Content Archive: May 2008
ATC
Datalink decisions are urgent, but true consensus is lacking
A recent FAA briefing note concluded, “The future of ATC is all about data communications,” and government and industry officials, both in the U.S.
Airports
Reduced airline traffic at SFO opens door for more bizav ops
The major reductions in airline passenger traffic at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) since September 11 may actually benefit business aviation ac
Aircraft
Superjet Flies
Russia’s Sukhoi Civil Aircraft flew the new Superjet 100 for the first time on May 19 from the company’s main assembly site in Komsomolsk-on-Amur.
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
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.
Crossair trustees oust Suter, retain Dosé as chief executive
In his opening speech at Crossair’s December 6 extraordinary shareholders assembly in Basel, Switzerland, Crossair founder and outgoing chairman Moritz Sut
Regionals Update: Mesa returns to Denver next month
Mesa Air Group’s recently signed code-share agreement with Frontier Airlines calls for the Phoenix-based regional airline to begin flights from Denver Inte
Aircraft
In The Works: AASI Jetcruzer 500
The developer of the single-turboprop pusher Jetcruzer 500 gave holders of its Class A and B warrants an additional month to convert their warrants, purcha
Aircraft
In The Works: VisionAire Vantage
Last year, VisionAire of Chesterfield, Mo., signed a contract with Israel Aircraft Industries for the Tel Aviv OEM to conduct a nine-month technical assess
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.
