General Aviation

On 17th December, at their Bordeaux-Merignac site (south western of France), Dassault Aviation welcomed 200 carefully selected guests to the official presentation of their new flagship, the Falcon 8X. A really special moment for Dassault and their customers.
 

On 17th December, the first Falcon 8X, destined for flight testing, will roll off the production line at Merignac (near Bordeaux, South West France). For the occasion, Dassault Aviation has invited some 200 people, mostly customers. During 2016, the first business jets of the series will go to the Little Rock plant in the United States to have their cabins fitted out.
 

After the shock come the investigations. On Monday, 20th October, around 10 o’clock late evening (Paris time), the Falcon 50 jet, carrying the CEO of Total, crashed at Vnukovo Airport, one of Moscow’s three international airports (see the amateur video above).
 

Bombardier is expanding its line of Challenger business jets. The Canadian manufacturer presented their Challenger 650 on 19th., October in Orlando, Florida. The presentation ceremony was held on the tarmac of the NBAA show, dedicated to business aviation, which runs from 21st to 23rd October.
 

On Oct. 14th at their headquarters in Savannah, in the state of Georgia, and in the presence of 3,000 guests, Gulfstream unveiled two new top of the range business jet projects: the G500 and the G600. Main objective: to prevent the Dassault Aviation 5X and 8X Falcon from gaining too much of a stronghold on the market.
 

The 36°C. on the tarmac at Cannes airport did not deter visitors to the 8th., Cannes Airshow. It has even become an annual day out, for some, wishing to keep abreast of the latest models whether they be microlights or private jets. Dedicated to general aviation ...
 

Even though 12 million millionaires and some 1,645 billionaires in the world today can afford to buy a jet, there are only a handful who actually possess one. In fact, worldwide, there are only around 30,000 business jets actually in service. Where ? Mainly in the United States.