First flight of the Citation Hemisphere is expected in 2019. Last month, Cessna Aircraft debuted a full-scale Citation Hemisphere cabin at NBAA’s Business aviation Convention and Exhibition in Orlando, Florida. The Hemisphere, which will seat up to 19 passengers, is the widest cabin in its class at 102 inches. The three-zone cabin features a comfortable … Read more
Cessna Aircraft Company announced it has delivered the first fractional Cessna Citation Latitude midsize business jet to NetJets, a Berkshire Hathaway company. The aircraft represents the 7,000th Citation aircraft delivered worldwide. To celebrate this milestone delivery, NetJets and Textron Aviation held a special ceremony at Textron Aviation headquarters in Wichita. During the ceremony,NetJets announced that due to … Read more
A start-up company hosted in the European Space Agency business incubator is developing the world’s first vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for personal use. The electric two-seater will open the door to a new class of simpler, quieter and environmentally friendly planes available from 2018. The Lilium vehicle combines the benefits of helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft … Read more
Cirrus is bringing even more luxury and convenience features to the world’s best selling high-performance piston aircraft. Cirrus Aircraft produces the best-selling airplane in its segment for the thirteenth consecutive year, and for 2016 the company is raising the bar again. The aviation powerhouse unveiled its 2016 SR series – the most sophisticated aircraft ever … Read more
On September 14, 1939, Russian American aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky lifted off in his tethered VS-300 helicopter, beginning a flight test program that proved the efficiency and controllability of the single rotor design. Sikorsky Aircraft marked 75 years of modern helicopter flight that began September 14, 1939, when 50-year-old chief designer and chief test pilot … Read more
Cirrus Aircraft manufacturer introduced 2014 SR-Series airplane lineup, the very latest editions of the world’s best-selling line of personal and small business aircraft. “The most immediately recognizable new feature for 2014 is that we have brought luxury automobile LED lighting technology to the airplane, a first in our segment. Cirrus Integrated LED Technology increases … Read more