New Airplanes Announced, First Flights Completed, And Some Significant Shifts In The Biz-Av Landscape
One of the year’s biggest business aviation stories came late in the year, as Textron bought Beechcraft, keeping the legacy U.S. planemaker under U.S. control. China got Enstrom helicopters, and AgustaWestland showed off its new, innovative tiltrotor aircraft. A bevy of new bizjets were announced, made first flights, or were certified in the past year. Here are some of the stories from the realm of business aviation during 2013.
Bombardier Has Another Delay In Getting The New Jet Airborne
Bombardier had hoped to fly the new Learjet 85 before 2013 ended, but on December 31, it announced that there would be another delay in getting the airplane flying.
State Pressing On Despite Being Passed Over As An FAA Testing Site
The state of Florida will continue to work to attract companies that develop Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) despite being passed over by the FAA as one of six sites where the aircraft will be tested and evaluated for integration into the National Airspace System (NAS).
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