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| Friday, April 25, 2008 |
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GULFSTREAM G550 and G500 BUSINESS JETS RECEIVE TYPE CERTIFICATE VALIDATION FROM KOREAN CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY
By FlyingNews @ 6:54 AM :: 64 Views ::
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Gulfstream Aerospace, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD), recently received Type Certificate Validation for its ultra-long-range Gulfstream G550 business-jet aircraft from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority in the Republic of Korea. With this certificate validation, operators of both the large-cabin, ultra-long-range G550 and G500 can register their aircraft in that country.
“The G500 and the G550 are capable of traveling between 5,800 and 6,750 nonstop nautical miles at speeds of 0.80 Mach and can reach high speed cruise at 0.85 Mach, making them ideal business jets for international travel,” said Joe Lombardo, president, Gulfstream. “This certification makes those aircraft even more appealing, especially to Korean-based aircraft owners and operators who may have considered a G550 or G500 in the past.”
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| Thursday, April 24, 2008 |
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Nextant Aerospace Announces Exclusive Pro Line 21 Contract
By FlyingNews @ 7:11 AM :: 122 Views ::
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Nextant Aerospace announced today an exclusive contract with Rockwell Collins to provide a Pro Line 21 Major Retrofit program for the Beechjet 400A. The initial 40 aircraft order is placed against a planned production requirement for 436 aircraft with a total value of $62 million.
The Nextant Pro Line 21 retrofit program combines one of the most popular avionics suites available with one of the most popular light/medium business jets.
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| Thursday, April 03, 2008 |
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Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545C Engine Certified to Power New Cessna Citation XLS+ Jet
By FlyingNews @ 7:15 AM :: 91 Views ::
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Pratt & Whitney Canada has received type certification from Transport Canada for its new PW545C turbofan engine to power the Cessna Citation XLS+ business aircraft. Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) is a United Technologies (NYSE: UTX) company.
The PW545C, delivering over 4,100 pounds of thrust at takeoff, is the sixth engine in the popular PW500 family selected by Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, for its growing line of light and midsize Citation business jets. The new turbofan outfits the Citation XLS+ with a full-authority digital engine control (FADEC) for reduced pilot workload and intelligent diagnostic capability.
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| Tuesday, March 25, 2008 |
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Business Jet Door Falls Off; No One Hurt
By FlyingNews @ 8:52 AM :: 111 Views ::
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Aviation officials say the main passenger door fell off a twin-jet business plane as it was taking off from a Colorado airport.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Mike Fergus says the door tumbled from the Bombardier Challenger CL-60 shortly after takeoff Monday from Grand Junction Regional Airport. No one was hurt.
He says that he doesn't know how high the plane was, but that it returned to the airport and landed safely. He also didn't know how many people were aboard, but the plane can seat about 20 passengers.
You can read the entire article here.
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| Friday, March 21, 2008 |
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GULFSTREAM G200 SETS SEVEN CITY-PAIR RECORDS
By FlyingNews @ 7:43 AM :: 89 Views ::
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A Gulfstream G200 business jet recently set seven city-pair speed records in just 10 days, connecting cities in North America, Europe and Asia.
The large-cabin, mid-range G200 took off from Gander International Airport in Gander, New Foundland, Canada, on Feb. 16 and flew 2,193 nautical miles northeast-bound with 4-knot tailwinds at an average speed of 0.79 Mach. It landed at the London Luton Airport 4 hours and 45 minutes later. Gulfstream International Captain Eric Henman was the pilot in command and Captain Nicholas A. Rose served as second in command. On board the aircraft were flight attendant Emily Caldwell and one passenger.
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| Friday, March 21, 2008 |
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Dassault's Falcon 2000DX Enters Service
By FlyingNews @ 7:39 AM :: 89 Views ::
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The Falcon 2000DX entered service recently when Dassault delivered the first aircraft to a customer in the Western United States.
Dassault introduced the 3,250 nm Falcon 2000DX at the NBAA Convention in 2005. The first flight followed on June 19, 2007 and the program was approved by the EASA on September 19, 2007 and the FAA in October 3, 2007. The Falcon 2000DX replaces the Falcon 2000 in Dassault’s product line.
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