ABAG – Associação Brasileira de Aviação Geral

Pilot Report: Embraer Praetor 600

AIN editor-in-chief Matt Thurber flew Embraer’s new Praetor 600 with test pilot Sydney Rodrigues in early October, including a test of the jet’s SVGS approach capability.

Columbia Helicopters To Fly Airships

Paris-based Hybrid Air Freighters (HAF) is teaming with Aurora, Oregon-based Columbia Helicopters to manage and operate a fleet of up to 12 Lockheed Martin LMH-1 heavy lift airships. Under the agreement, HAF will manage the aircraft while Columbia will operate them.

Bombardier: ‘Mission Accomplished’ for Global 7500 FTV1

As it nears certification for its new 7,700-nm flagship business jet, Bombardier Business Aircraft has retired the first Global 7500 flight-test vehicle—FTV1, dubbed “The Performer”—from flight-test duties, the Canadian aircraft manufacturer announced this week.

Embraer Debuts New Seat Design for Legacy 450 and 500 Business Jets

At the recent EBACE show in Geneva, Embraer debuted a new seat design for the Legacy 450 and 500 business jets. Jay Beever, the company`s vice president of interior design, showed us around the new design details and demonstrated how the seats are berthed. We started out on the Legacy 450, and then moved over to the 500 to check out another interior style.

Trip Report: Quest Kodiak Series II

Driving on an early May morning to Sandpoint, Idaho, to see the Quest Aircraft factory and then fly a new Kodiak 100 Series II to California, it was clear that icing conditions were not only forecast but likely in the wet gray clouds that shrouded the local mountains.

Fourth Bell 525 Flies

With the addition of flight-test vehicle 4 (FTV4), the Bell 525 Relentless is on pace to achieve FAA certification later next year. (Photo: Bell Flight)

Bombardier Introduces Nuage Seat for Global 7500 Jet

Bombardier is displaying its newly designed Nuage seat for the Global 7500, 6500, and 5500 business jets. Under development for seven years, the seat is named after the French word for “cloud,” and the company believes that it breaks new ground in terms of ergonomics.

Honda Aircraft Unveils Elite HondaJet

Honda Aircraft unveiled a new version of its light jet Sunday evening at EBACE 2018, the HondaJet Elite. More than just a cosmetic upgrade, the Elite expands the light jet`s performance envelope while adding interior improvements and significant updates to the Garmin G3000-based flight deck.