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The 500th Gulfstream G650 family aircraft delivered

The 500th Gulfstream G650 and G650ER customer delivery was made at Gulfstream’s Appleton, Wisconsin, completions facility.The G650 family provides significant time savings on some of the longest high-speed routes in business aviation. Combined, the G650 and G650ER have amassed more than 120 ci...

Under new ownership Aerocare Aviation Services bolsters paint offering

Following its acquisition by Complete Aircraft Group, Aerocare Aviation Services has successfully completed a modification of its state-of-the-art paint facility at its Chester, UK headquarters. The investment forms a key part of its future growth strategy, which involved widening the doo...

Atlantic Aviation & Avfuel provide SAF to United Nations delegates for meeting in Aspen

As the United Nations holds its Mountain Partnership Global Meeting in Aspen next week, Atlantic Aviation and Avfuel Corporation partnered to ensure plentiful supply of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation FuelTM for air operations surrounding the event. Avfuel and Atlantic Aviation will supplement their continuous supply of SAF with two renewable diesel-powered truckloads of the fuel to Atlan...

Jetcraft 5-Year Pre-Owned Market Forecast exploring new opportunities for business aviation

Jetcraft is releasing ever forward, its 5-Year Pre-Owned Business Jet Market Forecast, identifying significant market opportunities and global trends. Chad Anderson, Chief Executive Officer, Jetcraft, commented: “This year’s report predicts that, after stabilizing in the wake of a post-COVID surge, pre-owned transactions should maintain their new higher base and growth ra...

EASA certified Rolls-Royce new Pearl 700 engine set to power Gulfstream G700 and G800

Rolls-Royce Pearl 700 engines for the industry flagship Gulfstream G700 and ultralong-range Gulfstream G800 have achieved EASA certification. Mark Burns, president, Gulfstream, commented: “The certification of the Rolls-Royce Pearl 700 engines for the G700 and G800 is a significant step that brings us closer to delivering these game-changing aircraft to our customers. ...

Bombardier Challenger 3500 entered into service with launch customer

Bombardier Challenger 3500, destined for the program launch customer has entered into service. Mr. Goldberg, a long-time Bombardier customer, was previously announced as the launch customer for the new super mid-size aircraft at NBAA 2021 and will take ownership of the aircraft later this year. Éric Martel, President and CEO, Bombardier, commented: “Our Ch...

First business aviation offtake partner agreement for SAF 2.0 - Directional Aviation & Alder Fuels

Directional Aviation invested in Alder Fuels, a clean tech developer and greencrude producer. As part of the agreement, the two companies will also pilot a pioneering blockchain-powered transparency tool to document the production life cycle and industry adoption of low-carbon SAF. The state-of-the-art tool will assist with transparency around the production of SAF and provide robust doc...

GlobalX Inks deal with Eviation for 50 all-alectric Alice aircraft

Eviation Aircraft announced that GlobalX has signed a Letter of Intent ordering 50 all-electric commuter Alice aircraft. The aircraft will open up new routes for passenger travel in GlobalX's key markets in Florida, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean, supporting the airline's plan to adopt carbon-free and sustainable technologies. Alice is a nine-passenger electric...

Critical milestone for the Gulfstream G400 program- Pratt & Whitney Canada PW812GA engine Type Certified by Transport Canada

Pratt & Whitney Canada PW800 engine program has reached a key milestone with the Type Certification of its PW812GA engine by Transport Canada Civil Aviation. Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced in October 2021 that the PW812GA was selected to power the Gulfstream G400 business jet. Maria Della Posta, president, Pratt & Whitney Canada, commented: “We worked closely...

Genesys Aerosystems EASA certified for HeliSAS autopilot for Bell 505 helicopter

Genesys Aerosystems has received full EASA certification approval for the HeliSAS Autopilot and Stability Augmentation System on the Bell 505 platform. The EASA approval covers both 2-axis and 3-axis configurations.The new certification approval is in addition to the existing FAA STC plus CAA and ANAC approvals for the HeliSAS on the Bell 505. Jamie Luster, Director of Sales and Marke...

Tamarack completed first upgrade of the all-new Cessna Citation M2 GEN2

Tamarack Aerospace Group announced the first upgrade of the latest Textron Aviation Citation M2 GEN2. According to Textron Aviation, the recently certified M2 GEN2 includes updates that will “usher in the next generation of aircraft design and technology, increasing comfort and productivity for passengers and pilots.” Tamarack initially secured FAA certification for the Active...

Simplifying private aviation - new VistaJet VJ25 and a streamlined XO Membership

Vista announced new product lineup, streamlining its global subscription offerings across its market leading VistaJet and XO brands. As Vista registered a 43% year-on-year growth of its Member base during H1 2022, responding to the evolving client needs remains a focused priority across the Group. Over the last six months, Vista has seen a pivot in the demographic of clients, with younge...

Second outfitted Gulfstream G700 test aircraft flies

Second fully outfitted Gulfstream G700 production-test aircraft has flown, adding an additional testing platform for the most spacious cabin in business aviation. The aircraft joins the first outfitted G700, which has already set eight international city-pair speed records and was awarded the 2022 International Yacht & Aviation Award in the Private Jet Design category. The second G700 test...

Sustainability leaders Tamarack Aerospace and OXI-ZEN combine forces

Idaho-based Tamarack Aerospace Group, Inc. and YASAVA Solutions, SA, Switzerland and its sister company OXI-ZEN Solutions LLC have signed a Memo of Understanding to actively support each other’s sales and promotion for aviation services. The linchpin of the agreement includes using science-verified carbon sequestration to carbon-balance an aviation customer’s CO2 emissions, i...

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