The Gulfstream G280 is a super mid-size jet, which was manufactured in conjunction with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). It is an upgrade to the G200 (IAI Galaxy) and was originally called the G250 before being renamed to the G280 sometime in 2011. Announced at the 2008 NBAA convention in October. The G280 (G250), completed its […]
The Dassault Falcon 900LX was launched at the EBACE in May of 2008 and was awarded certification in 2010. With added winglets, the aircraft was able to improve its range along with additional upgrades to its avionics and other features. The Falcon 900 was first developed in the mid 1980s and had its first flight
The Hawker 400XP (Beechjet 400A) is a light business jet that was first developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in the 1970s (MU-300 Diamond). Years later, it was sold to Beechcraft in 1985 and the aircraft became known as the Beechcraft Beechjet 400. It was then renamed to the Beechcraft Hawker 400, when Raytheon purchased
The Embraer Praetor 600 super-midsize jet was announced at the 2018 National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention and is an upgrade to the Legacy 500. It received its type certificate by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in 2019. Initial deliveries of the aircraft began in June of
The Bombardier Learjet 75 (LJ75) was first announced at the 2012 European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE). It then received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type certification in November 2013 and entered service later that same year. Deliveries of the first EASA certified aircraft began in late 2014. The 75 is an upgrade from the
The concept of the Citation X (C750) aircraft from Cessna was first started in 1990. It had its first flight in late 1993 and received type certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in 1996. It delivered its first aircraft later that same year to golfer Arnold Palmer. Around the summer of 2007, this super
The Embraer Phenom 100 (EMB-500) is a very light jet that was first announced at the 2005 NBAA Convention in May. Deliveries began in December of 2008 and as of 2014 had sold more than 300 units of the aircraft. Since the release of the Phenom 100, Embraer has introduced two more variants with the
The HondaJet received its provisional type certificate in March of 2015 and began deliveries later on that year. As per the manufacturer and the GAMA 2020 year end shipment report. The HondaJet has delivered the most aircraft in its class worldwide, for 4 consecutive years. With 31 very light jet’s sold in 2020. (1) In
The King Air 350 is a dual engine turboprop from Beechcraft, that had its first flight in 1988 and first entered service in 1990. It was initially called the Super King Air and is an upgrade to the 300 model. Some notable areas of improvement include the winglets and an increased wingspan by approximately 3
Previously announced as the 7000, the Bombardier Global 7500 was type certified in September 2018 and officially entered service later that year in December. Initially Bombardier planned to release the 7500 in 2016. Although, they decided to delay its release. To work on reducing the weight of the wing, while maintaining its aerodynamics. The ultra
