Aircraft

The three-day European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition kicked off Tuesday in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 500 exhibiting companies and a static display featuring nearly 60 state-of-the-art business aircraft. Major manufacturers, such as Gulfstream, Pilatus, Dassault, Bombardier and many more, were well-represented at the exhibition. Check out some of the new designs on display […]

The FAA has deemed the B-29 known as Doc airworthy, handing over the airworthiness certificate for the historic airplane, the first flight of which is “imminent,” according to restoration group Doc’s Friends in Wichita, Kansas. “It’s been nearly 60 years since Doc has flown and 16 years since this majestic warbird arrived in Wichita to […]

Gulfstream Aerospace announced yesterday at EBACE in Geneva, Switzerland, that its long-range flag bearer of the current fleet, the G650ER, has received EASA certification for private operations (including charter), up to 100,000 pounds. In the meantime, the G650ER has set records, showing off its dance with Mach 0.90 during its latest flight from Teterboro Airport, […]

Just in the nick of time, with the European Business Aviation Convention and Expo opening its doors today in Geneva, Switzerland, Honda Aircraft Company has received the official paperwork confirming the EASA certification of the HondaJet HA-420. Honda Aircraft’s president and CEO Michimasa Fujino received the HA-420 EASA certificate from Steve Higgins, EASA’s section manager […]

At yesterday’s press day at the European Business Aviation Convention and Expo in Geneva, Switzerland, Textron Aviation provided an update on the progress of its expanding product line. While Textron’s senior vice president of sales and marketing Kriya Shortt was not ready to announce the name of the company’s new single-engine turboprop (currently referred to […]

This year’s EBACE static display is breaking records with the biggest airplane yet to be parked in the area outside the Palexpo convention center at the Geneva Cointrin International Airport. The BBJ 787-8, Boeing’s executive Dreamliner, is the largest airplane to have been on display at any NBAA-sponsored event, said Boeing Business Jets president David […]

Diamond Aircraft’s DART-450 prototype flew for the first time on Tuesday. Production will progress following the successful maiden flight, says Diamond Aircraft CEO Christian Dries. “Company chief test pilot Ingmar Mayerbuch and flight test engineer Thomas Wimmer have been so excited about the first results that certification and serial production is green-lighted,” Dries says. The […]

Drivers, motorcyclists, bikers and pedestrians craned their heads to the skies as military trainers, combat fighters, bombers and reconnaissance aircraft made their way over the city in a series of formations, commemorating the 70th anniversary of V-E Day (victory in Europe). World War II was a special era in the history of aviation, the likes […]

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The first production Cirrus Vision Jet is scheduled to receive a coat of paint and full interior after making its inaugural shakedown flight in Duluth, Minnesota, on May 5. Next, the SF50 will be be handed over to Cirrus Flight Ops to help develop the Vision flight training program ahead of FAA certification, expected soon. […]