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October 23, 2006
People In The News
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft appointed Andy Whelan sales executive for the company. He hails from Raytheon Aircraft Company, Harrods Aviation and Jet Aviation. In addition Art Rink, who has worked in the company's Washington office, was named to handle...
October 23, 2006
Quick Takes
ASTAR The air cargo carrier received the FAA Diamond Award for Excellence in Maintenance for the Miami-based carrier's participation in the Aviation Maintenance Technicial training program. Granted the FAA's highest honor, ASTAR had 78 percent participation...
October 16, 2006
New Aircraft Present Security Challenge
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Very Light Jets (VLJs) will challenge FAA and airports nationwide, according to House Aviation Subcommittee witnesses. "FAA estimates that if two percent of airline passengers switch to VLJs, air traffic controllers...
October 16, 2006
Embraer Incurs Slight Delivery Delays
Its troubles with the wing production of the Embraer (ERJ) ERJ 190 will cause deliveries to slip this year between two weeks and a month, according to CEO Mauricio Botelho, who spoke before investors in reporting the company's third quarter results. In...
October 9, 2006
VLJs: The "Microchip" Of Aviation
"Very Light Jets (VLJs) will do for the transportation industry what the PC has done for mainframe computing and cellular is doing to telephony - give customers more service, more flexibility, more control at less cost as well as generate new products...
October 9, 2006
There is No There, There In FAA Funding
Industry trends -- lower airfares and smaller aircraft -- exacerbate the "mismatch" between FAA's workload and its revenues and focus is on regional jets. However, judging from testimony during the recent House Aviation Subcommittee hearing, it is...
October 2, 2006
New Aircraft Present Challenge
UAVs and VLJs will challenge FAA, according to House Aviation Subcommittee witnesses. "FAA estimates that if two percent of airline passengers switch to VLJs, air traffic controllers will have to handle three times more take-offs and landings," said...
October 2, 2006
Inspection Programs Lag Behind Industry Changes
The problems of aging aircraft are further exacerbated by the deficiencies in FAA's inspection programs, according to both the DOT IG and GAO. While FAA's Nick Sabatini cited the ATOS program as improving safety by managing risks before they cause accidents...
October 2, 2006
FAA Orders Increased Training For U2B Pilots
After a year-long safety review, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) calling for increased pilot training, experience and operating requirements for the Mitsubishi MU2B aircraft, saying the aircraft...
September 25, 2006
Crandall Calls For National Air Transportation Policy
Smaller aircraft, fewer frequencies and fewer destinations were cited by three industry executives as driving passengers to seek alternatives in a report released by the Business Travel Coalition, Airline Forecasts and former AMR CEO Robert Crandall, who...
September 18, 2006
People
Eclipse Paul Schumacher was named by Eclipse Aviation as vice president of manufacturing, replacing vice president of operations Rod Holter, who is leaving Eclipse for family reasons. Schumacher joined Eclipse Aviation from Raytheon Aircraft Company, where he...
September 11, 2006
Embraer Flying High
With the sale of 50 ERJ 145s and 50 ERJ 190s and 100 Phenom 100s, Embraer (ERJ) is riding a wave of good news, including breaking into the China market with the ERJ 145 and 190. The company, which brought a Phenom mockup to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)...
September 11, 2006
Stored RJs Increasing
The dramatic shift to larger regional jets (RJs) is illustrated by the number of 50-seat regional jets in storage which has grown six times since 2000, according to statistics produced by BACK Aviation Solutions. Today, 170 RJs are in storage worldwide, up...
September 11, 2006
Comings and Goings - People
Aloha Airgroup named Gordon Bethune chairman of the board of the Airgroup and Aloha Airlines. Bethune is the former chairman of the board and CEO of Continental Airlines (CAL). Hyannis, Mass.-based Cape Air named Dave Bushy, currently vice president-flight...
August 28, 2006
Adam Aircraft Raises $93 Million
In a bid to accelerate its growth plans, Adam Aircraft completed a $93 million series F funding round, gaining new investors. The company plans to use the new...
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