Lead Customer Takes First Phenom 100
Two days after the Embraer Phenom 100 received its Federal Aviation Administration type certificate, it delivered its first production jet to lead customers James and Elizabeth Frost, of Houston, Tex., who took delivery in São José dos Campos. Related Story The aircraft entered the U.S... [read more]
Commentary: Business Jets Need Better Defense Tactics
In the wake of the public relations fiasco brought to us by the automakers and the delayed reaction of the industry to defend business jets, it now seems that those taking delivery of new business jets will have to mount public relations campaigns of their own to justify them not only to shareholders but to...
Eclipse Auction This Week
Wednesday will tell if Eclipse Chair Roel Pieper will win ownership of Eclipse at an auction as planned as part of Eclipse’s bankruptcy reorganization or whether a rumored dark horse will trump him. His...
New Fuel Tool from NATA
A new fuel research and optimization program that complements flight planning software is the result of a deal cut between the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) and Scheduling Sidecar Inc. (SSC). The program works with an operator’s existing trip scheduling program to provide flight...
Industry Audit Standard Testing Completed
A significant milestone in full industry-wide deployment of the Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) Industry Audit Standard was reached last month when two air charter operators and a shared ownership operator were included in a beta test of the audit program. ACSF anticipates accepting operator requests to...
Embraer Certifies New Distribution Center
In a partnership with UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Embrear certified its new U.S. distribution center in Louisville just before Christmas. The facility, operated by the UPS division, was certified by the Brazilian Civil Aviation Agency (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil – ANAC). The...
ACSF Schedule Safety Symposium
The Air Charter Safety Foundation scheduled its second annual safety symposium for March 3-4 at the NTSB Training Center in Ashburn, VA, just west of Washington, DC. Participants will learn about the • Current safety record of the air charter industry...
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