One of the two Grob SPn Utility Jet prototypes crashed during a demonstration flight in Tussenhausen-Mattsies, Germany. Chief SPn test pilot Gerard Guillaumaud, the sole occupant, was killed in the ...

Authorities clear light jet for flight testing following inspection in wake of November's fatal accident to prototype. Grob Aerospace is aiming to achieve certification of its SPn light business jet ...

A preliminary report by German accident investigators confirmed last week that the tail of a Grob Aerospace G180 SPn separated before the No. 2 prototype crashed Nov. 29 during a demonstration flight ...

Daher-Socata has partnered with Allied Aviation Technologies to revive the Grob SPn light jet program, which Allied acquired after Grob's 2009 bankruptcy. This collaboration allows Daher-Socata, known ...

Daher-Socata is deciding by year-end whether to adopt the Grob SPn composite business jet program or start a new bizjet design from scratch. The Grob SPn, previously stalled due to a prototype crash ...

When Switzerland’s Grob Aerospace launched its spn business jet at the 2005 Paris Air Show, one of the aircraft’s ground-breaking features was its adoption of Honeywell’s new Primus Apex avionic suite ...

The aircraft destroyed was the second and newer version of the two prototypes. Before the crash, certification and customer deliveries of the $7.1 million, eight-passenger jet had been anticipated for ...

The Grob SPn light business jet may yet still survive, having been given a lifeline by the company's lead creditor to acquire the business jet part of the business from the company's administrator as ...

The $7.1 million Grob SPn is powered by two Williams International FJ44-3A turbofans, designed to be flown single-pilot and have a range of 1,800 nm with six passengers. The aircraft is billed as a ...

Grob is now urgently evaluating alternative means of financing the program. On August 7, Grob’s fourth SPn joined the flight-test fleet. Until the latest news of further delays in the program, the SPn ...

Grob Aerospace will display its spn all carbon-fibre light business jet on the static display (Static Display III) at ILA Show at Berlin Schönefeld Airport this week (27th May- 1st June). Test ...