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Gulfstream G500 and G600 Approaching Entry into Service

Two new Gulfstream aircraft, the G500 and G600, are on target for introduction into service later this year.  The G500 is nearing completion of the last flying requirements, the function and reliability testing required by the FAA, and should earn its type certificate later this summer.  

Marc Burns, Gulfstream’s president, said “We share our customers’ excitement about the G500’s pending…

Pratt & Whitney Canada’s Mirabel Operations

Pratt & Whitney Canada has a major operation at Mirabel Airport north of Montreal where they build the PW800 engine and also builds other models of the PW1000 series geared turbofan for the C Series, Embraer E2s, and forthcoming Mitsubishi RJ, Airbus A320neo, and Irkut MS-21. That operation is also home to the Pratt & Whitney’s engine testing program, with two Boeing 747SPs in the fleet.

We…

Cessna Suspends Hemisphere Development

Textron Aviation, in its earnings announcement earlier this week, announced that it has suspended development on its largest aircraft, the Hemisphere. That aircraft was designed around the Silvercrest engine from SAFRAN aircraft engines, and its development has been delayed due to performance and reliability issues with that engine. During a conference call with analysts earlier this week,…