Embraer has delivered its first Legacy 500mid-size business jet to an Australian customer. The Legacy 500, N142GZ, was purchased by an undisclosed Australian businessman based in North Queensland, Embraer said in a statement. The aircraft was expected to be on site at the Australian International Airshow, which begins on Tuesday February 24 at Avalon Airport. Both
Business jet manufacturer Dassault Aviation says its Falcon 8X is on track for certification and delivery in 2016 after the long-range jet completed its maiden flight. The Falcon 8X took off from Dassault’s Mérignac plant near Bordeaux on Friday February 6 and was in the air for about an hour and 45 minutes, the company
Some new generation business jets that have been produced since 2005 will now be able to land and take off at Sydney and Adelaide airports during curfew hours, the federal government says. The list of aircraft allowed to operate between 11pm and 6am at both airports has been updated following a review that commenced in September
Nextant Aerospace has completed the first flight of its G90XT business turboprop at its Cleveland, Ohio headquarters. The aircraft, which is a remanufactured King Air C90A featuring new GE H75 engines, an updated cockpit fitted with the Garmin G1000 avionics suite and a refitted cabin, took off for its first flight on January 15. Nextant
Business jet manufacturer Dassault Aviation has presented its ultra long-range Falcon 8X to the world at an unveiling ceremony in Bordeaux, France. The Falcon 8X, which was designed to enable non-stop flights such as Sydney-Mumbai, Hong Kong-London or Beijing-Los Angeles, was unveiled to media, operators and industry figures on Wednesday (French time) at the company’s Bordeaux-Merignac
Cessna has shown off its Citation M2 business jet on a series of demonstration flights around Australia. The business jet, which can carry six passengers up to 1,580 nautical miles, was the main attraction at the first Citation Operators Conference on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast between November 13-14. The conference was held at Aeromil Pacific’s Advanced
