Content Archive: December 2007

Jack Pelton guides Cessna through industry recovery

Jack Pelton was appointed Cessna’s president and CEO last December.

Local and regional business aviation associations flourish

The number of local business aviation advocacy groups has continued to swell to 49 associations as part of an attempt by business aviation users to involve
Aircraft

728 Creditors Weigh Liquidation

Creditors expect to start reviewing a status report due on November 2 from a court-appointed insolvency administrator for Fairchild Dornier’s 728 program d
Aircraft

Mesa Answers US Air Distress Calls

Mesa Air Group has cut salaries among its senior management by 23 percent; the company will credit the proceeds to US Airways in support of the major airli
Aircraft

XJet, Embraer Form Parts Partnership

ExpressJet became the first airline to join the new Embraer Collective Inventory Planning (ECIP) program, in an effort to better manage its spare parts inv

ATG’s Javelin Program Running Out of Cash

Aviation Technology Group (ATG) of Englewood, Colo., laid off 40 of its 50 employees yesterday while it struggles to stay aloft to continue development of
Maintenance and Modifications

BLR King Air Winglets Flying Off the Shelf

Everett, Wash.-based BLR Aerospace late last week received two record-breaking sales for its King Air winglet systems from Elliott Aviation and Cutter Avia
Maintenance and Modifications

Dallas Airmotive Expanding Turbine Maintenance Network

BBA Aviation-owned engine repair and overhaul company Dallas Airmotive plans to open a regional turbine center next month at the Washington County Airport

Air Canada sales boost backlogs, but few spirits

At face value, the big orders from Air Canada in late September for Bombardier and Embraer jets augur well for the Western hemisphere’s last two regional j

Traffic gains scant comfort for Euro assembly delegates

A steady rise in traffic and load factors might seem like good news for the airline delegates gathered at the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) ge