Content Archive: October 2009

Engines

New engine programs

The design of new airframes always depends heavily on availability of new engine types.

Study champions bizav’s bottomline advantages

As NBAA and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) continue to help the general public, politicians and communities understand the benefits
Maintenance and Modifications

Diverse holdings help Greenwich ride out storm

Jim Ziegler joined Greenwich AeroGroup in June as president and CEO, after running North America operations for Jet Aviation and serving in various posi
Aircraft

Gulfstream again leads in annual OEM survey

Last year aircraft manufacturers were struggling to expand their service networks and capabilities to help a growing number of operators worldwide keep the

High-end customer base helps BBJ chart path through recession

Boeing Business Jets announced in May at EBACE that its then-president Steve Hill would be retiring in July after 30 years at Boeing and that BBJ chief
Aircraft

Supersonic bizjet designers troll for manufacturing partners

If paper was aluminum, glass and titanium instead of just paper, two Nevada-based groups developing supersonic business jet designs would have revolutionar

Av bloggers bring their best and the worst to the Web

Seems like the buzz about social media is never ending these days–so much so, in fact, that you’d be hard pressed to find anyone who has not heard of a blo
Accidents

10 years on, NBAA notes anniversary of Stewart crash

October 25 marks the 10th anniversary of an event that shocked the worlds of aviation and golf when one of the game’s greats–Payne Stewart–lost his life af
Aircraft

Five-year Euro SSBJ study inconclusive as to engine type

High-Speed AirCraft (Hisac), a European research program studying the feasibility of a supersonic business jet (SSBJ), is coming to a close at the end of t

Embraer envisions a long, slow industry recovery

While there are signs of an economic recovery–often difficult to see and even more difficult to interpret–Embraer president and CEO Frede