Content Archive: March 2009
Aircraft
Fatal Crash Won’t Halt NAL’s Saras Project
India’s National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) still plans to go ahead with the project to develop the country’s first indigenous airplane despite the March
Warren Buffett Defends Bizav in CNBC Interview
When Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett bought a Bombardier Challenger 600 twenty years ago, he named the large-cabin business jet The Indefensible beca
Aircraft
UT Finance Asks To Repossess DayJet Eclipses
UT Finance has asked the bankruptcy court overseeing the liquidation of the assets of Eclipse Aviation to allow it to take possession of the 28 Eclipse 500
Regulations and Government
NBAA Lauds Sen. Brownback’s Support of Bizav
NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen last week commended Sen.
Regulations and Government
FAA Reauthorization Bill Still Faces an Uphill Battle
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee late last week approved H.R.915
Accidents
Platinum Jet Principals, Employees Plead Not Guilty
Two of the six people arrested and charged in connection with the 2005 Platinum Jet Management Challenger 600 crash at Teterboro (N.J.) Airport entered not
Blended Winglet-equipped 767-300ER Flies First Scheduled Service
The first revenue flight of an American Airlines Boeing 767-300ER equipped with Aviation Partners Boeing Blended Winglets left Dallas/Fort Worth Internatio
Boeing Capital, Grupo Mexicana Seal 717 Lease Deal
Boeing Capital and Grupo Mexicana today announced they have entered a lease agreement covering 25 Boeing 717-200s for use by the airline group’s MexicanaCl
North Korean Threat Diverts Commercial Flights
Air Canada and Singapore Airlines have joined Korean Air and Asiana in diverting flights away from North Korean airspace after the communist government sai
