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…
DetailsNo Plane No Gain pins serve as a conversation starter about the benefits of Business Aviation! Sean Kerr, a jet charter consultant with on-demand, global charter company Victor, said many people in the aviation industry wear lapel pins, but the No Plane No Gain pins can serve as conversation starters about the benefits of business…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsNo Plane No Gain Pin is an ideal symbol of support for the industry for the Minnesota Business Aviation Association (MBAA)! Regardless of how one is connected to business aviation, a No Plane No Gain pin is an ideal symbol of support for the industry, said Gordon Hoff, executive director and government liaison for the…
DetailsThe National Business Aviation Association’s encounters FAA challenge with the SMO settlement review. The National Business Aviation Association has joined with five other aviation stakeholders to file a motion before the U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, requesting a stay against the Federal Aviation Administration and an injunction against the city of Santa…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsGeneral Aviation Manufacturers Association annual industry review citing humanitarian work done by the Business Aviation Industry. General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) President and CEO Pete Bunce spent a portion of the association’s annual Industry Review on Feb. 22 citing the humanitarian work done by the business aviation industry. Bunce highlighted two organizations, specifically, that “truly…
DetailsGAMA reports that the Embraer Phenom 300 has earned the crown for being the best-selling business jet. According to the latest report from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), the Embraer Phenom 300 once again earned the crown as the best-selling business jet, overall, with 63 deliveries logged last year. It beat the number-two seller—the super-midsize…
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