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October 12, 2023

Airborne 10.12.23: New Phenom 100EX, Airbus Flt Controls, PC24 Updated

Also: 100th Citation Longitude, FalconWays Route-Optimization, Virgin Galactic, Sporty's Christmas Ornament

Embraer has unveiled the Phenom 100EX. The $5-million (approximately) Phenom 100EX is powered by a pair of 1,730-lbf-thrust Pratt & Whitney twin-spool, reverse-flow-combustor, dual-channel FADEC-controlled PW617F1-E engines which motivate the little jet to a Vne of Mach 0.70, a high-speed cruise of 406-knots (Mach 0.60), and a service-ceiling of FL410. Airbus Helicopters's demonstrator FlightLab has successfully tested an electric flight control system salient to a new Human Machine Interface (HMI) destined for installation on the company’s CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL prototype. The milestone test occasioned an imp

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Gulfstream G500 Granted FAA Steep-Approach Certification

Look Out Below …

Gulfstream’s clean-sheet, next-generation Gulfstream G500 has been granted FAA certification to undertake steep-approach operations. Thus certified, the aircraft is authorized to operate at challenging airports such as London City (LCY), Switzerland’s Sion (SIR) and Lugano (LUG), New Jersey’s Teterboro (TEB), Orange County’s John Wayne (SNA), and Florida’s Naples (APF).

The Air Up There …

Savannah, Georgia-based Aviation Clean Air (ACA), a producer of aircraft air-filtration systems, has finalized an agreement with Swiss plane-maker Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. for installation of the former’s Ionization Purification System as a factory-approved OEM production option for new Pilatus PC-24 light business jets. The ACA system is approved, also, for retrofit installation.

To Buy or Not to Buy …

Ahead of NBAA-BACE 2023, SherpaReport, an independent outlet providing data pertaining to the emergent shared luxury travel market, has released its Aircraft Buying Guide 2023, an updated publication providing comprehensive and user-friendly guidance germane to the purchasing of private aircraft. The Guide’s new edition offers individuals and businesses contemplating aircraft acquisitions salient technical and pricing data, as well as insights into the conventions of aircraft brokerage.