General Aviation

On May 2nd 2014, a Falcon 7X flew between Teterboro Airport (New-York City, United States) and London City Airport (United Kingdom) in a record time of 5 hours and 54 minutes according to Dassault Aviation. The aircraft, fully equipped for normal operation, cruised at a speed more than 670 mph (1,090 kph) over a distance of 4,000 miles (6,450 km).
 

After Nice, Geneva, Malaga and Palma, Majorca in the Spanish Balearic Islands, Newrest has just opened a new designated business aviation kitchen at Le Bourget airport, near Paris. The company, which has specialized in ''aviation catering'' since 1996 has done this in respond to a demand from its upmarket clientele.
 

On 9th., April, more than six years after its launch, the Learjet 85 made its first test flight over Wichita, Kansas, in the United States where it is assembled. During the two hours spent in the air, the prototype reached an altitude of over 9,100 m. (29,800 ft.) and a speed of 460 km/h (285 mph).
 

Business aviation is looking healthier. During the presentation of its annual report on 13th., March in Saint- Cloud, on the outskirts of Paris, Dassault Aviation announced that it had received 64 firm orders for the Falcon in 2013, six more than the previous year...
 

After three years of development, the new single-engined Daher-Socata turboprop has been unveiled. The six-seater TBM-900 was presented to an invited audience on 12th., March in Tarbes ( south west France ) where the French manufacturer is located. Compared to its brother, the TBM-850, on the market since 2009, the TBM 900 has many improvements...
 

The latest Daher-Socata TBM-900 single-engined turboprop six-seater, has been marketed since the beginning of the year, and totals 40 firm orders to date. Take a look at the video - without commentary - which follows.
 

Only a few days after Christmas, Textron, the owner of Bell Helicopter for more than half a century and Cessna since 1992, has just expanded its list of subsidiaries. By signing on the dotted line for $ 1.4 billion, the U.S Group is now the owner of Beechcraft.