Content Archive: January 2008

…and hope turns to despair at de Havilland

Union officials representing some 1,200 assembly workers at Bombardier’s de Havilland plant in suburban Toronto last month characterized the company’s late
Regulations and Government

Subpart K languishing in DOT limbo

Almost two years after FAR Part 91 Subpart K was issued as a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), a final rule on regulation of aircraft fractional-owners
Training and Workforce

EBAA cites lack of training capacity

There is too little business-aircraft training capacity in Europe, according to a European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) survey.
Maintenance and Modifications

UK's Marshall drops Bombardier, Gulfstream

Britain’s Marshall Aerospace ended its role as factory-authorized service centers for Bombardier and Gulfstream.
Aircraft

Falcon 2000EX awarded certification

Dassault’s newest business jet, the Falcon 2000EX, last month received FAA certification and JAA approval for certification by its member nations.
Aircraft

Global 5000 first flight pierces gloomy overcast

Early last month–while Bombardier’s business jet production was closed for a four-month plant shutdown in response to dropping sales and deliveries, and fo
Charter & Fractional

Buffett unfazed by a soft year for NetJets and FSI

As he does every year in his annual report, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett gave his frank and folksy description of how his company’s many holdings
Charter & Fractional

No positioning fees in new European charter

Bombardier Aerospace has launched Skyjet Europe, in which customers are charged a fixed hourly rate only for the hours flown with no positioning costs.

CEO suddenly resigns from GAMTA

The UK’s General Aviation Manufacturers and Traders Association (GAMTA) is looking for a new chief executive after the sudden resignation of Graham Forbes
Regulations and Government

Engleman is new NTSB chairman

The Senate confirmed three new members of the NTSB, including its new chairman, and a new FAA deputy administrator.