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
Boeing has announced the launch of the Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) version of its re-engined 737 MAX series after the receipt of an order for a BBJ MAX 8 from an undisclosed customer. “We are honoured that an existing BBJ customer has become the first to select the BBJ MAX,” Capt. Steve Taylor, president, Boeing
DAHER-SOCATA has delivered the first two production TBM 900 turboprops during a ceremony at Fantasy of Flight Park at Polk City, Florida. The ceremony was attended by Patrick Daher, chairman and CEO of DAHER, Stephane Mayer, CEO of DAHER-SOCATA, and Nicolas Chabbert, Senior Vice President of DAHER-SOCATA’s Airplane Business Unit. “Our organisation appreciates its excellent relationship
Cessna has announced a new model for its extensive Citation product line, the CJ3+. The new CJ3+ will feature a fully integrated Garmin G3000 avionics suite, new interiors with a redesigned cabin and cockpit, and new pressurisation and diagnostics systems. “The CJ3+ is another example of how Cessna listens to customers to deliver an aircraft that meets
CASA has issued a proposed airworthiness directive covering the replacement of tie rods for Tiger Moth aircraft manufactured by Australian company JR Engineering. This follows the in-flight break-up of de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth VH-TSG off South Stradbroke Island during an aerobatic joy flight in December last year, which killed pilot Alex Rae and
Daher-Socata has launched the TBM 900, the latest member of its TBM family of single-engine turboprop business aircraft. The new aircraft retains airframe commonality with the TBM 850 – including its PT6A-66D powerplant from Pratt & Whitney Canada – but its top cruise speed has been increased to 330 knots at 28,000 feet and its
