EBACE: Cirrus, Piper Models Now EASA-Certified
Several U.S. manufacturers announced models that now are certified for sales in Europe this week at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition, being held in Geneva. Piper said it has been awarded approval for its top-of-the-line single-engine turboprop, the M600, which was FAA-certified in June last year. The six-seat aircraft sells for about $3 million. Cirrus said it has received EASA certification for its $2 million Vision jet and has made its first delivery in Europe.
Several U.S. manufacturers announced models that now are certified for sales in Europe this week at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition, being held in Geneva. Piper said it has been awarded approval for its top-of-the-line single-engine turboprop, the M600, which was FAA-certified in June last year. The six-seat aircraft sells for about $3 million. Cirrus said it has received EASA certification for its $2 million Vision jet and has made its first delivery in Europe. Sales of both aircraft are expected to benefit from a recent rule change in Europe that now allows single-engine turbine aircraft to be used for commercial operations in IFR conditions.
HondaJet officials said at the show the company has expanded sales of its twin-engine jet to Southeast Asia, and sold several aircraft to a new fractional ownership program that plans to operate in the United Kingdom and Southern Europe. Larry Anglisano, editor of Aviation Consumer, recently went for a flight trial in the HondaJet; click here for his video report. Also at the show, Cessna said its new super-midsize Citation Longitude jet, at EBACE for the first time, has made its first sale in Europe, with a copy going to Travel Service, in the Czech Republic. The jet is still in development, with four aircraft in the flight-test fleet.
