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VistaJet identified itself today as the unnamed customer behind a firm order for 10 super-midsize Challenger 350s,
one of Bombardier’s biggest fleet orders in 2020.
Additionally, VistaJet announced it has taken delivery of two Global 7500s from the Canadian airframer,
part of an order for up to 12 of Bombardier’s flagship business jet over the next two years.
Most of the Challenger 350s are expected to be delivered in 2022, VistaJet said,
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Less than a week after handing over its 1,000th Cessna Citation 560XL,
Textron Aviation today said it delivered its 600th Cessna CJ3-series twinjet
to an undisclosed North American customer. The Model 525B series includes the CJ3 and CJ3+.
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Boeing inked the last sale of a VIP 747-8i, marking the end of an era of opulence in private aviation.
The airframer confirmed to AIN that the sale of the jumbo jet last month
represented the last available executive variant of the iconic widebody,
as production heads toward its scheduled end next year.
According to Boeing, the green aircraft was not newly built
but the company declined to disclose when it was produced or the delivery date.
It also did not disclose the customer and origin, nor plans for the completion.
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Reiterating its commitment to the 3,600-nm G280,
Gulfstream Aerospace this morning outlined a number of enhancements in the works for the super-midsize twinjet,
ranging from reducing the cabin altitude to new flight deck capabilities and quieting technologies.
Speaking to reporters, Gulfstream president Mark Burns, however,
sought to dispel any discussion that Gulfstream is moving on beyond the G280.
“There is certainly investment going forward in all our product lines but our commitment to the G280 remains strong,” he said.
He noted a report in 2018
of investment in a new product that followed a board meeting of its partner in the G280 program, Israel Aircraft Industries.
The Israel business news organization Globes had reported that the board of IAI had signed off on a project called P32,
believed to be an upgraded G280, and committed $80 million to that effort, matching a Gulfstream investment.