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| 07.31.2006 |
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New Pilot Training Anticipated for Caravan
As part of its effort to enhance the safety of the Cessna 208 Caravan in the wake of fatal accidents and an FAA Airworthiness Directive, the Regional Air Cargo Carrier Association (RACCA) expects to issue a series of training standards dealing with icing...
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| 07.31.2006 |
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First DayBase for DayJet Fleet
DayJet named the Gainesville Regional Airport as the company's first Southeast DayBase and maintenance facility, adding the new role to its previously announced position as a DayPort for per-seat, on-demand jet service network. Gainesville will be home to...
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| 07.31.2006 |
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50-Seaters Slowing
After enjoying 30 percent to 40 percent growth rates during the early part of this decade, acquisitions of 50-seat jets were nearly flat in 2005 and have actually dropped through the first six months of 2006, according to BACK Aviation Solutions. Nonetheless...
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| 07.31.2006 |
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Diamond Jet Now Over $1 million
The Diamond Jet will have a $1.38 million introductory price, 40 percent more than the original $850,000 price tag, largely because the aircraft now sports as standard many additional features and equipment that were originally offered as options. "We...
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| 07.24.2006 |
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Bombardier Forecasts Demand for $370 Billion in Aircraft Orders
Bombardier (BBD) expects demand for commercial airliners in the 20- to 149-seat range to reach 11,000 deliveries, valued at $370 billion, between 2006 and 2025, according to the forecast it just released. A tenth of that market will be in the 20- to 59-seat...
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| 07.24.2006 |
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Dateline Farnborough
The trade and mainstream media tend to lapse into "pack journalism," and the coverage of this year's Farnborough International Air Show is no exception. Reading the press coverage of this biannual confab, you'd get the distinct impression that the...
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| 07.24.2006 |
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New Ice Prediction System Offered by BAE
BAE Systems has developed a new ice protection modeling technology, predicting how ice will accumulate on aircraft, which could be a significant breakthrough for regional turboprops which have experienced major icing problems since the mid 1990s. (RAN, July...
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| 07.24.2006 |
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Embraer Reports Second Quarter Deliveries; ERJ News Notes
Embraer (ERJ) reported that, out of the total 145 aircraft it expects to deliver in 2006, the company delivered 63 in the first half of 2006. It also reported that South African Airlink canceled its contract for the ERJ 135 in favor of an order for two ERJ...
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| 07.24.2006 |
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Comings & Goings
Judith Haberkorn was elected to the board of ExpressJet Holdings (XJT) filling the vacancy left by Thomas Horton. Haberkorn, who retired in June 2000 as president- consumer sales and service for Bell Atlantic, brings her experience at the communications...
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| 07.10.2006 |
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Eclipse Certification Slips
Eclipse Aviation's Eclipse 500 jet missed its June 30 deadline for FAA certification, which has now slipped by several weeks, according to the company. Eclipse attributed the delays to suppliers. "While the majority of our certification program has been...
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| 07.10.2006 |
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Supply Side
ARINC/SITA ARINC and SITA formed an industry work group to define the next generation of business-to-business messaging for the air transport industry. The technical work group will formalize standards to complement industry Type B messaging with a new...
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| 06.26.2006 |
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VLJs Expected to Siphon Commercial Passengers
The advent of Very Light Jet (VLJ) air taxi/air limousine services could lure business travelers away from the scheduled airline sector, according to a new report by Forecast International (FI), as part of its Market for Business Jet Aircraft, published last...
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| 06.19.2006 |
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User Fee, Fuel Tax Battle Rages On
All segments of the aviation community are rushing to quantify their worth to the U.S. economy. While everyone agrees that aviation exerts a significant impact on the economy and, given that, the general fund should help pay for the FAA, the battle is joined...
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| 06.19.2006 |
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DayJet Names First Florida DayPort Locations
Five Florida points have been named as DayPorts, by DayJet, the VLJ per-seat, on-demand jet service expected to begin later this year. (RAN, June 12) Boca Raton, Gainesville, Lakeland, and Pensacola are the first cities to be named DayPorts. Tallahassee...
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| 06.19.2006 |
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People
Judith Haberkorn was elected to the board of ExpressJet Holdings (XJT), filling the vacancy left by Thomas Horton. Haberkorn, who retired in June 2000 as president- consumer sales and service for Bell Atlantic, brings her experience at the communications...
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| 06.12.2006 |
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VLJs: Friend or Foe?
While John Staten, chief financial officer at DayJet concluded that microjets are more friend than foe during the Regional Airline Association (RAA) meeting, the reaction of airlines was one of curiosity: as in, "What do these guys know that I, as a...
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| 06.12.2006 |
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VLJ Watch
Embraer cut the first metal for its Phenom 100 Jet last Wednesday. The first part manufactured will be assembled onto the first Phenom 100 pre-series aircraft. The event took place at the company's main plant in Sao Jos頤os Campos, Brazil. The Phenom 100...
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| 06.12.2006 |
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Supply Side
BAE Systems Aircraft Trading and Management Services will now provide remarketing and lease management for eight Bombardier CRJ-200s owned by Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, adding them to its current regional jet portfolio, which also includes the Avro regional...
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| 06.05.2006 |
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Regional Divide Now Set at 100 Seats
As scope clauses liberalize and economic pressures increase, the dividing line between regional and mainline services has increased to 100 seats, based on forecasts outlined at manufacturer briefings during the recent Regional Airline Association (RAA)...
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| 06.05.2006 |
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Embraer Reports Improved First Quarter Results
Embraer (ERJ) reported that a decrease in income from operations resulted in a net income and net margin of $65.3 million and 8.1 percent, respectively, in the first quarter 2006, lower than the $96.5 million in net income and the 12.6 percent net margin...
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