NBAA

Gulfstream said at NBAA’s Annual Meeting and Convention in Orlando on Monday that its ultra-large-cabin G650, which was FAA certified last month, will have longer range at high speeds and shorter takeoff distances than formerly announced. The aircraft’s range at its high-speed cruise of Mach 0.90 is now 6,000 nautical miles, the company said. The […]

Cessna brought the new version of its Citation Sovereign business jet to NBAA in Orlando this week, with a Garmin G5000 avionics suite and new Pratt & Whitney PW306D engines. Like other newer Citation models, the New Sovereign will have winglets. The upgrades will boost the range by 150 nm, for a total range of […]

Beechcraft Corporation is hoping to build a new big turboprop single as it emerges from bankruptcy, abandons jet production and focuses on the turboprop and military side of its current operations, following the collapse of a takeover bid by China-owned Superior Air Parts. In a wide-ranging news conference at NBAA 2012 in Orlando on Monday, […]

The Aircraft Kit Industry Association (AKIA) officially organized at AirVenture 2012, affirming its role as a proactive voice to address safety issues, expanding membership, and moving to establish itself as a legal entity. AKIA emergedfollowing a recent NTSB report that focussed on the lagging experimental amateur built aircraft safety record. Its mission is to represent […]

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Nextant Aerospace says it’s found the sweet spot between a good used airplane and a new one with its “remanufactured” version of the Beechjet, or Beech 400. The company says the original airframe, stripped of anything with a life limit (the airframe doesn’t have a life limit) and rebuilt with all-new modern components represents one […]

Honda will delay until mid-2013 delivery of its HondaJet after a current test version of its GE Honda Aero HF120 engine suffered minor damage and a slight loss of thrust during an on-ground ice ingestion test, according to the company. The redesign work will push certification of the engine to late 2012 at the earliest, […]

Embraer announced an order for 13 Dynasty business jets at NBAA 2011 to China’s Minsheng Financial Leasing. The company had earlier this year signed a deal for up to 20 Embraer jets and the Legacy 650 order is the first stage of what both companies say will be a lasting relationship. “We hold full confidence […]

Eclipse Aerospace says it’s now taking orders for a new aircraft that will be based on the Eclipse 500 but offer some modern improvements. In a podcast interview at NBAA 2011 in Las Vegas, Eclipse President Mason Holland said the company hopes for first deliveries of the new Eclipse 550 in 2013 and the aircraft […]

Cessna announced a second new design at NBAA 2011 in Las Vegas on Monday with a midsize bizjet that’s between the XLS and Sovereign in size but different from both in terms of features. The aircraft was designed from the cabin out. It’s large for its sector, offering a flat-floor standup (six foot) arrangement with […]