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Boeing Business Jets has grander plans for your business dollars — 5,667 square feet of cabin space with options for vaulted ceilings, video wall displays, and spiral staircases all with a range of 9,260 nm. This “fastest large-cabin business jet,” according to Boeing, is capable of cruising at Mach 0.86. The VIP version of the […]

L-3 has earned STC and PMA approvals for its IRIS infrared imaging enhanced vision system aboard King Air C90 twin turboprops. “The King Air C90 STC is just the beginning,” said L-3 Avionics president Adrienne Stevens. The company is currently working toward installation and certification for many different platforms. According to L-3, the current STC […]

The PW610F powerplant, currently flown on Eclipse 500 very light jets, will now enjoy extended support in Europe, according to engine maker Pratt & Whitney Canada. The company has announced it will offer its Eagle Service Plan (ESP) to European operators and is initiating the program’s rollout with a “10 percent discount on the hourly […]

Sino Swearingen has received FAA approval of its CFR Part 141 Pilot School Certificate for the seven-seat SJ30 business jet. The company believes factory flight training at San Antonio, Texas, provides better access “to Engineering, Production and Customer Support personnel with the hands-on knowledge to keep the training curriculum up-to-date, practical, and accurate.” The company’s […]

Wichita-based Hawker Beechcraft is suing L-3 Communications in a lawsuit that arguably might directly involve neither company. Hawker Beechcraft alleges its predecessor, Raytheon Aircraft, mistakenly credited former Raytheon-owned Vertex Aerospace, which is now part of L-3, some $4.79 million, according to the Wichita Eagle. Vertex then used that credit in 2005 and 2006 to buy […]

Bombardier posted a $79 million profit in the first quarter, up from $24 million last year with corresponding revenues up from $3.5 billion to $4 billion. Aircraft orders clocked in at 174 versus 52 for the same period one year ago. Bombardier Aerospace’s backlog now stands at $15.4 billion and earnings have jumped from a […]

Gulfstream Aerospace is following on the heels of a nearly one million square foot expansion, which included the addition of sales, service, manufacturing facilities, plus roughly 1,100 new jobs, with another expansion. “We now expect the total investment and job creation to be far in excess of what was originally promised,” Gulfstream senior vice president […]

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Authorities in Washington State appear to be at least testing the theory that the disappearance of a Cessna 177B in the mountains of Washington was no accident. Although an aerial and ground search of the area where George Trupps plane dropped off radar near Yakima is continuing, the Yakima Herald Republic says the Civil Air […]

Its now up to a judge to decide whether American pilots Joe Lepore and Jan Paladino will face criminal charges in the collision of their Embraer Legacy 600 bizjet with a GOL Airlines Boeing 737 last September. The Associated Press says a Brazilian prosecutor has recommended charges of placing a vessel or aircraft in jeopardy […]