VERY LIGHT JET REPORT :: OCTOBER 20, 2008

AAI Outlines Future of A700
Orlando, Fla. – Aircraft Acquisitions Inc (AAI), the successor company to Adam Aircraft, is forging ahead with certification of its Very Light Jet, the A700, with the good fortune of having all the previous certification testing, already approved by the FAA before Adam went bankrupt last February...

New Training Guidelines for VLJS
Orlando, Fla. – A rewrite of the VLJ training guidelines is expected from the National Business Aviation Association’s Safety Committee by year end after a meeting during the recent NBAA convention which reviewed the experience of the nearly 400 Eclipse 500sand Cessna Mustangs flying today. The...

ARINC Offers Low-Cost Solutions for VLJs
Orlando, Fla. – ARINC is offering an economical package of web-enabled flight support services for operators of Very Light Jets (VLJs) and other general aviation aircraft with takeoff weights below 12,500 lbs, including small turboprops and other entry-level corporate planes. “Nearly 400 Eclipse...

JetSuite Inks Financing, Support Deals
Orlando, Fla. – At a time when headlines are raging about the constipation of the financial markets and the utter lack of any financing available, especially for fledgling operations, Long Beach, Calif-based JetSuite scored during the NBAA convention when it signed a deal with Mosaic Leasing Limited...

Honeywell Forecasts Record Deliveries, Despite Slump
Orlando, Fla -- Deliveries of business jets in the Very Light Jet segment will continue to build momentum off a base of around 250 units in 2008, according to Honeywell Aerospace, which released its latest forecast on the eve of the NBAA show. For VLJs, deliveries are forecast to increase dramatically in...

New Airport May Not Be So Crazy, After All
Panama City, Fla – Those who think building a new airport with a 10,000 foot runway in the middle of a nature preserve and on the cusp of sea change in the aviation industry, is crazy haven’t talked to the folks involved in the $330 million project for the Panama City-Bay County Airport that is...

FAA Expands Runway Status Lights Nationwide
Sensis Corp was awarded a $131 million, three-year contract to install runway status lights at 22 major U.S. airports. The award from the Federal Aviation Administration includes two one-year options to install the lights at additional airports, for a total contract value of $215 million. The award follows...

New Systems at Four Major Airports
Air traffic control towers located in Chicago, Denver, St. Louis, and Minneapolis-St. Paul are now using automated radar processing and display systems deployed as part of the Federal Aviation Administration's Terminal Area Modernization Replacement (TAMR) program. The project was developed by a...

Embraer Order Book Up 34 Percent
Based on the first three quarters of 2008, when it delivered 45, 52, and 48 jets, respectively, Embraer shows a steadier production process, which represents a 34 percent increase over the same period in 2007 when the company delivered 108 jets. Therefore, Embraer reaffirms its estimate of delivering 195 to...

AIR Reports Pilot Hiring Up
Airlines nearly doubled their hiring between August and September, according to AIR, Inc, which said its reporting airlines hired a total of 429 pilots in September, approximately 99 percent more pilots than the previous month. Even so, the organization expects furloughed and laid off pilots to increase by...

New AOA Sensor
A new Angle of Attack sensor, designed specifically to meet the needs of commuter, business, and general aviation aircraft, means that small- and mid-size aircraft can now benefit from its lower power requirements and the smaller size of the 4239-01 angle of attack (AOA) sensors is from SpaceAge Control. The...