Honeywell designed an aircraft with Internet speeds for new Dassault Falcon business jets. Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today that its high-speed broadband Wi-Fi system, designed to provide aircraft with Internet speeds similar to those in homes and offices is now an option for new Dassault Falcon business jets. The system can also be installed on…
DetailsEBACE 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…
DetailsThe Federal Aviation Administration is discussing the jurisdictional issues with state and local governments regarding drones. The Federal Aviation Administration is open to discussing jurisdictional issues with state and local governments when it comes to regulating small drones, says Administrator Michael Huerta. But it wants direction from those governments on the authorities they would like to…
DetailsThe governors of Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York, this month, recognized the value of general aviation. Read more below to learn more about the importance of general aviation. The governors of Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York, this month, recognized the value of general aviation, and the economic driver the industry is throughout the country. To date,…
DetailsThe 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.
DetailsThe Dillant-Hopkins Airport in New Hampshire is a business aviation lifeline for the community. Dillant-Hopkins Airport (EEN) in Keene, NH is a lifeline for the surrounding community, despite what some residents may think, longtime resident John McGauley wrote in a recent column in The Keene (NH) Sentinel newspaper. “Without an airport of that size and…
DetailsTextron Aviation’s fourth Citation Longitude recently joined the flight test program and made its first flight. Textron Aviation’s fourth Cessna Citation Longitude has joined the flight-test program, keeping the business jet on track for certification later this year. The aircraft departed Beech Field in east Wichita on May 6 and explored its full envelope during a…
DetailsEmbraer 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.
DetailsA Different Point of View was incorporated as a nonprofit in 2012 in hopes of encouraging young people to see a future in aviation. A self-described “outlier,” who has worked for and enjoyed a rewarding life as a pilot, flight school chief pilot and airline captain, Lynn Houston decided six years ago that it was…
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