at Taipei Songshan Airport

Aviation News, CFS Blog, Manufacturer UpdatesBy CFS April 28, 2017

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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