Fred George flies the Dassault Falcon 6X private jet
Veteran aviation journalist, Fred George, calls the Falcon 6X “a game-changer” on his first flight alongside Dassault Chief Test Pilot Philippe Duchateau.
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Savback Helicopters intends to buy 25 Speeders from Mayman Aerospace
Savback Helicopters, an independent helicopter and fixed-wing sales specialist, has signed a Letter of Intent with US-based manufacturer Mayman Aerospace for 25 Speeder units. The agreement positions Savback as the…
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Pilatus delivers first PC-12 NGX to Tradewind Aviation
Private air travel operator Tradewind Aviation has taken delivery of its first PC-12 NGX. The delivery marks the first of twenty PC-12 NGXs to be delivered to Tradewind’s headquarters in…
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A Tale of Two Cubs
+PHOTO GALLERIES The Piper Cub and its bigger brother, the Super Cub, may have gone out of production years ago but there’s plenty of competition among replica manufacturers. Two of…
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Dubai flight in Diamond’s DA62 light twin
Diamond Aircraft is giving its new DA62 light twin its Middle East debut at the Dubai Airshow, aiming at private owners, air taxi operators and training organisations. Just before the…
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Skiplane flying: A perfect day
Silence. Clear blue skies. Brilliant, dazzling snow. Pure air so crisp. cold and dry you can feel it clearing out your lungs. The rim of mountain peaks around the snow…
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Autopilot fails to disengage for BAE ATP landing
The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch has published a report into an investigation into an incident involving a BAe ATP (SE-LPS) which occurred at Ronaldsway Airport on the Isle of…
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Beechcraft King Air 260 helps battle US forest wildfires
Textron Aviation has delivered two Beechcraft King Air 260 aircraft to the U.S. Forest Service to carry out wildfire mapping missions. Bob Gibbs, vice president, Special Mission Sales for Textron…
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Textron Aviation delivers special mission-configured Cessna Longitude to Japan
Textron Aviation has delivered a special mission Cessna Citation Longitude jet fitted with flight inspection calibration equipment to be operated by the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB). The aircraft will…
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Starspeed wins helicopter services tender to Isles of Scilly
Helicopter operator Starspeed will take over operations of the Penzance Helicopters service to the Isles of Scilly in the south-west of the United Kingdom in winter 2022. Dr Simon Mitchell,…
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Eve and Falcon Aviation to introduce eVTOL flights in Dubai
Embraer’s offshoot Eve has agreed with Falcon Aviation Services, a leading business aviation operator in the Middle East to supply up to 35 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.…
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Cessna achieves EASA certification on Citation XLS Gen2
Cessna has earned European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) type certification for the Citation XLS Gen2 business jet. The company will make its first European delivery of the XLS Gen2 to…
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