Byrd and Chief Aviation Floyd Bennett flew over the North Pole on May 9, 1926, in the Josephine Ford, a triple-engine Fokker high-wing monoplane. Byrd’s and Bennett’s flight was the first time an aircraft had flown over the top of the world. The pair took off from Spitsbergen, Norway, and reportedly covered the 1,545-mile […]
Textron Aviation Delivered Its 400th Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen2
Gulfstream Celebrated the G700’s Certification
On April 4, 2024, at the Savannah Convention Center riverwalk, the newly FAA-certified G700 jet flew over the Savannah River. During the flyby, the G700 was accompanied by a G800 jet, which wa expected to be certified later that year. At the time, the G700 was dubbed the most spacious business jet in the industry, […]
“World’s best-selling light jet”: Phenom 300 Series
On February 21, 2024, Embraer announced that its Phenom 300 series had maintained its status as the “world’s best-selling light jet” for 12 consecutive years. According to data released by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), since Embraer delivered 63 Phenom 300 series aircraft throughout 2023, the Phenom 300 also attained the best-selling twinjet for […]
Gulfstream G280 Received Certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency
The G280 earned its type certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Aug. 30, 2012, and entered service on Nov. 13, 2012. With a range of 3,600 nautical miles (6,667 km), the aircraft was the only super mid-sized business jet that could reliably fly nonstop from London to New York. The G280 also […]
First Flight of the Cessna Citation II
Cessna Citation is a marketing name used by Cessna for several “families” of turbofan-powered jets that have been produced over the years. The Cessna Citation II was a direct development of the Citation I. It was also the first of the Model 550 series of light corporate jets. The Citation II had an increased seating […]
Gulfstream G650’s Flight Test
The high Mach number was achieved to validate the aircraft’s maximum speed for stability characteristics, a requirement for receiving a Certificate of Airworthiness from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Such high speeds were outside the aircraft’s normal flight envelope. The G650’s maximum allowable Mach number at the time was Mach 0.925. Before this first test […]
Gulfstream G280 Set Record On SAJF Renewable Fuel
On January 17, 2019, a Gulfstream G280 aircraft used sustainable alternative jet fuel (SAJF) to complete a 4 hour-and-49 minutes record-breaking flight by . The aircraft departed Savannah and landed in Van Nuys, California, covering a distance of 2,243 nautical miles. The G280 showed continued high performance with SAJF by flying through headwinds averaging […]
The Jet “Spirit of America” SetsWorld Record For Circumnavigation
On January 10, 1982, a Gulfstream III jet set a world’s record of 47 hours and 39 minutes for circumnavigation of the world. The jet known as the “Spirit of America,” departed Teterboro airport at 5:43 a.m. on January 8, 1982 with 10 persons aboard and completed the flight on January 10, 1982 at 5:21 […]