VERY LIGHT JET REPORT :: JUNE 30, 2008

Eclipse Cleared for Known Icing, Ice Research Makes Breakthrough
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted Flight into Known Icing (FIKI) certification for the Eclipse 500. Eclipse conducted its first test flight with an artificial ice shape in August of 2007. Since that time, more than 300 flight hours on three test aircraft have been recorded, including more...

Eclipse Readies Change to Software for Engine Fault Condition
Eclipse Aviation will incorporate design improvements to the Eclipse 500(r) software to prevent a rare engine fault that may occur if the aircraft's throttle levers are advanced with enough force to exceed the Eclipse 500's FAA-certified design limits. The action is in response to a recent Federal Aviation...

First Spanish VLJ Service Launches
Using six bases throughout Spain, Jet Ready is launching the country’s first very light jet operation using the Eclipse 500 as its platform shortly. In the next four years, it expects to expand its fleet to 23 aircraft operating from bases in Valencia, Zaragoza, Madrid, Barcelona, Seville and Santiago...

Analysis: FAA LGA Action Discriminatory
After the Federal Aviation Administration proposed halving the number of hourly slots for unscheduled operations at La Guardia from six to three, the National Air Transportation Association filed an objection, saying the proposal has met with opposition from every user group and is discriminatory against...

Commentary: User Fee Debate Complicated by Uninformed Study
Numerous press reports are buying the convoluted and wrong-headed logic of a new report by the Institute for Policy Studies and Essential Action which blames extra fees for checked bags, long security lines and crowded commercial flights on business jets used by the “ultra rich.” Calls to try to...

Linear Launches NY Area Service
Linear Air, a provider of point-to-point air taxi service, announced today the launch of its Eclipse 500 flight service in the greater New York City area. The expansion of its fleet in the New York region reaffirms the company's commitment to offering travelers access and affordability to private jet travel...

jetAVIVA Familiarization Training Expanded to Mustang
jetAVIVA, an authority on Very Light Jets (VLJs), is expanding its Jet Familiarization Training program to include the Cessna Citation Mustang. The company has been offering Jet Familiarization Training (JFT) in the Eclipse 500 since September 2007. In response to high demand, the company will begin offering...

Cessna Takes $87 Million Citation Order at CBAA from Execaire
Cessna Aircraft Company announced at the 47th annual Canadian Business Aviation Association convention and trade show, an order from Execaire for nine Citations. The order consists of four Citation Mustangs, three...

TRB Offers Online VLJ Survey
After launching its Very Light Jet study during the recent National Air Transportation Association Air Charter Summit, the Transportation Research Board posted its VLJ survey on-line to broaden its data gathering efforst. Related Story Project 10-04 – Airports and the Newest Generation of General Aviation...

Defraying Aircraft Costs
The current aviation operating environment – with charter operators having trouble meeting demand and the costs of aircraft operations growing – provides a natural partnership, according to Conklin & deDecker’s Vice President and Co-Owner David Wyndham, who recently published the pros...