The highly anticipated G500 by Gulfstream Aerospace took its first flight early last week. Gulfstream Aerospace (Booth O73, static display) announced first flight of the G500 on Tuesday, a critical milestone that keeps the aircraft’s flight test and certification program on track for its slated 2017 FAA and European Aviation Safety Agency certification. G500 will…
DetailsWith the FAA’s pending approval expected to pass in the next couple months, Honda Aircraft Co.’s HondaJet has been undergoing final certification flight testing, and debuted in Europe during EBACE2015! Production steadily continues at its headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina. Three production HondaJets have flown so far and another 20 are on the production line,…
DetailsEBACE 2015 will mark the 15th annual European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition in Geneva, as it opens on May 19th. A highlight will be a new unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) exhibit area and a focus on European Commission regulations regarding their operation in Europe. The exhibit will allow for live demonstrations in a 144-sq.-ft. netted…
DetailsThe Bombardier Challenger 650 will make its public debut in less than two weeks at EBACE, the company announced yesterday. “We are thrilled to unveil our Challenger 650, which is scheduled to enter into service in the second half of 2015,” said Bombardier Business Aircraft president Eric Martel. The first production Challenger 650, which will…
DetailsIn late April, Honda Aircraft Company officially announced a 13-country world tour for the HondaJet. Honda Aircraft Company has announced that the HondaJet will begin a world tour in late April with the advanced light jet making its first appearances in Japan and Europe. The HondaJet will travel more than 26,000 nautical miles during the…
DetailsIt goes without saying that ABACE 2015 exceeding expectations, even when expectations were already really high. NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen had high hopes for this year’s ABACE, with nearly 40 aircraft on static display representing all aspects of general aviation, 185 exhibitors, and early registrations indicating another increase in attendance. ABACE 2015 marks the…
DetailsThe Automotive Industry has embraced utilizing low–cost, high–rate composite technologies. Can aircraft manufacturers use the same to their benefit? To the aerospace and automotive industries, high-rate production means different things. For airframers it is hundreds of aircraft a year; for automakers hundreds of cars a day. And those vastly different outputs drive divergent choices in…
DetailsWe are days away from the official start of one of the biggest business aviation events of the year, ABACE 2015! ABACE, set to run April 14–16 in Shanghai, China, has proven to be a high-value event, attracting entrepreneurs, wealth creators, aircraft-purchase decision makers and other high-level attendees from China and across Asia. In recent…
DetailsABACE is the premier Business Aviation Event, and will be held April 14–16, 2014 in Shanghai, China. Less than three weeks remain until the opening of the 2015 Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE2015), the Asia-Pacific region’s leading business aviation event. Set for April 14 to 16 at Shanghai Honggiao International Airport in China,…
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