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2/19/2024 12:00:00 AM
Bombardier’s award-winning, record-breaking 19-passenger Global 7500 executive jet, which has a flight range of 7,700 nautical miles and a top speed of Mach 0.925, made its Singapore Airshow Debut in late February.

2/6/2024 12:16:18 PM
In its newest aviation market reports, Sandhills Global observes that aircraft asking values are remaining steady following seasonal inventory drawdowns.

1/26/2024 2:57:27 PM
Cirrus Aircraft has introduced the latest generation of its SR Series of piston-single aircraft, boasting upgrades like larger, high-resolution displays for the Cirrus Perspective Touch+ by Garmin avionics suite.

1/22/2024 12:00:00 AM
Embraer recently delivered the 1,600th unit of its Ipanema agriculture aircraft, an ethanol-powered plane used for crop-dusting applications that the company has produced uninterrupted since the 1970s.

1/10/2024 8:54:46 AM
Textron Aviation expects to begin delivering the new 10-passenger Cessna Citation CJ3 Gen 2 light business jet in 2025, with enhancements throughout the cockpit and cabin, including more pilot legroom, new seats, and new lighting features.

1/5/2024 2:13:15 PM
As 2023 drew to a close, December brought a mixed bag of trends to the used aircraft market, with inventory and asking values diverging across categories, according to new Sandhills Global market reports.

1/5/2024 11:09:27 AM
The EcoPulse hybrid-electric distributed propulsion aircraft demonstrator, a joint effort from Daher, Safran, and Airbus, recently undertook its first flight of around 100 minutes to test the new technology.

12/7/2023 11:46:34 AM
The most recent Sandhills Global market reports point to the worldwide used jet market as the leader in YOY inventory increases in November.

11/8/2023 11:42:14 AM
Bombardier unveiled exclusive images at NBAA-BACE 2023 of an 18-foot-wide prototype vehicle it has been flying during the second test phase of its EcoJet sustainability project.

11/6/2023 3:16:08 PM
Boeing Business Jets introduced new BBJ Select offerings that provides 144 different modular cabin combinations for customizing each BBJ 737-7 executive jet cabin section.

11/6/2023 1:41:26 PM
In its newest market reports, Sandhills Global observes continued supply increases across all aircraft categories in Sandhills markets, with used jets taking the lead with the most substantial inventory gains.

11/3/2023 12:09:51 PM
Two new Phenom 300 simulators add training capacity meet the growing demand for pilot training in Europe and the United States; simulators to enter service as part of Embraer-CAE Training Services in 2024.

10/25/2023 2:35:33 PM
Cirrus Aircraft is celebrating 500 deliveries of its single-engine Vision Jet with a limited-production Special Edition model that includes special branding and offers buyers a choice of five limited-edition liveries.

10/25/2023 10:34:20 AM
Daher’s Aircraft Division has inaugurated a large new paint facility at its Kodiak Aircraft Company production site in Sandpoint, Idaho, marking the latest investment since Daher’s acquisition of the Kodiak utility airplane product line in 2019.

10/24/2023 11:31:49 AM
The new Gogo 5G air-to-ground high-speed internet connection will leverage the Gogo AVANCE platform and the completed 5G network to provide customers with faster internet access and coverage in most of North America.

10/23/2023 4:34:00 PM
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced the clean-sheet, next-generation Gulfstream G500 has been certified for steep-approach operations by the FAA, giving the aircraft access to some of the world’s most challenging airports.

10/19/2023 2:32:42 PM
“Our team is truly proud of and excited about the success of the Global 7500 aircraft program reaching its 150th-built aircraft,” said Éric Martel, Bombardier’s President and CEO.

10/18/2023 3:12:28 PM
Honda Aircraft first introduced the concept aircraft in 2021 and says the newest HondaJet will be the world’s first single-pilot light jet capable of completing nonstop transcontinental flights across the United States.

10/18/2023 8:28:40 AM
Dassault Aviation is displaying Falcon 8X and Falcon 2000LXS business jets and a Falcon 10X full-scale scale flight deck and cabin mockup at the National Business Aviation Association-Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition 2023.

10/13/2023 2:29:53 PM
Embraer has introduced the all-new, 7-passenger Phenom 100EX business jet to its Phenom 100 series of light jets, with features including a Prodigy Touch flight deck and Embraer’s Runway Overrun Awareness and Alerting System, a first for the segment.

10/12/2023 4:33:21 PM
Bombardier will show its Global 7500, Global 6500, Challenger 3500, and Challenger 650 business jets at NBAA-BACE 2023 in Las Vegas in mid-October and will debut its first certified pre-owned aircraft (a Challenger 300) at a U.S. trade show.

10/4/2023 2:27:21 PM
Inventory level increases persist for pre-owned jets and continue a slow recovery among used turboprop aircraft, but asking values for aircraft in both of these Sandhills Global marketplaces are beginning to trend downwards.

9/27/2023 4:58:02 PM
Embraer and training partner FlightSafety have opened a new full-flight simulator for the Praetor 500 and 600 business jets in Orlando, Florida, and announced the launch of a fourth Praetor simulator in Europe in 2024.

9/11/2023 5:03:40 PM
The 19-passenger jet’s maximum flight range has increased to 7,750 nautical miles and its maximum operating speed is now Mach 0.935; its new, lower cabin altitude is 2,840 feet at 41,000 ft.

9/8/2023 12:32:25 PM
According to the newest Sandhills Global aviation industry reports, aircraft inventory levels in Sandhills Global marketplaces increased from July to August while asking values remain elevated.