Chad is the editor of AINalerts, AIN's daily business aviation newsletter, and is also the news editor at AIN Media Group.&nbsp;He has been writing about aviation, with an emphasis on business aviation, since 1994. Chad started his writing career at The Avion,&nbsp;the&nbsp;student newspaper at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, serving as editor-in-chief before graduating with a bachelor's in aeronautical science. After a stint as managing editor at Professional Pilot&nbsp;magazine, he joined&nbsp;AIN in late 1998. Chad holds a commercial pilot certificated with instrument and multi-engine ratings, and he also is a CFI/CFII. He lives and works from his home in Venice, Florida.

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Chad Trautvetter

Textron Aviation “remains committed” to the Safran Silvercrest engine for the Cessna Citation Hemisphere, despite Dassault Aviation yesterday <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2017-12-13/dassault-axes-falcon-5x-launches-new-pwc-powered-jet">cancelling its Falcon 5X program</a> due to continuing technical problems with the very same powerplant. While Dassault said that the latest Silvercrest snag—a high-pressure compressor issue revealed in October—would make “the 2020 entry into service of the [5X] impossible,” Textron believes its Hemisphere remains on track for entry into service in 2020.

 


“As we currently understand it, the latest Silvercrest status does not significantly impact engine deliveries for the Hemisphere program,” Textron Aviation said in a statement. “We will continue to stay closely aligned on their progress and how it may affect the Hemisphere’s development timeline.”

 


JetNet iQ managing director Rolland Vincent disagrees with Textron’s optimistic assessment. “Even before yesterday’s announcement by Dassault, we had already shifted the Hemisphere’s estimated service entry to 2022,” he told AIN. “It’s also early in the Hemisphere program, so they have time to switch engines, if needed. Whether or not Textron stays with Silvercrest, we still don’t envision service entry in 2020.”

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