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Gulfstream update: G700 flight tests pass 1100 hours

Gulfstream Aerospace says its flagship new business jet, the G700, has made significant progress in its flight-test programme, completing 1,100 hours of flying and tests within the first year. After…

Learjet production to end as Bombardier seeks financial salvation

The most famous name in the business jet world – Learjet – has taken a near-fatal body blow. Bombardier, owner of the iconic brand, is to end production at the…

Rotary

Winch training for LifeFlight doctors in new AW139 helicopter

RACQ LifeFlight Rescue has been Queensland’s leading community helicopter service for the past 40 years – and its latest Leonardo AW139 Land Rover LifeFlight Special Mission helicopter has taken to…

Special Mission

Royal Flying Doctor Service chooses four upgraded special missions King Air 360

Australia’s Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) has ordered four Beechcraft King Air 360CHW turboprop aircraft, with an option for an additional two aircraft. The new aircraft will add to the…

eVTOL

Joby Aviation generates revenue, works with Garmin towards certification

Joby Aviation, a US company developing an all-electric, vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, which it intends to operate as a commercial passenger aircraft in 2024, has begun generating revenue…

MecanAir becomes Swiss service centre for TBM and Kodiak

Switzerland’s MecanAir SA is now an authorised service centre for both the Kodiak and TBM turboprop-powered aircraft, French OEM Daher TBM has announced. Based at Ecuvillens Airport (LSGE) near Fribourg,…

Pilatus delivers ten-seat PC-24 Commuter jet

Pilatus Aircraft has delivered a 10-seat commuter version of the PC-24 twin-engine jet to a customer in the western United States. It’s the first delivery of the Pilatus PC-24 Commuter…

Special Mission

First cargo door equipped Beechcraft King Air 260C for Tahiti medevac

How do you make an already useful aircraft even more useful? Add a cargo door – and the first Beechcraft King Air 260 to be so equipped has been ordered…

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Bell delivers first Bell 505 NXi to Europe

Bell Textron recently delivered the first European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)-certified Bell 505 NXi to a corporate customer in Europe. The delivery was made at the Bell Textron Prague…

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Airbus unveils FlightLab, the flying helicopter laboratory

+VIDEO Airbus Helicopters has started in-flight tests on board Flightlab, a flying laboratory to quickly test technologies that could later equip Airbus’ current helicopter range – and possibly for future…

Light Aircraft

Cirrus Aircraft Commemorates 8,000th SR with Limited Edition

Cirrus Aircraft has unveiled a new Limited Edition aircraft to commemorate the delivery of its 8,000th SR Series aircraft later this year – the 8000 Limited Edition SR Series. The…

Tecnam launches flying freezer to help distribute Covid vaccine

Italian aircraft manufacturer Tecnam has partnered with ultra-freezer manufacturer Desmon to repurpose the P2012 Special Mission Platform for Covid vaccine transportation. The aircraft was developed to help distributors worldwide reach…