VERY LIGHT JET REPORT :: MARCH 3, 2008

Adam Files Chapter 7
Adam Aircraft filed for Chapter 7 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Washington, DC on February 15, ending its months-long effort to gain...

Safety Management Systems: The Future of Air Safety – Part II
SMS Forces Changes for Regulators Just as operators are being asked to incorporate safety management systems (SMS), so too are regulators with Transport Canada at the leading edge of not only helping operators incorporate such systems but in reorganizing itself to a new oversight methodology that...

20 Questions on Operational Control Issued
Part 135 operators seeking guidance on how to maintain operational control will be able to play 20 questions with the FAA, which has issued its long-awaited FAQ on Operational Control. The agency published the document on its web site on February 11. The agency settled on a...

Eclipse Notes: New Service Center, WX Certification
Eclipse Aviation Opens Northeast Service Center Eclipse Aviation last week opened its third Eclipse Service Center during a ceremony at the Albany International Airport which serves New York’s capital. The 42,800 square-foot facility encompasses eight maintenance bays in 30,000 square feet of hangar...

Day Jet Adds Montgomery and Macon to Network
DayJet added Montgomery, Ala. and Macon, Ga. to its growing of its DayPort™ service network, expanding its per-seat, on-demand service to 45 communities throughout the southeast when they began or end their trip at any of the 10 DayPorts in Florida, Georgia and Alabama. Related Story  It also...

Take Offs – VLJs in the News
New air taxi services are planned for take off this spring and summer covering Ohio, Kentucky and London although few have named the very light jets to be used. Those in London have pegged their services on the Cessna Mustang and Eclipse 500 while Our Plane begins offering Eclipse service in Jacksonville...

FAA to Install Runway Safety Warning System at LAX
After several recent gate accidents, last week’s runway excursion of a United 737 at Jackson Hole and protestations that runway safety is improving, the FAA is continuing with its runway safety efforts and is now installing technology that warns pilots about potential runway safety hazards at Los...

Bombardier Marks Exceptional Delivery Year
Bombardier Aerospace delivered 361 aircraft and took in 698 orders during its Fiscal 2007/08 ended January 31. This represents an increase of more than 10 percent over the 326 aircraft deliveries in the previous fiscal year, said Bombardier, which added the 698 aircraft orders compared to 363 for the same...

Commentary: Premature to Change Funding Mechanism
While the air traffic control system may have long ago broken down, it is premature to change the funding mechanism, especially when it results in fewer funds. More troubling, perhaps, is the industry and government attitude that users can be their personal ATM machines. While airlines decry the fact they...

Bombardier Inaugurates Facility in Mexico
Bombardier Aerospace officially opened of its new manufacturing facility at the Querétaro Aerospace Park in Mexico. This new facility compliments Bombardier’s existing manufacturing sites located in Canada, Northern Ireland and the United States. Manufacturing operations in this facility began...

Calendar: NATA Leadership Conference March 17; IAOPA/Eurocontrol April 4
FBO’s of the Future at Leadership Conference The National Air Transportation Association will highlight the emerging business models during a session on FBO’s of the Future at its upcoming Leadership Conference March 17-20 in Dallas. Moderated by President James Coyne, the session will include...

Quick Takes – Cessna in Asia, Embraer in India
Cessna Captures Orders for 74 Aircraft at Asia-Pacific Region Shows Cessna Aircraft Company completed a successful visit to the Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition Forum 2008 on Feb. 14 in Hong Kong and the Singapore Airshow Feb. 19-24 by wrapping up orders for 74 aircraft, with an estimated...