Content Archive: April 2008

Safety

Sick while traveling? A long way from home?

Most business jet operators haven’t even given a second thought to a medical emergency away from home base.
Safety

Other Side of the Medevac Coin: Pay For Your Own

Since 1992 Medic’Air International of Paris has been providing medical assistance with air-ambulance flights and medical escorts on airlines worldwide.

Global tourists take King Air around the world

As corporate pilots Tom and Pam Clements climbed the stone steps at the forbidding Angkor Wat temples in Cambodia, it seemed incredible that they were bein

Dassault vows to improve Falcon customer support

Dassault has pledged to make strides in Falcon customer service to reduce its response time to operators.
Safety

Amphitech talking up runway incursion prevention system

Statistically, if you want to avoid aircraft accidents, stay away from airports.

Surprise Change in Command at Pilatus U.S.

In another unexpected change at the top of an airframe company last month, Oscar Schwenk, president and CEO of Pilatus Aircraft of Stans, Switzerland, abru
Aircraft

In The Works: Bombardier Continental

Four of five test aircraft planned for the Continental flight-test program are now flying, with the fourth (dedicated to proving the reliability and mainta
Aircraft

In The Works: Bombardier Global 5000

First flight of the Global 5000, a shortened version of the Global Express, is still scheduled for first quarter next year, and type certification by Trans
Aircraft

In The Works: Gulfstream IV-X

Playing its cards close, Savannah, Ga.-based Gulfstream Aerospace is still officially saying little about its “mystery” follow-on to the G-IV, but there ar
Aircraft

In The Works: Gulfstream V-SP

Gulfstream rolled out the first fully conforming GV-SP in a ceremony for employees on June 19.