Content Archive: October 2008

Charter & Fractional

Magellan Launches Private Jet Program

Magellan Jets announced launch of its Voyager private jet program, which deducts flight costs from a $250,000 membership fee.
Maintenance and Modifications

JetTech panel mods update early Citations

JetTech, a Colorado specialist in designing and obtaining STCs for RVSM and panel modernization, is at Booth No.

Forecaster: slight dip ahead in bizav market

Forecast International of Newtown, Conn., predicts a good outlook for business jet manufacturers through next year, after which production will suffer a “r
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Satcom Direct expands U.S. service plan

Airborne communications provider Satcom Direct (Booth No.

2008 sales boost Boeing order book by 21 aircraft

Describing it as a “very exciting time to be an OEM,” Boeing Business Jets announced that during the past year it has added 21 aircraft worth approximately
Rotorcraft

Atlanta Residents Resent Helipads

The FAA reports that there are 99 approved helipads within a 20-nm radius of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and approval for four more is pending
Rotorcraft

Boeing Investigating Disc Rotor

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) is giving Boeing $9 million over the next two years to investigate the feasibility of developing a di
Aircraft

Epic forging ahead on FAA OK for Victory and Escape prototypes

Epic Aircraft plans to certify the Victory and Escape prototypes in the U.S., according to chairman and CEO Rick Schrameck.
Training and Workforce

Orders pile up for Frasca’s line of trainers

Frasca International has received several recent orders for its Mentor advanced aviation training device from Lewis University, Pinnacle Aviation, the Univ

Economy, Politics Take Center Stage at NBAA 2008

As the stock market plunged in the backdrop, the 61st NBAA Annual Meeting and Convention opened today in Orlando, Fla., with the business aviation industry