São José dos Campos, Brazil, November 30th, 2012—Embraer’s Legacy 600/650 program reached a significant milestone with the delivery of the 200th aircraft of the Legacy family, a Legacy 650 large executive jet, to China’s Minsheng Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. (MSFL) in a ceremony held this week at headquarters in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This aircraft, one […]
Embraer Breaks Ground for Florida Research Center Melbourne, FL, November 28, 2012 – Embraer S.A. broke ground today on the new Embraer Engineering and Technology Center USA, achieving the next milestone in the development of the 67,000-square-foot facility. The new building is expected to open in mid-2014 and will house the 200 employees the Center […]
Embraer Legacy 500 Makes “Flawless” First Flight São José dos Campos, Brazil, November 27, 2012 – A new generation of business jets was ushered in today when Embraer’s midsize Legacy 500 made a successful first flight, marking the beginning of its flight test program. Deliveries of the first aircraft are expected to begin in 2014. […]
Cessna and CAIGA Sign Contract for Joint Venture to Assemble and Sell Utility Turboprops in China SHIJIAZHUANG, China, November 27, 2012 — Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company (through Textron Far East Pte. Ltd.), has entered into a joint venture contract with China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Company Ltd., (CAIGA) (through CAIGA […]
“Thanks” to our Navigation Pioneers Today we can instantly navigate to any point on Earth before we crank the engine … just by setting the location identifier or coordinates in our GPS. Little thought is given to our navigation pioneers who preceded us by centuries on land, sea and in the air. They moved us […]
Cessna and CAIGA Sign Contract for Joint Venture to Assemble and Sell Citation XLS+ Business Jets in China ZHUHAI, China, November 14, 2012— Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company (through Textron Far East Pte. Ltd.), has entered into a joint venture contract with China Aviation Industry General Aircraft […]
Embraer Executive Jets Sees Demand for 650 Executive Jets in China in Next Decade Zhuhai, China, November 13th, 2012—Embraer Executive Jets presented its business aviation market outlook at a press conference held today at the 9th China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition (Airshow China 2012) in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province. The forecast predicts a total demand […]
Embraer Releases China Regional Aviation Market Outlook 2012-2031 Zhuhai, China, November 13th, 2012 – The Chinese regional aviation market will be responsible for 15% of the world deliveries of 61 to 120-seat jets in the next 20 years. During a press conference held today at the 9th China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition (Airshow China 2012) […]
Though the airspace surrounding the world’s larger airports has long been very crowded, an increase of daily flights between Europe, North America and Asia in the early 1970s was a warning sign that airway traffic would one day bulge at the seams. It was the foresight of these unavoidable bottlenecks that bore the concept that […]
NBAA Wraps Up a Highly Successful 2012 Convention Orlando, FL, November 1, 2012 – The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today wrapped up the third and final day of its 65th Annual Meeting & Convention (NBAA2012), which Association President and CEO Ed Bolen termed “a very good show.” “Attendees and Exhibitors at this year’s show […]