- May 19, 2021, 11:29 AM
While EBACE moved virtually this year, the heads of most of the major business aviation companies joined in participating in an online keynote session where they expressed encouragement about newcomers to the market, but concerns that the pandemic and associated supply chain issues continues to take a toll on the industry. (Photo: David McIntosh)
Business aviation OEMs are increasingly optimistic about an industry rebound with reports of as many as one million customers flying private for the first time during 2020, but the company leaders believe they still face a range of challenges from ongoing restrictions and supply-chain shortages to workforce diversity. The heads of nine OEMs gave their views on how the pandemic has shaped the industry and discussed their outlook on the future during an EBACE Connect Keynote “Lightning Round with the CEOs” session that NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen said marks a first for the event.
Textron Aviation announced the Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen2 in February. (Image: Textron Aviation)
DALaviation Switzerland is the first European customer for the Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen2, Textron Aviation announced on Wednesday. The $10.75 million twinjet will be the third aircraft to join the Geneva-based charter operator’s fleet, which includes a CJ2+ and a CJ1.
The Citation CJ4 received EASA type certification in 2011, and certification of the Gen2’s interior is expected in June, the Wichita airframer said. Textron Aviation announced the Gen2 in February as an upgraded model with new folding airstairs with a lower step to the ground, step lighting, and handrail; added seating options; new ambient lighting, and a galley with improved storage.
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Bombardier is one of the aviation companies that has been energized by rising demand for small jets with listening systems once reserved for bigger planes.
May 15, 2021
Montreal/Paris – Last month, a ghostly grey business jet took off from central Sweden and headed across the Baltic on a routine spying mission.
The converted Gulfstream, caught on a tracking website, was flown by the Swedish Air Force and patrolled an area thick with Russian radar signals off the militarized coast of Kaliningrad.
Apart from a couple of unobtrusive bulges underneath, Sweden’s two Gulfstream-based S102B Korpen spy planes look like any other sleek corporate jet.
But inside, the Swedish jets and a growing fleet of newer corporate aircraft contain the eyes and ears of a relentless intelligence war.