POGO to Launch in 2009
More details of Pogo Jet’s plans are emerging from its initial public offering filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission last month, including its plans to launch a per-aircraft, on-demand service in the first quarter of 2009, operating 25 VLJs by the end of that year and 100 by the end of... [read more]
So, What’s a VLJ?
This is the second in a series of articles to be published in AviationToday’s VLJ Report. In Part I we reported on the engine manufacturer’s view of the VLJ market as discussed by those we queried. This week we are covering some of the airframers. Define the VLJ market, we asked. Is it an...
jetAVIVA Launches First VLJ Management Program
jetAVIVA, launched what it is calling the first exclusive Very Light Jet (VLJ) management company. It also opened its new corporate headquarters at Van Nuys Airport in California last week, conveniently adjacent to the future Eclipse Aviation Service Center. Its Eclipse 500 management service began flight...
FAA Corrects Eclipse AD
Because the original AD on the Eclipse 500, issued in June, referenced an incorrect docket number, the Federal Aviation Administration issued a correction citing a change in reference to Docket No. FAA-2007-28462. The AD requires operators to incorporate information into the Limitations section of the...
Webinar Discusses Composite Safety Concerns
Emerging safety concerns about composites will be the focus of the next AviationToday Webinar – Aircraft Composites: How New Materials are Forever Changing Aviation, scheduled for Thursday, November 15, 11:00 am. Composites are at the core of the technological aircraft, manufacturing and maintenance...
ERAM Delivered of Lockheed Martin
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) declared it is on budget and ahead of schedule with a system that will increase capacity by enabling air traffic controllers to track more aircraft at high altitudes. Lockheed Martin, contractor for the En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) equipment, delivered...
Dingell Proposes Climate Tax
Representative John Dingell (D-Mich.) is proposing legislation calling for a tax of 50 cents a gallon on gas, including jet fuel, a $50 per ton carbon tax on burning oil, coal or natural gas along with reducing or eliminating interest tax deductions on 3,000+-square-foot homes. Smaller homes would retain all...
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