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Business jet deliveries were stable in 2022
The business jet market experienced a moment of stagnation by 2022. According to General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA),…
Intriguing accident destroys Phenom 300 business jet shortly after takeoff in US
A serious accident of puzzling circumstances occurred on the morning of January 2nd with an Embraer Phenom 300…
Embraer Phenom 300 business jet skids off the runway at the airport in Los Angeles
The passengers and the pilot of an Embraer Phenom 300 business jet went through a somewhat shocking experience…
Beechcraft Denali turboprop to enter service only in 2024
Textron Aviation, owner of Beechcraft, revealed during the NBAA (National Business Aviation Association) convention that the new Denali…
First series production civil tilt-rotor aircraft makes maiden flight
Leonardo performed the maiden flight of the first series production AW609 on 13 October. The tilt-rotor civil aircraft…
Embraer previews what its business jet of the future could look like
On Tuesday, Embraer unveiled what its future business jets should look like at the NBAA (National Business Aviation…
Embraer and FlightSafety International will offer a new Praetor jet simulator
Embraer and FlightSafety International announced on Monday the launch of a new flight simulator specifically for the Praetor…
King Charles III makes his first flight aboard an Embraer Legacy
An Embraer Legacy 600 jet was the aircraft used by King Charles III of the United Kingdom for…
AW609 tiltrotor launch customer performs first test flight
Former US Marines MV-22 Osprey pilot Bryan Willows first piloted the AW609, the world’s first tiltrotor civil aircraft.…
Capable of flying 8,000 nm, Gulfstream G800 takes off for the first time
On Tuesday, June 28, Gulfstream performed the maiden flight of the G800, its longest-range business jet in history.…
Second Denali turboprop joins certification program
Textron Aviation introduced the second Denali turboprop to its certification program on June 16. The single-engine aircraft took…
Bombardier business jet performed supersonic flight in 2021
Bombardier revealed on Monday that a test business jet aircraft broke the sound barrier on a flight carried…
Stored for 10 years, Boeing 747-8 VIP could be scrapped
On Friday, April 15, the Boeing 747-8 BBJ with registration N458BJ took off from Basel, Switzerland, towards Marana…
Bombardier ends production of Learjet in US
Bombardier delivered the final Learjet 75 business jet on Monday. Produced in Wichita, Kansas, US, the aircraft completes…
With new license, John Travolta would have acquired a Boeing 737 VIP
John Travolta has joined the group of pilots qualified to fly on Boeing 737 aircraft. The actor and…
Embraer plans to deliver up to 70 commercial aircraft in 2022
Embraer released its forecasts for 2022 on Wednesday. The Brazilian aircraft maker expects to deliver between 60 and…
AW609 has new customer and expected to debut in 2023
Leonardo announced another customer for the AW609, the world’s first civil tiltrotor aircraft. According to the company, a…
Business jet deliveries soar in 2021
The delivery of executive jets in 2021 grew by 10%, from 644 to 710 aircraft. The volume, however,…
Airbus delivers first A330-300 VIP
Airbus managed to allocate one of the last A330-300s manufactured and not delivered to the company K5-Aviation, from…
Airbus delivers first ACJ TwoTwenty to Comlux
Airbus delivered the world’s first ACJ TwoTwenty business jet. The aircraft, a corporate version of the A220, was…