Content Archive: December 2009

Industry mourns death of leader Ed Stimpson

Ed Stimpson, a driving force behind the law that resurrected the moribund general aviation industry in the mid-1990s, died November 25 at age 75 after a fi
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Bizliner business sees slight dip in demand

In March last year, it appeared the bizliner completion centers were sailing through the recession with barely a ripple, working at capacity with slots fil

Boeing flies 787 Dreamliner

On December 15 at 10:27 a.m., under a gray 2,500-foot broken cloud layer, Boeing’s big bet on the company’s future–the mostly composite 787 Dreamliner–fina

GD Chief Optimistic about 2010/11

At a Bank of America/Merrill Lynch Global Industrial Conference last month, General Dynamics chief Jay Johnson said that his company’s aerospace division–n
Regulations and Government

FAA Proposes $4M Fine Against Spitfire Aviation

The FAA has proposed levying a $4 million penalty on Spitfire Aviation Services of Fayetteville, Ark., for allegedly conducting at least 798 illegal charte
Airports

Tag Aviation continues fight for movement increase at Farnborough

Tag Aviation has appealed a local government ruling in November that blocked its application

Layoffs at Jet Aviation Basel

Jet Aviation laid off 94 full-time employees at its completions and maintenance facility in Basel, Switzerland.

Huerta Nominated as Deputy FAA Admin

The Obama Administration last month nominated Michael Huerta as FAA deputy administrator.

Bombardier Bizjet Deliveries Drop

Bombardier reported $4.6 billion in revenues for its fiscal third quarter (ending October 31), which is on par with the previous year.
Charter & Fractional

CitationAir Recalls 16 Furloughed Pilots

Business jet solutions provider CitationAir by Cessna early last month recalled 16 pilots from furlough, representing approximately 20 percent of those fur