Content Archive: May 2008

Aircraft

Eclipse Concept Jet No Longer Just a Concept

Eclipse Aviation this afternoon officially launched its single-engine jet program.
Aircraft

Citation CJ4 flies

Last month’s maiden flight of the Cessna Citation CJ4 prototype was “a rousing success,” according to the Wichita-based OEM.

Bombardier Expresses Regret over Japan Q400 Incident

Bombardier Aerospace expressed “regrets” this week over a March 13, 2007, accident involving a Q400 turboprop at Japan’s Kochi Airport after the Japanese A

‘Greener’ Falcons coming from Dassault

Dassault Falcon salespeople are starting to hear customers voicing concerns about their airplane’s effect on the environment.

Jet Asia carves Pacific Rim bizav market niche

When large areas of the Asian economy tanked in the late 1990s, business aviation in the region suffered.

Honeywell revises its bizav industry forecast

Just three months after issuing its annual 10-year business jet delivery forecast, Honeywell published a revised and less optimistic forecast.
Aircraft

Socata Mulls Turbine Twin Launch

EADS Socata at EBACE outlined what its product launch might be next year–a twin-engine business aircraft that is bigger than its TBM 850 turboprop single.
Charter & Fractional

Hex’Air finds opportunity in ERJ-135 charter operations

Since mid-September, a French operator  has been flying the first Embraer ERJ-135 dedicated to charter in Europe.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Ibis shows off new executive interior for Ae270

Ibis Aerospace came to last month’s NBAA Convention with a restyled full-scale cabin mockup of its Ae270 turboprop single.
Training and Workforce

MU-2 training shifts to Florida’s SimCom

After a 26-year relationship with FlightSafety International, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America (MHIA) announced at last month’s NBAA Convention that it