Content Archive: July 2011
Embraer Preps To Build Bizjets in China
While news announced by Cessna and other OEMs at the Shanghai business aviation show in March to explore joint business jet production with Avic in China r
Regulations and Government
LightSquared Launches DC PR Assault
LightSquared is running an advertising campaign in Washington, D.C., that includes prominent multiple advertisements along the platforms of downtown stati
Aircraft
All Falcon 7Xs Now Cleared To Fly Again
Practically all Dassault Falcon 7X business jets are flying again, following the EASA’s reauthorizing flights for the entire fleet on July 7.
FBOs
New FBO in Philippines Provides Asian Alternative
Business aircraft operators frustrated by the lack of space, inconvenient access and uncompetitive prices at key airports in the Asia Pacific region now ha
AIN Blog: Saving an Aviation Institution
I was rearranging the contents of one of my bookshelves to make room for a stack of books that had been read but had no permanent residence.
AIN Blog: Solar Impulse Impresses, Even When Not Flying
The electrically powered Solar Impulse (HB-SIA) is an amazing airplane and I was anxious to see it fly d
Environment
Lawyers Do Battle Over Europe’s Emissions Trading Scheme
Lawyers acting for European Union states have begun their defense of the application of its emissions trading scheme (ETS) to non-European airlines in resp
Aircraft
FAA Endorses Iridium Datalink for Oceanic Air Traffic Control
The FAA has endorsed use of the Iridium satellite data service for air traffic control (ATC) communications in oceanic airspace, providing airlines and bus
Aircraft
Strong Aircraft Orders Seen Driving Aluminum Demand
The flurry of new airliner orders in the first half of 2011, coupled with rising demand from other industries, has proved to be a boon to aluminum supplier
