This article first appeared in the June 2018 edition of Australian Aviation. The Citation M2 is Cessna’s “entry level” business jet for those looking for the ultimate in personal air travel. As such, it is tasked with both providing luxury and a manageable transition into jet operations for the aspiring owner-operator. On all counts, it
Two Beech King Airs came within approximately 300ft vertically of each other on approach to Mount Hotham Airport as the pilot of one of the aircraft grappled with GPS and autopilot difficulties while flying in instrument meteorology conditions, an Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) final report has found. In the September 3 2015 incident, King Air
The first Pilatus PC-24 for the Royal Flying Doctor Service has made its first flight. The aircraft’s Swiss manufacturer released these images of the first of three PC-24s on order for the RFDS’s Western Section in flight ahead of last week’s EBACE – European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition – trade show at Geneva. In the
Bombardier Business Aircraft has launched two new jets aimed at the large category segment of the market. The announcement of the Global 5500 and Global 6500 programs was made at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva on Monday (European time). The Global 5500/6500 feature new @RollsRoyce Pearl engines, next-generation wings, a
Bombardier Business Aircraft recently conducted a demonstration tour of Australia with its Global 6000 business jet, with the aircraft stopping in Melbourne and Sydney in early May. Powered by two Rolls-Royce BR710A2-20 turbofans, the Global 6000 is capable of seating up to 17 passengers and has a maximum range with eight passengers of 6,000nm. It
Standing in the expansive Dassault Falcon hangar at an unusually quiet Paris Le Bourget Airport in late February, the sense of national pride among the assembled French aeronautical world was palpable as the airframer unveiled its latest jet, the Falcon 6X. That pride comes not just from the fact that 6X meets a large-cabin, long-range need
