Raburn Departs Eclipse, Company Restructures
The news out of Eclipse Aviation keeps on coming with layoffs, lawsuits and an FAA investigation. Now it has announced a restructuring even as Founder Vern Raburn rejected the company’s offer to remain with the company to promote overseas sales. The company is restructuring as part of a “clear... [read more]
Spectrum Books Fleet Orders, Improves VLJ Performance, Flops TC Schedules
Starfish Aviation ordered a fleet of Spectrum Aeronautical Freedom S-40s and Indpendence S-33s. However, the details of the order for the Northbrook, Ill. company were not disclosed, although Spectrum President Austin Blue announced the value of the fleet orders were in the nine-digit range. Spectrum does...
FAA Halves LGA GA Slots
Taking the general aviation industry by surprise, the FAA unilaterally limited GA operations at LaGuardia by reducing the number of unscheduled operations from six to three per hour, effective August 28, as part of its rulemaking to stem congestion at the New York airport. Currently in rulemaking and the subject of...
New Biz Model at $8 per Minute
Yet another air taxi model emerged with the advent of BlueSky Taxi out of Chicago which uses the single-engine Cirrus SR22-G3s to offer trips within a 300-400 mile radius of its Chicago Executive Airport headquarters. BlueSky, which launched in January, charges $8.25 per minute or $495 per hour, no matter...
Runway Overrun Effort Concerns GA
The work being done by the Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) on new take-off and landing performance assessments is increasing concern in the general aviation community, according to the National Air Transportation Association, which published a letter to the FAA, concerning the fact FAA is dictating the...
Sound Bite
Saying sky high fuel is grounding his aircraft, Sean “Diddy” Combs is calling on his “Saudi...
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