Content Archive: December 2008

Boeing Averts Another Strike

Boeing engineers and technical workers represented by the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA) yesterday voted to approve a p

PMI More Bearish in Latest VLJ Forecast

The market for very light jets (VLJs) is set to take a significant dip as recession sweeps across Western economies, according to PMI Media.
Aircraft

Eclipse Plan Approved, Factory Doors Still Open

Just one day after filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy last Tuesday, a group of investors, including European distributor Etirc Aviation, received court approval

With A700 On Hold, AAIA Markets Composite Expertise

AAI Acquisition, the company formed by Russian investment firm Industrial Investors to buy the assets of bankrupt very light jet developer Adam Aircraft In

UK Firm Completes Avro RJ70 Exec Conversion

BAE Systems Regional Aircraft last week announced that its London Stansted airport-based partner, Inflite Engineering, completed the first conversion in th
Airports

Bangkok Airports Blockade Ends, Airfields To Reopen

Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International and Don Muang Airports are set to reopen on Thursday, following a high court ruling today that might clear the way for T

Schuster Plans To Retire from HBC

Jim Schuster, Hawker Beechcraft’s chairman and CEO since June 2001, on November 20 announced his intention to retire from the Wichita aircraft manufacturer

Vern’s version

Eclipse Aviation founder and former CEO Vern Raburn spoke candidly at last month’s Aviation Week VLJ forum, held November 11 and 12 in West Palm Beach, Fla
Charter & Fractional

Aspen Jetride Surrenders Charter Certificate

Aspen Jetride, the charter operator that acquired the assets of Aspen Executive Air (AEXJet) after AEXJet filed for bankruptcy protection last year, has ce
Aircraft

Visibility tests complete for SSBJs

NASA and Gulfstream last month wrapped up six weeks of flight testing at the Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards AFB in California aimed at proving wh