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| Another Trade Show, Another Score for Embraer | | back to
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NETJETS
BUYS UP TO 125 PHENOM 300S
Any doubts that Embraer will be a
major player in the business aircraft market likely evaporated Monday as
NetJets announced it intends to buy 125 Phenom 300 light business jets
from the Brazilian planemaker. The sale may also signal some welcome
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optioned 75. "We expect to buy all the aircraft," NetJets CEO David
Sokol told a jammed news conference at Monday's NBAA press day. Sokol
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| It's Not the Citation X, and It's Not the Citation
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CESSNA
INTRODUCES CITATION TEN
In keeping with the large-cabin, high
speed theme of this year's National Business Aviation Association
convention, Cessna's major announcement of the show is an extensive
upgrade of its flagship bizjet. In fact, Cessna says the makeover of the
Citation X is so complete that it considers the new model, called the
Citation Ten to be a new airplane. "The launch of the Citation Ten is an
example of our commitment, repeated throughout the recent downturn, to
new product development, and it's a signal that we intend to do what we
need to do to maintain a general aviation industry leadership position,"
CEO Jack Pelton said. The Ten is about 15 inches longer than the
existing model, has a new cockpit, cabin and engines and is projected to
be about 19 knots faster than the X, which may allow Cessna to hang on
to its claim to have the "fastest certified business jet" with a maximum
cruise of just under .92 Mach. Related Content: More...
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AERION
COMPLETES SUPERSONIC FLIGHT TEST SERIES
Aerion Corp. is
continuing to work on the design of its supersonic business jet, the
company said at NBAA's Annual Convention this week. A series of flight
tests this summer using a NASA F-15B at speeds up to Mach 2.0 provided
data that is now being incorporated into the design of a test article
for the next flight series. "Future tests will evaluate supersonic
boundary layer transition properties as they relate to manufacturing
standards for surface quality and assembly tolerances," said Richard
Tracy, the company's chief technology officer. "Both [are] crucial to
future production of Aerion's supersonic business jet." Aerion worked
with NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in July and August,
completing five flights to collect data on static pressure for
comparison with computer models. More...
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HONDAJET
UPDATES PROGRAM AT NBAA
HondaJet has updated and finalized
the production design for the cockpit and cabin of its light jet, the
company said at NBAA's Annual Convention this week. The new design
incorporates the results of Honda's human-factors engineering efforts
and flight-test evaluations and reflects the quality of materials,
colors and finishes that will be available in delivery aircraft, the
company said. HondaJet now has two conforming aircraft in its
flight-test program and has started to assemble a third at its facility
in Greensboro, N.C. The first conforming aircraft has been used to
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| 2012: ABACE, Biz Boom (If the World Doesn't End) | | back to
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HONEYWELL
PREDICTS BIZAV REBOUND IN 2012
Business aviation should begin
its next period of expansion in 2012, according to the 19th annual
business aviation outlook issued by Honeywell Aerospace at NBAA's Annual
Convention this week. About 11,000 new business jets, valued at over
$225 billion, will be delivered from this year through 2020, according
to the company's analysis. "Despite a torpid recovery, there have been
relatively few program cancellations and delays," said Rob Wilson,
president of business and general aviation for Honeywell. "The pipeline
of new high-value models supporting long-term growth remains strong.
Our survey indicates that international demand will still remain
significant and contribute to longer-term growth." But in the short
term, 2011 will likely be no better than this year, with an estimated
675 to 700 new business jet deliveries, Honeywell said.
More...
ABACE
RETURNS IN 2012
The Asian Business Aviation Conference and
Exhibition will return in 2012 after a three-year hiatus forced by the
economic downturn. At a news conference at the National Business
Aviation Association convention in Atlanta on Monday, NBAA and the Asian
Business Aviation Association (AsBAA) jointly announced the resurrection
of the event. The first one was held in 2004 and the 2009 meeting was
cancelled because of the economic turmoil that ensued in 2008. ABACE
2012 has been scheduled for Feb. 28-March 1 at the Shanghai Hawker
Pacific Business Aviation Center at Hongqiao Airport. Although business
aviation in general has suffered in the last couple of years, Asia has
been one of the bright spots. More...
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CANADA'S
HIGH COURT ASSERTS CONTROL OF AIRPORTS
In two decisions
handed down last week, Canada's Supreme Court confirmed that airports
fall under federal jurisdiction exclusively, a decision heralded by
aviation supporters. "This is a great day for Canadian aviation," said
Kevin Psutka, president of the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association.
"This issue has been debated for decades." The two court decisions cited
attempts by municipal and provincial governments to restrict aviation
activities. Such conflicts have become "unrelenting" in recent years,
Psutka said. In one case, Quebec land owners were operating a landing
strip and hangar on protected agricultural land, and provincial
authorities told them to remove the hangar and the runway. The other
case involved a seaplane operation based at a floating dock, which
municipal authorities said conflicted with regulations protecting the
lake. More...
BALLOON,
PARAGLIDER COLLIDE, FOUR HURT
A hot-air balloon and a
paraglider collided as they flew above an airport open house in
Cottonwood, Ariz., on Saturday morning. The balloon envelope tore but
did not completely collapse, and photos from the scene appear to show
the paraglider's canopy entangled in the envelope structure. The two
aircraft fell about 500 feet to the ground. The three people in the
balloon and the paraglider pilot were hurt, but reportedly with
non-life-threatening injuries. The landing may have been softened
somewhat by a broken chain link fence in an empty parking lot, according
to the Associated Press. More...
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