Content Archive: February 2008

Charter & Fractional

LEA Readies Mustangs for VLJ Air-taxi Service

London Executive Aviation (LEA) officially unveiled the first of the 10 Cessna Citation Mustangs it has on order during a ceremony at Farnborough Airport o
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Jet Aviation Acquires Savannah Air Center

Swiss-based Jet Aviation Group expanded its U.S.
Aircraft

New investor secured, Eclipse adds manufacturing facility

Eclipse Aviation secured a new source of financing from Etirc Aviation that resulted in sale of a minority stake in Eclipse to the new investors.
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Regulations and Government

No consensus on user fees, FAA awaits new funding

With the 110th Congress back in Washington for its second session, the general aviation community was girding last month to continue its opposition to user
Charter & Fractional

DayJet uses new data to hone air-taxi model

Boca Raton, Fla.-based DayJet last month reached its 100th day since starting per-seat on-demand service in the Southeast with its fleet of 28 Eclipse 500

Int’l Orders Boost Gulfstream Earnings

International orders accounted for more than half of Gulfstream’s 2007 earnings and contributed to a 17.3-percent increase in net sales last year, to $4.8

Textron: Cessna’s Backlog Strong

With a year-end record backlog of $12.6 billion, up 48 percent from $8.5 billion at the end of 2006, Cessna will be able to weather any economic downturn,
Aircraft

EADS Proposes ‘Faster, Longer-range’ Aircraft

EADS Socata chairman and CEO Jean-Michel Léonard announced last month that the France-based manufacturer is evaluating production of a new turboprop or bus
FBOs

FR Aviation Joins Beechcraft Network

Hawker Beechcraft has designated UK-based FR Aviation an authorized Beechcraft service center.