Content Archive: September 2009

Aircraft

Gulfstream G650 Rolled Out, Under Its Own Power

Gulfstream Aerospace this morning rolled out the first wide-cabin G650 to much fanfare, and a crowd that completely filled the G650 production hangar, at i
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Map outlines value of general aviation

Alliance for Aviation Across America, a Washington, D.C.-based general aviation advocacy organization, has released an economic impact study detailing gene
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Charter & Fractional

UK denies flight permits for U.S. charter firms

The UK Department for Transport (DfT) has been denying flight-permit applications by U.S.
Charter & Fractional

Frax pilots vote on strike authorization

Teamsters Local 1108, the union representing some 500 pilots at fractional provider Flight Options, on September 21 mailed strike-authorization vote ballot

Rockwell Collins Forecasts Market Bottom in 2010

Deliveries of turbine-powered business airplanes will continue to fall through the end of next year before beginning a slow but steady recovery in 2011, ac
Aircraft

First Flight 40 Years Ago Gave Lift to Citation Series

Cessna Aircraft last month celebrated the 40th anniversary of the maiden flight of the Citation 500, the first model in its now broad series of business je
Avionics

ACSS Intros TCAS Change 7.1 Update

Aviation Communications & Surveillance Systems (ACSS) is readying a software update for the Phoenix company’s TCAS II and TCAS 2000 traffic alert and c
Regulations and Government

FAA working toward a new level of safety, says Babbitt

In the wake of the crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407
Charter & Fractional

NetJets trims workforce by 5 percent

Fractional provider NetJets on September 11 announced the first major workforce reduction since David Sokol took over in early August as chairman and actin
Charter & Fractional

NBAA issues Guide for Charter Brokers

NBAA published best-practices guidelines for charter brokers that outline the regulatory environment in which air-charter brokers work, along with business