iscoverDassault Aviation has used the 2014 European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva to launch its Falcon 8X, the largest and longest ranging of its Falcon family of business jets. The Falcon 8X, a mildly stretched development of the 7X, will feature a range of 6,450nm (11,945km) at Mach 0.8, meaning in a
Gulfstream Aerospace has revealed that its new longer-range G650ER development of its hot-selling G650 business jet, announced on Monday at EBACE, visited Melbourne as part of two record-breaking high-speed validation flights. The new G650ER is designed to be able to fly 7,500nm (13,890km) at Mach 0.85, or 6,400nm (11,853km) at Mach 0.90, an increase of up
Melbourne businessman Paul Little has reportedly acquired the former JHAS facilities at Melbourne Airport with a view to establishing a new VIP jet base on the site. The deal, reportedly valued at $10 million, will see Mr Little spend an addition al $10 million refurbishing and establishing the FBO on the site as part of
Gulfstream Aerospace has announced that China’s Minsheng Financial Leasing has placed an order for up to 60 Gulfstream business jets aircraft. The announcement didn’t detail the breakdown between firm orders and options. It covers the Gulfstream product line, including the super mid-size Gulfstream G280; the long-range G450; the ultra-long-range G550; and the ultra-large-cabin ultra-long-range G650.
The first Bombardier Learjet 85 made its maiden flight from the company’s Wichita facility on April 9. The aircraft, designated FTV1, took off at 8.19am CST and flew for two hours and 19 minutes, reaching an altitude of 30,000 feet and a speed of 250kts. The company says “all flight controls were exercised with the systems
Nextant Aerospace’s Nextant 400XTi has become the latest business aircraft type on the Australian civil register after its recent certification by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). Nextant specialises in remanufacturing Beech 400 business jets and recently announced it would soon release a remanufactured King Air G90XT turboprop (powered by General Electric H75 engines and
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