When it was unveiled in 2013, the Pilatus PC-24 made headlines for being the “Swiss watch of private jets”. Since its introduction in 2018, the PC-24 has seemingly exceeded all expectations! Much like Pilatus’s previous business jets, the Pilatus PC-24 has been wildly successful, selling hundreds of times in only a few years. According to […]
In recent years, the Pilatus PC-12 has proven to be one of the best and most versatile turboprop aircraft ever built. Whilst principally a corporate aircraft, the PC-12 has also been used in hundreds of different capacities! Indeed, recent years have seen many hail the aircraft as one of the best corporate aircraft you could […]
The introduction of the Learjet 23 in 1963 created the first modern business jet as we know it today. Since then, a total of 22,000 private jets have gone on to be produced in around 100 different models. On average, this means that each model was produced just shy of 220 times; not a bad […]
Remembered for being the man behind the famed Learjet, Bill Lear did much more than just build the first modern business jet: he also built radios, cassette players, battery eliminators and much more! A high school dropout and former Navy seaman who came from a broken home, Bill had a reputation for being difficult to […]
Howard Hughes was one of the most important aviation pioneers of the 20th century. Not only did he run two airlines (TWA and Hughes Airwest), but he also ran the Hughes Aircraft Company – known for being one of the largest aircraft manufacturers of its time! Despite that, the death of Howard Hughes in 1976 […]
Today, the Bombardier CRJ200 is the bestselling member of the CRJ family of jets, being loved by airlines the world over. Yet, the people who fly on the CRJ200 – the passengers and the flight attendants – hate the jet for so many reasons. Built between 1996 and 2006, Bombardier would produce a total of […]
Today, Gulfstream jets follow a certain pattern – increasing by the number “50” each time – yet there’s one Gulfstream-made jet that stands out from that pattern: the Gulfstream G280. Beyond being a rather jet in terms of its designation, the G280 is also among the best private jets in the world, being loved by […]
Ask anyone who regularly flies on different private jets what the best private jet they’ve ever flown on is, and they’ll probably say the Bombardier Challenger 350. Indeed, it’s loved by passengers, operators and pilots alike! Having been produced since 2013, over 350 Challenger 350s have been produced to date, with many more currently on […]
Today, Bombardier is famous for its line of regional jets, including the CRJ700, CRJ900 and CRJ1000. However, without the Bombardier CRJ100, none of these jets would exist – after all, the CRJ100 was the base for all of them! All in all, Bombardier would build 226 CRJ100s, which would soon become a favorite of airlines […]
Today, Canadair is remembered for being the Canadian aircraft manufacturer that made Canada an aviation powerhouse, even if its size and scope paled in comparison to the likes of Boeing and Lockheed, who it regularly did business with. Operating between 1944 and 1986, the company would go from being a state-owned company, to a privatized […]