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Eclipse Aviation’s entry into the coming very light jet (VLJ) sweepstakes cleared another major hurdle on its rush toward certification earlier this month when the company completed FAA-required static testing of the Eclipse 500 airframe. According to the company, the FAA approved the airframe for an initial 10,000-hour lifetime, which Eclipse says “is significantly higher […]

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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) this week announced releasing its National Airspace System Status Briefing (NASSB), which it bills as a “user-friendly,” Web-based product providing “valuable, real-time information for anyone involved in flight operations.” The NASSB is available only to NBAA members, as an extra-cost service, and gives operators an instant snapshot of domestic […]

Boeing Business Jets this week announced that the latest order for the company’s VIP-configured 737 airliner brought its total sales of the ber bizjet to 98 since its inception. The latest BBJ sale was to a Hong Kong-based operator in the People’s Republic of China. Boeing did not reveal the identity of the operator at […]

And the big get bigger. Signature Flight Support earlier this month said it acquired the PrivatAir FBO facility at Paris’ Le Bourget Airport in August. After renovation this fall, the facility will be Signature’s primary transient terminal at the airport. Additionally, Signature also said it has acquired Cape Aviation Business Centre at Cape Town International […]

Gulfstream Aerospace last week announced it added a second G150 business jet test aircraft, s/n 202, to its flight-test program two weeks ahead of schedule. The second production G150 aircraft completed its first flight Sept. 2 in Tel Aviv, Israel, flying for five hours and 30 minutes. During the flight, all aircraft systems were cycled […]

As AVweb reported last week, Eclipse Aviation Corporation’s fourth FAA-conforming flight-test aircraft, N505EA, experienced a gear-up landing on Saturday, Sept. 3, at the Albuquerque International Sunport. There were no injuries to the two pilots aboard the aircraft, which was landing at the conclusion of a test flight. The company said the incident resulted from pilot […]

Bombardier Aerospace earlier this month marked the grand opening of its high-volume 238,000-square-foot aircraft parts distribution warehouse in Chicago, Ill. The company said the new facility offers operators of both Bombardier business jets and regional airliners worldwide greater speed, accuracy and quality of service than ever before. “The inauguration of our Chicago parts distribution hub […]

Cessna earlier this month announced its first production Citation Mustang (s/n 0001) took off for its first flight Monday, Aug. 29. The flight occurred a month ahead of a schedule Cessna established some time ago; the Mustang prototype made its maiden flight on April 23. The first production Mustang flew exactly two hours, performing basic […]

Bombardier late last month placed into service its 150th Global long-range business jet with the delivery of a Global 5000 on Aug. 26 to Dwight Management of St Paul, Minn. The airframe was the third Bombardier Global 5000 aircraft placed in service. “The aircraft’s spacious, wide and comfortable cabin combined with its outstanding speed and […]