The World of Aviation

Hawker Beechcraft has launched its latest evolution of the Premier light jet, the Hawker 200. “We’ve spent the last 18 months gathering valuable input from light jet customers around the world,” said Shawn Vick, HBC executive vice president. “Based upon these conversations, we’ve transformed the Hawker 200 into the fastest, most efficient and most spacious,

Hawker Beechcraft Services has announced a new high performance upgrade for the Hawker 400/Beechjet 400A business jets which it says greatly improves the capability and value of the aircraft. “The Hawker 400XPR package is the second in a series of comprehensive performance upgrades in development at Hawker Beechcraft,” said Christi Tannahill, HBC vice president, Global

Embraer has announced that it has certified a new traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) and traffic awareness and warning system for the Phenom 100. The TCAS II system will be provided by Aviation Communications and Surveillance Systems, while the TAWS A will be provided by Garmin. The systems have now become standard options on the

The Rockwell Collins Enhanced Vision System (EVS) has been certified by the FAA for use on the Boeing Business Jet range, with the first system fitted to a US Air National Guard C-40. The EVS enhances situational awareness for pilots during approach, landing, taxi and takeoff by presenting an image of the external environment on

Gulfstream Aerospace has announced that it has rolled out the 300th G550 aircraft at its Savannah, Georgia manufacturing facility, eight years after the first G550 entered service. “This is a fantastic achievement,” said Pres Henne, Gulfstream senior vice president, programs, engineering and test.  “We have delivered 300 G550s, nearly 200 GVs and we’re still going

Bombardier has revealed its newest large cabin, long range business jets, the Global 7000 and 8000, one day before the start of the influential National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) conference and exposition. Both aircraft will feature an all-new high speed transonic wing and will be powered by General Electric GE TechX  16,500lb (17.1kN) engines which