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Socata weighs jump into air taxi class

EADS Socata, in a bid to enter the growing small corporate flight department and air taxi market, is evaluating the case for developing a new turboprop or
Aircraft

Safety issues a hot topic at VLJ forum in London

Delegates at the Very Light Jet (VLJ) conference, held March 26 and 27 at the Royal Aeronautical Society in London, warned that unless a range of measures
Aircraft

Cessna’s Columbus still taking shape

After an extensive period of market consultation over its Large Cabin Concept, Cessna launched its new Citation Columbus program just over three months ago
Airports

Lyon Bron airport plans building spree while eyeing new operators

Representatives of Lyon Bron Airport (Booth No.

Tool on Time Launched

“Tool on Time” is exactly what it sounds like–a maintenance support program that will make maintenance tools and ground support equipment readily available

Embraer Boosts Product Support

In October 2006, the Embraer board of directors authorized expenditure of $100 million on customer support.
Aircraft

Phenom 300 first flight is propelling Embraer

Embraer announced creation of its executive jets division in the spring of 2005, simultaneously revealing the launch of its first “clean-sheet” business je
Airports

Cannes-Mandelieu set to begin slot system trial

France’s DGAC civil aviation authority has imposed slot coordination at Cannes-Mandelieu Airport in the south of France beginning May 23 under a trial peri
Charter & Fractional

Frax pilot’s aviating life finally comes full circle

It had been a routine flight, right up to the moment that the captain dialed 24,000 into the altitude preselect controller and we began our descent.

Many dog days for this business aviation pilot

Among those involved in search- and-rescue operations at the World Trade Center after September 11 were several dogs and their handlers.
Airports

New Jersey steps in to save Solberg Airport from closure

The long and bitter battle over the fate of Solberg Airport in Readington, N.J., may finally be over.
Maintenance and Modifications

Dallas Airmotive foresees black ink

“There are definite signs the market is improving.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Roll-away air conditioners provide spot cooling

Air-conditioner manufacturer Skil-aire of Baltimore has developed the Moving Cooler line of caster-mounted units designed to spot-cool areas such as remote
Regulations and Government

Australia yet to adopt pressurization alerter

An Australian coroner inquiry into the death of the pilot and seven passengers on board a King Air 200 that crashed in September 2000 has adjourned the hea
Aircraft

Piaggio Aero president advocates a new Avanti

Piaggio Aero Industries, which emerged from receivership in 1998, found a new lease on life for its sleek P.180 Avanti business turboprop with the establis
Training and Workforce

MHIA’s PROP seminars keep MU-2 pilots safer

How many manufacturers sponsor regular owner/operator safety seminars on aircraft that went out of production 17 years ago? Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ame
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Interiors expo's move to Hamburg draws praise

This year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo is history, and indications are that the show has weathered its initial growing pains.
Safety

Panel examines effect of culture on av safety

If aviation is essentially an Anglo-Saxon industry, and the rest of the world adopts safety measures that Anglo-Saxons devise, are these practices equally
Safety

Using your head when it comes to your heart

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) claims nearly a million lives a year in the U.S.
FBOs

Strong year-round business drives new Scottsdale FBO

On a typical midday Wednesday recently, more than 50 business jets and turboprops graced the ramp at the Scottsdale (Ariz.) Airport (SDL) just northeast of
Maintenance and Modifications

PAMA strives to boost its constituents’ image

Determination best describes the mood of this year’s Aviation Services & Suppliers SuperShow attendees.

NATA members address new business concerns

Attendees at this year’s Aviation Services and Suppliers’ SuperShow (AS3) were acutely aware that this was their first such get-together since September 11
Aircraft

Dassault is taking a fresh approach to Falcon 7X design

The Falcon 7X will be the first Dassault business jet to be designed in a “plateau” organization, with all risk-sharing partners working in the same office
Regulations and Government

International Operations - Region by region

AFRICAEd Boyo, director at Landover Aviation of Lagos, Nigeria, said, “The air transportation industry in Africa was dealt a h
Safety

International Operations - A 2002 Study Guide

The emotional roller coaster created by September 11 has forced many companies to completely rethink their international travel options.
Aircraft

Delivering "the perfect airplane"

“I hate calling problems on airplanes ‘squawks,’” Jim Schuster, chairman and CEO of Raytheon Aircraft Co., said last month.
ATC

Panel urges Washington to stay focused on ATC issues

In an interim report issued in late March, the Commission on the Future of the U.S.
Airports

London City to become even more bizav friendly

Next month London City Airport (LCY) will officially open its purpose-built Jet Centre for business aircraft.
Security

Penalties may stiffen for busting prohibited areas

Frontier Airlines grounded one of its captains and first officers after they inadvertently flew their Boeing 737 into prohibited airspace above the White H

Boeskov closes career with look to the future

To those outside Boeing, you are, and probably will be for a long time, associated most closely with the Boeing Business Jet.