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New Business Airplanes

Adam Aircraft

A700–The A700 is a twinjet derivative of the Englewood, Colo.
Safety

Business operators fly safe with TAWS

It was a night tailor-made for flying– smooth air, barely a cloud in the sky and miles of visibility.

Eastern Europe offers promising market for bizav

The Czech Republic and its capital, Prague, are emerging as a key beachhead in the expansion of business aviation into the 10 new states of the European Un
Charter & Fractional

Italian Airline Launches Charter Division

Italian airline Blue Panorama has launched an executive charter division with a pair of Piaggio Avanti P.180 twin turboprops.
Charter & Fractional

Bookajet tries its hand with a new name

UK executive charter firm Bookajet is rebranding its operation under the name Club328 to emphasize its new fleet of AvCraft Dornier 328Jets and Envoy 3s.
Charter & Fractional

Aircraft title insurance: Do you need it–or not?

The time has come, your boss tells you, to buy another aircraft.

ABACE: Asia is poised for explosive business aviation growth

In 1902 John Hay, Secretary of State under President Theodore Roosevelt, said, “Western history began with a Mediterranean era, passed through an Atlantic

Farnborough International Air Show Report: September 2004

Multi-billion-dollar airliner orders are back in fashion on the international airshow circuit if July’s Farnborough International ’04 event proves to signa
Aircraft

QTA maintaining GII/GIII hush kit installation pace

by Gordon Gilbert
Quiet Technology Aerospace (QTA) continues to install Gulfstream II and III Stage 3 hush kits at the rate of about one per month sin
Aircraft

Global XRS on track for TC okay by year-end

When Bombardier announced the Global XRS follow-on derivative of the Global Express, the Canadian manufacturer promised an airplane that represented added
Maintenance and Modifications

Dassault opens top-notch paint facility in Delaware

Just 387 days after groundbreaking ceremonies last year, Dassault Falcon Jet officially opened a new 40,000-sq-ft aircraft paint facility at its Wilmington
Safety

Eclipse training program aims to allay safety fears

The prospect of marginally qualified pilots hurtling through the rarefied atmosphere of the flight levels in very light jets and promoting fear and loathin
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Aircraft insurers adopt ‘wait and see' attitude about covering very light jets

Beyond the merriment that the very light jet is coming to market, the insurance industry is preparing to drop the curtain in the final act.

FAA and industry create training program for technically advanced, owner-flown aircraft

It’s an unusual fact that, unlike just about any other marketable items, very light jets (VLJs), alcohol and tobacco share one unique characteristic.
Charter & Fractional

'Business as usual' at Delta AirElite?

Travelers on Delta, Northwest and other airlines operating under bankruptcy protection might face longer lines, delays and fuller and less frequent flights

Regionals feel bankruptcy pain too

The giant sucking sound generated by the bankruptcies of two of the largest airlines in the U.S.
Aircraft

Japan to test next-gen SST concept

apan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) plans soon to resume flight tests of a remote-controlled scaled experimental airplane in its quest to develop a
Charter & Fractional

NetJets pilot talks stall, again

Contract talks between NetJets management and pilots broke down once again on September 12, three days shy of a scheduled 30-day marathon bargaining sessio
Charter & Fractional

No Commercial SEIMC for Europe This Year

Prospective European clearance for commercial single-engine IMC operations (SEIMC) continues to progress through regulatory approval stages but will not co
Charter & Fractional

BusinessFly awaits SEIMC rule change

Cyril Baert believes he has found a new market niche for single-engine turboprop aircraft in France’s business aviation sector despite yet another postpone
Airports

Noise Program Proposed for Boise, Idaho

The FAA is reviewing a proposed noise-compatibility program for Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field, Idaho.

Rule Aims To Improve Child Restraints

The FAA has decided not to require the use of child-restraint systems (CRSs) on aircraft, much to the dislike of the NTSB, but it is amending regulations t
Aircraft

Bombardier Delivers 150th Global

Bombardier recently delivered the 150th aircraft in its Global series.

What Some Pilots and Loggers Share

Salaried pilots who fly air taxis, bush aircraft and crop dusters have the highest occupational death rate–92.4 for every 100,000 pilots–tied with the rate
Charter & Fractional

Citation Jet Card Sales Reach Capacity

One year after CitationShares introduced its Vector jet card, the fractional provider has curtailed sales so as “not to exceed the capacity to fulfill” cha
Security

Bandit at Six o’Clock Low

Northrop Grumman expected to begin last month “operational testing and evaluation” of its Guardian civil aircraft counter-manpads air defense system aboard
Charter & Fractional

Fixed-rate Charter Program Expands

Air Partner International has started offering its Jet Membership Program fixed-rate charter package throughout Europe, having launched it in the UK last y
Aircraft

Legacy Moves to a Higher Plane

Embraer’s Legacy business jet received Brazilian and FAA certification to use airports with elevations of up to 9,500 feet msl, allowing operations to Tell
Aircraft

Piaggio Set To Deliver 100th Avanti

Around the beginning of this month Avantair was expected to take delivery of another Piaggio Avanti.
Training and Workforce

FSI opens Farnborough center

FlightSafety International (FSI) officially opened its new Farnborough Learning Center in the UK on September 14.