ePilot special edition: New HondaJet; Bizav looking up


NBAA Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition Special Report	October 12, 2021

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Honda unveils new larger jet concept

Honda Aircraft is developing a new sibling for the original HondaJet. Attendees at the National Business Aviation Association Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition in Las Vegas were the first to see the HondaJet 2600 concept, which is projected to match the range and capability of a larger aircraft with efficiency. (Image courtesy of Honda Aircraft.) Read more >

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Honeywell finds business aviation looking up

Honeywell expects 2021's business jet flight hours to surpass 2019's total hours flown before the coronavirus pandemic, one of several signs pointing to recovery and long-term growth. Read more >

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Textron adds two more Citation Gen2s

First came Textron's Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen2, with its enhanced cabin features. Now, the company's Citation M2 and XLS will join the Gen2 groundswell. Read more >

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Tamarack takes on King Airs

Tamarack Aerospace is branching out beyond Cessna Citation jets with its Active Technology Load Alleviation System winglets, developing retrofits for Beechcraft King Airs. Read more >

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Blackhawk announces PC–12 engine mod

Blackhawk Aerospace will soon have an engine upgrade option available for more than 600 Pilatus PC–12s: replacing the stock Pratt & Whitney PT6A-67B engines with its PT6A-67P variant. Read more >

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Raisbeck sells fuel-saving Caravan retrofit

A Raisbeck Engineering supplemental type certificate improves the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan with factory-installed cargo pods modified with a forward fairing and dual aft body strakes. Read more >

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IS&S offers autothrottles for CJ series aircraft

Innovative Solutions & Support anticipates its ThrustSense autothrottle system will be delivered in early 2022 as a retrofit for several Cessna Citation models. Read more >

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NetJets orders 100 Embraer Phenom 300Es

The largest charter and fractional-ownership fleet in the world will add up to 100 Embraer Phenom 300Es in the coming years, as NetJets builds capacity for one of its most popular models. Read more >

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Bombardier touts new Challenger 3500 interior

Bombardier is taking the environment into account with its Challenger 3500, from environmentally friendly ways of sourcing its interior materials to a zero-carbon flight test program. Read more >

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Daher details Kodiak upgrades, TBM status

Daher, manufacturer of the TBM and Kodiak lines of turboprop singles, detailed the Kodiak 100 Series III's features and projected TBM sales. Read more >

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Wheels Up bolsters leadership team

New leadership at Wheels Up shared the vision for the company's future—becoming the "Amazon of aviation." Read more >

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Boeing Business Jets marks twenty-fifth anniversary

Boeing Business Jets executives painted a positive picture for a continued rebound from the challenges surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, noting that most orders are from first-time buyers. Read more >

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Airbus provides optimistic outlook for business jets, helicopters

Airbus Corporate Jets demonstrated its extra-large business jet ACJ TwoTwenty virtually during the NBAA business aviation show and noted an uptick in helicopter sales. Read more >

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iPreFlight Genesis Pro improves flight ops collaboration

iPreFlight Genesis Pro enhanced flight planning with integrated en route, takeoff, and landing performance is expected to launch in 2022. Read more >

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