Content Archive: October 2009
Aircraft
In the works: Stratos Aircraft – Stratos 714
The latest entry in the personal jet marketplace–Stratos Aircraft of Bend, Ore.–made its first appearance at the NBAA Convention last month with a full-sca
Pinnacle pilots vote down contract
Pinnacle Airlines and its pilots must head back to the bargaining table now that the airline’s ALPA-represented crewmembers failed to ratify tentative cont
Aircraft
In the works: Aerion – Supersonic Business Jet
Aerion chairman Robert Bass said that the company remains committed to its supersonic business jet program “as long as we see progress in our discussions w
Charter & Fractional
Virgin Charter Shuts Down
Online charter broker Virgin Charter stopped “active operations” on October 23, according to a company statement.
Aircraft
Mitsubishi signs first U.S. customer
Mitsubishi Aircraft scored an enormous marketing coup last month when it signed its first customer outside Japan for the 78- to 92-seat MRJ.
AIN’s own brings home the gold
NBAA chairman Jeff Lee (left) congratulates AIN contributing editor Rob Mark, winner of this year’s NBAA Gold Wing Award for a
Charter & Fractional
SATSair ‘Temporarily’ Ceases Operations
Greenville, S.C.-based Cirrus SR22 air taxi firm SATSair “temporarily” shut down operations on October 23 “due to circumstances,” according to a recording
ATC
NextGen’s ‘Best-Equipped, Best-Served’ Flawed
Department of Transportation inspector general Calvin Scovel III told a congressional panel yesterday that a plan to jump start NextGen ATC equipage by use
Regulations and Government
DOT warns about lithium battery dangers
The Department of Transportation released a safety advisory in the Federal Register last month warning of
Maintenance and Modifications
Vector Aerospace OK’d for Arriel 2 Repair and Overhaul
Vector Aerospace has received Turbomeca’s approval to repair and overhaul civil Arriel 2 engines in North America.
