Preview of LABACE 2015

With LABACE 2015 just around the corner for our Latin-American neighbors, we are excited to bring you a preview of this year’s event! LABACE comes once again to Conghonas Airport in São Paulo next month (August 11-13), bringing with it hopes that Latin American business aviation can build a modern fleet and infrastructure. It will…

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U.S. BizAv Flying Rises in June

Business Aviation is on the rise, increasing the demand for product in the aircraft market Business aviation (or BizAv) flight activity last month in North America soared 3.4 percent year-over-year, according to data released today by aviation services group Argus International. This handily beat the company’s forecast for 1.9-percent growth in June; for this month,…

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FAA Audit Complete For ICON A5 Light Sport Amphibian

Last week, FAA officials issued the first S-LSA Airworthiness Certificate for the ICON’s A5 Light Sport Amphibian. On 11 June, FAA officials completed a comprehensive compliance audit at ICON Aircraft’s Tehachapi, California, facility. This allowed them to issue the first S-LSA airworthiness certificate for ICON’s A5 Light Sport amphibian. The FAA audit team reviewed ICON’s…

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Honda Aircraft Co. Debuts HondaJet in Europe

With 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,…

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