Content Archive: August 2011

AIN Blog: The FAA Shutdown Wasn’t over EAS

So it took a torrent of battling press releases, multiple sound bites and numerous press briefings before we finally learned the real hang-up over the FAA
Aircraft

Boeing Seals 747-8, 777-300ER Deal with GECAS

Boeing and GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) have closed a firm order for two 747-8 Freighters and eight 777-300ERs worth a combined $2.9 billion at lis
Aircraft

Oshkosh 2011: New Money Helps Quest Aircraft Plot New Course to Same Destination for Kodiak Turboprop

Quest Aircraft Co. of Sandpoint, Idaho, introduced an executive interior for its rugged Kodiak turboprop single at E
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ATC

Temporary Deal Is Brokered on FAA Funding

Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced this afternoon that Congress has reached a bipartisan compromise that will allow temporary funding of
Aircraft

Hawker Beechcraft Sees Flat Bizav Deliveries

In its first-half earnings conference call this morning, Hawker Beechcraft announced its $487 million in new orders exceeded its cancellations of $80 milli
Regulations and Government

NBAA Lauds Industry for Debt-Ceiling Efforts

While negotiations over the nation’s debt ceiling waxed and waned, aviation associations were busily warning members that aviation user fees were re-emergi
Charter & Fractional

Broker Bill of Rights Pitched to Charter Industry

Opa Locka, Fla.-based charter/management provider Executive Air Services (EAS), which also owns charter broker Prudential Aviation, has released the Charte

New Aircraft Deliveries Continue To Slide

The general aviation industry’s rebound continues to sputter, according to first-half shipment numbers released this afternoon by the General Aviation Manu
Aircraft

Boeing 747-8 Freighter Completes Flight Testing

Boeing finished the flight-test program for certification of the new