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New Bombardier Learjet 75 Unveiled at Biggin Hill Airport

The Learjet 75 is a Learjet development program by the Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier Aerospace. This light business jet is developed in anticipation of rising in the business of smaller/light private aircraft predicted by Bombardier.

Jackie Chan’s $20 million Embraer Legacy 500

The movie icon Jackie Chan recently took delivery of a new Embraer Legacy 500 business jet. But it is neither his first private jet nor his first Embraer. Chan, who is also a brand ambassador for the Brazilian aeroplane maker,… Continue Reading →

The Aerial Vehicle – Solar Ship – A Game Changer in Cargo Movement

Across the globe moving a cargo in remote places which are not accessible by roads or sea has been always a very costly and too much time-consuming affair and a cause of major concern especially during natural calamities. Solar Ship Inc. a Canadian based company has developed a hybrid aircraft technology that very well addresses this problem, also called as a flying machine.

Penthouse in the Air – The First Ever BBJ 787 – 8

The first ever BBJ (Boeing Business Jet) 787 – unveiled at the 2016 European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition in Geneva, Switzerland. Boeing 787 Dreamliners which serve as commercial aircraft, carry between 240 and 335 passengers. But this one unveiled at Geneva has been transformed into a 40-passenger private jet.

Virgin Atlantic & LanzaTech Achieve Breakthrough in Producing Low Carbon Jet Fuel

Reducing CO2 emissions from the new generation aeroplanes has always been a headache for the researchers, as the planes contribute to more than 2% of the global carbon emissions and the aviation industry is growing rapidly. It was Virgin Atlantic who had flown a commercial flight with biofuel way back in 2008. Though it was only a small percentage of coconut and babassu oil mixture which was added to the regular aviation fuel.

Now Eucalyptus Tree Leaves to Fuel Jet Engine

A study by lead researcher Carsten Kulheim and his team from The Australian National University (ANU) shows oil from Australia’s gum (eucalyptus) trees can be used to produce enough low-carbon renewable jet fuel. The study was conducted at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, University of Tennessee, and the University of Florida in the United States.