Content Archive: May 2009

Business jet deliveries back to pre-2007 level

As a result of the slumping global economy, first-quarter business jet deliveries for 2009 paled in comparison to the same period in 2008, according to num
Maintenance and Modifications

FSF Weighs in on Foreign Repair Station Performance

Referring to the foreign repair station oversight language in the House FAA reauthorization bill (H.R.915) that passed last Thursday, William Voss, preside
Aircraft

Falcon Demo Aircraft Equipped with EVAS

EVASWorldwide, distributor of the Emergency Vision Assurance System (EVAS), has finalized an agreement with Dassault Falcon to equip all of the manufacture
Aircraft

First Phoenix Exec CRJ Nears Delivery

Dubai-based Project Phoenix planned to deliver its first executive-configured CRJ conversion to owner Ritz Pacific by the end of last month.
Aircraft

Phenom 100 Gets EASA Approval, New Seats

Embraer’s Phenom 100 entry-level jet received EASA certification in late April.
Aircraft

Citation Mustang Logs 200 Deliveries

Cessna Aircraft last month delivered the 200th Citation Mustang, with the entry-level jet going to Honolulu-based Maritime Air Charters.
Aircraft

HondaJet Program Delayed One Year

Citing global aerospace industry challenges, Honda Aircraft last month announced that it is moving the projected first flight of a production-conforming Ho
Maintenance and Modifications

BizJet Begins Its First A318 Elite Completion

BizJet International, Lufthansa Technik’s Tulsa, Okla.-based U.S.
Charter & Fractional

Elite Aviation Files Lawsuit against Broker

Van Nuys, Calif.-based Elite Aviation has filed a complaint in the Superior Court of California, Northwest District, accusing charter broker JetCardPlus an
Maintenance and Modifications

Firms Accredited To Give 2nd Life To Scrapped Aircraft

Salvaged aircraft parts can be a good deal or a dangerous one but members of AFRA–Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association, a non-profit industry association t