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For years, industry players have been watching and commenting on who will be the big winner in the coming very light jet (VLJ) wars. Some say the first manufacturer to bring a VLJ to market will be the winner. This camp nominally would favor Eclipse and the Eclipse 500, since it received at least provisional […]

With Eclipse and Adam seeming to make it across the finish line, whither Cessna? Will we also see a certified — full, partial or provisional — Cessna Citation Mustang in the near future? Maybe before or during the upcoming NBAA annual meeting and convention? While AVweb was unable to get anyone at Cessna to comment […]

It’s been a long time — a very long time — in the making, but Raytheon’s Hawker 4000 “super mid-size” bizjet may soon get its FAA certification papers. First announced at NBAA in 1996 — yes, 1996 — company officials tell AVweb they expect FAA certification in advance of this year’s NBAA annual meeting and […]

The FAA people involved with aircraft certification will be busy during the next few weeks. In addition to the Adam Aircraft A500 piston twin, Eclipse Aviation’s Eclipse 500 VLJ, which received provision type certification during last month’s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, is likely to get its full certification, also. Back in July, Eclipse CEO and President […]

Colorado-based Adam Aircraft yesterday told AVweb that it expects full certification of its A500 piston-powered centerline-thrust twin in the “next few days.” According to a company spokesperson, “all the paperwork is complete” and filed with the FAA — except for known icing approval — and the company is waiting to hear back from the FAA. […]

Billed as its “War on Error,” Canadian airframer Bombardier has set dates for this year’s “Safety Standdown,” the company’s four-day seminar focusing on safe business aircraft operation. This year’s seminar will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Wichita, Kan., Oct. 2 through Oct 5, and is open to operators of all aircraft, not […]

Zurich-based Jet Aviation said recently its U.S. aircraft management division added 10 new aircraft to its fleet through new long-term agreements. New additions in the U.S. include a Falcon 900EX, a Citation III, a Citation V, a Gulfstream III, a Gulfstream V, a Gulfstream IVSP, a Challenger 300, a Global Express, a Challenger 601 and […]

The Sino Swearingen Aircraft Corporation (SSAC) said last month its SJ30 light jet had unofficially set records for range and speed for a light jet. The company flew an SJ30 from San Antonio, Texas, to Goose Bay, Canada, refueled, and then flew on to the Farnborough air show in Farnborough, England. Records claimed by the […]

Gulfstream Aerospace this week celebrated the newest addition to its fleet — the G150 business jet. Billed as Gulfstreams “first true mid-size business jet,” the G150 was introduced in September 2002 and certified ahead of the company’s schedule. The G150 completed its first flight on May 3, 2005, and received FAA certification on Nov. 7, […]

For Cessna, Carr said its Mustang type certificate will include approval for single-pilot operation, day/night operations, visual and instrument flight rules (VFR/IFR), and operations in reduced vertical separation minimum (RVSM) airspace — same as Eclipse. In fact, Cessna is being forced to say its Citation Mustang “will be one of the first new aircraft certified […]