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| 08.18.2008 |
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NATA Schedules Financial Survival Seminar
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) scheduled a new one-day seminar designed to help FBO and charter company owners and senior managers define how to change their business models to maximize profits in a down economy. Scheduled for September 17...
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| 08.18.2008 |
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Commentary: FAA Does Not Trust Itself
The aviation industry has long known that FAA inspectors and their superiors in various district, field and regional offices disagree about the exact interpretation of the Federal Aviation Regulations. But now, the National Air Transportation Association has...
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| 08.18.2008 |
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FAA Revokes LAB Flying Service Ticket
As part of a settlement reached with the Federal Aviation Administration, L.A.B. Flying Service will not fight the certificate revocation of the air carrier. FAA grounded the airline on July 24 owing to discrepancies in its maintenance program, which it...
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| 08.18.2008 |
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Mustang Popular in Brazil
Trailing only the United States and Europe, Brazil is now among the top business jet markets for Cessna Aircraft Company, displaying at the Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition. Among the aircraft in the company’s static display...
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| 08.18.2008 |
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Eclipse Shaves Workforce
Eclipse Aviation shaved its workforce by 190 after letting go temporary workers hired when it was adapting to production fluctuations. The company is now trying to reduce expenses and make the company financially stronger now that it has a new...
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| 08.11.2008 |
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New Air Taxi Takes Root in VA
Skyway Air Taxi claims to be the first next generation air taxi company owned and operated in Virginia and is launching what it calls an “innovative and time-saving way to travel that eliminates the delays of traditional airlines and congested...
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| 08.11.2008 |
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DayJet Looking at Treasure Coast
DayJet has been meeting with business groups in an effort to extend its service to St. Lucie County International Airport in Fort Pierce, Fla. and hopes to gain the 50 members necessary to make an investment in upgrading...
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| 08.11.2008 |
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SATSair Expands Cirrus Fleet with Vision Jet, Reports Dramatic Growth
Already a Cirrus operator, SATSair plans to add five of Cirrus Design’s SJ50 Vision Jet to its fleet to be able to offer aircraft that go beyond the 200- to 250-mile range of its current SR22 fleet. The jet, which took its maiden flight last month...
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| 08.11.2008 |
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Petters Aviation Acquires Charter First
Petters Aviation acquired Southwest Aviation, Inc. (d/b/a Charter First and operated by Midwest Aviation), a private air charter carrier based in Marshall, Minn. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Charter First was formed in 1962 and is a Federal...
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| 08.11.2008 |
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Miwok Offers On-Demand at Economy Prices
While the cost of most air taxi service is equal to business class ticket prices, Miwok Airways intends to change that by launching a new program this fall in Southern California, offering the first on-demand air travel at economy-class ticket prices. It has...
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| 08.11.2008 |
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Harbour Air becomes Eclipse's first Designated Service Center
Eclipse Aviation and Harbour Air of Vancouver, British Columbia, signed a deal in which Harbour will be Eclipse's first Designated Service Center for the Eclipse 500 in North America. Harbour Air will provide Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) support for...
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| 08.11.2008 |
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New AD on Eclipse Throttle Inspection Process
This report was written by Air Safety Week, sister publication of Aviation Today's VLJ Report The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an updated Airworthiness Directive (AD) for the Eclipse 500 fleet of aircraft manufactured by Eclipse Aviation...
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| 08.11.2008 |
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JetBird Exercises Phenom 100 Options
JetBird exercised three more options for Embraer’s Phenom 100, brining the operator's total order backlog to 53. Its original order for 50 Phenom 100s was placed in 2006 which included options for another 50 jets. JetBird begins taking delivery of...
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| 08.04.2008 |
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Q2 a Banner for Embraer
Embraer recorded second quarter 2008 (2Q08) net sales of $1,635.0 million and net income of $134.4 million, equivalent to diluted earnings per ADS of $0.7427. In addition, it introduced two new executive jet programs and rolled out its Phenom 300 Very Light...
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| 08.04.2008 |
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EAA AirVenture
In addition to having the nation’s biggest aviation fest, the Experimental Aircraft Association EAA AirVenture is designed to put aircraft and the companies that produce them on the best footing, but this year, the news had more to do with changes in...
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| 08.04.2008 |
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PiperJet Flies
"Today marks the beginning of a new era for Piper Aircraft as the company literally takes flight into a whole new realm of performance, luxury and capability," said Piper President and CEO James K. Bass. "With this major milestone in the...
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| 08.04.2008 |
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Mustang Orders Top 500
The Cessna Citation Mustang entry-level business jet has gained global popularity since entering service in April 2007, Cessna said at EAA AirVenture at...
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| 08.04.2008 |
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Spectrum Composites Produce Green Machine
What would an aircraft look, sound and fly like, were it to go green, asked Spectrum Aircraft during EAA AirVenture, but answered by pointing to its own aircraft offerings which include its proprietary composite technology, fibeXTM Spectrum’s Freedom...
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| 07.28.2008 |
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Sound Bites
As airlines impose more cutbacks, air taxi's and business aviation is expected to benefit. Below are a few sound bites from last week's news coverage. Falling Off the Map WSJ: “Fifty-nine airports that had commercial service in 2007 don’t have any...
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| 07.28.2008 |
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Public-Private Partnership Aims to Increase Air Traffic Capacity
A new non-profit group – Alliance for Sustainable Air Transportation (ASAT) – wants to help accelerate implementation of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) and “realize the early economic and environmental benefits of...
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