Content Archive: November 2009

Aircraft

Hawker Beechcraft 3Q GA Sales Down by $98.6 Million

During an earnings conference call yesterday, Hawker Beechcraft reported a drop in business and general aviation (B&GA) sales of $98.6 million for the thir
Charter & Fractional

NetJets To Furlough Nearly 500 Pilots

Fractional provider NetJets late last week announced that it will furlough up to 495 pilots from its North American fractional operations, mostly from NetJ
Aircraft

Airbus A330-200F Takes to the Skies

Airbus’s new A330-200F freighter flew for the first time today, officially marking the start of a 180-hour flight-test and certification campaign with a fo

GAMA 3Q Numbers Show Deliveries, Billings Down

Airplane shipment numbers released today by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) starkly demonstrate the effect the economic downturn has

Bizjet Market Continues Improvement, JPMorgan Says

JPMorgan’s latest business jet monthly report, released yesterday, indicates that October was another month of modest improvement in aircraft demand and ut
Regulations and Government

NBAA Speaking Up on Talk of Cockpit PC Ban

NBAA is taking a proactive approach to the “possibility of legislation that would restrict laptops, electronic flight bags (EFBs), cellphones and other ele
Regulations and Government

FAA Explains New DUI Policy for Pilots

FAA aerospace medical certification division manager Dr.
Engines

Phenom 300’s PW535E Engine Obtains Canadian OK

Pratt & Whitney Canada yesterday received type certification from Transport Canada for its new PW535E engine for the Embraer Phenom 300 light business jet.
Accidents

Turbulence Caused Mexican Learjet 45 Crash

Mexican Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC) investigators on Tuesday said that turbulence from a Boeing 767-300 caused the Nov.
Aircraft

VH-71 Presidential Helicopter Loses Critical Support

Not unlike the way the Philadelphia Phillies’ chances of winning this year’s World Series decreased substantially on Sunday when they lost game four to the