Jets

At a time when we all wish we could pull out a crystal ball to look into the future, key companies within the business aviation industry have grappled with their own predictions about what 2021 and beyond will bring—and Embraer has joined the chorus of cautious optimism balanced with the reality of a market that […]

At the NBAA’s first-ever Virtual Business Aviation Conference and Exposition (VBACE), Tamarack Aerospace Group announced the addition of the Tamarack East Coast Transformation Center at Aiken Regional Airport (KAIK), in South Carolina. The center will be associated with aviation veteran Mike Laver’s Carolina Turbine Support, which has brokered, serviced, and ferried aircraft worldwide for decades. […]

“There are a lot of new buyers in the marketplace,” said Mark Burns, president of Gulfstream Aerospace. That observation explains the positive outlook maintained by the leadership team at the business aviation OEM—in spite of a soft second quarter and the ongoing prospects of unease in the economy into 2021. The pandemic has taken—in upsets […]

In a recent media briefing—and in key developments over the past two months—Gulfstream Aerospace has elaborated on several ways that its family of large and long-range jets serve to improve the environment inside and outside of the aircraft. Steve Cass, vice president of sales and support, and Tim O’Hara, director of completions, R&D, and design, […]

Just one year after filing to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Tamarack Aerospace has announced progress on its expansion plans into the European market. The company installed the first set of its Atlas active winglets on a Cessna Citation CJ2 from its facility at London-Oxford Airport in the UK. The Tamarack European Installation Centre […]

The fourth test article in Gulfstream’s G700 development program made its first flight on October 2, adding to the fleet that will advance the model towards certification. The initial flight, which clocked 1 hour, 56 minutes, took the platform to an altitude of 41,000 feet and reached a speed of 0.89 Mach. The airplane’s primary […]

If you’ve been around airplanes for a while, you’ve probably heard someone extol the virtues of an aircraft partnership that lets you step up to a nicer airplane for much less money than you could afford on your own. Those agreements always sound good—at least in theory. It’s only later when partners become immersed in […]

While the data just released from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) showed trends that weren’t unexpected, the degree of downturn for the industry points to a more significant slump than most people prepared for. The total number of aircraft shipped to date in 2020 declined 21.5 percent from the same period last year. Billings […]

The Brazilian OEM celebrated its golden anniversary in 2020 by giving its popular business jet some impressive enhancements.

Bombardier is celebrating on July 9 the 350th delivery of its best-selling Challenger 350 business jet. In a news release, the company said, “The Challenger 350 aircraft is a force in the business jet industry, strengthening its position year after year with enhancements and upgrades to its winning combination of performance and cabin experience.” The […]