Category: Civil Aviation

Gulfstream Aerospace has celebrated the 55th anniversary of the first Gulfstream I (GI) flight. The twin-engine turboprop was the first aircraft specifically designed and built for business travel. “The GI laid the foundation for the state-of-the-art Gulfstream business jets that we deliver to customers today,” said Gulfstream’s president Larry Flynn. “The GI, which was created

Philippine Airlines (PAL) has taken delivery of its first A321 in what is the first of 64 new Airbus aircraft ordered by the airline under a major fleet modernisation program that includes 44 A321s and 20 A330s. The airline will operate the A321s in a two-class configuration primarily on international routes across the Asian region

Cessna has successfully flown the first production model of the new Citation X. The “flawless” 3.1-hour flight on August 1 included climbing to an altitude of 49,000ft and achieving a top speed of Mach 0.935. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this

Airbus has maintained its industry record for order backlogs, in July receiving a further 174 orders while delivering 52 aircraft. New narrowbody business was led by easyJet’s confirmation of 135 A320-family aircraft comprising 100 A320neo and 35 A320 current-model aircraft. Airbus also received orders for15 A321s from International Lease Finance Corporation and CIT for five