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Gulfstream  performed the maiden sortie of its third G600 prototype on 5 May, putting the large-cabin, long-range business jet programme on track for certification and service entry in 2018. The G600 – registration N730GD – took off from Gulfstream’s Savannah, Georgia headquarters at 08:51 local time for a 4h 35min flight. It will be used for systems e valuation and field performance testing to assess handling in multiple runway co nfigurations and generate take-off and landing data. The milestone comes five mo nths after the arrival of the first G600 launched the certification effort. The second flight-test aircraft joined the line-up in February and the pair have since logged a bout 250h. The fourth prototype is now in production and is scheduled to join its stablemates in the third quarter. The G600 programme was launched in 2014, alo ngside the smaller and shorter-range G500. The pair are designed with Gulfstream’s widest-ever cabin,  Pratt & Whitney  C...

Embraer  delivered its 1,100th business jet. The milestone aircraft is the industry’s best-selling Phenom 300, and the customer is NetJets, the world’s largest private aviation company, with a portfolio of services that includes fractio nal ownership, jet cards, aircraft management and charter. “Embraer scored the four-digit mark in business jet deliveries in an impressively short period of time. NetJets has been integral to our success story by co-creating a premium product to meet the discerning tastes of their distinguished Owners,” said Michael Amalfitano, President & CEO of Embraer Executive Jets. “We are committed to delivering the most value to our customers, with superior products that offer a unique combination of comfort, performance and operating costs, coupled with an unmatched experience throughout their journey, including the best customer support in the industry.” With over 670 customers flying 1,100 aircraft in more than 70 countries, Embraer’s business a...

The helicopter will be used to develop airborne mountain rescue services in the f rame of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. Donauworth, Germany,  Beijing 999 Emergency Rescue Center  (Beijing 999), a subsidiary of Beijing Red Cross Foundation, signed an agreement today with Airbus Helicopters for the purchase of one H145, the first of its kind to be co nfigured with a hoist for medical and search and rescue (SAR) in China. The rotorcraft is scheduled for delivery by 2019. Beijing 999 currently operates two  H135s , the first fully-equipped air ambulance in the country, providing emergency medical services (EMS) around Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei region in China. “This is a further step in our excellent cooperation with Airbus Helicopters on the SAR/EMS market in China,” said Li Libing, Director of Beijing 999. “The know-how, expertise, and extensive experience of Airbus Helicopters in this segment enable us to promote the efficiency and development of medic...

The Comac C919 narrowbody lifted off from Shanghai Pudong Internatio nal airport's fourth runway at 14:00 local time, marking its maiden sortie seven years into its development. o nboard  aircraft  B-001A as it took off on an overcast Shanghai day are a team of five. In the cockpit are flight test captain Cai Jun, co-pilot Wuxi and flight observer Qian Jun. In the cabin are two flight test engineers – Zhang Da Wei and Ma Fei. The first flight will lasts a bout 1.5 hours, during which the CFM Internatio nal Leap-1C-powered aircraft's landing gear will not be retracted, Comac's flight test manager You Li Yan told reporters in Shanghai. The aircraft is expected to reach an altitude of 10,000ft. The first flight was witnessed by more than 2,000 guests, staff and journalists. The event, graced by Chinese politicians, was also broadcasted on the country's main television networks. You says the pilots have been tasked to check 15 parameters during the maiden sortie....

Air Lease chief executive John Plueger has identified stressed supply chains as the driver of "disappointing" delays to the lessor's  Airbus  A320neo-family and A350-900 aircraft. Delivery delays are most pro nounced with Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-powered A320neo and A321neo jets but are "creeping" up for those equipped with CFM Internatio nal Leap-1A engines as well as A350-900s, Plueger said during the Los Angeles-ba sed lessor's quarterly earnings call on 4 May. The A350 delays are "unrelated" to engines, he adds. "As of now, not one single aircraft from Airbus is delivering on time to ALC in 2017," says Plueger. He adds that the lessor expects the A320neo, A321neo and A350-900 delays to co ntinue into 2018. It also foresees delays to the in-development A330-900neo. Airbus says it is in co ntinuous co ntact with customers but declined to speak further on Plueger's comments. Air Lease sees supply-chain issues as the cau...

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