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The “world’s best-selling business jet model” has its latest version in the Citation XLS+, which made its first flight last week. The development program saw its one hour 30 minute-long test flight completed at Rockwell Collins’ facility in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with the aircraft “performing as expected,” according to program manager Kevin Steinert. Outfitted with […]

Worldwide Aeros Corp. is applying the notion of comfort and luxury to executive air travel albeit with the sacrifice of time. The company’s Aeroscraft ML866 is set to make a bid at offering the “private air yacht” experience to corporate air travel at the National Business Aviation Association’s 60th annual convention to be held next […]

DayJet — the “per-seat on-demand” air taxi that plans to begin service later this month in Florida using Eclipse 500s – on Tuesday announced it “has closed debt facilities totaling $140 million” for the acquisition of its very light jet fleet. Perhaps shedding some light on the company’s previously and widely reported “orders” from Eclipse, […]

Resort properties and private jet travel — the marriage is one Sentient Jet Membership and Timbers Resorts have arranged to provide a new level of service for Timbers Resorts owners. Through the arrangement, the owners have access to the Timbers’ corporate Membership with Sentient for travel to and from any of the Timbers Resorts properties. […]

A U.S. commercial flight scheduled to operate from Paris to a U.S. destination was ramp checked by French civil aviation authorities, and as a result we all have a reminder from the FAA about first-class medical certification requirements for SICs in commercial operations, which in Europe includes both charter and corporate aircraft operators as well […]

Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson Jobim on Saturday announced that the head of Brazil’s airport authority would be replaced this week in a move that marks the second major personnel shift since the July crash on landing of a TAM Airbus A320 killed 199 people in the nation’s worst ever aviation disaster. Jobim himself was appointed […]

Adam Aircraft is still moving toward a complete type certificate for its A700 very light jet, but when that day comes it will be without founder Rick Adam. On Monday, the company’s board of directors announced that John D. Wolf has been named chairman and CEO effective immediately. “Rick’s entrepreneurial spirit and vision was the […]

On Monday, Adam Aircraft’s board of directors named John D. Wolf as chairman and CEO, replacing company founder Rick Adam in the position. Wolf, along with company president Duncan Koerbel, joined Adam Aircraft in February to help with A700 type certification and to build up manufacturing capabilities at the company. According to Adam Aircraft’s board, […]

True Flight Holdings LLC of Valdosta, Ga., was the successful bidder for Tiger Aircraft’s type certificates and hopes to resume production of the sporty low-wing that was originally made by Grumman. True Flight spokesman J. Kevin Lancaster told AVweb on Friday that there are several communities interested in hosting the new business, but there won’t […]

A U.S. District Court judge has ruled that the state of New York lacks the jurisdiction to require background checks on student pilots. AOPA and seven flight schools filed suit against the law, and on Aug. 2 Judge Gary Sharpe ruled in favor of AOPA’s motion for summary judgment. In essence, the ruling affirms that […]